, 1869-11-21
OvERLDADlN0.
a.ruraatcs I'rnrtlart1 upon Horses
In our Htrccts,
Tho Law on tho Subject Of Overload
Ing Transportation Wagons.
Work for tAe poltoe,

IHHIG'hVkSk " constantly ~ F1eetpt q! 4 lASRo
hhRtsr u COMMUNICATIONS tslAtiya 10 thu cgae}.
uss dAly p'ac1lsea, np<a horses tl alF atreets ami
asl1rk II va hsss Any lass ia Thu AA.s upoa ,ha
subject and II ~. Why they arc not enforced,
The complaint tn question II uo uncommon a,a.
It'll matter Of ordinary occurrence 10 va taam
OF h0rhes driven through the pructpal atSeets
drHRgtng after them = load much heyond their
strength TO pull Dut tho preteu. eyI bocomes
more apparent and mere cenIurah!e when these
overloaded Ha4ons have to be drawn up steep
the Warrington Htleet Tunnel The yaylonS trid1ca
and also depots Of the caty.
Ito happens shst The principal heavy transport
tAt,on OF the city haa to be DOM On the streets
where thcsc grades are tho st1ole2t The scent
from the Illinois Central Depot, for about block,
On Lake md South Wa1er B'rc-ta, II very consid
etabc. Aided 10 this Is also the further fact tina,
there strrc's are paved With the blo.k pavement,
which. even 10 toe ecei Of wea,hes reuders 1t hsrd
for horses 10 bo sure Of their toorng and when not
pulling heavy load: hat II weather. 1ikc the pres
eot. when there IAvcments arc Rared over with
SNOW and ice, The dn,culsics Of travel are greatly
Cthapced Still this docs nut aeon 10 make much
idea IN tplnd, md that Is to pile up their Tng-
~" "a q WI hoa no .na
their hoyteA drag tnla lmlnenae load up these d.
elisltieA In slippery weather, Ike The present. It
u 4 vtry common sight to see thcae wagons let
atuct IN the lddl. OF the asceut aud thea to slso
ece the Iivcfs 20 up to their hotsea take the butt
end Of the whip and beat them over tho heads,
AAC ultb[4 H@4 tUE "HuE 6Iu&Kl1QX 70 k04 DE4f OF
their ability to draw the load Tna poor csrstures
IN atsenpsinK to yet = foo.hold, dig the edge Of
their boots ln;o the c1er,ces bet seen the blocks
ol The pavenlt nt, aud pull and try unui their eyes
start from their rockers AMI their VEINS swel out
~ hiG IS ropes Many I duc morse has been
rotned forever hy being thus orcTtAKed- In .
lnEcr prn,hcr Of tnatancrs thrr are strained, anf
haSr limbs tnnkcn In being worked Ii this cruel
nanrcr-
the sterpeft ascent Of ary OF the prtncirA1 thor
onRnarcs. II is no ugh rast for horses 10 pull one
81 those empty tE7uFpor1as1on wagons Slone up
from the mouth or tho tunnel to the lerel OF the
STREET IN eUch weather ~ the present. Hut tho
latCe majority Of tean-ters, regardless OF whether
the!s loads ate composrl OF tcs,l or seatners ex-
haaft the s.orAGr cnpactts Of their large w2gouA
and ther, BY dirt nt hard swearing. and htf1ltI
whipping and rca:1ng, ml1acnlouhly succeed Ia
getting tue WORK OF four h0ra'R 01t Of two.
A, sl Of The br,ogea Of the city, where the grade
IL very ehsrr, anu especially AZ the CLARK street
hl1dEr, Tue instances We have recited are OF mo-
day when long trains OF express wngnnA, al trans
rortat1nn wzSors. and Of business wagons OF all
kinoe, drawn only by a pair Of horses, capuor st
street np On the bridge The vast amount of
1sao,po.'nt.o5 n To- d91.x fsom the G.lena: Depot
city n,. to i,e all drawn across either Wells or Or
Clark e,recs bridges By ho1sea
These Instances A1e 70 numerous that It u a
1nern vna'e Of t1u1e to eoumer1.e them. They
nre the tubicc' Of remark to eEerynody, save aud
except those Whose uu,y 1t Il to that this thing
should he stopped. and that inhuman drivers
The cruelty Ia the.c INSTANCES IA at a ,wofold
nature 1t u lad enouah to pat these aulnals TO
the tass Of dsa*ius u 1o.d fa1 besoni their
strength. Ard when the5 canuo. no taAt which
they have not the rpEtr % do. aud sre beaten
and Ahu-ed IN shameful! rnsuncs for thts 1t Il
ieh time that the saT shou1c step IN aud regulate
The matter.
A1d these structures ap2'y lust as much TO the
drivers OF horse chrF ~ 10 anyone else 1t takes
STRONGEST or hoFses 10 this bosirtss- The o7ee.
loadtng Of carl hca. not s!ihs aiding The extra
ew eGe' nasG :" ake n1 t ns nssas. np nt 9.
lpded TO.
1nte cnactel law 10 exprcrsr tDea: the Ilsa aces
which this article hiss enumerated. THIS law
provides that ~hoever "Aha eEertEise, overload,
oyerworf, torture Torment, ceaeLy hest, or rn.
i!tase hoteea and other do nestle alAuAlA ahAll be
dnrl not less thas. 81. nor more than $l0o." Auy
one OF the orerAti.e -nl'es IN the aoore cause
Exactly covers I'll Of lncae cases to which Ia4on
ras heen II hdc and II II ula, tho duty Of csesy
otcer TO brtLR The violatoss nj 1hs la 10 tu,tice
N9eneEtt tFey Eitnc:a III violation.
Dut. as II tRc S:ate law w43 no: enou1h, the city
n4a ALSO rAsaef Nh o:difa6ce to the effect that:
"HhoeEcr shall uno+cea'ar.ly or cruelty belt,
1nlu1e, Or other vie nntreAt anv dumb ausma'. or
WhoeveT snA'l oEer-;0Af Ills lea u, shall be naei Ia
sum hot lets thnl T.. 1.or exccrdlog sal" And
Mte also herein made The duty OF eretY .pollcc.
man to fct shxt fh's law Il strictly eG,rcet.
How well either OF thesu Ia ~ arc carried ont
may be sccn BY tbc fear IA which teamster3 aud
horse-cas dr.Hers s'aad OF them. For alt pur.
W lAEf HtE III 70 UA0y ne al lEtf&td,
md might as vel h+ expuagct FROM tue st-tute.
beok. II one or two good, sholcs one examples
were inside. this eFti would eoou he checked. As
It u. tic b'ane OF the whDl- matter must relt
with toe Chjcszo t,olEee. Th-re Ia policeman
6tAtioncd n eserV bridge In the city where there
u any Amount Of tra'rI, and also several at tho
derotA Theec tnataucea cAunot fsll 10 come uu-
der thclr eyes, and II Is I most plpaae omIaaton
Of duty that they DO no. bring the offenders 10
justice.
In Other cities Of the country eocietses hare
nscn orRanizel 70 s.e that inc t.ws preventing
arc earned ouL II IS to be bopet3 that With ite
weltlnoEn hutnAulty sont aHch Organization viii
soon be effected here. As It Il, the attention Of
tho polio" ss chilled 10 the tuh:tcs. II they cau
oR!y tirarc ono honr 7cs day aEay from the stoves
in saloons to see TO tntA natter, tneJ viii have
peft0rEed their duty much more fAitafuIly than
1heJ hare toLp bcss:ufurt.