, 1859-05-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,

q ,hs rxar msct!is, ArI e:h, ,s;s. aud Of
lid aid 'wSs:s d ~ sS IL Sasx MI sss ssan
communications. accompanied ~, ordinances u Cheago
fr,ss a .ik % iKt .sns ' Of fs tstta Me kws
t!e S'tt! aud Wet D;sisitas Vt tic city, submitted The
following rsI'or aud ordinance:
To thu Mayor and Aldermen of the City Of Chicago Con-
aour s!~eiI comHttec, to who'n rete.cd the appl
y eons.1 and ore,Hse horse railways II certain street. In
ts S s se 81, z sss syn !, M s1 nd IL d Id s
TIA; tlsy have 1vsI perfectly satisfactory
tals E@mmon Council ant the pulllc
,nen ssains 1y. ars ~cll T knost anI cqu.ly esd
ru1e coastccr 2rd rrcc:, that personal cou.
sd4tIets hay, nutEs wssc'eF to do will TIC Questions
yuuf tomu:tthe would further premise that they deem
ni Council il cha of tlese rws. md tie seuled d.
termination st.hs gn,e to haye tssn fy tntenE ,ato
and wa.h.,eorc assume thut Is the d.ed determination
.i ths Coue to sAs' r. rys to- s ns sfosnE d.
i necessary u du,s le tcrs 4sd conditions upn which
t. IT, s s ; aStSs u1 u os: L 's ts1a: uaa x 5
il hs> L.:cn co.s,uyncvA
T'e ly question then IL WHO tn. proper asynts by
tn!t and 1uannez VII! tts sutsce The public Interest?
;!s xjs it t. sIs s seat R, ses,s Sss
Ms 4zv demanded ly s pus}c %an's M to IT, furnished
oc:rs Tsssys Or to ind:iaaely pospeae lien would
be yarable itjus:ie.
y se% E Co sat s Ssa ACCOM-
Ihe Ch!sSo cy na:lwsy eHn'any = ha,s r. aaeomPsaisa
~ Which they tr incopof'ed 'ht franchises c1ted and
Under tia, ae with the consent Of the Common Council
.4 Company u,s orIanzed have unqutsosats authority
IT, d Ju t TIT l. a'a hs ty f Luz Ut
Ne's. Wake! Cutting do not rretend to hare and au
o IL e ssa' @ s s sp aa 9;!xs as
which it the oil.pn u your CON- b1scd upon tg.l au
,t,iss a;s a1uyua1 y franchise ad would b. absolutely
Til: ohei is at the crturc II the Statute which
ssatate expressly +ven- neesari]y lnyed and
t Iewers ~ construction, BE- stretched feyond The
4says ~. :"nnsd I @i' ps ii IT, IT, po@eis
aut III its d"iss always tx ttc dscsoa and
tht ;t 1t" cnfr,i tle drcls:'n u tir cuurts.
Is question witch artstz here upou the Walker appca
Tue Charter otthe ty ofSew York giants to the Mays'
And tv.aun Council power 70 control aad regulate the
a 1as cca"s ss " q a ast aa
hS axar t. s I3suf t. fr y il s
-, to res:ratn tae co't1ucuon of Esad rllway
Il s fs1 a ni no CT shf yu:a E aee u
Sns e III; dss;o1 ~ e" s1s to fhe Court was
Aaiuln Is: tie sa,lr question before the Supreme
tout ssnx out If tue ldehte4l oFdtaancc Ar. JUS
*Whs,tr IL e;ii~stSn Il Nv Yo:k A:. estate In
fec c.te: ssate qaas! in ths STREETS = that ety. u
IN. ft t is :y Ty t i IL e hSf III e 2n'f
kc cce,rd thr has TIC coato1 over The strees.
Lite tv of thv streets IN that c That tEs powefs It
~ eo7ossun nay s tanraaesyd ., =, nqs ds1y Lus
thnk nny be conc by authority of tic Legislature
;ut s!e. .cr my have 1sen ,hc u1s.se ~eh inauc.t
the nrtia~s If Liz tuun.h Council to supdt tie resu
a tcy tt:>rcns.el tatiE aud Trough
a@;y @ TIC Tty st l sS: ~ r, ~ i:s ss ,a o"ntcnTs
liz the r~outinn t't t4s strls TED H. r ~es c!1.gr
a:e With sioatt~ u o1r'4 ''u>t Il bu't'u l. 4s' :d
Again III 1a1tL question ur'on Tie Aa,nc ileuea!
