, 1873-04-16

plnth.ut's land, mud let! him IN possessoa, BY hia
tain fonca along tho went limo Of said 8cot1on
"a, and acroes this public highway leading from
coinptafnant's land to tho CITY Of Chicago.
slonara hnvo issued bonds in removal Of bondss,
etc., Under net iHsucd Juno 10, 1871, and mndo
nssessinenta on property In tho townbroforro1
to II said eet sontl Chicago, Hyde ptrk. and
b. e 90 takon M M "a Aforesaid as por seBtmao mado by
thom, which nsaossmont thoy aro attempting to
collect, He represents that said aots!, Of Fehru-
ary, and April 1860, are unconstitutional, as It
aud without any public necessity oxlatlug; TINT
luis lnnds nro in tho town Of Hydo Park only,
uoven mtlos south OF tho centro Of Chicago that
aatd town is riral hamlet, sparee1y pooPloa, its
and 80 romoto from the. city tint It Gun
DO Of no valao as 4 place OF recreation mud ro-
sort and lo shows TINT tho said acts aro IN con-
9 Mh sees I ana q the n9 ta ct
Constitution etc., oto.i and flrther that tho aot
5aago q The Circuit osurt i il 10;
Tint q majority of said oiIlccrs hayo boon
appointed by d. Judge or Judges OF said
Circuit Court: Further, that tho oct Of Juno 10,
1911 is In violation Of tho sano Constitution, III
In nnnndnjej hv renaral n]raaen,nev am that
It Inn neyor boett ndortod by vote Of tho nooplo
q said towns, nor by q majority Of their legal
noia,yi,,1 ,ooana wbarchv ti,c mid Gom,n;satnn.
ofs onn collect aucll asBoeamonts for tho pay1aont
of 'aa;d iontl ~ nft,roaaid. Comnjnnnnt fi1rthnr
shows TINT tho bonds negotiated amount to
82,o00,00o; thht tho entire sum has boon oxpend-
Cd: md tbat whatever funds % thoy @ car comI1and
ora n1tneo,hof inadoo,lnto to tho nnroasa Of INV
amo,,nt % tho % commissioners estimated thoy would
hnye to INV for nj the lands thev wouil ronufra
-waa al 950O00: whoroas thoy aro nllocod to have
nlroady exnondcd ali thoy can obtain. from eyory
Sn If t9 nronor
moe 1ssro taon tbarofnra III conn,a;nnnt nrf,ca
hS thSSt thn Cnmmjesioners wonid be- unnb1o to INV INV
tho va1no NJ t,ie IanI. Ho niliTma that thero ara
cra a'nnmnt;ng tn a25f, ma thot thav n,yo
vn.,,a. ~ aknn fioo th.t 4hnv 1,.vo
cnntrootod viii nortoa fnr II" nnrnI'nen ~ 1nn,
,Shich thov nrc nat Ills to INV for and that oyen
tnr. 4,at 7v ~ ronort - ~" Gonntv Eomma.
annora s"o ~ ~ nnnomhor lat the porIs Nor-
\ ,m;ss;nn,ors TS, wore shown n hnya not more tim
ss9 oiHo On hand. thoir aunual necessary oxpendi-
t n,,r ~ ot tor+h .t al an mn ti,nt I'M inita
~ ,m uo' Po,s Se' M fhny aTa nn satt1o1 in MT
;,s,a ~ H. ,,,,nnain.nt,s 1ond b,,t thet ~
mena abotS tint Il il nnrt Of tho land On wb;c1,
~ a,,ia ~ oocnrod thna croat;n1 c1on ~,
complainant's title. He aflirma that the appoint
moht Of tho Commiasloners has not been con-
frnod by tho State Senate, necordingko law;
md rrays that tho bonda.1nay be doclarfl by the
Court not a lien on big land, aud TINT tho de-
fondants bo restrained entoring on tho land. or
commencing proceedings against him for its poB-
aoaslon in tho Circuit Courts =.
EXTRAORDINARY CHANGES AoA1ssF z. I. =. Or
zimri l. Pratt, II. t'ci: $. Nichols, John : ;oon-
nan, Goo. T. uhtttondon, Cog. Bickerdiko. and
Josoph I. b1ckerdlko, OF Chicago bring quit
On behaf OF na tho shareholders Of tho pooplo's
Omnibus and Haggage company (oxcept tho Do
fendants to tue aIel, oompiaanants Affirming
that the capital stock Or tho Company is $780,
ooo. n ,oo0 ahnres OF Slgo eaoh, par yalue
thnt:z :zlmri Pratt holds 1ao Shares III. D. Nichols
den, 10 sharee Geo. Bicserdike. 174 shares i;
Joseph Il. Bickerdike, share that 134 eharcs
have never boon Issued by tho Company, and nro
still tho property thereof; that on tho 9Th Of