Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-15
M0RNING LEADER.
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..---| - ntisntion Of the undersigned ha1 been
srs1iled 70 a s1Gndsiap pillsnled 10 your hon
S.this bodF oa the 6ih a Kay ipat, hy the
:. 7icura of tho EaSl Cleveland Ra tread Com
elsdy, 10 Whl5h y6o small portion 81 truth
eonisineiis barely slli6ient % make The
lirl7s sm su1t q foti0u GppeaF plauai6ls 20 3
aetsraI observer. There Is TOO mheh lhtelli-
4snoe In voas honorable body 70 be deceived
q the falssri-Snes sought % bs-foF0ed upon
v6d bf ths sialagtFs 81 he Katt ClevelSnd
ifiro C5npdny. Yet q may not Be im-
pro1sF 70 usVisg soma Of The m0st.palpshle
rt5ohgsHohs e6ntained n their me-
hiking then np in she order q their
msmofial, they say, i'Tho Oomuany was %.
r4lrsd at he euEet Of their enterprise 70
a5opt sls ErIs and Euolid street rouls around
- Suaarsn The facts arr they EeIo h0f
55lsqsI 20 DO any such tblng-they could
tafs continued their track IL the iionsaP
f,1m the junction Of Erie and Prospect Btrsst'
ln direct line through the centre Of Pros
oct street and connected ~ OntariO street
with the track Of the Kiusmau g,Tssi Rail4
tbsd. reaching tie Public Square q "a con-
nsetioa visa Oniairo street 81 les distance
sthunlbys any ether routa, fnOt excoptinE the
H56Ifd street f66te,J hereby saving tie
curvsn hssvr grade, and distance thsy con-.
plain Of Itis q well known fact that this
Rsiirosd U6mpsny sought The r6ate through
gupsrior, expecting 70 Wheedle your honor
abe body into the passage OF an Ordinances
outhoyiEing them to lay their track through
tha Public Square 30 opposition TO the wishes
.el the great body oi The people. Finding
lths City Couucl pF0of against their vGndAl
ettsnpts % desecrsls The Public Square, and
andirr q storm Of pablio Indignation rising
uraiust their schemes In that quarter, they
sirusd IN another direction. The right Of
way this Company have obtained on Euclid
Utfest during The last two years, they claim
obs Il, coo feet without having the ingen-
no1rnoss 70 state that many gave that right
nudiF uisspprshension and are now opposed
10 iayisR q track IN Ruedd street.. They
slaim e have obtained nearly one half
al TIE required night Of way 90 far es private
r--fieuce are eoncernsi, bat not including
.ohurchss and public buildings between Erie
.ersst aud the Public Square. They have
ncs the right for one fourth Of the frontage
- FuelM street west Of ETie street and some
.rer,sss who gave the righs Of way two years
80 sre nov opposed % q tra,k in the street.
na not true, that sby tar the largest por-
ftlan of those opposed to laying q track In
-F1siid street. insisted that the company
Ihouid nave the entire roadway, but on the
ooHtrarT the intention Of the Company to
0oply % the Common Council for an 0rdin-
a5os 70 lsy q track In Euclid street vas stu
dl5usy kept from the owners of property on
fbs street. Resting In perfect cona1e1ee
ftst your honorabls body would not pass an
Ordnance that would CONFLICT with an Ordin-
anes then in existence requiring the assent
Of owners Of two thirds Of the frontage on
fhs street.. 8 publication Of q notice
t1 at least two Of the city papen;
"a showing that more than two
fhlrdg vas opposed 10 8 track IN the street
50 Utrest vas by virtue Of an Ordinance Of
Vour honorable body, narrowed down 70
f,rty feet between the CUTTERS the CUTTERS
-pavsd eiqht feet from the eurbstone and the
rsusininF part Of the street graFeled ct great
sxpenss to the property abutting thereon.
Fhs leFinE Of tke railroad track has de-
Otroyed tn gravsiing, and made Il neees-
earT 10 nave the Street. Who should psy
fraud made Il nsossaaTy7
Ne set Of men knew better than the man
a4-rs Of The East Cleveland Railroad Com.
nav that their track would be disturbed
g Erie street long before the 18th Of last
nanh. i is, therefore, subterfugs re-
sorted 70 ia order 70 deceive your honOrs-
BE BODY, and sustained by prstentiug
Hgt Of namas procured nearly tFe years
oro granting he right Of way under differ
e1t circumstances, and leading many mem
bars Of he Council to believe thee names
Vsrs recently Obtained and By PnCotising
fiis fraud upon your honOrable body pro.
ouFsd an Ordinance for laying bsek
through ths vest snd Of Euclid street, VIII
u1f gfVinq fhs residents thereon an oppor-
tunitV % Be heard. They say, The oecu-
renay Of the vest end Of Euclid street Was
.-u1d 70 b 9 complete remedy for al these
OTila.H Why did not the Wsat end Of Pros
psst street answer ths 6sme end, where
fhors vas no oppositi0n4 The uses and
siValtagss of Street. Railroads aFe s9noed-
"a By s1. Their argument 70 establish
Wket is not fainGsYed looks IKE raising g
0mcFs 10 cover What viii not bear the light.
TheV disclain any Intention 70 misrepre'
ssuf 70 he Council or any one else. Where
a grssf wrong Is committed On 8 oommun-
o ~. a i5 no Justification for the wrong
dssr q diOclaim any infentionto injure bia
1sieEbors. Il is not true that heavily
lSed teams or any other vehicles viii
aaiuralV oscupy the trsfn-Way, but the
telinWaT a carefully avoided bY al teams
e unsafe and hazardous, from the diiacul.
fas g5ffinF OF the tFaok and Of avoiding
eoIligions; Wkiah daducss s0me eight feel
froa the centrs Of the street from the use
oFoFdinsry road purposes, compelling car.
risqeg vixen they meet on the same side oi
IA tfsak t. run one of them into the
~ East Cleveland Railrosd Company
81 disqrans, an array Of figures, curves
tuFn-o1ts and grades, hope 70 divert tn
sfiortion Of yo1F honorable body from th'
f5SI question at issus, VS.: the unWaf
Fsnted and fraudulent manner in which
fhsv have got possession of Euclid street
re7srdless Of the wishes Of the greater p9T
fs7 Of citizens residing on said street, an'
A eo1feupt Of your holoTable body.
Tse eFdinsnoos foF paving the West en-
of Fuolid street., n0F before the OonmOl
Gnnoil- seems 70 be the most edestiv
rsoamFs 70 compel the East Cleveland Bal
RoSd Company TO contribute In s0ms small
dogres IN rsmsdy ying The great damage thsI
ksT6 Unlisted upon the said stEeet and .
fts sane tine Tindioatng the dignity 0
goaF hensEahls body from the highlands
- ana oEeEehadoEing presumption Of Cor
pofaH0n In cur nidsi, that recognises n
Tights that ooEdiss With their interest
asknoVels8gag No lsW bat their Uili.-kn
Esnohsd behind . BsosivsrshiP, they hOl'
.fhs Council st defiance and laugh 81 you
sttent % collect pslsltios OF Licences ol
fheiE Oars while its stockholders are real
iElng large diyidendS
Bat year honorable body can rsgulst