CHICAGO WATERWORKS SYSTEM.

The following table shows the growth of | One 7 foot tunnel from Park row shaft to Chicago's waterworks system by decades since foot of Peck place and thence to Harrison cost 1854, when the first large pumping station at street pumping station: built 1891; Chicago avenue and the lake was built, and by $279,848.78. years since 1900:

Other statistics: Number of taps, 305,717; hydrants in use, 30.740; meters in use, 22.72x101⁄2 709; mileage of water pipe, 2,842.

basins, sinks, laundry tubs and other similar sanitary fixtures without additional charge. Apartment buildings, fully equipped with sanitary fixtures, are charged $7 in addition to the frontage rates for each apartment exceeding one.

Frontage rates for one-story houses are quoted below. Each additional story increases the rate $1.50.

Frontage.

Rate. Frontage.

12 feet and less. $2.50
12 to 15 feet.... 3.50
15 to 18 feet.... 4.50
18 to 21 feet.... 5.50
21 to 24 feet.... 6.00
7.00
24 to 27 feet..
27 to 30 feet.... 8.00
30 to 33 feet.... 9.00
33 to 36 feet.... 9.50
36 to 40 feet....11.00

Rate.

40 to 44 feet...$11.50 44 to 48 feet....12.50 48 to 52 feet....13.50 52 to 56 feet....14.50 56 to 62 feet....15.50 62 to 67 feet....16.00 67 to 72 feet....17.00 72 to 77 feet....18.00 77 to 82 feet....19.00 82 to 87 feet....20.00 Residences-Frontage rate plus 5 cents per ton of coal consumed for steam heating plant; each 100 square feet of greenhouse space, $2; hose connection, 30 foot frontage, $2: 30 to 50 foot frontage, $3; each additional 25 foot frontage, 50 cents.

Business-Hotels, lodging houses and taverns.

not over twelve rooms. one set of fixtures
with frontage rates; each room over 12, $1.
Additional fixtures: Bathtubs. each, $3; uri-
nals, each, $1.50; hand basins, each, $1;
water closets, each, $3; steam heated, same as
residences; steam engines, per horse power, $4.
Office buildings, same as hotels. Stores and
business premises, frontage rates plus 25
cents per person over ten employed. Addi-
tional fixtures: Hand wash basin, $2.50;
closet, $3.50; other fixtures, similar to hotels.
Public fixtures: Bathtub. $6; hand basin,
$2.50; closet, $3.50; urinal, $1.50; laundry
Barber shop fixtures, same as
tub. $1.75.
public. Bakeries, frontage rates plus 1 cent
for each barrel of flour or meal used.

Building-Each 1,000 bricks used. 5 cents; each cord of stone, 6 cents: each cubic yard concrete, 2 cents: each 100 yards plastering, 15 cents. If flat rates amount to more than $100 a year, metered service is required. Meter Rates.

Meter rates are 622 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Discount of 10 per cent for prompt payment of bills. Special rates are quoted on water drawn through direct connection with city tunnels, from conduits and from Lake Michigan or the Chicago river.

CHICAGO STREET RAILWAY CHRONOLOGY. Omnibuses-First regular omnibus line started by Frank Parmelee May 9, 1853.

Horse Cars-South side: First line on State street, between Randolph and 12th streets, open April 25, 1859. West side: Madison street line. Halsted to State, opened May 20. 1859; Randolph street line opened July 15, 1859. North side: Wells street line, river to Chicago avenue, opened late in spring of 1859: Clark street line opened in August, 1859.

Cable Cars-South side: First cable line in Chicago operated on State to 39th street: began business Jan. 28, 1882; Cottage Grove avenue line built same year. North side: Clark street line opened March 27, 1888; Wells street line opened same year; Lincoln avenue line opened Jan. 22. 1889: Clybourn avenue line opened May 2, 1891. West side: Madison street line opened July 16. 1890: Milwaukee avenue line opened at same time: Blue Island avenue line opened July 28, 1893.

Electric Cars-South side: First electric line in city began operating Oct. 2, 1890, from 95th street and Stony Island avenue to South Chicago; trolley substituted for horse cars on most of the lines (except cable) in 1893 and 1894 in all divisions of the city and in the suburbs: trolley substituted for cable cars on State street July 22. 1906, and on Cottage Grove avenue Oct. 21, 1906. West side: Trolley cars substituted for cable on Blue Island avenue July 22, 1906, and on Madison street and Milwaukee avenue Aug. 19. 1906. North side: All cables changed to trolley lines Oct. 21, 1906.

Elevated Railways-South side: South side elevated railroad began regular operation on line between Congress street and 39th street June 6. 1892, with steam as motive power: extended to Stony Island avenue in May, 1893; extended to Englewood in 1906 and to Kenwood in 1907; trains began running around loop Oct. 19. 1897: motive power changed to electricity July 27, 1898. West side: Lake street line (Chicago & Oak Park) began running Nov. 6. 1893, with steam as motive power: electricity substituted June 14, 1896: Metropolitan road opened May 20, 1895, with electricity as motive power: began running over loop Oct. 10. 1897: extension of Garfield park and Douglas park lines completed in 1902. North side:

Northwestern line opened for business May 31, 1900, with electricity as motive power; Ravenswood branch opened May 10, 1907: through routing of trains between north and south sides and giving of transfers on all elevated roads begun Nov. 3, 1913. Fares raised to 6 cents Nov. 22, 1918. Merger of Surface Lines-Unified ManagementOrdinance passed Nov. 14, 1913, providing for merger and unified management of all surface lines. with through routes, 5 cent fares and transfers to all parts of city; ordinance went into effect Feb. 1, 1914.

STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISE. Ordinances passed by city council Feb. 4. 1907: vetoed by mayor and passed over veto Feb. 11. 1907: approved by people on referendum vote April 2. 1907.

Systems to be reconstructed and rehabilitated within three years.

City to supervise rehabilitation through board of three engineers.

Life of grant not to extend in any event beyond Feb. 1. 1927.

City to receive 55 per cent and companies 45 per cent of the net profits from the operation of the roads.

Twenty-one through routes specified and provision made for others.

Fares for adults to be 5 cents for continuous trips in one general direction within the present or future city limits.

Transfers to be given at all connecting points on and to all lines except in section on south side between 12th street and the river. (By merger ordinance passed Nov. 14, 1913, transfers are given in all parts of the city.)

Motive power of cars to be electricity applied by the overhead or underground trolley system. Cars to be of the latest and most approved pattern and to be kept clean and warm and well lighted.

Cars to be operated singly after one year. Companies to pay $5,000,000 toward the construction of subways in the downtown section at the city's option.

City given the right to purchase the property of both the present great systems at any time upon giving six months' notice.

PROPERTY BENEFITED BY "L" ROADS. In a decision announced June 3, 1918, the United States Supreme court held that owners of property adjacent to the elevated railroads in Chicago were not entitled to damages because of the construction of the roads near such property. The decision sustained the

finding of the lower court in a suit brought by the executors of the estate of William A. McCoy, who sought damages of $82,000 to hotel property at Clark and Van Buren streets, that property is benefited through the concentration of travel from the elevated roads.

ed by resolution of Cook county commissioners... Apr. 29, 1889
of town of Cicero (1.00 sq. mile)
of Jefferson (29.530 sq. miles)
f Lake View (10.3135 sq. miles)
of Lake (36.00 sq. miles)..
e of Hyde Park (49.132 sq. mi.)

of village of Gano, annexed at election......
Englewood, annexed by ordinance.

re Washington Heights (2.81 sq. mi.) ge of West Roseland (1.793 sq. mi.) ked by ordinance....

ge of Fernwood, annexed at election ge of Rogers Park (2.125 sq. miles)

ge of West Ridge (1.75 sq. miles)..

ge of Norwood Park, annexed at election.. of town of Calumet, annexed by ordinance.

in, annexed at election..

ge of Edison Park, annexed at election.

onnected by ordinance.

ge of Morgan Park, annexed at election.

ge of Clearing, annexed at election..

of city of Evanston, annexed by ordinance

of town of Stickney, annexed at election. exed by act of legislature..

of Norwood Park, annexed by ordinance.

ILLINOIS PUBLIC UTILITY ACCIDENTS. of accidents made to the public utilmission by all public utilities operate state of Illinois for the year ended 1917, showed an increase of 24 per and 12.2 per cent injured as comh the preceding year.

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mpanies.

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ght companies..

19,789 17,639 913 persons killed on steam rail1, or 54 per cent, were trespassers: rban railroads, 86 killed, 28 tres32.5 per cent: on street railroads, 1, 8 trespassers, 6 per cent.

In accordance with an order issued by Mayor William Hale Thompson May 8, 1915, the American flag should be hoisted on the buildings under the jurisdiction of the city government on all election days and on the following anniversaries:

Feb. 12-Lincoln's birthday.
Feb. 15-Sinking of the Maine.
Feb. 22-Washington's birthday.
Apr. 19-Battle of Lexington.
May 30-Memorial day.

June 14-Flag day.

June 17-Battle of Bunker Hill.
July 4-Independence day.

Oct. 9-Chicago day.

Oct. 12-Columbus day.

Oct. 17-Battle of Saratoga.
Oct. 19-Surrender of Yorktown.
Nov. 25-Evacuation of Yorktown.

On all the foregoing dates the flag should be hoisted at full mast, with the exception of Memorial day and the anniversary of the sinking of the Maine, when it should be at halfmast. The hours of displaying the flag are from sunrise to sunset.

By an ordinance passed Feb. 5, 1917, by the Chicago city council, the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" in public places in any way except as an entire and separate composition and without embellishments of national or other melodies is prohibited. The playing of the air as dance music or for an exit march is also prohibited. Violation of the ordinance by proprietors or performers is punishable by a fine of $100.

GARNISHMENT LAW OF ILLINOIS. Section 14 of the act of 1872 as amended in 1897 and 1901 declares: "The wages for services of a wage earner who is the head of a family and residing with the same, to the amount of fifteen ($15) dollars per week. shall be exempt from garnishment. All above the sum of fifteen ($15) dollars per week shall be liable to garnishment."

Employers are obliged to pay wages amounting to $15 or less, notwithstanding the service of a writ of garnishment, providing the person to whom wages are due makes affidavit that he is the head of a family and is living with the same.