, 1870-07-22
ANTI-VIADUCT.
Meeting In Opposition TO Brldg-
ing tho Avenues.
Adoption Of Resolutions-Bitter
Speeches by Citizena

A meeting OF citizens was held last evening In
Burn ZION Iafi, 10 oppose the construction Of the
rrsposed rtadnc,s over the Chicago. burlington L
Quincy Railroad crossings on the South Side.
About 100 persons weEt present Al $50, whcn the
meeting waa called to os,ler. Ar. Hearv ". Carr
was Called To the chair, and Mr. u. 7. Aver was
elected Sec: cta1y.
The rcpoIt of the committee appointed at tho
last meeting 10 confer With the board Of Public
Works Vas railtt1 for.
Mr. Fasc, Chairman nf the committee, reported
that the committee hAd cordial anil friendly
meeting with the Board Of ru,.!c Works, md
Tsfs ttsi,i by the bo17.i that thc} would take
no decisive Steps until public opinion was cdu-
cAlcl ub 10 the "ytahust standpoint A
subcommittee had been appo intcd to accom-.
rany the Board Of Public Works to confer with
thr railroad companies, and sec what nrrance-
mcnts c'ud Ike male with tho railroads. Their
~crc not on;pst, to railroads ut all, but, rather
thn1 nave riAlucts constructed, theF would hear
with the nuisance Ut an open track as It now ex-
it:el The committee submitted the following
resolutions:
Hs's. That p !;tions Be immtdtasrly put III rirca-
a,n sSn IN i o,,n sa1It,s Il ~ H. % e t. s.sat* ~
Y TMtI " 1t III l,,'ts. u'tF III, str t mi nil
IT., / tso~s ': H. c1. IT, ill., H.
infscs = oni1t* Eaitie., tsps. utsr .si1t'-nth
nstus ss ss :; tsia, sn M @ 4.s,ts f. s,
trsn tha II s1" to fsid strsts that ran
s1 e" q the t.ia .'!t. !" {. cifr. ,as M
~ s b 70 o;tuas III = cnssa
th;.n thttT, Min1t.+ 1t my npe tiEue-
sisn ., y svw aas ,.tyacsioa, ia d. saS * w.
.!at laas.r r. ny q. hs1tsc. q axenYes ef tho
operation Of the cem,"n Council snd Boatd ot P9bc
Et.e'std Thai Committee nf .crnn lc appointed hy
se lhair rpa1c Tctions and circulate tho sanc for
The report was accepted All! placed on 1lc.
ME. Page spoke on The rcsolutlonA He was So
TN, al regarding ettura1 articles, one OF which
saI,ot. q atnE o:.osk ID The s aitsi1oea.
told an snecdote about clergyman, which pro-
tluted miAtetate laughter. lie eaw Mt. Harris,
tie Srter1ntendcns vi the Burlington I,oad, who
instltss to rtuIer with thcIr committee They
were not hostile 10 rallsoAis. lie wound up by
rrfnatGng thar those avenues should uerer te ab-
Mr. Hathaway said nobody could accnsc him Of
making himself conxp!caous In politics. religion,
city near she raiirad These i 1soads i. haa fos nee
1s " they onhs.o hsa fst,foaa Council
tr clio ..ctae 70 hin, he wanted 70 ucF him Out
A. soon ss tls Boari 81 Public orss nade ~
| tley were Kicked ont II a prominent paper pub
!shed tomorrow What its editor pFou!seh to pub
iIsh, the pub lie nonfd esrn that the railroads got
1ht frLtlts on rre Htreets for so Eo4t ond now
h. Woult guarantee to f'at them $e0o,0 for the
flontA THE 1RtrESE asked what the antt-ris-
nse1i MeF sng g to ,o Thes we're going to
neth and blood animals For aftecu years, by
night and day, ht had bccn listening to the pulag
"a I'D sn'rnT q hr5 ,., engines and
10 ru, an iron wali before h.s wtniows. iisd ~ he
Mi a right 10 nis Indignation There was power
srUitIcf than locomotive, and that was iatr. Ii.
wnuA 10 to The West Side is 4 missionary, and
get htartng from The people tn uute them against
| u III artlrsK blooless railroad company. II Was
made cities was e1l'utieti. Why ~xs not ln.tan-
aEHl1s great cify II ha'l Us many railroads NJ
thHag1 The Alsntshis made Chicago When ,e
| ,.Gn'hs aru; Ns:Arthur till him 50 Shame on
| .uct stun us ha" l+-n published Ia one OF IhDsc
Ia3trE. They ought to get CARER and drive hin!