NV York Cict u.tice Dralo drclaug Tx 'rio'4 Vi
s!ir cn"tt, sIys:
surface Of such road Wien tic grade viii permit It. t't i,
l.~aa, I'D ,. , N isys ..aa' 'Las psf1"ss: Weu
ar-'..A and u way eoasde ss .' su''.a;s j., ,";s l
;.S a. ,ften;7s n4 5e ;t s: i 1', .; . Issk s,y5 n
s "t with r. ls; ~ t. tss r.; & ;"m IN .Tf - III, 'ay II
defined IN Ene,- .av J'n!,c passage f,n te King
ss*, wii,,,yf raj IS entitled 10 I'M designation il i,
inIs;rt whether Il s cs'lnH"n I" Ill 'Le !c'le A"*.
" VIII c.c> s "~ 1 ' 'l1ls VIII de- rc.d ca1le y:
1t nSs hy n:F :" ss H. su y "is, IL tis t. .r.sks :
t" sSas ' III. Il t T. ssS ny 1aeiirnsa @ Ia aud ;yt
"Eyvr1hI: Whit! i ':ry Within thu idea Of rs;.a:p
Ae le s"ss VII ss* H. !" tsT uss att3 r. purP.9s =
sts 'f Astse' OF }at M a-snvt iN; wy 1leee q! LII
sry lor lsts vii ws ss s1sne, H. ts :"
isneIt, at u! within r provision Il tls chatter a' ar':
s,rssi s i. e'ns rrteI ho t:4way. SEEN" vi;
tie cnrt.r rat.ot auth t:lt tie la isE "Tt If tl!T'al
y Ut nt sn as H. i. r M :nI ,nrn
4'4 iry ru,.itsa r4ii"a - 'auiE %i,ln tis cka
E1E.,s1s hive ex:.iued with rr:%1t. a:ts'tiop. III.
in wl.i.!l tlc pANeE which haze tetn
n!n: Is cll:, bEn tApfea4y uulairdly ast7n
'y II s IT, w%,ud % g sa s.; : ~, Win !" MSn x, fhs s
fbs e'''rati hut kn fTs'cd 'usl!ase's Or n'ucdic
Asa:, hr .s- .1hs rights grated 10 ,svse a--'elat
wr,d r. tlr very definition "f ir4rh.' 'r tat7l''t'u
I'D Tie .'e.4a IL d. ~ @4s asoutcy svii." Ke;aaa
III ri + s'ss 2S: j Ess tx s:?s 'si S1;'
lissrhf'' 'i'' "f ,he ",n says; "thS s nf II
intsa i, has sren :s'r ns ,,'y " Ems!aw!.1 Bs;na
sn s, i, snnss q lax 81 TIT z.y ptsss !.
a al "5 s s sny e e e :.
aud 4akc sarIal wi:i.Ait t*sts +:u'ity n rim
as' % u :4 fSs ,s, x! J, IN ssy si NJ lsy[ y:Sts %uI
uL r:d she streets It say t~'':s lks ;lr Iap
!ns>+ u. al +, "hsr ae,~ alon the terms ef It's cAe T.
"y.'l ts !a9in ;:c.c1 md authority If ssn,s
+" %scnt.S ,:;os tr tenn III = IT, III cu' % aFt fs ua i
jucon ay:'la Frssn r.,.,t,'u ii.u, Fuller md I1ltt
s n* v I r.: iS |ss u. > r. ;f ss 9 9TH LIZ SsP fSrS 's ii
Mc,rs Walf.r is substantially cly IN 1a s.ss}'I.E T.
casc By alr aud esp~rruts cou,ssel evidently aeena
tie question too LuufHlt 10 h1zrd AL tuthc Susco
l"ur Committee have sherrfoc to the concusic
fhorz,i ny Iet Vi tIs Lts,a:,n .ud ;p,
s a cid, '~s ~ S i sS III M T III s ,a', II xv!a svSi +,
n /" @ IT, % 1csc a sc M i i i d such
rut ~,u3l l- r'aiu 'i;n law and absolutely scl
e.ivr duly u th|s tunc' |" ard and ticy tltrrtore
tac ias"asc u thu os1:Aauce httt~t!I suhnited-
I'D. p':,i.xisis';!i WHfE G!in. sp7. Com.
