Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-04-08 | Page 1 | Chicago Turns down Proposal to Buy Roads

CHICAGO TURNS I DOWN DON PROPOSAL TO BUY ROADS Plan of Mayor Dever to Acquire Street and Elevated Elevated Elevated Ele Ele- Railways and to Build Subs Defeated CHICAGO April 8 Tabulation of votes otes early today showed the proposal for municipal acquisition of ot the street railways elevated lines and the building of a subway to be defeated by the election yesterday yesterday yes yes- by more than votes otes res The plan sponsored by Mayor i William E. E Dover Dever and said to bethe be bethe I Ithe the largest municipal ownership I II project ever over attempted would have I Involved an expenditure of I with a year forty-year period provided for payment for the prop I out of earnings of the lines I It was proposed to pay 1 for the surface lines for the tho elevated railways with an I appropriation of for miles of or extensions to both I while already available from the city's share of the street I railway earnings was to start a subway The majority opposed to 1 the city ordinance adopting the plan was while the municipal municipal mu mu- mu-j mu operation proposal lost by votes Less than one-half one of the more nore than one ono million Illion Chicago voters went to the polls Mayor Dever announced he would start at once on a new plan that the people would accept Aldermen Aldermen Aldermen Alder Alder- men and others took an inventory in of pending plans Including the elevated elevated ele ole lines' lines request for permits to build extensions to cost use of or the city's to start a subway an Independent rapid I transit system operated by the city a bill pending in the state legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture for the creation of a a. transportation transportation tation district and anda a a possible plan of legislation to enable the granting of long term or Indeterminate fran fran- The principal question at Issue tp n suburban l eIe s w sp Sunday Sunday- ay y moving pictures in Ev Evanston S and d dOak Oak Park which were decided against by majorities In each of close to votes I