, 1863-11-22
I. +. :. LAW 8SfELlrGESuE. - "
Horse Railways In tho Cfrc4,is
r. Cuure..-4 $500 900 Ease.

Or TIC 2s!A tay Of F.a:na-J. I5.E, ~ ordlnsucu
WEE pastsd bT the commun CoCnctl Of the city o
Chicago. hy which, for c+Ysain considerations scd
subject to ce1taiu t1.paIAiors and 7e&t,et.oas th-
privilege wNs grated 10 Howell q. NAsoa and
Cha,iet r. PHILIPPE, ofl.ylrs sracks for s,ugse
or donblc toste rsilEay OF pats 0. ali Of tho sol
lowing stsetss, Stz: State street. RiagelcJ ps4cc,
RarEuld Ftace, Cottage G.o:e arenus, Washington
sssee. Dearborn street. NORTH etsert, t;seeu ua1
roaG. PzanE;!r street, DlFIsioa atrfet, Clybss,oe
ATT 1ne. Racine ss1rtt. Sedk wick street aud ArSh-
CT road The ordinance provided tbs. the p,,yi-
leEes which !, zfa1t<d. AID the duties and oblKa.
lions that II Inpoted, ssou!d b expressed 10 Goa
trsct foru and that The contract shoald bs slcued
By Aasoa and Phillips on tho one ride, nd signed
and curItnss,cned by the Mayor md The CITY
Clerk on The Other. Tha was accordingly doae.
End tie contract Has executed b1 Tie respective
parties on The third dsv OF the ts.lo xIar March.
L. D. Hoone, then AaJor Of Chicago, a,sntpe tn
beha,f Of the city. Dy an assignment fron, III.
ron, sll the rights uraet tbs contract were sub.o
4ueut1J resst { In C. D. Philips, vao, with co 9th
tFpu1poer rrobabiy than 10 zsrea forfeiture ~ he
wna seaul.ed 10 commence the construction OF oae
er more Of tho railways before tho 1T Of sepsen.
sx1. as+6, lait down few rails in The simmer OF
lss6, bet proceeded no farthe7as talt lime.
Phillips. tosrres, 1Aiied to back bis coottaet
With the city BY legislative charter, xnd hia pro
]ret remained on his hands unexecutcd. subse-
9urnNy on tta '1tth Of ArKuts, 1Rss, tho
Common council passed other csdtnaa:es,
,spealing md resembling the orilnAnee
and ccntsset before r1eeed aud executed
In hror q Phillips. ssa1tiag the privileges
ch,sn UT !a1.e ols..s 70 son;ey 70 tho
xay compsaiet, md iols,ens faiiiips faon 10 com
pie,itg or going Oh Will his roads For thls rto-
lason Of sEe contract ot ls5s, PhIlps b.. h~Sssat
cult CouIt OF Cock County. lsyIpr his damasns 1t
TWO lundstd u: assn4 doltass. TIN declaration
~ dssrn X Fallsr. r.. and =
switch wa srCaea ,tssettiay be!ofe Judss VII
ftame- The principal point tnrolsrd VIA the
sa e r. Ss h
thoEitJ EEanied hy u: ordinance to bind thc city
bZa sontfses q q, ts.es.1n..cn;
,ba calculated caso u Aoeer e Al. " the Pits.
psaJ. and argnea from u. principles dsaaei Il
.tteets Of the city w4* ample to give validity to
| tie contract In Queetlcn-
ctse Iefe.Ted TO was not in ppIat He iusiAteI
that teat eaes wAs decided npoa tha language Or
thS ehs,seFia n, the Fl1ssha15 and Fort Wayne ho.d
franchise Without authority from tho LeTislA.
turc &laat the ordnance wA< null and tpid al a..
eecclnK The powers ofthc CouEctl; that no at.
Tempt On TIC Pstt OF the comucn Cocntn to CO.
a1a ! monopoly WEE raltd, SC &c. He al4o .raa
decision fua Judge Asa,rre to The sams
tdect
M. fnnez, In 1eptJ. enrtendod thu. ths Nosex
ease ntfposed Of III The New Yotk antnorities
lwhtch tnd beeu referred to hT Nj. Aye.j AID Of
!! Judgs M&nlctc's opinion. lie axo ransasked thai
I ! Hno!d BE- ohsetved that the 1s.e laseased
i Judge hlEnstN rendered the decfuo In the Mossa
i tskes Nateh had beeo affirmed in Tho Supreme
Court at :aa tiiu 1t WA zuntesrd It HA4 10 efr
\ NpJ -haE deeree, hut stE hs erte1edit. NJ FnI-
ltf hoped thn Ccuxt waald not crcsrule rhe Uoxes
4 tafc VIII ort due de1ibe1atson.
jrdEe Williams rernAskod, or taking the paaess.
4 fa4 rE1f different rieEs Wcfc entertained hy ktn
! har aud By oute.de7s In ratd-ease 10 thu Go,t1
e&4e- ii hsa net e!:hetto bcea supposed that tAat
caAe tttesnined the law, u ras eontended By &C.
| t..dsnse co1lsel lie WeIs33, inwrz*:, Asu.ze
] iar pa7ua.