, 1870-05-28
TIE LAW COURTS.
A City Vlc10r5--AlleEed Fraud
School Land LeAsea.
Ninth Ward supervisorship-
Built Camp Douglas-Piekle Cass.
Submerged River 1,and-Chica8o Rea1
Estate for Confederate Scrip.

Estate for Coufederats Scrip.
Bupreme Court.
JUDGMENT FOB G1Y-A LONG PENDING CASE
Some years sinoe young mau, Edwin h Beck
leg, from Wisconsin, visited the city Of Chicago
for the advancement OF his professional prospects,,
he being an artist Of some promise, lie attended
a lecture at the then DrJan Hall, and, having lis
tened to the speaker, Issued from the very light
room Into the external darkness OF the styeet rem
dcred more dark b. the removal Of lamp pos:
from tie southeast corner Of Clark and Randolph
-trcGts At this corner the stone hutldtng now oc-
son and d aIons IL 81 ts eae taeTs va deep e.
.casatlon, unguarded BY any obstacle 70 1all and
rendered more tnconvenlent ~ the tstsinR
level Of The planl war: Nj. Beckley
proceeded stratghtway upon bis course and TEL
nio the hole. where he remained. baaiy in19n1sa,
Until removed by some paSscIs-by and the police.
&c brought suit In the United States Circuit
Cour, aud. sitter two trlas, obtained veIdict Tor
@e.ouG, upon which Judgment IVES entered The
:i. COMPROMISED the julg;ucut By the parment OF
{.N', aid brought sun, under the aut1orty OF ne
ln'tesi States SUPREME Courts decision M IN n n The
Alien Robbins case TO recoret that sum ftoM the
This csse ii tuIa went TO the Supreme Court Of
n s II hss II ! fSss @ sass Nm Judgment
The case Il Of Samuel McCarthy ct al :. The
City, aud the opinion is By Walker, Justice
arrciaots to sppeuec, ii the sun Of $4,000, Tie
condition OF which recites Z. that permission bad
beeu granted by ne Board Of Public WORKS q he
per1ud Of not exceeding four mouthh, 90 much Of
the south thtrd Of Randolph and the east third Of
IN lie o1tntna toTa' for tie pupose g @ 81 deposis-
ing Iutdt1g MATERIALS to be used 10 Tue constlue
ton Of repair Of building, etc, on ne los su1}sSs
aNCT, II the said MCCARTHY shAll ceAse 70 use and
occupy the Aforesaid space at t9e expiration ,i o.
said permit, on notice from said Board of PunAe
Works, and SHALL at the expiration, o. on tae
revocation Of &ald permit, without cost 70 saa
ciry, rut the pavement and 81 sad sfteets
70 ~. es lie Heua ssn Eas So nscd md ocenne
"4pd shall indemnify said city and keep It harm
s fun ~ m r. or ay n ess
against said city OF any onace1s thereof IN any u-
dicia1 proceeding which r1ty eEsne from or In coa-
TIT manner ahoye contemplated, or which may
asse from any Infringement upon or occupancy Of
tte street, outside Of the limits ahoEe described,
or hy reason Of 1Oy excavation, opening OF Oh
sucuon, or other defect that may be made Of left
in the street or sidewalk by said Nc
as e1se.Ss 81 aaia @ saasiass ssEore nfsa s. sane s
ar. fully completed and Surrendered to the owner,
by Icason q ay accident or c.saag g5,a aa ra7g =,
consruucnce o{ The street or sidewalk not being tn
Eoou repair and condition for public tFaFe1 aud
i is ayc,red, as breach Of this condition, that
appellants nave not lndemn!ned the city from all
Ieason Of accident Or casually that had occurred
before the completion Of the eal&dlng. In c1nse-
qncnce Of the sidewalk on the portion Of CLARK
pair and condition for public trayel and tse That
after the execution OF the bond Mccarthy entered
Into and ocsuped t9s i25 me pgn ~
96th OF November, 1864, and long afterWarn That
Whilst fo occupying them he caused 70 be eSca~
vated the east margin Of rhe Sidewalk on that POT
tG of CLARK street to the depth Of ten feet and IN
width eight feet, md In length sixty feel, which
remained r1ere 1ot t*o months neio!e tne sssh o.
1864, before the completion Of the building, one
1:uwiu r Deckiey, whilst PASSING along the sAe-
excaystlon M and nd vas Injured Thas he, thereupun,
brought suit aEainst the city III the Circuit Court
OF the United States. etc. to recover damages Tor
ID, md by the Judgment Of the court hr recovered
aEanst The city $a,ooo damages and costs Of SUIT.
That appellant haa noiee et 1st saS H., !ass ~ ths
4 jury Was dispensed with, aud the case tined By
thu Cotr1, By consent Of the Tar1leA The ssnet
were fund ior plaintiff, and Judgment rendered
for tho penalty q the icna as debt, aaa si,e,t
damages
Court On appeal and various elrpZs assigned.
ii is trs1 urged that The Board Of Public Wozss
acled without authority In taking the pond uIou
condittans. 1t IS urged that under the charter The
board are bound to grant such permits WITHOUT
bond Of condition
<la1rs that the buarsi shall Laye the. exclusive
privilege to grant permits. according to the or
through the streets Of The city, and rats
Ing sui5'n fl ,,,1 a j. naan Saswss ~ eana sad ,,n
such compensation for the privilege as they sha
dcrm reasonable and just subject 70 the ap1roya
OF The Common Council, and no baud!ns matsE.s
Shall be placed in streets, etc, without PERM
Tshis s''I3 provision maalestly coatempsates tn
1<rtErr and tho
OF the terms and condition by ordinance, npo
Ehich such permits shall be granted. II no., VIII
such pe, mi1s Il is not let to tae discretion 9
thc board, nor is the net absolute IN Its re1uite
1ncuts, rs It contenplates tlIat ofdnanccs w b
~ tnrcz1 It 2u the use OF s-r.;cts aud Sidewalks
citics I'll rs those desiring II e5cet building
building material an.1 the sinking VI t.cp piss u
Sidewalks, for the rurIa,se 1T cr':s:'T houses, II
alEass attended with Inconvenience +, the public
aud is not usually free fron. damage the right Il
use the sure1s and Sidewalks I'LL susA purpose
must bc controlled tr su;fse F,sse', fna1 tue ru!,l
MT he thus created As thu cit, il t'aa!e f1r !!
injuries received t.y rea+.a e tas uhs+is c,ai
i shuuia have tl.e laacs l. .':-,l:, a.,d c.n:g1
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was that he wt;sGl I-5t.'@ tEe taey -
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