10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . ern; City Treasurer, Peter Kiol- and 1894—Mayor. Carter H. Harristm, Geo. B. Swift, pro tem., John P. Hopkins; City Clerk. Chas. D. Gastfield; City Attorney George A. Trude; City Treasurer, Michael J. and 1896—Mayor. Geo. B. Swift; City Clerk, Jas. R. B. Van Cleave; City Attorney, Roy C). West; Cit\- Treasurer, Adam and 1898 — Ma\or, Carter H. Harrison II.; Citv Clerk, William Loeff- !er; Citv Attornev, Miles J. Devine; City Treasurer. Ernst Humme
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . ern; City Treasurer, Peter Kiol- and 1894—Mayor. Carter H. Harristm, Geo. B. Swift, pro tem., John P. Hopkins; City Clerk. Chas. D. Gastfield; City Attorney George A. Trude; City Treasurer, Michael J. and 1896—Mayor. Geo. B. Swift; City Clerk, Jas. R. B. Van Cleave; City Attorney, Roy C). West; Cit\- Treasurer, Adam and 1898 — Ma\or, Carter H. Harrison II.; Citv Clerk, William Loeff- !er; Citv Attornev, Miles J. Devine; City Treasurer. Ernst and 1900—-Mayor. Carter H. Harrison II.; City Clerk, William Loeff- ler; Citv Attorney, Andrew J. Ryan; City Treasurer, Ailam Ortsei- and 1902—Ma\or, Carter H. Harrison II.;Cit_\ Clerk, William Loeff- ler; Citv Attorney, Andrew J. Rvan. John E. Owens (a])pointed to fill vacancy); City Treasurer, Charles F. and i904--Mavor, Carter H. Harrison II.; City Clerk. Fred C. Ben-der; Citv , John F. Smulski ;Cit\Treasurer, Ernst Hummel. , I .i :\~ L 01 i ^_, • m. Chapter UL-Cbica^o Co=(lay *-T^ HE present, or sixth, period of Cliicagos life promises to be tlie shortest yet most important in its history. From it there will emerge a new m^. Chicago. \vorkii:ig under a new charter, unhamj^ered by the manvrestrictions aiul limitations tnjm whicli it had tn suffer in the i)ast. Inhistory it will jirceminently stand forth as the period of almost revolu-tionary in munici}_)al affairs; as the period in whicli the cit\ freeditself from corporate domination and ursurpation; in which it wresteil fromprivate greetl that which to the ]ieople. anil in which the all-oversha<lowing street railway question, the bane of Chiciigo for so man\ \ brought to .successful termination. Although hanlly eighteen monthshave passed since its beginning, this short space of time is alreadv fraught withmany important municipal attain
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