, 1869-08-14
THE COURTS Of LAW AND EQElT1.


Tho United sta,cs, represented BY Joseph @,
Glover. Esq., District Attorney for the C11te1
statrs Inst evening t1led BILL, seeking to declare
unconstitutional and void the Act Of The last Legs
latusr Of Illinois, donating The lake front Tue hill
proceeds On tHo grounds, the grant In deForatIon
Of the rights OF the United States as owner OF tho
fec, IN truk. fos pubus 1sca and the interference
with navigation which, by the constitution OF the
United siatss, ia subjected 10 the sole Jurisdiction
Of Congress-
TLc pa11ies made defendant In the hill are the
Illinois Central Railroad Company. the Chicago,
Huntington Il Quincy KallroAu company, The
Michigan Central Aall1uad Company, and the c.sJ
II = slated that Prior to md during the year
uHner, IL fec, u the land ai tue mouth Of tho
tic .Ju:h fraction Of >cct'on r. 10 TO *nshtp 80,
uurth Of Range II, caat OF t1t thlru lE1n ;tpal
EEr1!dlan Tt:at being sucn owner caused. ln tac
wear l..l. The property described, Win othrt pub
lc u1.ds OF tho United States, 70 ts surveyed Aud
plated accurdinE IL lsw, hen u rrcc!sel the
ncscr1p1ion siatrA Ia the Jeaz - thcse prem
scs were, 11uIsu4n1 to law, ret haft tF complain
lut for nsc LII i uuttauy reservation, ann IN the
year 1879, 10 conformity with Law, tno sald sou,h
T4csisn: ] VI lhs Imtea SUITES, through The Se:se-
taty ni War ordered TO be rntxi.vded ,aio lots AID
Locks and sold ln pursuance Of !h;s ordsr, Nj.
mutlu aud cerunrd . map OF plat Of the
premises 70 aubdi, :dea, aud recorccd II,
,n The ronthra-t corner "t lhr rad souih tFac,,on
,rA,lcd aud dcstgpatetl a. .rulIc grouna. fur
ever to rru,an Snr1ut uf bali,llhgt,' aud for tho
purpose Of clearly expressing the Intention OF tho
ltllit. SAea III tha rrgHsti, II Nas stated ln the
certificate attached 10 the map mentioned. that
o;In III t rsrettt, = md frontng upon LsIe MICHIGAN,
to In ocrninrd With buildings Q! 1nv de-
.cuItion, - 1t being tue intention Of the Cafcd
bules, through iLs aVenk, u ETrEocaoy dedicate
the SAID puht:c grounds tu ine usp ol iac public,
And r.t<clAl,t Lluse v hu should b<.coule owhers
II Iotr irputpg uron the aAme-
IN tfksf fhrnf n JtT r.
eerted aid thus r1h'isi'ied was. hy authorized
agents. 4oti at public auction, ty os to the nigh
10th pdaz,eiy and IN prya..', h., tae authorized
nRci,1h Of lae complainant tuat the Hortloa Of land
aa1ke spusc ~4s 10 1einan 10 ioseses a, W. 1T
ever deaEated TO llui'hc usc- In consequence o.
this dedication thc persons who became own-Es Of
any lot. III BLOCKS iu H. II and u III the tatdiv1-
tIoa, would have al open md uninterrupted view
VI Ito kaId public GFonHds md out upon tne
lake, mud they and nil other owners IN The Iubdl-
Vision would have thr uss mud bs.nsa. o. Inc Pun
los and TO the greet Eenent III sals} u tHe Uutsd
states, wherefore the lots mentioned, did, 81 the
woI!.! have Dceu me case, anl especially tie lots
fronting on The dedicated grou1d wcfto' The dedi.
cat1on, ent.nced IA value 1he - snc being eom- or
chnseIr, each deed referring sstcty 10 the tuAp,
| mentioned heretofore As having oeeu nade Ana
| Iecofdrd, Whereby the cutupiAlnnnf cosenAn&ed
with liz Eranlcrs as well as wtlo the general pub
| lie, thai these grounds should aKn,s ee kelt
open, End tre1 AID cls1t from buildings or every
description, aid f5t, for the rse, e1iu{ Melt and
lltas;rc Of NIL; and tna1 the ownets Of .o.s front.
| Ing on The Fame Ehould forever have fr1m iheIt
Ss N "Rsa aGa a., m h sn T nc EaS1a ad
| thr1GufAtthg brtczcs iherefFom; End tnnt the
Unisell Skatca would forever ho.d tic title 70 The
grounds, and protect the several owners In the use
8nd enjoJme CT the Views and Of the air from
thr lake-
il u claimed that tho fee 0! the properly ktu re-
r1a,ns III. Eniteu siAtrs, for the uses 10 which
+
VAS made, the land de.c.lsd waa taken posses.
E1nu OF By The 1own Of Chicago tor the general
| publ,r and the Individuals to wnose u6e 1t was
dedicated. whence onward IN ront 2, n.a ame: tne
ttou tut, here It Il Claimed fnat thls posaesaon
! gaze no nIht to the iorn Or CITY 70 impair N!
r1ci of The general public IA the land or any pe1-
ucu Of It, to the couiEary OF which. II Is merely
custodian with the nGhl to enact a1d eniotee
nunlcipal regulations With Ttfatsl 20 she rtopc5!
More specifically, the properly ~ dtscr1oea q.
i bounded no1th b} Raudoli'n street, east ~ tne
! ,ake. south Iy Madison stIcet and *cst By bloek!
q III 4 a pu1!!c s;Irct 9noxn a. Michigan avenue
the l.ala,.ee btng uscd a. psnuc PARK 10 part
After The dedication. portions OF inc l1nn "St, ~.
ARD ndlncent property owners expended lAlS'
tutld Vi muney In And about the crecuon Of ofeaH
, / wntcft, &c: ne1crhele.f, IN ISL the pu5i,
extend about 1t0 leet east OF the east Nae o
Michigan 2venac. This abrasion has, however
hlhce, by me care and cost Of Chicago, been grad
EaIs Fetl1lIGct II part, HI taai greet portion )
the oT.cnal landia now said aaa Auhslaudh- All
OF great vs.ue-le1n4ps o5 ths sane Of r. ~. .ooa
4 All tbs to thc cantrar5 notW1thst3uding, on tn
= 10Th day Of February, 1881. the l!.noia centra
halfway WIS Incorporated with "a terminus IKE
/. III Twelfth street, and IN lstI, The company ~
I empowered h5 The Sta'e to construct and opetat
'aleral trsck 70 me houtn branch o. ne Chcas
: and the cotnpany. Lnder thls lAA legislation q
agreement vas estcscd into under which the coIr
: ! rany lad lis track npon the margin ot the lal'