, 1866-07-04

Aeport Of the Minority Of the Joint
Committee


Committee
The following is the report Of the minority
or the Joint Committee on Streets aud Alleys
Of the divisions Of the city, upon the subject
of the tunnel at Washington street, which
was presented ut the last meeting Of the
Common Council, the official report OF which
will be found elsewhere: i =.
TIE REroKF.
To The Mayor aud Aldermen uf he City of Chicago
In Common Council assembled: -
Your COMMITTEES on Streets md Alleys OF the
three utvla!ons, TO whom uae teferted Jointly the
ltan Of the ordinance lor tho construction ot
1sinlng to tha tnhect Of tunnels than belore The
Council, haYlng had the aHmo unner Amusement,
big leave to present 4 minority repott, ana. bJ
the Council aud The public, they beg leave to briefly
review The history OF the matter Submitted to their
Fcf Eeasiy two years past this snejeet Of connect
Ing The West End spn,6 Divisions oi the city by 4
tunnel under tha South Branch Of ine chicago
has ben pee s cSrSc H.. ioo Z ns fns
way VI acconplir hing lhe work, mas been disa.
greeueut among those Who represent the West
iecaseo 1t = Aaama d MOI Or at washington street. Had i
Cot for this difference RmonG th0ee who should
not nave disagreed, The ve1ed ques ton Of tnnnel
disposed ot ere iii. and lie work accomplished.
Alttr eesetal unsucceaeful attempts: during these
two sears, tpo ciy Council on ins sh da! of Ja!y.
1SGE passed an ordinance for The construction OF
tunnel Al Washington street.. The Ordinance ass
ed Just ~ committee. composed mostly Of West
ias e. ,ss,f 70 he aGe Il
10 blame for 1t bu thsmseiFRs, who bsd the getting
Of It up: Evidently they who repos.ed i we're then
,lests ID rseomnaendlne to sas Soansa ths,, Rlan @
only oppotiifon In the Council to the adoptlon, Of
the report o1 this committees. came from IN alder,
man or the Tenth Ward; the North slde aldermen
ri nr INN " nf 4
Section two Of this ordinance contained the
pFori<o .lIhAs tho sum OF one hundred thousand
and the money paid into the City Treasury oefors
the work should be commenced, hut this condition.
his never been complied ~l1h, and not cent by
tomntroller or Treasurer. Amer some ten mouths
bad elspseu from the date Of the passage OF Ills or
dinancs fnd there then belng no appafent effort TO
IN the West D1vlsson, certain prominent nizsns o.
the NORTH Division proposed 10 tue Goumts4i9neIs
Of The Hoard Of Public Workt, that ,aey Moa4 Pay p;
lars towards the construction ofa tunnel a StSte
street. Rhc1eupou, the Board Of raohs Wo1ss
eent The following eommunieah1n 20 ~ 9ee9a e9ac
70 the Msror ard Aldermen ef1is el1y Of Chicago,
in Common Geuns!t assembled a. ;,sc,,,;,v ri, ,se
regarding tunnels under Chlcas9 kiyes. suont'eo
5ody 4n enS Bud Have
come TO lie conclusion that tho tunnel to
| b. conslr1cted under The main Eise1 should oe 70
t cafed at STATE srect It CHI be built AZ less e.
nense ana fnconyen1euce at that point anh q. tne
same time be M more t. pna ~ sasSIs.
after It's construction. The o. kee aH r
transpsF,aaon W netween tae different Ea'ssy ~
lions. which Is becoming greater viz eaca s sGs
! ceedtrE Te4f will be accomnoGateo 10 1Ane"
| rrra,ef extcDr thau at anY other Pont.
Board 5sa5ly aaS ,5omTE Tesoas ,aa, EVE
rsntiv nledred their rha1e Of the money ncccssss5
The t1nne1 having heeu pethontu ior ana suoos
,v nrped by many o1 our most respected cllzens
Ind I1fctsf property holders. WIG have followed
thet PETITIONS with hbcr.l esrt of monsy 70 a;d ~
aioptior OF ;hc ordinance reported to yoas hon.
orabJe body 10 March last, adding a5,000 10 The
amount named, Tunne@lps The ri*et being an ex'
| nne Should Afst be constructed aud tIiat before
auv fur1htr s,epa arc taken for Others.
During the past seaE, tunnel Nas ordered 10 bt