, 1865-01-25
The HORSE RAILWAY Bill,
Meeting Last Ereuing--Protest against the
so Year Extension --Reso]1tIons-.
i Rcmonstrauee to be ureu-
lated and Forwarded,

IA PurFusntto call meeting was held in Metrop
tan Hall Inst evening for the purpose Of demon,
ing and protesting against the passase Of the /
10 extend the lease or power OF the dtne1cnt Ho,
# Railway Companies In ouE city. The meeting v
not largely attended. only about 10 persons III
! present, but it eomprtsed many Of our ieadi
&. F. Colby called thc meeting to order a, abo
T. eight O'Clock, and On his nomination Hon.
c Reese wns appointed Secretary, ""a'ts
! The Chairman spoke Of the object of the me-,
5nE: md heen n.1:a CHARGED. that certain raiiro
ctartc1 10 an unreasonable length or lima ~, y,
that they had asked for other pr1yiirees ~ q
we're not proper TO be granted. iie You'd 1 n a
would be able to present statements to a H. Hes
e :; cs,sy mersa to appoint committee
James Miller. Fho csrpcnteq SalDs I'D & = hl Free
The eom%tes retired e d1aw aP thetr rcpo1f
= fEe Sc eaqea9~ n,. now before u
Mpn aat;l Van 4 n,fgina gss called ior md addres
e1g r. his poeoa ns wss s,a a,s, that be
thought ut ifhe were to soy # he 1van9a WY
thcn,d tc hit he the b o4sh not Tue
es.rs. bad ffssy fwsSt, oqs 1naer he
be lad never yet heard that lie bushes. ~, rss an
,osipg & one ;, On ~ the contrary the West Division
aa Secn 1ssS SSsS nct ont &C. rgc advance cost
The Wcst Division road w2s sold tor ssItso u 4 4
tnat 1me taere Tas not probably to exceed 81.
mts mnad Ha lso A. the time the sale Was con
per mile TO build The road; they had noibfns
10 pay for hut the iron; for the most part tho
vas nsT ae 1ef % 1d and ts{ aa no
rosd does not exceed 0000 and he cost for III
won,d J. Lot exceed xs!G1. That for six II miles .s
en ss emoioy n nsIe,s HS~ @ they hare qual
men; the expense IL great now Doubtless. Int ~ ~
hesi1att not to say That they now mako rn,aons
aee pIo sx,1 III yscr ana Sys whep come down to
while the farrs Will not be cut down in ,'ro.ee
n sion, II they make nothing now, they Vii
oSer ei1sn es nssR R5sRPsry Syou'a aaa ch;s9y
established by ne past, We shall have ave
re- aoase o Ill }ns9s a1d ID ,ne.f e
p1uden. naxS t sfn saes
could be always gTanisd, but never taSen t1ns sx,1
when once given. Twenty years hence thers
wonln be reasonable people IN czisience who Who
70 tnoSs u. wef tasn ssse
the cost Of travelling may be reduced 10 one cent
per mile " the use Of improved motor
Se npssanea en'eFs 1s hnys been
New Jersey. II the thing were to Be done let It #
be done when needed, and Il, aa the end Of twenty
!eals. .ney nnd themselves to h:sve been losers,
10 ~ me company.
4, 1he committee reported the following rcsolu-
uGns: s
Aon Of horse railways In the Ctty Of Chlcnco"
approved February lsth, 1853, the present horse
raasoads n said city were chartered and where's,
under said charter and the several ordinances
passed by the Common Council OF said city. the
saad morse railroads have obtained ali the impor-
tant and proatanle grants, powers, privileges,
demanded, and have virtually conferred nnon
them most complete monopoly Of ali the prihci.
