, 1866-06-28
COMMON COUNCIL.
Special Meeting---The River Tunnel
Questions n Washington Street Fa.
vored BY the Coumittee--Oppo.
sitf0n Of the North Sfde.-A
Brisk BAttle-.-The Or
dinanee Passed.

| eNfCal meeunE OF The Common Council vi
he'o last evening in The Council Chsmh=F, rpo
tnc Cali of Aldermen Moore and Carrier, 10 frce!s
ahe report OF the Joint Committee On Streets m
Alleys upon the river tunnel question: ana tor Ii
'taptac'ton Of general bustoess. Hia Honor. th
Mayor. occupied the Cha:t md there wcec prtsrt
Aldermen kplckcr3oekef, COZ. EAf3et. D'Nol
W,cker ba5stt Calsins, h's hsaa; F1nnaesa aa!ee
! Holden, Russell. AckhoG, G.staeld, Ffauzcn En
.. gel. shsehord. Lawron. Cia:k, O'5uIlivl1.
Tic call Of the mett1DR Mas reau BY The Clerk
, and ordered to be placed on cie
The following report Tas received ind read b.
To The haror and Aldermen Of the City Of Chicago
| ~ Common Council assembled:
| 1om joint Committee on Streets and Alleys IL
tns !nfee division Of The cdty 10 whom Nas retcr
| concerning the building Of tunnel At FIxnkliI
etttes ~ we'll as The subject matter oi tunnels II
Eene;aL tas1ng bad nc same under adslsemsut
bone months ktuce, und before the Opening oI
naF,ga'ion on the I1sc1, and after The euhject o.
tunnels had been prdcr uiscus siou for more than
Two years at dine-enl md stated tlmea, ali lie u
rfopt plans and propositions for tunnel were laid
atioe. 10 resi-. a many OF rs had supposed, for al
Ieaet gear 10 come In thfr, however We WeYt
disappointed. >ince the commencement nf bu.i.
ness In the month Of May, the ollen recurring and
long Continued interruption. to bnin. 81 ind irsve
IN consequences Of the bridges being OPEN 80 lares
portion Of the time, has caused new feeling Il
the minds OF The bHstnes portion OF The cIty rnon
,s qussmon+ gsesler than essr b:tore, md 1he5
4 -
| tntn1 shhll he tlicd. ~ "1Fs1A'
Ihs Council have beretoEofe exhibited CON,
mcndable degree Of caution upon ,h1. importan,
qassnon. pstpsenng 1s II Is In many respects on
eccouuf os the uncertainty Of the exp.ri1nsnt the
large amount OF money 1t will cost, and ID. large
CITY, and the further reason inst at the ponf vtere
| lhcy nrst det1red 10 MAKE the experiment, the
| People nave eIt1fely tMiled 10 make the sub.c1ip.
oon necessary 10 meet her klate Of the expense IL
Nae expected. N .'
On th!s account portion Of your comu,,tee
~ete N laeot Of tta1sierne the proposed location
| " SONG othcf point, and where The cttt=eue hSu
| pledged q large amount o{ money to MD In i'd
eoehtfncilon Tbs prnpostdou, fair and Just as Ii
sppears 10 come OF rs, for local Or olner reasons
! y Of The committee. or OF the Council.
There Il Low left no other alternative, II tunnel
The ERefel fund and coneauei il n Maa6,us'oa n,
ns fs0s I'd sad s spS
: s5s .5eI @
othets fhat might be mentioned, the ptooo*cd i'm.
1ei s5ona be loealed where lhe bnslness fnteres
local so.her conf1deiataont. InereiSre yoSr com'
mll1ee contd not II commend the construction Of a
a. fsnkn 1tret contemplated IN the
satis6ed un!ii The e1pez1meot has bern tried md
~ ~ pa aa te.ted by actua e1pssenee and
Of Ire Conh1t 1t the present time your pmntttee
wouid recommend the construction Of tunnel ut
~ g. ~, aau Moaia respectfully ask ioE
! mlued BY AID. Moore
y. d, T W4sTsa n 1e'pe<uaiy ayysq sqoMt,ea. Mnnea
snrnEs BARRETT, :. KlsS,
T. ~ = ! 1lani6: HaI =. hsleKE1aocKER,
| y Tnoi,s',,'' h. AcknofF.
