, 1870-07-10

OnJcctkOnS TO their Construction
an 1Ac Avenues
Resolutions Adopted.

a meeanH Of citizens opposed TO construcrnI
SiAuUcfS over the crossings OF the Chicago, bur
lington Quincy Railroad, on Clark and Stat
Streets, and Wabash, Michigan aud Indian,
avenues, was held List evening, In Burtngto.
Hail. About 10 pc5sons were present
BIZ. Peter Page was elected Chairman, and Sir
j. T. Shofthali Secretary.
The reading Of the call was Rskel. FOR. md The
SECRETARY performed that t+es Auuu-
The ChatE1usA unlu Its Idea would be not only
to orpose the construction Of p1aductA but, II
possible, 10 have removed all railroad tracks from
thleky populated portions Of the city. Tney were
q law.attalng people, but they should not allow
any powerful corporation to invade their rights
Why should not the railroad company tunnel the
streets Is the city lad tunnclled tue river. zap,
Mr. y. @. Hathaway reiterated The statement
that they were law-aAdlng people, or thcr
x.u'd not havc endured many abuses
Wicker Introduced a resolution into the Commou
Council fEnri'linR for the construction ol tile via
ducts. aud the 1natser WAS referred to the Boar
ns Flih!s Nolks. Alderman Wicker never condo
Seconded 70 consult the prpp+rty-owuer. IN tie VI
emily. Ihty EHt up petition to present to the
Council. signed b. SO persons, anI 1t was ggtn 10
Alderman Iafh to present to the Council, but that
gentleman rnt 1t In hts pocket, aud Wen asEetl to
produce II. nfse.l OF declined 10 give II up. They
Rot un another petition to the Council, containing
some NIFTY names, aud that. too, went into The
pocket Ut Alderman uahn, utter uetHx read IN
the Council The railruld companies, 1hcy had
discovered, had majority oi the Council Id their
rT'EtIs. TEc ltaFft uf Public Works never ln-
Sltr' tEr Iul'llc 10 the MtGLl, they i,e!t on The
sI,,jcct, hat tue tuilr,asi companies were taken
INTO the c0ntl,tence Of that ltoanL lie thought
the Beard uf Pubic Works was bought ur hy the
railroads. Tte hoard told hun property owners
tt'usl get uo AitiaEeA. aS they hah right to
change Era'ic, and thry were emlnrntly katishel
tl'at The Improvement shoaM he prosecuted. He
fuHi no doubt but thai The railroad companies
were well able 70 maize the three mcm-
hers OF that board "en,in sptiy SATISFIED y for
itft. There WIS ctFcumstantta1 evidence enough
tu ;he Promises 70 hang uan- We're they to lie
nnI to whcnl they paid fst00 year c.ch !. Was
that right. Could these men do rs tlry pleased
s,th thei1 streets and their properly! Public
hr,'lSrs. LIT the retition and that meeting were
evidence to the contrary. The Supreme Cour1,
perhaps, wonll show them thai, white they could
property to convenience railroads.
MI. Louis Vail endorsed all the preceding gen.
teinan eaid. lie thought Mt. Carer at least vas
an honest man, and Woulh NOT lsure the matter
OF allow thetr beautiful utcAues t. be rutnesl A
man told him the other day tla, Il: was politically
dead, because be signed the cali ftr that injecting.
lie rrf!ie'. that i he hnd a chdce OF deaths he
oiher. That shoTed them what influence was at
work, md shamed those prcsent who
never Paid attention to elestlon. but allowed bal
aAEu u kEt GlllEEs fnDlf OHLuUH CG1lu
1ai.feads 4 80 round Hhasi Ihs ciiy II # wouii
coet them yrry. little more. let the meeting 81
The railroads a1,d the Board oi Public Works and
they conll remove the tracks He WIS not tnil1-
Meal 10 railroads, By ans mtans, lut tlley should
Mot encfoach upon ihe IH"opcs rights o. property,
Why did not some citizens tome IL that meet
tng7 Perhaps they woull rome when thcr saw
twenty-five feet high wall going up to ruin their
properly and obstruct the view on the avenues.
This WIS q matter Of yt1u and general Interest
i was EtFt confined to the south SIDE alone
Every citizen Of Chicago VAS Interested In oppos-
ing NC Ftatl1cts. The question resolved itself In
MONEY they had, could oppose thu wiA Of a5o, o,oo0
people, lApnlausc.]
Snlor AonIoc was also opposed to the riaducta
Aci!un was better than n,ftis, lie believed In
having committee 10 louA after the mattel and.
necessary, to eniotn the work. lie moved that
fhs Chair nrrclnt committee OF fifteen to con-
sun nfft with the Hoard Of Public Works ana thr
common Council 10 Try xnh stop the work. mil, il
hothlnG could he .lone in that war, to enrloy
COUNSEL u chjotn It.
Subsequently It was decided 10 make the CON-
mite cursist 1T eleven ntrsons th,s i.hsir,nan m
1t iEClu1cu, - "
was moved anil seconded that n committee
o. thfrc &c appointed to 'lEaft resolutions c1p.rs
Rive of The sense nf this meeting.
Tie motion prevailed, antl Messrs Brown
ttAthaWaE mud Monror were appointed.
NJ + il Brand norc,l thu: when the commit
!tc hau arte,l they should call public meeting,
10 str what WAS .i"uc. for the project should }lt
ruusel. 'sN' - '''>s' t34~
Thc mutton WIS Carried
nc ,i, iolioHin: ns'Ged gentlemcn were arpontes
On tne committee: Peter Fasc, Henry ". carkr
William u Derty, F. crnn,a,ieh, fnu,s Wahi
;Jonn y. STAPLES, .ehn $ Wallarc, II. +. AVER ~ {.
L. sn 9arTs!l, Vel =: Kendall, Il Lancaster.
town soon, but would do all he cnuld ii The mean
t!ihe: tDoa9h t1eE we're 1aw-abldlHE comMuntty,