10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . of a new and more liberal charter became belief in the future (.>f the town was so strong that the demand was fora city charter, and as a result of the unaniinous sentiment, a committeeconsisting of Wm. B. Ogden and Peter Bolles as members of the board oftrustees and of Ebenezer Peck, J. Dean Caton and T. W. Smith, repre-senting each of the three divisions of the town, laid a draft of a charterfor approval of the people before a mass meeting held Monday, Januarv 23,18
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . of a new and more liberal charter became belief in the future (.>f the town was so strong that the demand was fora city charter, and as a result of the unaniinous sentiment, a committeeconsisting of Wm. B. Ogden and Peter Bolles as members of the board oftrustees and of Ebenezer Peck, J. Dean Caton and T. W. Smith, repre-senting each of the three divisions of the town, laid a draft of a charterfor approval of the people before a mass meeting held Monday, Januarv 23,1837, at the so called Saloon Building, comer of Lake and Clark streets,the first public hall erected in Chicago, and it was unanimously one change was made. Originally the proposed city authorities wereauthorized to assume unlimited indebtedness. This was amended so asto limit the debts to be incurred to Si00,000 per year. With this singlealteration the charter was sent to the legislature, where it was enacted intolaw on March 4, 1S37, the birthday of the citv of Chicago. &%:%. fm.\:.: J WILLIAM n. OCDEN Chicagos Firit Mayor, Chapter 1. i$37 - ns\ *Tr*|IIE first charter of the new city of Chicago gave it an area of moreI than ten square miles, the boundaries being the present NorthSSS2* avenue on the north. Wood street on the west, Twenty-secondstreet on the south and the lake on the east, excepting the Fort Dear-bom reservation. It also included a small tract on the lake shore just north of North avenue, used as a cemeteryby the city, which subsequently l:)ecamea part of Lincoln Park. The city was districted into six wards,located as follows: First ward: South of the river, eastof Clark street. Second ward: South of the river, westof Clark street to the river. Third ward: West of the river, southof W. Randolph street. Fourth ward: West of the ri\-er, northof W. Randolph street. Fifth ward: North of the river, westof N. Clark street. Sixth ward: North of the ri
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