, 1864-02-20
It's Charter or the Ordinance before
the Council.
Features Of the Ordinance and Importance OF
the Road,

We are surprised and astonlahed that In this day
Of progress when Chicago Is advancing with RI
gantic Stride to genuine metropolitan poaition,
my one man or number Of men should be found,
who would for an instant oppose crest public
measure, tending to develop the resources OF the
city, advances the value Of property and result to
tho benefit OF every man, women and child resident
here. Yet such q case has been found in the Bel-
fish and factious opposition to the Chicago and
Evanston Railroad Company: We're that opposi~
ton now nanIfesting itself upon the part of some
members Of the Common Council, before which
body the ordinance Is pending, based upon sufl-
c1cnt reasons, did the construction OF that g-eat
thorouehare tend to deteriorate the value inJnre
the status Of property OF work to the dettl~
ment Of the city or cltizana, We should
oppose 1t as heartily as We. opposed the
swindle Of Little Fuller md Wabash c. Goudy.
But these charges cannot be brought against this
railway scheme. Tie opposition to 1t Is grounded
upon the influence Of u eelath, grasping, ayasl-
ctous set of monopolists, who already having at
tanned what they asked for, arc now desirous Of
driving every one else OF the track, and ceutering
in their hands the complete horse railroad Interest
Of the city, and these monopolfsts have found men
in the Council who. by subtesfuges, amendments,
and other hindrances, arc endeayorfns to kin the
ordinance
The teason why this ordinance should be passed
with prompt unanimity are numerous and eatis-,
factory, The whole scheme. unlike the sWtudliug
Wabash concern. ia aboye-board and os onen nc ,hc
daylight to any one who wishes to examine II.
The charter has been fairly and legally obtained.
The corporators named are James q. Hamilton,
George ". Thompson, OT1ngtun Luut, Hugh T,
Dickey, JateZ Z. Bottsford, s. B. Chase, Henry
Smith, Edwin Haskins, Thomas c. Hong, IsaacN.
Arnold, j. P. Willard, and John Evans; men of
irrep1oachable integrity, and old, influential and
With the best interests OF the city. The charter
distinctly ashnes The pfls.ieges o. tho company
be the location. construction and operation Of a
railroad from Chicago to Evanston. the acquire
nent Of stock Subscription the fixing Of the capl'
ment Of the company. md The m.nner Of cross1n,
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htEh"aye. .us ena1tet Mas lce"iAiV oo'aine"
Let us now look at the ordinance which some Of
the Aldermen are opposing. Section grants per-
,sssss;a - ~. r,rn1s,s n 1,~ 7on +he;r tr,,t -,
% cbieaeo mon eoudIttons - Afterwards m deaned and ID
section names the streets through which 1t will
pase, and the point at which 1t proposes to crosa
the flsef. sse,'on p,oV.aes lot seeplng 'oe ioaa
In rcpair. ana limits me 1afe 10 aqe GEMS per SIN
s1e trip within the limits Of the city. md not oyer
ns Ct e eF ehe1
te1ies On the route, except where car ia char-
tered for specific purposes bT number less thau
car load and afeo prcsctibea that the company sha
convey the remains OF deceased persons npart from
ordinary passengers or persons attending f9ncrale
Section 4 1H very Important and We give 1t near
" entire:
SEc.4 The tricks Of such railway shall not be cle-
yated above the snrace or the street. aud the form
OF mil 70 pc usedin nH Improved streets shall hc
what Is csea tfaia Sal hnSlnE nat hanse 1or the
p Wah and sIs oore H. @ ~ asna u n
tnr III n An iHch ma snatr,,ctsH n
Accordance i'll Tic design Or disrn, Of gectoa Of
t1sm rail- presented by the Board OF Public Works to
the CoM,nlon Council DEC. Plat, 1861 The Ensge OF
SAID track a1ed e onr leet eight and
na anu 3 I1n sqn oc 70 s1 tmns cas
e - patd fr5cra ~ seT,aa s 9s,, ~
snt AT 5o1s Il n s nn1 Ind All restnSs 1Inut ~
structions
This is = creat point eoIned In the construction
of horse railroatis. and a ygry Essential one: to
vhich oyery owner al a Ycbicc will giyc hJs AZ
senr Tnder thY restric,1ons al this nact,on i,rhr
hncrfes and Ieayy teams nav drive he.wcen fhe
rai7s ann tnrn mt ri them nj anv anoIe .yithnnr
danrer nfIrsnS Sfnr Eheei or wrenchfar m ax1e.
tTe,. Thern ia n6f horse rafiTay in Tia cjtT IN
iaT FINN :rhirb vchIc]e can trn ran'dIs and an.
rntv ..rcpnt nt ffc risE of ieavJng urreF tn M
efrrosf " ~~ " ~ - -e -! 49, Wv
Secstnn (; ;rclntes In keenfno the streata throurh
-sh;rh ~ Voa1 n.sssa r. Iens3r VIZ. -
is isId II compcls ihe comnany 10 Seeo eisSt iees
n oa ana %ne.e T 'nelg @ x9in aSa6 feS eea
leess ~ gooa d tspn1f ana eonaanon; Aoa nPon
maeaoamixeo p,os 70 ,aytn$ = oE"n mn tne LEE. the
fnv IN fhc nrtsidc 81 esrh nj, th1a..3nch osR