, 1865-08-11
THE RAILWAY ON STATE STREET.
Tie Extension 10 The Fair Grounds De-
manded. -SeHes or 10 Sewer.

Sire hme ago the Chicago c II Railway Com.
paty submtttcd proposiuon to the Cpmm3n
ce1Gcl avAfttng thttr willingness eeo lty
down 1tsek On State street. connec'iag the
grounds Of The Chicago Driving Park Association
directly with the city, provided that two coLdi.
tons were ro1cEded. These were, that lhe Con-.
pypy should be allowed to ehsree 4 fare Il tcn
cents each wsy turirg the Fair week. md that
they should be permitted to use Eatls Of c-ftatn
pattern, more easiiy procured SD eopfideIsbly
cheaper 1hta the rail prescribed BY Al ordnance
formerly pattee, defining the kind Of rail to be
nsed IN fu,u<e On u street r1flway extensions.
Tucee cottluons wire tacttly agreed to. The
Council, sid The public represented By that body.
did not exactly Sec the necessity Of duplication
Of The fsre. but in view OF the great ADVANTAGE
wrien would ensuc from the Fair, and the e,u3e
OF agriculture and machineiy, from afordtns
res6y and che,p n1s7rt Of Teachi1g the Fair
grounds. they were wiling to aecede to the pro-
pos,ti.n, The City Railway Company hse got al
Tit stipulated fer In the first place, al1 that 1t
Asked fos; il it nov preparing, or intending to
lkl down rhe track on s.ate street, II putsoanca
al the ber, ement thus taeilly made? 1t teeus
Tot We hire rood reason 10 believe 1hat theJ
do rot Intend to l7y .hnt track, having found, IS
they srppose, 4 valid excuse for not DUNG It; Of
the txtsle1ce ot that ezcuse ttey nush' however,
hive been fully awart Enen they made the Offer,
hut they did not hen refer to IT,
Tne det lrtd permission accorded, the company
uscd t. no1 10 cssr5 OFT the p3nn On which the
privilege wns gfsnted. bnt at once p,oceeded to
actusl,ze thfis long cheIt.hed scheme Of 4 track
On l1otens avenue, one which Will carry psopIe
BY urculloua ronte to the EASTERN gate Of the
fark, leaving more than haif nile to be tn.
sersed TO reach the entrance On Stale aueetthu.
taylrg 10 pedee'Ilspa scarcely more than half
the dietance from Twenty Second street to the
grounds Carrying them nearly twQ miEea and
leaving them 10 walk mile and a uuatttf. This
IL cAl531pK out the dret intention vim a ven.
RsIce. 1t ~ very pretty NaJ Of accommodat-
tnE fht p1oNs In whoet behalf. and for w1psa
epnvec;e2te the t,acke were to be Isid dn9n'
We ebelf+Ee the objection to 1sytug tns track ii
the fac, that eewet Is AuthoIix ID to be lafd =
eoort tissance On 6sate etttet, aid that the Civ
H1ttk&y gentlemen are unwilling 10 lay doEn
theiI trick TIL that sewer ehall haze been bptit.
Teey do not p1ofe45 10 expc.t that the sewt.
= Ii be ppt In before The adTc1t OF the Fair, and
tE1tt The. eto.e vi perfect ,mposur5 the astou-
i.hn EFT OF The puslIt, uho after having bought
orc ta,rR At the psltc originally asked by the
etl ef, fnu themselves put Oh w.th asothef ":just
q rood" lft,t1 can only sec II: 1hst tho public
w1,l NOT o rect PROBABLY to toe opdoa Of ocing
crrritd round on Indiana ayenue, but they Will
not he content with that ~ substitute for Hhat
Nes 10 clearly nominated IN the bond"
Ii Nopic d0ubtletn Be VERY convent nj to the
city ra.lwsy people, u sell q 10 tnat enAl
pumhtt at people who ve along the line Of
Il . proposed fewef, th9t It ehonld be built
strthW:tb, eEd their PANTS about the dlalory
sct:oo Of the Board ct Pubcc Works may be