, 1870-02-06
THE "RED BALL" SUSTAINED.
Citizens Decided 10 Have somo
Rlshts which NAEfgntors
are Round 10 Respeck.
she chicago BrtdRe Ordinance
Sustained by the Supreme
uo.t1Tr OF illinois.
Decision Of Judge Breese.

Decision Of Judge Breese.
In ne csse OF na City ags1nn James NcGulra
sppeAea, tie suprnne Court h1s reodssed Al
opinion sustsiulDg ihe City Council II tbs prouul-
4A3lon NJ law Of the bridge ordinance, By which
peeea&1aafs and other pltsazGers arc acco 1no-
oAfo with palsagr, In tho 1eatoo Of navigation,
asintefsfla oi zen nlnntea- 7he case came 1rss
before Ponee Atxts.1slA It was subsequently,
u7eo, On an appeal, oeioro Judge Porter OF tho
superior Court The rullng1 ot thls judicial um.
ccf, which Nero severe % the corporation, asu
oYeItuied to the fnlisss extent posalble. The ds-
celon u ~ fo!losA:
fscefd a1l.ea npcn an oruiranca pA1sod By tha
Common Council Of the city o. Chicago. entitled
An ordnance regulating sne t1Ee ana manner Of
tho Cbicseo Rver and IL hfsnches,n pa9.ad Sptfi
Il, 1ss,- TIE osa.naace d 2sscn. llciudln2
"srcr1oy 1t,hall be unlawful fut tho eowns. O.
+ charge Il my 1e<sl tbs chies1e
s 8 !: @ & 2s pass. aass pa'
II. ttalt while .Ait tlsna Of nEn,ls ate ~ Or de-
- t % ;;s e So
Tic aclion VIA brought BY the city before the
Police Conrt for the penaltJ lucotred By = viols-
nenk va rendered In iavo1 Of the e,ty for the
pera,ty imposed bJ the 4xth secuou, ana m a..
keh tsten By the defendant to the sapsrlor
Cont Of the city, IN which Court, on trial by
tn1y, der Instructions IRON The cour,, verdict
Vas lbutd for tho defendant and judgment Tor
m sss y t. ~
Tbs qaesucus presented arc: Havc tho CON-
olAunF The tne a1d nAhnsz Of vesAe43 passinx
through tee hIld2cs erected over aud acroz& tho
Gh!csgo Axss: ena, Z they haze tais poweE, =
exerc'te Of ne power!
AppeHee n.es the Hfnuna that the ordnance u
sesa ies w want @ o. SeHeS Y ~ So@moa Eoase:. %
u pn!tnancs o. tne charter. tneu1 he chatter IN
That fekatd u urconsututiocl a1d void, and,
H. - nyoG
e. oI re LesAAsu!e over naVlgao.o EWES wholly
"59in 1n3a sne se, nm.s 1sa,t o. ~ ~ stsie. .,
ron 6! tns Cooft ID 1aa e4se Ct The 1ntuo'a RIVER
fhctes CompA1J -. Iht Peoria Br1d2s Asioc1A-
nop, = i!, 20. N RMen me power Ha4 an1tmed.
Charge q opinion. II waa there s,id the r.ght ot
ltoS tssEauoa o. tse t.lnoi: hsef Ms not u
ca nMn W tlSat o. tae sIste 70 pIot,d.
rne ntnvatd snss IN h,da., y x . e. o'ns:-
1ate, re rsf,&sna1 's @ of ~ tFer. Tae right 70
nrset Ne nn ns',nsr 81 an '1e" n ol
TheIs eousI ~ sen "pnu D,ss Ie n,nef.
!;1o. ~ sIu1rJ appJ 70 osaes uaTKAote
1ae 1nn Aae nPea 1ne ps9sana ot
JaA Il.A.i {.
~ LIZ ntsIsl. se, a1a LHfence ano
sntn1n ostsesa @ nc aaue, aneM oe
H. II ~ ~ eStos te ~ s ~sa %
sIe n1,s r. 49, -" Ns4asuIV ~ 70 Ae cluAeu1
no,t nc ~ nrty .hersfor fry "nao1s my az. i@.
