Show G CHICAGO H 0 V VOTERS PASS UP RAILWAY ELECTION SHOWS BIG MAJORITY AGAINST CITY OWNERSHIP OF SYSTEM Plan of Mayor Dever to Acquire The Street and Elevated Railways and I to Build Subway is Rejected By People Chicago Tabulation Chicago Tabulation of oC votes showed show show- ed the proposal for acquisition acquisition tion of oC the street railways elevated lines linea and the time building of a subway to be defeated b by the election here hereby hereby hereby by more than votes The plan sponsored by Mayor William VIl Wil liam E. E Dever and said to be the largest largest largest larg larg- est municipal ownership project ever attempted would would have involved ell an all all' expenditure of oC with a year forty period provided for payment payment pay pay- ment meat for the properties out of earnings earn earn- earnings ings of the time lines It was proposed to pay par IG for tI the e surface lines for the time elevated railways with an appropriation appropriation ap ape of oC for or miles of oC extensions to both while already available from the city's share of oC the street railway earnings was to start a subway Time The majority opposed to the city ordinance ordinance ordin ordin- ance adopting the plan was while whre the municipal operation proposal propos al proposal lost by votes Less than titan one half lf of the more than one-million one Chicago ng voter ot rs went went to the polls |