, 1861-03-16
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH is, 1861
,r,,a r.a.a11e.street Exteuason-.-Deeis
AAA0 .1r1, rnfnxr The City.

Ae4xezsezees.se..s.z 1N
The 1a.a11e-street Extenason--Deeis-
sion Against The CITY.
The famous Lasaue street matter was again
M in the Courts yesterday In the case Of
Bonner '. City Of Chicago, and the case Of
Wheeler Y, City Of Chicago, His Honor John
II, Wilson, Chief Justice, in the Superior
Court Of Chicago, guvc decision holding thst
the city was liable to Iay the amount Of the
damages awarded to property holders whose
land was condemned by the Common Council
in 1856 for the extension Of Lasalle street
south from Washington street. In tLezc two
| cases Judgment vas rendered against 1he city
| for some $25,O00.
| The defendant, VIC understand, takes On az
peal to the Supreme Court, and t1e plaintiffs
except to tile ruling Of the Court, for the rea-
| son that the Court did not allow in the judg-
! ment, interest on The amounts Of the damages
awarded in 1856. a large amount Of iuttrcst
has thus become payable, and the plaintiffs
! will obtain Judgment for the same in tie SUI
preme Court; Tie extrayagant and unjust
policy Of the city in spending money in ltjga-
ton Of claims from which there is no legal
escape, and In Withholding payment from
many VINO afe n'aoe fsa! snnete's ny 'a's ae-
NAL, must meet Esia fcouAe 1so1n every 'a's
| citizen.
The Court express his sense Of the gravity
Of the responsibility resting upon it in pro-
nouncing Judgment in these eases, result
! which will govern; several other suits, and re
GREETED the necessity Which compelled it 10
fix, by judicial decision, debt Of Bnch mag
nitl,de upon the city. But It was the act Of
the CITY, and he only was governed by the law,
| and he saw no legal escape from liability on
| the part Of defendant. Il was eontendcd that
! errors in the assessment rcll jnralidated The
| assessment. Whether The errors were e1.h as
! to render the assessment roll void, the Court
die not 1eei IL nese'eafs 20 oee'ae' SINCE INC
entire assessment es's neen speeaa'is iega'Ee'l
and connfmea " "e' .! .e'etatu.e ,es - 'Ao
| "ue noeu eAaAt, - i .,s - 49, at
intlmated strongly tha1 tue et.ots "et. .,,1 no'
SUCH IS u ienoe! '"s p'eee-u5
| "nea !! WIS 4'o1 t1o"@o An : s>>' "''
| III ln's l'1stauce'
| Inc cases recelieo i"'s ana tn!'' ouse soA
sluefaIloh oy Dull sloe7 en 'ne Isaan' ta'
City Attorney appearing on behai1 ol tne easS'
| and !. n Arnold aho '. a" a1egol.' Esas'' 1'i
| the Bonner helfs' 81s4 9soneS e1hllA' hs4 loE
plaintiffs in the wheeler cdse.
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lne n'n asenue ,sso, sell"n euu'eA ~ .ns
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| Church lolo oenool} Ill lnls Guy. Gus oepaf'
| talent of Chicago not to lie sPecdil{ filed.
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| this Society, the following gentlemen were
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1Tsasu3er-EdWard i. Ilnkham.
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hlngsbury Hasl rceel:es testimony IRON all
who have visited lie East, TO the yividncss
and fidelity Of tl.e views. Nothing but tie yx5y
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