, 1866-02-06

tseece along ;ones' ayenne to Hawthorn aveaue,
then~e along thorn ayeore 10 Latrabee stre-t |
thence along the same 10 Ktneshuy street th.nee |
on kiucsburT sIeet 10 the north line o. Ksrx,e
etieet; Or said Company may tn,1ead OF using that
bury srect, lhy thar traet Actoss any lind legally
acqured by them. IN 4 direct line from LArrahee
street to kinesbn1y street, eoa;h Of Erie street. and
tnence on kingthury atreet to Klude street
Aid. Holden moved to ameDd the fsst section BY
requiring the company 10 lay the track in the centre
q The stEscls anq arennes specified ~ the line Of
The route In the city, The mo:lou was carried.
AID. shassto!d moved 70 futihe1ansna b1 adding
TO the -ectcn the ptor1so that the oEdlnance sha
ii sd.acena properly ho!de1s, sustaining asa,ases
by ycason Of the construction Of Fatd tack. such
amounts n may be awarded sese1nlIy 10 them BY
R9.3'sor'ty Of them appointed By the Common coun-
! AID. shael4ord In supporting his amendment,
In relation to this Northern Railroad. there has
DOW been presented fos the eonst .cration Of the
~s dsNn nS Up By tss on u.nss
an informed by Iii. Cook. Thus one wa+ referred to
the Railroad Eornrntlee On The 9Th Of July. who,
On he tane evening Aldeznsn Gage pres :ntea to
the Council a petition, nuneronsly signed, remon-
etrating against some Of It's conditions. Tns whole
siees snd Ae3s, @ g. with tas sosa Con-
Enitec, who, alter nature confederation, prcaeuted
N N3s ss M 5se fs
t<A4AA~AA
Or This p.osiso to eection1.
4-prGridtd hspere4, That thus section shall he Of
no fone 81 enec, unsti said company shall ;h, haze
paid 10 MI nd}acen' property holders sustaining
damages by reasuD Of the construction Of said uacx,
ench amounts as msY be awarded kesezall5 10 them
by three disntefested neeholdets Of said city or
majority oi them, appointed By the Common Coun-
And this prostso seems now TO be ,be oH!y pom.
rna.tcr. The parsons representing the sairo,d IN.
teresta refusing TO accede % It. and the arguments
Why they should not be subject thereto are that the
r 19 aep VIZ. E H.. easlnE qs ,se 1 a.siss
.ooaed % ss s. e q ceaB as Ws sn s
Unreasonable; nc don't 1sk to be paid what VIC may
estimate our own damages at, because We know fall
WHEN considering their own se'tinterests. ana ii
really appes's to my mind that their position Is
pe1tect! honorable. ia.r and generous; there pro
world vho win eay they are wrong.
NJ. G. 4. 1homPeoqa Arguments asalnst The
1as 1so III - IL sos ~ aa ps Fl s
buying property al along its line ii to point
where business can be conveniently transacted IN
h & + out 81 ss y M hs mUs ,S
purpose, md for the nnanswerable reason that 1t
would not pay to do to. Railroads do not pay Tor
ton Al issus sppesrs t. to @ me- Of moro imposnse to
the city o! Chaeaeo than 10 the railroad company,
and trust II has now come to point at which It
no purpose 10 ptolong pnhac decision. look up
Chicago would gladly aIerd every facility 10 obtain
West, and Il ind m mistaken, = shall simply ply
drop The matter and depend upon other business
tac,tis Which II sse esrane q SUFFICIENT dereep
| directions"
Lis plea Of poverty seepaa 10 demand, rather than
sher :ns tha.
| don't pny will be an admirable one 10 indnce his
European friends 10 insett ,helF capital In hia en-
plaoe than Chicago rather than submit to he con.
dition3 Of the proviso- Milwaukee, I'm sold, nhere
he Is welcome for nothing to all the facfities his
to sn't his tAste In thai matter but after ha1.
ecst 10 him, thas for one-thlfa ef lie year: during
the suspension Of lake navigation, there IL rat
road h1rvest tu The transportation OF produce and
merchandise betwfxt the East and West. and thai
& E Weua be Il
being out Of the direct line Of this business
don't believe be could bs hired 70 60 70 Milwaukee
io1 me- 10 remark, that ! think be knoss how ts
mike good unde for himselE, and that his arc1
ments lave failed 10 convince me that the psrtiea
/ | NrpnE ID their premises.
Tue nniyctsaf sentiment Of ea people noN-a-days
Ism oppo,iuon TO r1i1soao monopo,'es, and to III
detrimental to theT rights, md In eonaet viii d
1eIets and tie interests also Of tho.
@ son Of o9 III. pios.o tn'o ou The q Sorhe@ NJ
road ordinance are in accord. Identical and rot Il
m = III ,af gep9as sin s. Tey sses .