A. Scx ,uhoY4 ,4,v ,1e r.tn,,nn and ctr.tton
ssFtas1 Ilerse Kats1y. y; IN ths 're. of Tic south
t4," p'ists T. Ss ss;aci tt' + the ou.mon Council Of
city r rieae" that under and L,y virtue q ~ Acs
A4 to I@n', ,he c:<,r,1n "s @ Of Mr Railways in
s.v e icaeo. ar'1S>.t 'e li,h DIX # F;Stlar 4
r. lusss, aud ia;id 4. ::t, a,. th*!r =
Gsats a @ y y y, n2ms ef nj nth hsssp :,
said ,npn r'.Si u'hctw.r y Lazy duly vested. rs.e
l.s.i-,:o. AND authority. lcreey uaso lAs saaa.
ns'si ss; % y IT, ntE r SasF3 s ~ fas %sy 's @, S
= ,e>s'? ,a so"s t:c:t tracks for tu1n.u's ede ,re
% t ~ IL ssS tie s@u ~ iI md 1--WE WI IL n!ss I tic city u
. cao hereinafter ne'nt 9.d shc s2nlc to ae~ ,ia
-; :'t t I ii Il tAs ?a'i s s ~ Y shs III, rs
sHae e:s1h' s n%t ts M vA tsss it Of IT,
+ 60 e. ahc'sn s III It i. p!stslcie asolded
&C. The I'D cepuy shsesty. a. above m.n,,o:, tls
in as s:"oE thv f'h following :'rrs Il sid Sol
~ w.s' !s ..s"f CLis;4 aa e5'e.tns II: !ls sa'!t
with ,hc ssate srsv. Railway, and thence ~esa with +a
track u aui asHs tic eu1se q sld Like s*s T. =
sd brs d y aud a1e lns 1S sous Of sd y
Randolph street 4. the utes>rcna with the state RI!
aw and thenc. VIZ, 9Th ssse. ., donele sE,s' \,
aa II ht a a5s FL T. xs
IS Lake ttre.t track {unH~nc'R on l.s liaines srcet
s II? s;s
r. ] IT. s,1 sts " s III; . Iaxs s. e. s: l.
@ l"t :1It ,S esat ss i I'D sarai s:,s. !" nssv viz
eneinx on Iar1i-on sfe At lie Intc1.ecu"n with u
st1.' ais4 t;,ss xssts x sH.' :, double Il +
er viii Lake ttnss isaii~sy af"fraa and t',*
S < ri ass - i
sr t g.. s:; ssuh WI Me ',rss nS a, as
I'd tntsy vi xi'R h. sins! Y ",l, = rack In aud s'ns
with lkr track in and lJn IL. rnr>.f r!d Tnk II
ro- street afuni. ..1. thrnrc -'uthcriy with
IN, a. eas1iaSetau j" a Tux Qaesy Smnef @ %
'e' w. street II @'. !.,sr.,e!'ns s.'l Lase .es T.
' 10 :Ass' s S Sns ~ s sS 7
thsnec westerly With 'ks track in md .l'' he s"u
Dr. srrt sr tutr.rtl"!c Van Itrs 1'saec
ss .n ss ,, II aS as III al u sy IN haI' sa a IN
at t. l' l!1r's Il . and tSse ;se 3, xh sn ss '.
his hensy Sitd liz TICK il, sn along s1e esuf *s
~" Island Avtnc The s:ld ,acasH Hurttnes4n O.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on lAt!llA Alset NJ he ltst
Mr. tIun with State str,et KalHay md thence cs:'iy
ore rtnrct to " a.ash Avenue th r. eu;h will kc tn
Ity, aa along sa ".a.a Ayet't " ui stIsst thssse y
aonE lnd'ana Avenue t. INTEREST With ths co'taEe
n0- laliway,-Al%, coIrlcacix Twelfth Il the
ing s.ctlon o tk stss t'tlIcS "eScziy u ana aohe
a1a Island Avenue.
ties tEc s-Tat .1lI railway upon Randolph ssrce
I'd aalh j. To : completed frutl sad ta.r strut 10
me M ta Xiv s;rst With I've tnn,i. of the nas
TITS ordinance. Tit mi. railway ul"n Lake tst.t
xLA ~ b. completed fu,n saa sste street to rnlon