, 1866-06-11
THE STREET. CAR QUESTION,
Changing Track on the Sabbath Day
.-The Work Stopped and
Left Unfinished.

The dwellers and paseers. near and about the
corner OF state and Randolph streets, vera some
what tufpsieed yesterday {Sunday9 morning, by
The Appearance oi large force Of men engaged in
taking up portion Of the rails On Randolph street,
and equally surprised 10 see them suddenly cease
work at early hour, leaving their job unniahed
The following statement offacas will supply the ex-
planstion 20 much sought after yesterday By hnu-
dfeds Of people who remembered the former e1pe-
p.rienfcf Of laying tracks on Sunday IN Chicago,
TT Tnf i Sha.teF or,etn.ny granted to the M Chicago
vltiou Railway Company. gave the right to lav
tracks on Randolph street, cast to State, tu: gave
no power 10 pass beyond the eastern line q State
etrcet. some room being needed In which 10
chaEge the cnrH from one track to the Other, the
Conp npany 1ook few feet Of the street cast of the
sal R1,enE EaeEE therein, thereon t s e2; 4na s;gag
euce to pas.ensers afforded by this ar
REsmssnt t1s stsP has never ben
Of 1he city. since by the bresklag. Up ol S We.t
Madison street. double stsaug Of csrs h,s been
ox1 on M;;ndo; hs hss oesn
long line Of cars occupying the southern track,
and sometimes extending veal a. far az Clatk
street each waiting II. ta1n to get to ,he switch
every one hundred secondai The officers Of The
Railway tou'paoy cogiased for some time on the
sltuanon, and = List decided to. attempt
10 obtain permission from the authorities TO
make III extension further east, In order to avoid
The blocking Of The crossing on State streel They
uld not go 10 the Common Council fos such pei-
mission, but 3nstead thereof proEured the fuloW-
iuC from lhe cticc Of the Board of Pahlfc Works:
oFr1cE OF Tue BOARD or PCBIIc WoRKs,
n.r.,. cHSAGo. ApEl ao.h, 1855.
nc hereby permitted 10 lake up inc s9ttch
nov In use wett Of State street on Randolph etree.
in the city Of ch'csco. and 10 pat In The same At
q CONVENIENT point east Of otate street on said
EsnGoiph street, and 10 Otherwise alter and az
range The switches there laid and 10 80 extend the
sne as to render the use Of said street less neon
Fenlen 10 the public, and to afford 10 said Railway
Company better facilities for the accommodation
Of .he pnb3tc, md this permit is hereby granted
only upon the express condition that said Halfway
Company shall be liable for al dzwages that may
nccufe 10 any per.on or persons and that ii shalI
assume such damages, and hold. save and keep the
Bcnr1 Of ine..c Works OF the cry Of Chicago, md
change in said switch or tracks, and by reason OF
any da1nage that may In any manner result there-
ts'sned' Eng GGREn d 5Hz,
Board Of Public Works Of the city OF Ch1c.co.
We arc informed that the MANAGERS did aof in.
tsna to asais them5ssea % q a. permission here
The conciution recently that the tsa1c On the 1oad
would BE- cdoetually stopped, aud ncnee determined
hired. and get 70 work yesterday. morning af four
O'Clock to take up the switch and remove it furlhey
eas'. but at1er working fer while the men struck
iefl work. About fhe same line tae foiice CON-. ON
,ni<sloners, hsytne. beco complaln.d 10 that ,be
Sabbath was being broken. appearcd On the scene.
The labor Was Suspended before the work WAS
nntshed.
The impression WAS general yesterday that the In
ten1on OF the Railway men IN undertaking the work
On Sunday, Was to avoid the possibility Of beIn.
tutcrfered with by Injunction, As wopld have bcca
the case we're u undertaken while the courts were
OPEN The officers deny this, and in proof OF their
postIfon point to The fAct that having no charter
right to the rosd they as llahle - be enjoIn-d
from usine the traek at any moment attez il has
been laid ~ from hJtng It. The reason gIycn Is
that Us the cars do not coMmenet runuEuc On sun.
day 20 early By come three hours ~ on other morn
incf the tfaye1 On the rosds wonld be leas iu.er-
tered u1th-lt was intended 10 have haa the work
DONE and state street cleared By ths time the DIST
cara eant down yesterday. .S;zz
LAIR.
At ten o'clock List night, The Rsilsay Company
having again ret their men 10 work 5sying down
the track, hs property owneEs tec2pd lime sought
the aseietsnce OF me police TO foseu suspension
until an opportunity Waa opened for redress
through the Courts: Captain Hickey accordingly
lespttcbed kqnad Of patsolneu 10 The scene, I'M
der Sergeant Clayton, with lnstFoesions to driEe
OF the work1ncn. aud keep the street clear until
morning. The Sergeant quickly complied with
bis order and mp to twelve O'Clock all wa, qnis. on
faH HArn 1rh