| The ordtnauce,s the old one which hns slkeady
been pubhshed. II provided for the paymeut Of
,.e e5cn.e ou, Of ~ general fund and she missing
hH VyFN f6t,+v
ss,d r1,cnse "'n 'He ptcfent JEaf 10 10 ta"1ros
Aid. shacSford moved ,hs, N. -e,,,+ y. ,.,a
osst IT. a''H ft1nsat,eaio. pn5ashea. ,, a.. -
rrnorf sno ~ ~. .ne aoopuoa o1 the
for nnh;;ss1s . .aas tne iepoft mus! 60 over
gentlemen would disen,s II ,fshes xn de.t1.su nc
Alderman Holden favored the pa.sa:e Of fhe Or
dlnancf. md complained that the Aidermtn from
le,7ed at al i. must be lcrscd this month, we're in.
Tending 10 fluk'rate the entire p,I=ct by no stpo.
nfuE it until 100 late. lie had OPPOSED pfeylpus
osu1nancet on toesun3ecf becanse theY dbteu ham
Ks ~ ptosros a,.o snpo!a,ion;. 1his one Was
fnr ~ nfr.itnnd x,,bnnt s ~ ~ s1penIe Hom
naets s7 ~ f"r w ~alhE 10 receive OUTSIDE
Ald trsnii,x.n ri e,,nts ~ ~ p.sea1S, ~ =.
n;Htxioe a.. ne Sotto DIVISION ont IN ~ cold. That
Wsru r.s i,s n,Gfs ,s;, Gsslon ana nc sixteenth
NERVE he nseI: ana among Them he would mention Mr.
Usaen, ~. s9tlden, nj. Rnnsey Apd Others. had
ths ennrn oaTno no 20 enhuaonte ~ slVgo to"ards
s,as ~ wiz n -, r.-n.t.... -. vas LOa-
coiva avs cor.ian.,,r "' "s' <1@t oaes saoa'u 1e'
The Msyor sn1a ihrt m vnrb oa.~ Rad ,...
alder m oder Nhrn fnaoe rnrsr ,he etor. -,
TIC duDo1e -
Aid. Nlxby thourht the fin, np er.r If sa.,,sd
could cut no fgu.e In the 1nalfer, Owing to ,hr
presence Of The pier xt Sta;e street and The DIM
menslcned, c1ntidered, The cost 10 tie ctty wnuld
be lcst to undertake the enitte expense ii Wash.
tncton kircet rhan The balance at state The Alder
man contfnend The entire interests OF ihe div
enou}d be discussed without respect 10 sectional
Aid Cla,k had no secttonal feeling tn the matter.
he recognized the prior claims Of Washington ntreet
but believed thai the righse OF lhe Eorth side
'>@ " nm .,.n ,ox
The at.c,.,,,~ IL.
.safP e es5 W; Nc MSoEs koissfsooeser e Barrett
- us Mou aha oooa,d. iot ne 0rdinsnce,
snu sns,,e. =. ~ Saae1i9a: C!asE ahd Dsultvan
sueet fnoulo oe anelnaed-
suRs11ErTx.
Aso. Wicker offered a. substitute for the oftlI-
nance reported bJ the committee, = drati Of an
otuinanse ,or Ut consttnctaon q two tunnels, one
Ruled our Of ozac1.
In F>ply to Question from AID. Russell. S.
Irwin, EtQ the Corporation Connsti stated that
oe ,o ,ia ..e Ent. ne kasheo tols month or The
hid orce been puhl,sIed h. ,honnbt :, anid es
nasse5 irf,rifv wiihnnt t1,+h, uet. ~ >'0ta oe
,-a,...., pAo-@N'on-
Aa rr.,,o,, ,.,..,4
h. ,nnsnn to ~ os "a - ,l ~ ~ MNqoEaw
'>- -SSA ~ 1"' "'e4 ~ .tpoi' iot pooilsauoa.
II carried. Wou5d dctsst he nroee, M.e onS s sven
qneut1y rcluseu to withdraw.
HuLED our or onpER.
AJa. Valeot' renewed The notion to pass the or