, 1873-03-28
WEST INDIANA STREET.
Will tho West Side, Strcct-Onr
Company Lny n Track
Ttcrc2
Moeting Of Property Owners Lust
Evening to Urge that
This Be Done.

A very largely mooting OF ros'dofts
aud ..proporty-ownora Interested In having q
atrect-car line on Woat Indiana ayonuo waB hold
last evening In Tamuany Hall, cornor Of Lit-
coin and Indiana stroots.
Mr. G. II. Barry briefly stntod tho object Of
tho mooting, saying TINT Mossra. Bradley and
Webb, OF tho West Division Street Railroad COM
pany, hnd boon invited to bo presont and exprcss
tho viows Of tho Company with reforonce to tho
sub1eot. petition was in circulation to hago
lndiapa Bsreot paved, from Noble street to Wood
street, and also To havo tho eamo extondol to
Robev street. T1loso two lattor improvements
would doubtless DO difficult to eecuro at prosont,
but 1t was proposed to organize, and press the
claims OF this part Of the city.
Tho minutes Of tho last meeting wore tend and
approved, and, On motion, 1rr. BURY was choacn
Chairman.
Tho Chair stated that hlr. g. 8. Hayes wae
largely Interested in this section, and could DO
relied upon to givo thia movomont his hoarty
support. There could bo no doubt that tho
establishment Of limo OF cars on 1ndiana street
would greatly enharco tho ya1ue Of property on
and noar that ssroot.
Aid. Quirk ,aaid that before tho streot- Chr
Company Would consent TO put down a truck, 1t
would bo necessary b hayo tho etreet paved and
Bowored, and proporty-ownora would have to
move in this rnattor. Tho proportion Of now
sariiy bo small this your. The tx was too small,
and he was in favor Of raising II to two mills.
Ho was opposed to building sowors by apocIal ns-
sossment aftor tho rich property owners down.
town bud had their sowora constructed at the
public oxpenBo. Tho pavement could not ro8si-
bly, be laid on 1ndiana atreet before tho summer
Of 1874. There WAS aone rivalry On tho part Of
Chicago aTonuo, which WAS a1roady paved to ABh-
land avenue, and tho people Of Indiana street
must move, at once. Ho wonld holp them in
S'iid 1ld. pi; Minor, q" q tho Twelfth ward, gavo
assurance Of his hearty corporation in this INIT
tor Of improvements. Tho boat plan won1d no
to appoint committee to confer with the Rail-
road Committee and ascertain what they will do,
among tho property .owncrs on 1ndiana street,
and ascertatn their views on tho subject.
NJ. Smith said TINT tho proporty-oWnors Of
Indiana street wore tho proper ones to take tho
ntreets north Of. KinAie street would so with
thenl, and help them IN overy way possible.
E1-Ala. shiel said ho Was Interested in
1nlIana street, and be could SOC tho imperative
necessity Of having . line Of cars somewhere
north Of Kinzio street, which wns now wholly
given over to railroad traoks. Ho would giyo
this nlovomont lia strongest support.
Tho Chairman called attention to tho fact TINT,
In humorous cases, stroot-car limos had boen put
on streetB before they woro paved. He know
that ohlcn6o avenue Vas stFuggHng Tor tho su-
premaey, and it was Incumbent upon tho people
Of Indiana street to DO up and stirring.
Aid. Quirk moyod tho appointment Of conf
nittee to ascertain tho views of the Btreet-Cn1
Company as to putting down tracks on Indiana
street, to report ut g. subsequent meeting. Tic
motion prevailed.
Tho Chair appointed AID Quirk and o1eve-
land, P. B. Bhiel, james Florning, Enos ".
Smith, ". Williams, Aid. Minor, and T. z.
Cowles as such Committee.
Tho Meeting thon adjourned, subject to tho
call Of tho Committee.