, 1870-03-18
SOUTH CLARK STREET.
sieeting to Consider Measures for the Be-
moval Of the Railroad Traeks from
That Thoroughfa1e.

A largely attended meeting Of South CLARK street
property owncrs was held List evening, at the cor
nes Of Eighteenth and CLARK streets, for the pur-
pose Of dertsing mcasurcs to effect the remoyAlD Of
the track Of the Chicago Rock Island Railroad,
now encumbes.ne that thoroughfarc. The resi-
dents look upon the track As q pub
lie nuisance, endangering the l!fe Of man
rushed along the street st rate OF speed cxceca-
Ing that provided By city ordinance, and as pre-
scnttve and means Of harzassing The company It
wna proposed to institute suit for violation OF the
Nr. Wilhelm Johnston was called to the chair.
The Secretary, Mr.. Lambert Tree, stated the OBJ
tcct OF the meeting He said that At former
meeting committee WAS appointed to look tnto
the rights Of property hoadcrB on that street. and
they had prepared some resolutions to submit to
wa5sE.s II the ntseesn ys.5. Eh'sh hsys s.ss4
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&c. ss'ssss seans s1sfe Is Sfais
II s1sns IT, esuIse md lined a wholo lenRth with
WHEr1:s, The buincss Of the sald railroad has DUR
ins the same period increased to yast proportions.
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Iapy commenced operations: and.
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c ryprcst ntat;on tEas they neodcd vaeste said
ttrctt; thrTEforr, hc II
Keor.L Thai it ta unjust or7t7rsiye. snA unbecomins
as sa.rses q TT M on r. ~ eqpp.ps1
the practical c1c!sn u the public and the Injury of
ss' ssa md ss much to
public for The 6at leca Which have *rn gEsnt.<l
10 tkc1r well a. fh' rover md rr,t,~t!cn which
sIcral aud the courts have c1tende, thcn
sntht ihov rEard for tho nshss a. well ef sht
puhlie OF rrivatc pruzty osncEt. a; least when
dIIrtE2td Of tht ohrr End than to ssst
t.Ens Of ho4tlt tow Arl Lh and raEtt
inquiry into {trs Iint!ye rights and those o
| tke r1tlic and cf 1r.TiduA1A
Rsseh u That ee,.nt.i.e hc >r1,ointrd to ennsel
lbs what the ueuton- 8! the eosnrsne: arc with n
gard the removal Of thc TRACKS FINN the ssrr nne
that The committee rcrort thu srft Of tho conference se
nt1rt ctns Of ct:sents TO e sNNed 1t s'ch tinas
ItWM rceoivefi to present petition, signed b,
the property -holtets, to NJ. ffacy. President 2
| the Rock Island Company. setting forth thct
grievance, and asking III rcturn that the compan.
set forth iheIr views in full aad explicit MANNER
70 that both pare4 can net IN the 1oll Light o. III
| real facts ..
| The meeting then Adjourned.