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A half century of Chicago building : a practical reference guide : all building laws and ordinances brought to date : historical, technical and statistical review of the construction and material development of America's inland metropolis (1910)

Jones, John H., Ald, Britten, Fred A · Chicago : [s.n.] · leaf 125

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used in the city. We will live to see it increase in use until wood isnot used for structural purposes, if not actually pro-hibited. Its volume will increase in an ever increas-ing ratio and its uses in an increasing number of ap-plications; some may be only ephemeral but the per-manent uses will… … 120 A HALF CENTURY OF CHICAGO BUILDING Chicagos Street Railways THE earliest public transportation in the streetsof Chicago was afforded by omnibuses. In1853. Frank Parmelee & Co. and M. O. &S. B. Walker established bus lines in Chicago, andthese remained the only means of public…

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