Documentary History of American Water-works

Illinois

Illinois became a state in 1818.

References
1872 An act to enable cities and villages to contract for a supply of water for public use, and to levy and collect a tax to pay for water so supplied.  April 9, 1872.

1872 An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages.  July 1, 1872.
Article X. Water.  Provides for frontage tax.

1872 An act concerning corporations.  July 1, 1872.  New corporations to be formed under its provisions rather than special laws.

1873 An act authorizing cities, incorporated towns and villages to construct and maintain water works.  April 15, 1873.

1874 An act to provide for the laying of Water Supply Pipe, by bonds and special assessment, payable in installments.  March 17, 1874.

1879 An act to amend section one (1) of an act entitled "An act authorizing cities, incorporated towns, and villages, to construct and maintain Water Works," approved and in force April 15, 1873.  May 14, 1879.

1881 An act to aid cities owning and operating water works to secure an additional or better supply of pure water.  May 27, 1881.

1883 An Act in relation to the levy and collection of taxes for sewerage and water-works in cities of this State, that may have established a system of sewerage and water-works for such city, and to repeal an act therein named, and to authorize the cities, villages and incorporated towns of this State to levy and collect taxes to pay for water and light.  June 21, 1883.

1885 An act to amend section one of an act entitled "An act to enable cities and villages to contract for a supply of water for public use, and to levy and collect a tax to pay for the water so supplied," approved April 9, 1872, and to amend the title of said act.  June 26, 1885.

1891 An act to enable cities, towns and villages incorporates under any general of special law of this State to fix rates and charges for the supply of water furnished by any individual, company or corporation  to any such city town or village and the inhabitants thereof.  June 6, 1891.

1907 The Municipal Water Supplies of Illinois by Edward Bartow.

1909 Proceedings of the First Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association (February, 1909)

1910 Proceedings of the Second Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association (March, 1910)

1911 Proceedings of the Third Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association (February, 1911)

1912 Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association (March, 1912)

1913 Proceedings of the Fifth Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association (March, 1913)

1914 Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Illinois Water Supply Association  (July, 1914)

2009 Centennial Edition, Illinois Section, American Water Works Association

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