John Houghton (Manx politician) and Wells Street Bridge (Chicago): Difference between pages

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The '''Wells Street Bridge''' over the [[Chicago River|Chicago River]] was built in [[1922|1922]]. Standing east of the [[Franklin Street Bridge]] and southeast of the [[Merchandise Mart]], the [[bascule bridge]] connects the [[River North, Chicago|Near North Side]] with "[[Chicago Loop|The Loop]]." The bridge is double decked, the lower deck carrying 3 lanes of traffic south over the river with sidewalks on both sides of the street. The upper deck serves as a bridge for the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s [[Brown Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Brown]] and [[Purple Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Purple lines]]. Control houses for controlling the bridge are on the northwest and southeast corners of the bridge.

'''John Houghton''' [[MHK]] is a Member of the [[House of Keys]] for [[Douglas|Douglas North]] and is currently Chairman of the [[Civil Service Commission]]. He is very outspoken and known critic of both the [[Isle of Man Constabulary]] and in particular its [[Chief Constable]], [[Mike Culverhouse]]. Mr Houghton was a former [[Commandant]] of the Special Constabulary and as such is a staunch ally of Manx Policeman and former [[Neil Kinrade| DCC Kinrade]] especially. Mr Houghton is constantly repremanded by the [[President of Tynwald]] and the [[Speaker of the House of Keys]] for his often explosive ranting. He has also been thrown out of the Chamber in recent times and used [[unparliamentary language]].

The bridge was constructed during the first term of [[William Hale Thompson]]. The [[Chicago Plan Commission]] and [[Chicago Art Commission]] provided design input to architect E.H. Bennett.

==Governmental Positions==

*Chairman of the [[Civil Service Commission]], 2004-date

*Member of the Whitely Council, 2004-date

==External links==

*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0617 Survey number HAER IL-52] - Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Wells Street, Spanning South Branch Chicago River at North Wells Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

*[http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=870&ArticleID=1340289 'Unparliamentary language']

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