~ " 5 Is.;1,ctae! .Mea' ", ~" ash these
S,*'e, ~ tse n. osunauee s,,, xM y: n to1ce.
on,, S,osth /. -. LUZ Ma.esA Iae ofd:nkace
~ az o. guy On ~ hstiSAuo1. Nolaln1 leu
a VIZ .,S eTaou " at1Ms or otncf lmpeal-
rna,ors sHsl 1.,, % no1eton ol "
ror ~ - ta. apon nan Nonld not
tnsI ~ tee, ~ tJa LIZ e9lle9e lt1 Noo!a %
u te sa1soM u. naa % t tns1s sxciudeo
x. ~ y. @ MI MI ~ ho' aa tnfs
only that Il shall b free from opE.octou a7d NJ
an n ppa anS IN
,!uon Of chicago nron " Lttle rtses, Il VIZ thel
e,,d Aaa 5nf on eatApsea ano ~ nat !a2s
p.sssas q yee.el;. natenslly o3.sractsa T. as11
ne teestntI y. 1i ,, tasI ateedon1 How coald n!
a,e1 ~ sy1 no o. ~, ana so
Hnlls he Eas1ssuoa o. sue rtte1 !. 20. san1csse
70 my tous o. aaNee Hno Las right 70 conplal
Some Of these Qnesuons a1e answered noH, 20
tce nfst tnet .! 'ns aeleuce 81 up n tue coof
e..,i ohsesar tns1 .hac. sose o.uSs, e !,
| ETs1 no.aJ At0 Peg.
n tna' Gaso II ~ sAa' Nto. s1at mere delay
| ssn@%h, TGsr,n.ttors r,.ora. ttHaEuSa WV!
er,-a+ts ~ 80 ~. Srnr.HIs ~ s.sa Maaos - !.
mrtt si1T 10 then ne nn,Hs. ~ ~. '1oS ~.
s7r1c,,1n ~ 49, " ~ - G =. ~
I'm ~, ;sha ~ sra+Icn ~ xhtcn , ~ oo3 hnI
- H.hf. - S.m.n.. " vi - - sLstt
ne AaMe " oSMsEe% ~ n"es 9, neeesast ~
euaa ~ !t41Suse ~ au y. ss.aou saauta % Cau
tans.1 ~ nsSt We ~ r0a J.eto so:ue
! ncti,o ,,t1H,. &">a ava sA' W "otA - A'ea
p1auc HaatE
| - saa!Aon ~ MnAs 49, H1M ta w 10y
cteQ G.hG " A& .. ~ Inas ne1tns5 .ae i!laoli
LEE nox ~ ,ac Sassxo ~ aear ~ n1t
h,sh nht.tns n mi forrs ~ - NJ. 1,sTn ~ ien
- - s 30 ~, ~ ,r TX X
; | axe dteHed nAttZ1hIe above tho ehb 2nd 20 Z
: | this rde. The ktteAm Aboye be,orEE 10 tho nip
r1an pspnt1cnrx on each NdS OF It E5 Etup d lII1
! Mtdd!eton '. rEs:chaed, i Scam, e1o. The .sa1
ssrrs-X ~. pscns. ~ t,s ,s1st1on ~ fnA U,tv
r iuRef y 4ne EsoP.0 on 0a 1eaAAon q @ao oiJ
' ! Ea.so, u !aA. ~ =,
: | caie4ue % S M1er u tae proper1T of tho nrsrt,
| oRnrts srh,fes only tn IA eHserpeat Ia tho ruhI
l. ns' .sS' ssss ~ n..trE,ios Tha - ~ Il
! r1eefs ~ ~ k cty haye ncen ned ty hi. Cortt
I be yeStod In the CORPORATION. Canal TfUftetA
!. ter v Alcdloton, i il, ".
= Hfttce1 ara tut BIeeta or htEhN9J1 ofcf Vtte
\. | tie fee, therefore, OF all such portions o. y
river n ntc creased bJ ofioKes. II llkehne 10 :
=, cEr1nt1tton subject 10 ihe aane puoat eAAc1a g
. | Not OILS aucn portion ef kne river ~ rus brio
i. I scr1AIl covers, but no much Of II as ID meas1f
a ] BY taa wtdtn Of tue street. or which tne btla
y Aud III btnks for the ent.te Hdtn OF the stse
y belt z owned by The corp0fdHen IN 1eet II II 90
- ! potent to them 70 ecTo'e them 10 Any Use, Vhe