, 1870-07-30
THE LAW COURTS.
The Right Of the City Railway Com.
pany to Operate a Tack on
South Clark Street
Susaine3,
Real EtHtntc Nfnttcrs-IRfI1 to
. En.tofn the Town OF Cicero
-XYnrehouHc Isnyv.

lHltCA STATES llSCuL keuIIs uetutu kHe H1khcl u
the application Of SILKS r. Miller. OF L,nIsvtc,
ky., for an Injunction to rcstrain the Chicago
CITY Railway Company from laying II track on
South Clark street This motion. It VIII be re-
mcnbefed, was argued some laya si1ce. seca-
pttulatlon Of ti,c points male upon the arxumeat
IL rendered. unnecessary, far the reason that the
Judge fuy states them. The decision resolves IT.
sel Into the conclusion that the Chicago City Rail-
vat Company had aud has sts franchise upan South
Clark st1srt: that the contract under which the
company claims Ia a continuing one, uulrr WHICH,
unts afN'ut the end OF November pext. the CON.
tany aaa right u lay Its track upon The STREE 20
that may thereafter operate 1t for the convey.
lows:
This IS q bill died to restrain the chicago city
kaiWay Semt any from laying iown railway
rights of the defendant In this street are leEircl
Il II has any, from IN ordinance PASSED by tue
Common C"nnci! <n thu -. o{ Nay. 1850, hy which
SAuih Clark street, within eighteen months fr,m
that 'ia:e. That wu.,l give It the right tally
'sawn the track as any time teforc the a3l OF No
vsmnef. 1sdn On thc 18Th dag Of February. &c.,
tue camtaon cusncn Of the c!tY passed the follow
Ing oE'ltfdhce: -
an.pes sn aa ca.a< &c i .hoti.ne aea2 s ' o.
~" sna a e. @ M ~ ;.n @ ge r1Esys y T. ths
.s e"n;!lnsten If thc railway track C.Fk
IN and thai liz se ior iit eoa.sset oS 1t tlt
ia i,s s1 ssa sas g. S ene e.,1 saf ts3 Il
A1hr pr Cd q! five ytxrs syona the time ,atntfonr! ia
n g ;a @M
t. e !. iss .sn @ ;h a.,sse + sp Il ;, v9 n
nsne. ''''A &''e '~s' VI 'ai' 's''
It is contepdcd, on ,ne part OF complainant, that
February. lsc0. the railway company ,letivel the
right 10 lay tluwn rrac1 0nly 10: peE1ol OF ten
Years from the time Of the passage Of the o.lI.
ninc months Of rhe line for the IaEnR down Of
this truck, uU1tr the ordinance OF $50 still re-
uaine4'. and It Is tontcn,!rr! on The part Of COM
platnant's c0ulsel n This c1se that the extension
Of time here for ten Seass t.ntes fyum the passayr
of the ordinance extending the time, and Il IL Jt
ten seaEs aetdtttonl to thv azss time Of eighteen
months, given by the ordinance u 1859. D1t
think, taking the whole ordinance together,
anu Ieadlng # az one paragraph. Us 1t
sta saonl1 l's rcaa: aseosing . its punctuation:
the Common C0uncl! 10 extend the tisue for pc
roti Of ten yeass ley0nd the time mentioned In the
ordinance frr tle completion thereof. The time
mentioned IN ihe ordinance wns eighteen months
and this was making IN addition ns ten years to
the original llne making, Ia al1, c1escn years and
six Muntbs az the time 10 which tho company was
authorized 10 lar down lt9 track OF South CtAfk
etfFe1.
II the matter had stool solei5 on that, 1t would
t.!nancca q NAV q, lsss, aud February is, 1860.
| thtEr could 1e 10 doubt: hut Oh the 2Uth Jar Of
FcMua,y. lse.'. The Railway Company passed d
at: 's sssaHS y t:y ses s Fl b
8 !st r H. ,h HI s1h sz q sn % dT Eft
nanee tntit'.d 'An ordinance authorizing Ea rftcr.
