10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . of l)rick and stone and cost 811, first storv was divided into thirty-two stalls for market purposes; thesecond into four rooms, one of which was occujiicd 1;)\ the city clerk, anotherby the ]jul)lic lilirary and the other two rooms l)y the city C(3uncil, whichmoved into them November, 1848. The councils rooms were also usedfor general ])ul)lic ])urposes. In 1840 the Chicago Hydraulic Company, which was incorporatedJanuary 18, 1836, with a capital st(jck of 8250,000, the ftjre
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . of l)rick and stone and cost 811, first storv was divided into thirty-two stalls for market purposes; thesecond into four rooms, one of which was occujiicd 1;)\ the city clerk, anotherby the ]jul)lic lilirary and the other two rooms l)y the city C(3uncil, whichmoved into them November, 1848. The councils rooms were also usedfor general ])ul)lic ])urposes. In 1840 the Chicago Hydraulic Company, which was incorporatedJanuary 18, 1836, with a capital st(jck of 8250,000, the ftjrerunner of ourgreat water works svsteni, began active work. In the spring of 1842 thepumping works, with a steam engine of 45 h. ])., was completed at an outlayof Wooden piping was used, about one mile being laid each vear,so that bv the end (if 1S50 nine and one quarter miles were in o]>eration- ??!• ? .Jfj- ri Vl.! till I - in ??? ? •• ?i:-)^ ^.?>^ WiiiiUM:&aii,il^iiiii,iiiilMiMs^ o.^ Chapter TLi$5i = i$6$ i.»J:^iMti^i^:ut^hn,UUiki>i<litiiM^. *^ HE second charter of Chicago was passed by the legislature rj^r?-- February 14, 1851, under the title: An act to reduce the law ?J incorporating the City of Chicago and the several acts amendatory thereof into one act and to amend the same. It remained in force with a number of amendments until 1S63. Under it the city was divided intonine wards, the boundaries of which wereas follows: First ward: South of the river,east of State street. Second ward: South of the river,west of State street and east of Clarkstreet. Third ward: South of the river, west : of Clark street and east of Wells street. Fourth ward: South of the river, west of Wells street and east of the south branch of the river. Fifth ward: West of the southbranch of the river and south of Ran-dolph ward: West of the river and of the north and south branchesthereof and north of Randolj^h street. Seventh ward: East of the north branch of
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