Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-17 | Page 1 | Illinois Cities

ILLINOIS III O II Reported In Legislature Author thor Mug Municipal Ownership Springfield Ills Is April Apri 17 liThe The house committee on omi 01 municipal corporations have hae agreed upon Ullon n a bill bi authorizing every ever city el eIt In the state to own con construct cn construct purchase mortgage and lease street railways It I provides for tor leasing not longer loncer than 20 years lar to any nn corn com company pany Incorporated under the general corporation act of ot Illinois but no city elt can do io anything toward tOWaN the construe construction tion ilon of ot a railway rall without the sanction of at a 8 th vote ote of ot the electors Bonds Bond can be l 1 Issued or In lieu leu of ot them certificates of t Indebtedness but ut not unless authorized by b a majority vote of ot the people Ilelle Fundamentally the Ihl bill 1 Is Intended to permit the city cl of Chicago to own the ent system of ot street railways When the bill bi was vaa WA reported re orle to the house hou Clettenberg presented a minority report signed led by y himself Iel and all Patterson Pa On motion moton of ot Lindley Indle the report was 38 tabled The Time bill bIl was then read for tor 1 fr t lim imi im and Ild made a special order for I