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Show CHICAGO WANTS PUBLIC PLANTS. II First Steps Taken to Purchase Street 11 Railways, l Negotiations for tho purchaso of tho ' Chicago stroot railways woro oponed I Wednesday between tho traction rop- I resontatlves and tho city of Chicago. I A proposition Is pending under I which tho companies at onco will pro- I coed io modernlzo their lines and soil I to tho city at a fnjr profit, thus got- I ting rid of nil legal complications and I securing immediate municipal owner- I ship. I Tho nearest approach to definite ro- I suits obtained from tho conforonco I was a practical agreement on a Joint 1 conference to bo held soon by tha J. mayor, tho traction Interests and tho 1 city ,councll commltteo on transporta- I UoA. f - w- |