pal streets in sad city for t4rt,iyFes yesrs from
limited restrictions And whereas, the sad horse
Railways not Satisfied with thc.inesttmablc prav1-
are now, hy pcEsie,eLt and unrruitiing iobbyin:s
With all the incidents Of such machinery pressing
most Iniquitous hill through the legislature, and
havc In 5act secured Its passage through Que honee
=. And, whereas. tieTe ie iauscs Of I'D schsme
rassipg the other house and becoming 1a,s; there
fore,
eetinr thai Il 81 e II
erute c5nvicton Of this mect1u,. ,hat ninetSsn;ne
M: ri cyrrr tne hnn1,sT ~ sEha r,xd.., uaa
and properly holcra Of sid citv are c.rnesiv and
unslIct5Gly o1pueed to anv estnson af tba a1
chiscs ~ sn;i rnenrrrtisns od ~ 49, ~ ~ , IL
ie.5s1aton IL nv Euo6 tte enSeet, 'ao 10 any iaraher
EfsoIftd- 4vhst the ncy witch 1a..,v n.cs,s ~.
1tonsc ~ 1;enrcscn,o+ir.e ns Icy passea ule
rGoas r. nart5erisrI, n3mnxions ~ H. c,t;ns ~
Chicago: j. Decasse ii confirms 81 ali contrscts
MES and con,inucs such contlucts ninetF. r F.nine
yeers, and re,1ves ali The franchises Jy them re-
lie M.nt f,s now eriovc,I. tine nr.rtirii ;i ~
to The p,esent cu1npsi,igs Il pcrnstual mnnSolr n
al IN: principal streets in the CRY of Chicago"
mon CoCEcil ffom lcyyinr any fsx or fmnn.inr snv
rest1fct,ons not alrcaay imDosed. 't'o'As "A'
s Becousc ni,:efttn ycars before the ernfration'
for future ceneru;fons and WHOM l.bicnSn accnTas
liz to hcr hast history. viii coniain nonn1st'on
Of 4c0,W0 Or 500,oG'. '0@1'1'A
IN Sfolsffnn ~ Mi nrnrinics n eou, .na dno
1t ersnts most imnortan. ana yolpahic 1irRts ana
privileges 10 p1ivaie corporations without my my
E Recansc It derives the r,ty tf ~, ,av,n+,,a
! ard benett rcentins rum the pnschase Of sid
fnnchisea from eaid Corporations at theif value at
/ ;ation. pe'e00 - e"en l. D7uo1S'ca' Leg
2; nseanae .h ~ defasiatafe nag No mora! hight
Ms.nout VIII ~ n1 otist saneaoa ! q saia ci1y 70 as
nu g = Ps.eons .ee eaaIfea %ni n
1nvr,1alor, ard as a mere ~ra,uity.
e,dctiy ccnsare md renrobste lie emnct nT .ne
of our Representative as voted ior iii. most oh.
| uo3lous 1lononoy. ''s ~"
| Mgpistd. Ihai We enr1 nnoo onr esn. o-s f.,s..
this county to unite IN lrm. nrreTe.;no sn5 ~ ~
1en,lcss opposition to this swiEd,c in ,hS s.nate @
anu tns. u's community demands OF them tt.t
they exhaust all parliamentary iac1cs to defeat
the Esme.
the action Of the members of he Honse ~ Rr,,ra.
sentatves from III. county for their acticn IL he
IS The Cook cuu1ty delegation Wcro r. ,.
hut one exception, and Il w1s tlsre,ora ~, Ht ut
un2 nropct far ouf.fa,. member. T,.aJ ou1 lsst
ntnl II The Cool contv driean,ona me ~ tae r.. ouag
ter; bA in view Of fhs ihef tHaf lie sne maj
the House +, ON outs;,c n ttfa cnnn,s stnoeIs ot
rnisled, we ,A,lnr. lie r ene,s ~ IT, sase oeen
TO be Similarly ,sistd ro1 tn .r,,,. tt not
wrong ognnst The iar"eet cit, o 1hnf- ts.
in whose prosperity md S;.lf,re th,. v"M stote,
equal interest with US. to he rnEsr.mss1 ua.e an
w DO expressly enjon uuo5 onr n:r n.a,t sda