I At dnJ over The ylaiuc's be liked W well.
Carter told bin, the day after hts noanl held thu
st'u!.l t,e Luilt iu ;wu years The i,ayi OF l'rl-
lie Works, It ought IL he called ''clua,~
wahtes to etlacats them, forsoosh. Carter et,u-
tste iLrth: lie had Dui brains enough to over
siGck 1Etnsrrate sized 1aosg1ito. tlaughter.l
| lie was asttAsh'M that TnE Tk1BUEE should q,
aga!nsi ,sle ntol!e. TntJ could not be lusuite,l
| with imrunity- The public was mighty. Lie had
! taken up tou much time, hut snme other nnc he
| Enuld lake up I've OF st1 times aa much. Jap
Nj. Il F. AFcr was Interested In tue movement,
hot had not 2treh 1t much serious thought md had
m novel strws to infer upon It. II carried OUT thc
- II VI Chicago The sladucts would Gust al least
4lM'1n. hut that HAA rot all, Us property I-uwler.
Whit tras n T. rS ansSa y ,ns saust
1i"tl very PROPERLY provided remedy to propefty-
"wnrrs The dati.ases IN this case would rrots1is
TO t,e FUSED tJ general taxation, therefore. the
a'so r., ~a .,sa II Interest 70 Al 'axGascrs Mne ask;
he Council .fof 4'G .hsm, !" 70 dae. a40as asa
| twO 1atlruAiIA Nu1y were intcfeSttiL nt3 |
'hry onl, asked the lsoar.t ot Public Works :,
MY portion II tue cost ot iae bridges. end I'll
n,f r1bI"st 0! a1rcr to hear any purt1na Of I c
sainsRts "r IL ke' the strut turcs In repair after
rf1st to the city The Council wonld not t,azc, In
the tiee Of pulic opinion, to paas an ertnancr
Tor ibe construction OF the t1at!ucts- The SAME
Cuu,",l sll1ull provide police n Rulattons 70 pre-.
rcnt The railroads from N5suatt1ng the track fns
r,re tiian 1hr' + tnnn.t.5 Rt tlEnc. He coflta1y
,ss. re rt*sua1t They shon1a n1. .' nn ia
| ion they Could not resist
~. s;a,e wan'tti {. know why thcy did not say
| ~ ts.,t 'atrn1.l%, "What ID you want fnr you +
| 5oirr,y !" 1t them buy them oul. /, they re.
1 used to stll, tighten the scTCs, mud mike them
'tftw fhtlr cars through iie city with horse pow
rn1 mule p1WrF. nr fn'nc 0ttcr power. ErrciitH
vii'lufts Has Ike partially hranr m old ulcer
hc snrc still rettA ne'i Tue project WAS concrlrt
II ell. irfn In nQntty. aud thrust upo'. them s'y
tue railroads. Nhu wAnteti tn spoil shctr b.autfu
avenues. slla.Le their city oflcla1s; shame IL
! tllem Shanlr OIL thu man who could receive
ftHtnEtf3Ect i: Il never nft'stHt Il n The CD1nc1I
! Shame on tho sanc man who fofIowe., Q or
Il Hi,tl.sttatCc Into cnNlnllttr t0un Attl put
III Ills ~ cket. lie would mol say the man VA
!Iitsesl. Anyway he acted untcl clupuloualy. Sucl
!, Ell ri ould he spU1te1 before the ncxt election
| fAfr Au>'. .-
Nr. Henry Sayra offered the follow Ing:
Es. Lri, That it I. dsizatlc that ktrr conetant
in sfeu tic ultimate removal Of s.:d railroad track
TIE rnati,.u was seconded, Ant Was passed
r me = 'rs being recnrsieti In the negative
| The Ch.tr nominated! thr following Named ger
4, nseH On the Aos,sMitsst: Henry Sasss. Heavy 4
Huntingdon. Il. F. Aver. Z. s htrkLauu. 1owf
WafiI. O. ksaital, anh DY. Iipyne.
Dir. Hathaway Uttered the following:
E-.",eei. That the uattrc rrcraEe and r1rula.
p tit"nr b. tasEtuetrd -. tub.s in the retttioa
.,Ei u that tl, It.ad tapanrs 1r }ar4
| ID. iF tA1s strns tic tr'+siLss Ly animals rply.
Mt. sa!rs mot ct! to lay tar mellon on the t1hl