City Council Meeting March 13, 2019
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO;
SECTION 1. Pursuant to an ordinance heretofore passed by the City Council which allows erection of honorary street-name signs, the Commissioner of Transportation shall take the necessary action for standardization of the 5100 block of North Claremont Avenue as "Sam Franco Way."
PATRICK J. O'CONNOR Alderman, 40th Ward
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication.
Date:
Office of Budget and Management 121 N. LaSalle, Room 604 Chicago, IL 60602
To Whom It May Concern:
bltioft- , Alderman of the Ward, hereby authorize the
Office of Budget Management to withdraw the funds associated with the cost of
installation for this honorary street designation for SfrrA F/cLftMCQ
from my: 5105 ~5 2.00 H ¦ CLfrte ("o^T
? Ward's annual menu program budget
)K Ward's aldermanic expanse allowance
upon passage of this designation ordinance, pursuant to Section 2-8-040 of the Chicago Municipal Code.
Sincerely,
Alderman
6/1/2017
November 29, 2018 40th Ward - Alderman O'Connor 5850 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60659
RE: Honorary Street Name Designation - Sam Franco
Dear Alderman O'Connor,
This letter is to propose a Designation for Sam Franco, for the block of 5105 - 5200 N. Claremont, 60625.
I would like to introduce you to a musician, an artist and a true Chicagoan, Sam Franco. Sam was born in Chicago in 1924. For 63 of those years Sam lived at 5105 N Claremont.
As a young man he studied from the master musician who immigrated to Chicago from Italy. During his service in WWII at the age of age of nineteen, Sam was the lead musician and band leader for his Army Air Corp Division. Upon his return from service, Sam began teaching and continued to the end of his life this year in 2018.
His knowledge of music is unsurpassed having dedicated his life to both the technical study of music as well as music theory. His influence i...
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