, 1866-02-01
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
fOFFIEL1L REPORT.1
Adjourned Regular Meeting, January
3Oth, 1866.

hesr-lI1s Honor the Mayor, md Alde,me
hhI12iieketboeseE, Carter, BaE.ett Wicker, McRoJ
Mtn Moore, 1.4derty, Fs1sbee, Woodard, Roideu
Hixby, Bond, Russell, nunt1ey, Gastheid, Ffanzer
not,lncer, Ruh, Lawson. sh.ek'oEd, Woodm.n IN,
foot. S'''' Np' 1@'@' auo t'ao
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
STREETS AID ALLE1B nd
AID. Nc1toJ, Of the joint committee to whom hat
6ecn re!eHed report OF Committee On Railroad.
In 1elssion 70 she Northern Railway Company, sub
mltted tne following report:
Mfom1 RxroRr.
To ihe Honorable the Mayor and Common Council:
The Undersigned members Of the committee ,o
whom VIA referred the ordinance OF the Railroad
Gornmlttes tn favor OF Kzanlmg pesmisaiou 10 the
% asa he snSest pn 10 sss aur x s
That " oslle1e the railroad report is inst and
ials, snd fhat % We beliere the prayer OF the aail
1or the following feasons:
!. Because we believe Il is The true and correct
poliey for tie city Of Chicago TO encourage The
railroads leading into the CITY possible, and that
Ing al they can 70 diveEt our trade md business
rom ns, Ne ought to protect our business in every
= The pntles who are 10 butld This new line Of
foad, a. cost or nearly two millions Of doll1rs are
sented in thie country BY gentlemen Of The hte6est
standing, who a*surs d that II theJ sSe aowsd 10
come into the cl'y On The came terms which have
will bqiId and complete ihe road within two years
nGn tns time Of the passnge Of tho ordinance.
%. We believe thai every citizen OF Chicago IS
,hy h aass that tnsle y growing Up aeatnst ns IN
eononet o. that great Esliroad monopoly whlch
oTns and controls ~ q the zaillosds leading tsom
entire carrying trade Of the county. and thar yote
aHcinse thla new and competing line fs q rose to
- eo W tEe people q the Northwest
lnai Elean!ie monopoly ios Ill time to come, aud
Sorshwsst; ~ teep'' 'A''s''a' '0'
41. w oeAese tnat nearly al Or or merchants
ana ousins*a men ase n Avoe OF this new railroad
and TO the caty BY refusing to allow this enterprise
10 e eSnE H1Ia snLo I. .ns esy.
sara Sn. ihc ru1ae WnGn has oeen selected for this
ins ne moat OBSCURE md 9ndeqnented portion o. the
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