's - S!:sts q f' S5 y + y
IT, ~ AT IL t. f. ssH f. 1S4
r.p.anet htrco!, IT g. ninth .u swr,fi r.xana Of
i?Ss Fiji !'s!+ s 81: = t Z I'd ~
i.stnanen.ns q laying down u track s,ons sid
ss % II .ass IT, :'.F'na easgasi HI s'E
aa ss'saf a" ns satsasa Z ss1 's q
r ::ss IT, Ss sssso t,f GMy R.nsr @ y
t!esraN'r III t,,at sshsH to t. 1a.sea. @'' ~''s''
The Common Council, n pursuance Of The rcse.
auflon VI The cd!npa1sy. did. OH The Jlh Of March.
sass an o7t'ilahce EeIeailng thc ninth and twelfth
srtttonz OF the usrlitiancc at the -. u May, 1852
| That Httlinancc rra,ls u fo'0w8:
F. MortaAs ... That the rseolutfnn nj tho Chlcaso
a. iss trasnd |" Ill: trd,. II i wheh sfrsser ee i
,to.ir"a tl lnyinE ,"sn i is ,ssef on sasisr i;
t. a9 u II as: e ;s 1 and
asuty esdinants. thes,in uIrnt;on.1, 4ttnn.~i
ts eonssi'l.ti, oa ihc rart OF the complainant,
| Hi MARCH,. isGa. when taken together, amount u
] Ill stfstincnt. IN the part Of the railway conf
| nan!. 10 I"st,mne The laying tiown Of this
tfaeh 10 The ilult Vi the time within viii h II has
Inc tight to lay II down In other wous, that 1t ts
ta1'atpnunt u surrender OF the right lay tt,wn
III" track uu Stlth CLARK street Ihc language Is
Ntnstas, ami II CONSTRUCT A0lt1y In tho light Of the
resolution. u ascertain what the Intentions Of the
Eaittth Wis It wuultl. perhaps, tso susceptible Of
The construction cottcade'i for: that h, that tney
aErted to IA,stpone tue right TO lay It down until
Tie s3f Of S6te'ses, tstH. tta. Il u say for tt.
full tern ~ which the rghf to lay It down was ex-
10 he susceptible Ut tl,X1 construction, although
not entirely ClcAr in that .esfecs: hut, takilt.,
ne ne or 1n'tnanse' Which - WAS passed. OF
the Resolution, anil making tin resolution part Ut
It, antl hearing III ulinh thnt The nr,llhnncc ami
| resolution together tnake contract, to te con.
tsatttcs 1t seema t. r the only fair at.A lcgttsAass
deduction Is that the railway company agreed ID
!s's'hne tue laying ofi track. ai,,l the commuu
FEtinI the tas$nge Of the ordinance the orl,
nance t'oes not nse precisely IN language tna
,lt re-n'utirn ,lors-..In consideration thcr,nf
ti,1l " acccrtalre hrrrOt}, of the ninth IN.
twelfth hcctuns III the at'ose entitled ordinance.
this Canrant. n II saut S.'uth E.aTk street, wil
ant hcrtfy'loea agEre % thr spHncsnent nI ayta{
down its track along said street, or nlly part Their:
". ior nnd during tfe tine M n sald anen,'A'nr
fl'rF ordinance HlrntoneA ts ten years A yOHt th
t!1t.c sacutaesi in s4Ml uE,!issnnc, feF the cnue
tim " the South C1AtN sirert truck, Hut thu G,,H,
mon C"anri1, the other contracting party to mi
| Agreement. IN taking II up ami acting on TIL!
1"ntts'tion, as c11sh"'lt.t IN the resolution of tn
utl any - whereby SAIL cn,n,'snr ohiixass tLsct
A'ss,rane t!e la,,nS ,snrsn ii Its trasx on .snu&
t!ark sirre: tdr sui ,luEsnx the E,ettnti Of tel
years H. anal tits satle H., a:ceplei. It seems t
sne that II It na i'een the Intention !,
these rartits, at tho tme. tha, tn
.asln's'. colnrany would af,an,iun AMI surreu,ir
l'y tue attlsna1scc Of May ID, lsa9- TO lay ,snsn
track III Clark street, they would have s4i ~ i
uilrtafocal language; II IL ha.l hecu the tnteu
ltH n th tofpstiS u give lip this right, It wssl
have sail so without cttcuTlocutlon: tut. tnstta
u saying 80. they sl11py sat they Will I,ostron
M f.t 1i,s TN t,ms men''9st1' n the or,tnanrc Of til
| eSth ot Fei,S11Aty. The tN1nIpDn Council, IN ~
r.rtlhg 1t. places thelr construction on the roat
stston ey saving tastponc tor the Term q te
ordinance aud resolution taken together /.
ttat it w1s the Intention If the parties TINT IN
1ailrna'l TRACK sh'ula n"t fe la upon south Cta-
STREET uit'l ttte expiration nl ten wears from II
sth u March, 1es', an.! that tho railway c*sarat,
@!lDItl have thr night, then, ~ exercise it, ira:
h!es lrt"vt.u iis .th "f Marrh ail ltr I'll VI Nt
vtnshr, t>s. his was not an act which c.,,sttt !.
