, 1870-07-20
COMMUNICATIONS,

Va t4fe >oAtA clue wish 10 place before the people
III reply. First, we woRlu inquire Whist necessity
There Is Tor trains frum the north and west to
make the Circuit OF the city and come in on the
lake fhorc: Where il Chicago: Must AL the
passengers and goods frum the west anh north
necessarily be landeei nj rhe lake shore tiepo,s
Have the people OF the West and Surlh Sides
Incident with ne frrsse, anil Sa rasssnser ser
ior asro1s on the WesI S5le Ar: the West tyla aud
can l* dune there: We have SAIL that fre!sbts
from The nor1h and west: going south auI sast
tToss hcrr, ART over and nm Ia the I,,. sho. ~
fnr ne puflose "{ making up trains aau Then nm
,s,sc ,ash ~ Inc aks shoEe south and east running
A. lite same pntnt HheTu the Sfpck Ynr,l r,nsstns
nlstts the shurr rua4i. ~soea'As
~. Al articles opposed to u.s. Including the one uu
company have now, anti hare hatl fur 14any yrars
nholnsf tI@ck. crossing from the West Side tu tht.
tersectirg thr CcntTals AT UakwptnL In tnIs All
&c We ale told thai lie " 1laln o,1rction 10 The
v.aSnSe T. That Their construction viii interfere
s1fohH objection, but by no means the main uns
w inost strpuEt cbi.ri to the IMMENSE damage
t..@.s:,l ao1s e lnsHy; H. re sIuFmous expense, a
couie1eucs with the railway companies, cx
press pres =, Millingness not only to do the
10 assume all the Responsibility Of seiiitr1 xith
ffppeIty-oWne1R, ant assess bcned,s aud dam
axeA we are to be bcnentei, is not YET stated.
iatnel 10 the people. We who arc in The ytcinitr
arr no more beucnscd than any Aud every ofher
relsoh Eho travels On tlese ayeuu-a, especially
- We VINO I've north Of the track are seldom
obliged 10 cEoss. The whult city must then te
.sdei ~ ~ ~ nsy for benefits have no: est.natr1i
that floo goo Will be tsr from sufcleas to do whs,
the hozrd proposed. Five avenues sn,f "a msnv
alleys 70 BE brdzed, and approaches Of 200 feet Il
Be walied on each she-4,toV fect of wnil@and
alIed and paved, to ssy notiug Vi Is tnsuy nIieTs
Secriy mule ef ucl d. tAs .ifes tesi,ss aileya.
aai IL +: p5ss
tell'Eeut7 candid man, will not fall shprt oL t,ye
nundfet Thousand dollars. Are the people II Cut
pay over three quarters Of nl!iliun oi dollars fur
the behents derived for such job, granting there
could possibly hs any benefits:
yield 70 those Of the put4lc convenience So ssy
We but %ho ate the pnGl!t: The rallway COM
s great city ior eounne r. # s, III ,.... sa ,e o.
south Side OF luo GO pebpIe} The people arr the
pubiic md no, railway company. These avenues
inn rall sxs Lid In South CGcaS II IL ~ tn1d III
II necessary Tor tho pu:lIc good. mat these
ayenues could be closed We ssy, - may our
streets, bnt oll{ by the war power, or 70 stay q
condensation. which dratruts To save
4. uc as gau au, Gn1s % smasss temaln ntast
private cuzenx II ! railway company nav H.
egMIelled 70 lay Tracks a!pug the centre Of thosc
To-
cate as far DIT OF the lensry popnia1cl por;lons
u the clty ~ yuu say 1lry were ffefm ptars pgp.
anu fas tie same reasons that the! were 50 PLACED
out ~ tnat hfaa. We very much question your
authority to can1pc1 nnt company to run on any
street Unless they Cno<,he ~ du II there is ans
EHth power in the lsnl have ii i bern aware Vi
it. But, Il YOU arc correct ul raruaia a7c in our
l4trer. Ytu saE. "Geutlcmeu WHO have rar,ici-
tated ~ these lnetiiags have uverrasrd their
aiae." Nc shall he harry to ss luther
a@! distracted tn our rights Of propeny,
nnthnp." So the law declares, ami We Acenl.sce.
