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 24
d drainage early became one ofthe great problems. In 1855 the legal level of thecity was raised seven feet, not without loud proteston the part of property owners affected, making theestablished level of the city about fourteen feet aboveLake Michigan. Still the remarkable growth of the city… … l..\K.E AND STATIC STREETS, LsFrom original print ozcncil by Chicago Historical Society.
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