!; non, s every ~ among ;.hom would =
Z same eoudiuohs have heen imposed upon o.hs
e1t hsse ben OBLIGED 70 satisfy Dc people Who's
the city to protect them. and there "a no good RI
. son for now deyiattng nom that rule. They do II
sggs ssss e q ~ as as.s e H. g. tsy Ess@ * @ e .5 % C.
terms asked ios b. lie silrosd compsay III sivin
: lithIps principle, preesdenl md licensing 70
= as the city Of Chtcaeo has the power, and eve
e inviting them 10 trAmpe beneath their feet eye1
The Northern railroad interests are otering eves
plausible argument rc*out1nE TO every artides stsa
aTsem md device to decs'ss the people. and re
| undc1tiand THE question.
s The Common Council Of the city Of Chtcas
over th,s mstter and from their decision thelu a.
pears to be no appeal uor remedy they have tee
dentsny become vested with prezoestivo NOR
6sof y ~ tas
E1,ogs " h,% r., The t. ~ a.
Gentlemen. you should ntt your power di sc1ctel1
i Ton are establishing tule 10, yourselves herea
ters-the1c ase other roads 10 be bni,t-aod the
VINO &ft NO~ 61OltEIB Ql k1E I1EQ14 Of CtQET$s mA
Is In the future be supplianls for their own ha,
1he people il thcir 11ebls II ails shs !: les'
ihsve ste@pted md hope pot iees"s es s.bsmed
d myself fnr It hereafter.
As oSn Snd egRss9ag .ss .ad IL
ben ths policy ofthe csty to srant .aiiiosd. ever
riser 20 thas tho 1i1ef and ,he roaa could sna
e. conjunction. A. 10 damaging the property,
would be found that the railroad would bring bus
Dees 70 the locality instead Of damaging The prol
&c cty. The land there, the p.oytso ,vers attached
l. would be the euhject Of no end OF litigation, Il
y property holder. would zu.h elxlns whether he
!. refused 10 ae ard It hey would continually t. i
+ tempting 10 obtain such compensation through Ii
%S eseq.p =
10 accord II The .amc fsclities Afforded to other
At present great amount Of the bustness coruin
1estea 'e hSs md Sp @ocS Il on 6sd St
that company. He though, then 1t would BE- una
tor authority tn saying that u the pras,ao
question WIS enforced, The road would not coz
d Aid. Russell believed that the Northwestern Ri,
road Company were 1t the bottom Of the oppo-
ton to the road. The land in the city oset Wh1t
re raa Toad psss "a IT. present
n | fzised In that quarter, Now, the Nurthweste1
}! Company have no one to compete with them. Tae
| uDt VQ4i uuuQ&tC1lLH 1uAt EUl2lE 4GE1lQu o. II
! country but hey control coodly number Of i
elevators in The city. The people OF Chicago woul
r certainly ind that their interests were the Interest
: Railroads IL tbe Neat Disisioa h.d .1ftaaly bai
i up Ihst SECTION q The at{ md ,as ssms result
!. portion Of The North D1sision lying contiguous
he proposed .oue. BE was Is cautlons of monop
se M saes = Is bsssgng taso force heahs nd I'D % psrSn
= competition. II the people OF Chfcago allowed ri
rosds 10 consolidate and pass into tie same hand
s' 1p fSa
+ rave to pare Re street. nd keep them Il ode
sea ~ The5 e' aaf isss 5:ss1 ssa
= the country, and bring IN Immense auonnt Of b,
ia. Rserty ID ~ said that they were er.u,tns tb
= railroed over three miles Of lxnd, which ii the
q we1e required to p1scha.s would cost them ov!
purchased every fooi Of THAR 4ieht, bnt fhts OF
atked 10 haye it MI given, and !hco TO b. relieve
3 t5om pairing p any compensation re ioE 4 4
!. road s. @ - ia 3saooo void probabiy coz -
II all damages inflicted. II the rnad IL taken 10 III
gsHkee they w have 10 ;ann proPe
e citizens, when snall compensation would eett
X their iust clam.
Incorporated In the ordinance, The franchise wou
e pol be worth the paper it was written upon.
q Gaeses &c q
ali the railroads tn The city that they could obtz
i lie thought That The people Of The North Divine
n were Standing IN iEelk own Light ia obectmg 10
enterprise itch wpnld increase their business At
trade. Nearly Ill taid tier were in hvof Of Il
road let such keen in mind The fact that br enfor
ID ng the pscyao they were shutting The Sur1he
1e | Road from Chicago.
II Aid. Wicker would like AID. Rafferty, to tell ht
1shat roads had paid anything Tor running into II
y ! city. The Illinois Central suffered no expense b
Of the cost Of laying doWn her track. The MilwanS
Is. 1soad r1n over two miles Of Jefferson street. b
paid no1hing. be Ea.ena Road had The right
n | come down to Water street for nothing, M
rs proposed road Eas willing to gire tbs fianen
compensation OF filling md grading the streets H.
nj parsed over uEd would enhance The value Of q
nj property from ODE to three hundred per cent.
is-t AID. Sheridan bclered that the property pBnc
~ vere sufficiently good Judges 10 deel1ainefwheth