, 1864-02-28
CHICAGO AND EVANSTON RAILWAY
Arguments for and Against the
Proposed Measure.

Proposed Measure.
We have heretofore published rather compte- |
teusiye ststement Of the arguments adduced In IA
1or Of the Chicago md Evanston Railway scheme. |
We now give place to a eomewhat. .Volumfnous Es- |
cita1 Of the other line Of argument, with shorter
essay In its favor. With these ths subject will be
dismissed. The scheme now awaits the action Of
the Common Council; to that body We commend |
1t for confirmation or rejection.
AaA1xsr THE scHExx. |
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In 1861: Or. Evans and bishop Simpson; resi-
dentg Of Evanston applied TO the Legislature toF
steam Or horse power, 51an chicaeo to some point
In Evanston. They represented that the tnhabi- |
tants Of ETaneton were CHARGED excessive rates Of
pauJ and the trains were not run as to accom-
modase them: They made tho statemep. that
sness ssd e 70 % bad T. o 1osd tsa
@ads 9' viii Il iae Seas ealeaso Na1say aea fSs:e:
|~impoeitions Of the. sIiIEaukee road. The
only opposition was from the Ai1Waukcn Com
es eaess Ns esas bsssSss xsz 4
p1sss!y sa;1e,iziag ths Evsassea COMPANY .
rate Il he road M to Evanston. AUTHORITY Was also
giveu to lake eubssrtptions Of stock In and do
1aaa ona;ed Weo
procuring land along the Fogie nom thosS Ehose
chIeasos and she G!ends Of sha ordinance nov
pending IN the common councir argue that this
~ %Rs4 gRs4 ssssst4 ssat Of @s.s1sff Is fh ts t
b. the technical rules olla,r that Was not The ob
| tho STOCK holders Of tho City Railway Conp3uY
wss IN Springfield Q. the time the by MAS before
The Legis!ataro snd fearing that tn The iatnESe hy
to TOD Dr.. Evsns W snd Bishop Simpson that be Sd no
eora Nc. dsab H. ill., xas cops CO
1ss III e9 S s's e s5s
desired. Out of abundant c.u.lon 10 then insert
Cd t1e eaute ths use snch 5tIses a.
Ct eraDt % q other streets, but was intended
gioa9SIt'eHb a., n4as,hss 95 ths da NE b,Ss e,
had the request 6eea made, bcosuee i was insist:
ed that The onsy object waste enable he people Of
Aiicr the charter was oblaiued books, were open
cd and every effort made 70 build the road a. con-
tsnpated from point N Eyaps.on to- t. 1he Units
90 Railway. a little eMoney was eqbscIlbed soma
land vac pledged, but enough could not be obtain:
ed to build the eight miles Of road.
Tic gentlemen hamcd as corpora.ors in the char
: ter Fere merely commissioners to open books.
With two exceptions. pot one Of them has ever hsd
any connection with the project, beyond the use ol
Tie enterprise as projected proved failure, and
Eoad s mania was sta1ted s By lie WABASH. when
two or three persons conceived the Idea Of using
this charter to bu1ld horse railroad from Bridge
miller, and. to obtain favor tos the scheme In ths
Council, held ont the promise OF buiIdng 70 csl
voi @ @of tSc scheme Is M that It III, seconnedate tht
inhabitants In the sonthn est part Of Chicago. and
r enable them TO reaes tho heart Of tho city ant
led b the charters The statement of the propo
y 6itiou is tho answer The that Was obtained o.
t cuishcd citizens, 10 enable Tho Inhabitants
used tos he inhabitants oi ,hs 9Th: n and 81
Is not sueh peryersion 4 twindle and tzsud! Il
it my better than WABASH It does not matte
Ehat the 1nles Of Law arr, no areh outrage shout
Rs,G%ttss emitted By the people Of Chicago or the Com
. The proposition now before the Council, hn
rssi @ yeaT Twas % frst % 1efesred to the Rs!rps D.
Is commlttee consisting Of Aldermen Roberts. Hot
ng I'D cnrntsf 9r sdc ~ T. 1sSe'gn91 9ss
r Recommending a rejection Of the ordinance, Il
u. which it was characterized as fraud, which Ta
St h odSess '1s
hs another ordinance wss introduced. A1aerma
IT,. asa ,as psu %.a 6
be 1-raizpad man Of the Council became an adyt
:: gate. A large numbas Of The Aldermen seemed t
Wsxne ea foad SE
'ot Tae Chicago I'd Evanston R.ll.., compan
.re sosss fa,l1oad in thiitsen hc strsets Of i
S. city, and undertake 70 baiM and operstG the Eos
.ei5 IL 4ss
ssat 80 p puiposs a ihea ean II 10 .assas
E.ei nsi M o. On dss othef er 70 be
N. that one cfthe chief eopperhead city officials
pssssfSE s9s OF The what
~ Como Of tho Aldermen eecm to deaire In 20.
vas oftEe dig. saeh b vii b ehesicd. Tie chics
= and Evanston Railroad cannot make auy contrs
ea ,. u I. & e T s; tss
h hs Ppd these
lch Ine nl IN tfe Moses I'D taat is to esa
r. the corporation. undess, Its charter pre-
s0D depoa t. snS sntfF t,.asset ss s sasIoe
''e Of tho rnad to Evanston IN the city. Ifthis
OF nance rateee the courts will declnre the g1ant
1a streets The connection with other roads, and
=: ming ears to the cemeteries. to BE- void.
ns sn,s 5s's soaa a e
tas ner snd guarded b. proper restrictions tet ths
the fpecu1a1ofB 80 to the LeRtslatufc. and sitter
,ot nosee 70 INC people ol tae c;t!s tucs
heE ee1 staaA 1s e4s Tsoo Ma.n pr1eT 'ro
leIr :
,ar Editor. Chicago T1ibnne:
: ~. : Interested neither 81 a proprietor nor a.
BE Impartial pbstyIef md desiring, ns cy,
tty coed citizen should desfte the building up Of
erything which will promote the public welfare
| hare felt hstounded at the nnwa1rantable opp<
one &fon In the Common Council Of 10 obviou
few needed an improvement a. the Chicago and Eva
and ton RAILWAY. Its proposed track through the {
nv, will I've the greatest accommodation to tho locre
'u ipc .houeanoe Of cur citizens. Thai 1t 10 tmpo
bic for Auy existing line to {urnlah the dest
hor- accommodations, eTcry unpzt}vd&exd man can
ono | The cupidtty ard selhshnees, perhaps yenA}
that attempts to thwart 20 ueefnl measure,
riGht-minded, uuprejudiccd citizen will either
nan. c1eo or tor9fve. The thousands on thousa'
by who required now 1t 70 much sf TO bury tt
did | dead In the numerous cemeteries north OF
ana The Counrl It ehall succeed to refuse 90 zig
tho 10 city In this natlon Of ths aike Of Chicago.
>one 30 few .ailwaya in It, and none increases
stad nImbtr Of its railways except With The cxpere
~. Of alnoet atenfod Increase OF city t1sFel
Eahn policy, therefore, Ah point, OF opposing q
} the netdfd roads in Chicago IL exeeeedlnsly al
con1 II gu nothing will so tend to stretch ont our
,st,c bocndaHes, md hulTd up residence popala,