10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . 2,826 affimiative and 27,998 negative votes. Second: Are you in favor of municipal ownership of gas and electriclight plants? On which the vote was 139,999 Y^s and no. When this result was known, the council passed an ordinance author-izing and instructing the mayor to appoint a special committee of fivealdermen and five citizens to take steps to present the necessary bills to thelegislature, and to do everything possible to carry out the will of the ])eople,so decisively exp
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . 2,826 affimiative and 27,998 negative votes. Second: Are you in favor of municipal ownership of gas and electriclight plants? On which the vote was 139,999 Y^s and no. When this result was known, the council passed an ordinance author-izing and instructing the mayor to appoint a special committee of fivealdermen and five citizens to take steps to present the necessary bills to thelegislature, and to do everything possible to carry out the will of the ])eople,so decisively expressed at the recent election. The mayor complied with this, and in December, 1902, the committeemade a report expressing the desiral)ilitv of inunicipal ownershij) in Chicago,and submitted several bills which were a])])roved by the council, and in turnwere submitted to the general assembly of Illinois, in Fel)ruar\-, 1903. In Mav, 1903, after Mr. Harrison had been elected for the fourth time,the legislature passeil Ati act to authorize cities to ac(|uire. construct own, ; v/ 2- ;:-«r Jr .if!! a!. !•. I. lit :. t
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