:. lung 1n>tan'anrnhsly M the expiration Of tn
term. lGf MI nci that, fFt'n lta nature nu
axe some lime. The evidently ha't in ca.
1rhi1atart ft,r ia'1 1ht1 tfIc ten .ears wuuii I.
ti1e III The .th Hf March. 1>.al, ma HEN the rat
ra,l tun.pa'II wunl:a lare tic right 10 exctcl!
Z this franchise nui las ,snwE the track ana rs:
hereafter. ii a'ly tt1lt between t1at uUl tiIe Z:
: .n'nr Srs' tsshrr.
:. To illustrate my view itttlr: SnPpnsc the raj
.a;htil 10 lay tI1*n The track. anti the city WI
trAlt.E II cnths. Z IT, WutllA the cAtr14 W xuIl
:te city aik'w 4 mrsv trick u wur.1@ sac: as
ts..l III tEs rts.lutiun td avail tr railway con- !,
ny i release 1t froM It's obligation 70 enHl,rit til
trarh atc"f,lts'G tu thr trlnancc which hal h.,
}~sa4l, ail the rt,ntraet whlra t,a1 t.4.n main
Would not thu city Ec Rnshnrixctl 70 sAy that II ii
!;'t iateuue Ia al.+,sTc alld svieasc the 1a.ls,1
.tu1Ta1,y fr'In fhr ul,lsE11 10 l1y iown its rsas
! au SvUih Clark Ssstv!, h!lt slnlpiS Il .n1cnslt
Ia ta,strhne the line OF t ~ cx,rtnt,t
~ that art for the term Of ten years from the III.
II lre passage NJ The n1sl,aancr. mi w,nlt II
u the month Of thr railway company 10 say tn
s!se ttfn,A use.a In th,s resolution wefe b
-i'Iere'l exclusive OF the terms ussl In the Or.
/, natre giving thc construction whicn the CuN1tlf
!, ''nunri gave 10 1t nnA its UNDERSTANDING VI I.
/ R1canlng ~ The rea0lust0ne I thidE that, II Il
= resolution did nut s11n1 here proposition {
:. / he Iart Of the rattrna1 company: II the resol
ton bad not lsen raskcsl hrSt, hut after tho ord
nance uf the 9Th e1 March, anil the resolution hs
sscn 5asse,s IL precisely ~ sant;nass i y whcs
!. | rone The 1atin4 Aowh OF It's track IN Soul
!: t1aTk street for ami during tbs rcrto4t OF te
!, StarN think II The ordinance hal been nass.
, rfinF 10 lhe resolution saying that the cptupal
Il | haii Offered To postpone the iayinx down nf I
sIAek, there eonl1 be nu ionh1 tnr Ian yuace won
r. tsr Hneqoiroea1; thcsr would be M atnbignty
e. y; would bc cleSt!y antl obviously the Intent
N the Parties That they should postFonc 1t fur n
: | 1totl NJ ten yraIs from the massage nf the nrI
MnNer. AMI IN ttcw of the fact that this questll
Ii already IN The Ststc cnuE1s, and ts. these mig
a1isc nnttcr The legislation at the Stass and hy Il
= I city. an! that the clam On the nat
:. I the complainant 10 nn5 iulnucttAn
certainly not GEAR shall feel comleiit,l 10 ftsl,
i. tnc lntunctinu, AMI 1rarc the PARTIES rors
Il their nights tn tho STATE courts. do nut thtnk
! Presents such case although she party h
r. - brought btnssclt properly INTO this con7t a.
not think fhts cit,tt should Ike III has.e II xT4af
r jHnt tons interiors with the exercise of ries
= l which tsfc tern ot.tasce,! unltf Ssate ami e
~ legislation entirely, unless tho rl.ht u vcsr cics
49, -. made cut IN The Tcnetty sought, anil 1t IL c,
D. talnly ar from Clear to my mimi In this case.