aud sllce we arc nut Informed, with whom We are
tance. We PASS fhts 1xut 1or the present
As 70 views he'hK cut Of! by bridges OIL Lake,
n:ass, Cislk, Nells, Randolph. Madison, aud Van
nuleh ststcta, at'l The lte3,e lind II cunycI-
ithce, ne reply, We're these bridges made ex-
rftssly 70 ayc'tl railway tracks, OF To arcu,nmD-
twenty itet OF water nece8atiAtes an elevated |
;natgS, ntg and especially over navtsaa!c stream. |
thsss ~ Gaeacu ,sst 1S ssx .s sssr n1ne =.
MONEY to build In L!ncnlu Park monumental vla-
nnet .. oser thst goose pond in 1ne,uoriam |
huW the obstruction OF vIew could have
trtn prevented In these CAses, uuie.s tie
Sorth an'l West Sides hal chosen to swim The
there Is no deep river tn cross! 1ssvrt to such
au Illustration 10 aid the viaducl cause. shows
area. wait o. so materials l., defend their uos!-
real as follows: "A raliroa. tFack on ! Level
with The street. Will often Iurles. th. t.asrnI ris
.!t ~. tle Eroun + ter and dat anu .ampy
ts5ertnal]y dispel that notion from the minds OF
mos, -, h9 ct.as l." 1his is remarkable logic, to
say ne le7st. We had supposed diiehiag vas !
n'tlt ite1 deep, would not be likely to impress
st'anrrr aS u. tnt!tsatson us ''t, especially
iucc. and tIc lake Itself onv rirr-r Ic- |
low fhe highest point. II -.hoe in The |
vGna e. ni il ess"cs H. that nnr city Is high land,
n,I SIf..h
press the stranger with fcirfnItl arr,,nrnt I.y
flHng him ihEuugh the tI,4,le1 under The r,yef.
'ese show only too clearly Inc drarfH ut aTrnnent
aaiiist Us ast the badness and frivnltty of thrlr
eausss .t3E. We i9!nl few M"se such articles as
ll>h nuF position.
In recara1 10 matters OF ts-~, We will mt insist
"i Thai rsin'. All who prefer pleasure drives
'"cr V,aiucS Are not letar7.d from, mn, am,,...
lEent at present. We have already proposed 10
v"te fIs M license 70 ss'ch "n naasie,l via.iuct,
shtlene @ ~" IN aaa; H. anx sE,,as aEa :. oths5s
,,;yirw,ns. in reference to v" sinking
tha. The rurfac. Of The river IS not over yc tect
htlow the track on State street. and the pas md
,s xatss piEes on Mlchlsan avenue about ,6c IT, same me
herth. while the sever Is nn1y ul,ont six,
Hut II the a,1thur cen tlnd power 10 close IN
These STREETS ns,solutc!y the clearing W, Of thcs:
Instructions ,'I VIII BE- light mattel. hut 70 XII
nndsc: when It Is dnnc 1t nine feet elevation
g IL the elesT, sn wcrc oiivc to ', 1n a"l ,aeg
palace car atountl on thr .ou1h trn + fwhtrr they
taaeK ,%o s. ~ ,es tie ns unit, rs, wea snk
smashed srnuke-siacks at Halstc street yta.lucf.
:nts the fact that lint Is now nearly or aultc
"nf''tnfee Ieet IN the clear, ought to Settle this
rass the item Of expense, which has been
tt3eu OF af1ses on it'W estimate, ashl conclude
,t. 'ns sv.nass ma1s9 o' husuess tccfoahmeass on
:. ~. ~ ar ars ,o,t 10 your article Of unay tha.