The Chicago City Manual

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Bureau of Statistics and Municipal library, 1911 - Chicago (Ill.) - 203 pages
 

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Page 96 - Commissioners of such city, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year from the...
Page 97 - Officers who are elected by the people, or who are elected by the City Council pursuant to the City Charter, or whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council, Judges and Clerks of Election, members of any Board of Education, the Superintendent and Teachers of schools, heads of any principal department of the city, members of the law department, and one Private Secretary of the Mayor, shall not be included in such classified service.
Page 195 - That from and after the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white, and that the Union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field.
Page 194 - That the flag of the Thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 195 - That from and after the fourth day of July next, the Flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white ; that the union have twenty stars, white in a blue field.
Page 18 - Far and wide the grassy Prairie teemed with figures ; warriors mounted or on foot, squaws, and horses. Here a race between three or four Indian ponies, each carrying a double rider, whooping and yelling like fiends. There a solitary horseman with a long spear, turbaned like an Arab, scouring along at full speed; — groups of hobbled horses ; Indian dogs and children, or a grave conclave of grey chiefs seated on the grass in consultation.
Page 96 - Mayor, and all appointments, both original and to fill vacancies, shall be so made that not more than two Commissioners shall at the time of the appointment be members of the same political party.
Page 195 - SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That on the admission of every new State into the Union one star be added to the union of the flag, and that such addition shall take effect on the 4th of July next succeeding such admission.
Page 116 - ... the lines, grades and plotting of public ways and grounds, and in respect of arches, bridges, structures and approaches which are the property of any corporation or private individual, and which shall extend over or upon any street, avenue, highway, park or public place belonging to the city, and said commission shall so act and its approval shall be required for every such structure which shall hereafter be erected or contracted for at an expense exceeding one million dollars.
Page 165 - ... five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be .ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.

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