ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
From the Ashes, 1872-1900
A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives
Documents 1-50
From the Ashes, 1872-1900 Introduction
- Petition for a Free Peddlers' License
April 4, 1872 - School Census Report
October 1, 1872 - Petition to Remit a Fine Imposed for Violation of the Pound Ordinance
November 13, 1872 - Sketch of a Proposed Public Bathing House
July 17, 1873 - Resolution and Ordinance Relative to Establishing Free Lodging Houses
December 8, 1873 - Petition of the Baptist Union Mission to Use Council Chambers Sunday Evenings
July 1, 1874 - Communication from Teachers of the Holden School in Regard to the Hazard of Cattle in the Streets
May 25, 1875 - Resolution Concerning the Operating Hours of the Public Library
July 6, 1875 - Communication Concerning Establishing a Free Soup House
January 5, 1877 - Petition of the Ellsworth Zouaves for Compensation for Services Rendered During the Labor Riots
December 6, 1877 - Communication from the Coroner to the Mayor Concerning Unsafe Elevators
January 13, 1879 - Invitation from the Turnverein Vorwaerts for Council Members to Attend a Reception for U. S. Grant
January 27, 1879 - Ordinance Concerning Work Requirements for Inmates of the House of Correction
May 5, 1879 - Communication Concerning Sanitary Conditions at Sixth Ward Schools
December 22, 1879 - Communication from the State Board of Health Concerning Pollution of the Chicago River, Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Illinois River
January 10, 1880 - Resolution to Investigate a Cigar Factory
March 1, 1880 - Ordinance Concerning Child Labor
September 6, 1880 - Ordinance Concerning Contributions from City Employees
October 4, 1880 - Report on a Petition for Compensation for Damages Suffered from the Death of Henry Coyle
November 29, 1880 - Petition to Modify the Fire Limits so as to Allow Increased Housing
May 23, 1881 - Resolution to Remove Beggars from the Streets
May 23, 1881 - Resolution to Close City Offices at the Hour of the Execution of Charles Guiteau
June 26, 1882 - Petition from the Woman's Christian Association to Remit Water Taxes on their Boarding House
February 12, 1883 - Resolution Concerning New Standard Time
November 19, 1883 - Resolution Concerning Competition from Prison Labor
July 28, 1884 - Proposed Amendment to the Municipal Code Concerning Living Spaces
February 18, 1885 - Invitation to Attend a House Raising Festival
September 14, 1885 - Resolution to Provide for Disabled Policemen
May 10, 1886 - Petition of Catherine Svaneck for Compensation for the Death of her Son
May 17, 1886 - Remonstrance Against a Baseball Park at the Corner of Twelfth and Lincoln Streets
April 27, 1887 - Communication from the Trade and Labor Assembly Concerning Compulsory Education
December 16, 1888 - Bird's-Eye View of the Property of Fraser & Chalmers
December 10, 1889 - Communication from the Illinois Woman's Alliance Concerning Child Labor
April 16, 1890 - Communication from the Illinois Woman's Alliance Concerning Bathing Houses
January 19, 1891 - Petition of the Garden City Billiard Table Co. to Erect an Ornamental Sign
April 8, 1891 - Petition from Labor Groups to Close City Offices on May 1 to Observe an Eight-Hour Demonstration
April 19, 1891 - Communication from the Police Superintendent to the Mayor Requesting an Increase in the Police Force
September 17, 1892 - Memorial of the Chicago Teamsters Union No. 1 for the City to Contract Exclusively with Union Teamsters
February 6, 1893 - Communication to the Mayor from the Commissioner of Health Concerning Bacteriological Testing
July 10, 1893 - Invitation to Attend a Celebration in Honor of Thaddeus Kosciusko
April 23, 1894 - Resolution Requesting the Mayor to Appeal to the People on Behalf of the Workmen at Pullman
June 4, 1894 - Mayor's Communication Regarding Railroad Accidents
April 8, 1895 - Communication from the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in Support of a Right of Way for the Calumet and Blue Island Railroad
June 3, 1895 - Communication from the Commander of G.A.R. Post No. 5 Notifying the City Clerk of that Post's Intention to Undertake the Relief of Indigent Veterans
July 8, 1895 - Resolution to Investigate the Civil Service Commission
January 11, 1896 - Resolution to Recognize the Cuban Patriots as Belligerents
February 22, 1896 - Ordinance for Relief of the Needy and Suffering Poor
December 14, 1896 - Communication from the Board of Education Concerning Kindergartens
January 25, 1899 - Communication from Policemen Requesting a Salary Increase
October 28, 1899 - Ordinance Concerning Work Hours and Wages
February 19, 1900