, 1870-06-25
stRajlroad Tia1ucfA Again.

: To tie Editor Of The cAiengo TRIBUNE:
1ns r.oad e ss9t oy 70 the RSsra Gf
warmed, and cuddled, between the board and
railway Officials, duEEg the long Incubation, 70
TEiarHg that tho board has been moved to make
a bold effort 10 crack the sheil and expose the
ncdRlinR to public e7zc- From the sweet words Of
this board VIC should suppose the young chick
would become the rival OF the famed bird OF Para
<1,se b.st when look down into tue shell We dis
at .douen int t tey % ars eminently satisfied, what
Ne ar Us e1...usnty dissatisfied We whose rights
rich corporations We Us ..emsnenuyr protest
against this whole Eehemc- We, the million. have
-ein11ent rights that this eminent eoard and our
.r;,iJtp d-constl utted Council should be bound to
s1tSpect -, u.-,,z o@,, ~ -at,.,~ .-oe.,,o,
Is easl1y renedied- The companies hare only, as
tn other cities, to remove their stealnpow on
entering the dvEscr portions of the City, and move
thcir trains by horsepower: The Coumon Coun-
, case Of the Burlington i Quincy crossings near
Sixteenth street, when pettioacd, last ial!, "
mere than nyc hundred OF cur most worthy c!tl-
There 1s 10 res. necessity for this crossing Of
our main avenues At Sixteenth street me com
py hsse nov anotaef e ek ~ wqs eas saan ten
u.IDuics' dclay, Int, II they insist on using THIS
sto1t cut, let them comply with the rules o. Co1n-
E:uu Ian, as III other citc8-moye tFains II Lnese
Localities BY horsepower, and all danger VIII be
1ysided. -.-.
fut this ysafuri e19, which 90 troubles the 0oA1u
u s1ch that l. requires the invitation and sssat-
sl:ce OF AL The Hallway oil!,la1S TO Walm tnbo De-
in3, seems to haze taEcn the hcrmaphrodltc FORM
Neither the tNard Or THE officials seem to know
ire gender or dare xouch Tor tle bantitng. The
bdy ts to be yoIche1l for by the rnilxAY OfIciaa,
aud t1ac exucHlftire by the hoard. cputry1ncc
to eEulk responsibilities hy trying TO hile bridge
building Under preteuce Ut " changing gTade' y
and no tJ TO hide the extsemittes under some in-
-ArpGcahle Supreme CoIn decision. am not sur
.p.tBed- 1t the EipW prueess Of Matching qnch A
nonde8cE1pt" And the eminent satisfaction" Of
-1esulta Yes: the railway companies viii conseni
to buIld the hrdges, and the board ure en1i.
ncnuy h8ppy to raise the apnrpachrf
and build sidewalks, DC, AID tas
the people to pay expenses anu clarges
But Whist SAT 5ou, tax-n1yezs and prope.ty-hoid
ers, and the South Side especially. Do you mo
pose to submit 70 this7 WI goa allow your prop
erty taxed to build baErcates In front OF yuut on
du1rs block Nd your streets, Aud shut Of the view
-on your best avenues. and be compelled to cllm
over bridges with snorttng engines rushing be
meath, frightening your horSea to rush from thes
summits anG dash IN pieces your carriages and Il
your families. Better allow the raitn'ays to rE
rs they are forever. Were We a. rich ia thes
railway corporations We could solve this dtflcu
problem the 1rsr meetin:. Ut the Council and ol
tain an ordinance under " Police Repul1.ionn " r,
<or remove their r1cksl trpu the dr,sely mont
lated portions Of the city.
~ W.. G. HATHAWAY
And mofc tnan I'VE hundred Others,
CHICAGO, June q, 1870.