, 1873-05-20
Action Against tho City and the Six
teonth Street Viaduct Con-
tractors.
The Ploas Of the Evening Post !"
=: in the Linda Gilbert
Libel Suit.
Partnership Sq,1abb1es --- Bank
ruptcy N1atters--Court-
Notes.

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nonn1sor T. hubbard t.vo d.fondanta IN thu
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taa,.h stroot. .na o,ao r. hr,id arothor atono
1s1n'n ""m esoo' a.u ao .l.1 .so
slxteonth street, commencing at Canal ssreot for
tho eastoru terminus and running along tho con-
ia or rn,r tbo contro NJ si1toonth atroot.
49, =. oat ~ ~ .,~.7. H. -, In ro;soa. nna It,s
10 .~1 "oo' 90 "" 6'a"o - w ~ I'''e.0' o -
claimed TINT tho contract is let to those two de-
fendants to build tho two parallel walls OF stone
work. and that tho same arc to bo permanently
located. and to bo t1llod with osrth.work to tho
required grade. It is, therefore, claimed by
complainant, TINT the balance Of Sixteenth
stroot. being thu north side theroof ia praotical
annronrinteI1 hv thu contract md bv tho nro-
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ceealnge OF the common COUNCIL, IN ha7lng tho
front Of his property appropriated to tho 6olo
use Of tho Railroad Company and it is claimod
that tho Rai}road Comnanv hns acreed
WIZ M!la n.no suo ~ IVY "u.aotltlSs l" p"s .no
elty Sloo,0oo or thoroabouta Tor build
ing tho viaduct over Sixteenth street.
It is also claimed by complainant TINT neither
0 h; hor 'no iaoaa au'nota.lea hs1a ,; onesoa
10 paY nm my oaHaees ARISING TO nlm' nor
nave they taken any stops under tho statute to
aBseaB or ascertain damages. Complainant also
claims TINT, by roaaon OF tho raising Of tho grao
90 ooe 49,, "A' ptop'tss W. 70 tA1u''o " 'tio
amount OF oo per cent OF Its value. and that a.
ready his tonants havo begun to Threaten to
leave his premises. and have rofusod to nav
rent; that the city has no legal right for ap-
propriatipe property in Sixteenth streot. In
conclusion, the bill prays for an injunction re-
strainiDg the city mud boGolycr from proceed-
Ing to grade tho street in tho manner and form
rs got forth in tho bill OF complainant.
LINDA ol1nERT vs. THE EVENING rosr.
Tho case OF Linaa Gilbert vs.. The EvsningPost
Printing and Publishing Company catne up in
Judge Booths Court yesterday Tic complacent
Leonard Swott appeared for tho publishing COM
plaintiff. The occasion was tho fling Of throe
pleas BY defendanta counsel. Ihe declaration
IN the case alleges that Hiss: Gilbert Was en-
gagged IN aellng 20D 0o0 engraT1ngs, at 80 apiece,
with tho intention OF erecting With tho pro-
ceeda homo Tor fallen women: The first plea
nled ior tug do1enae sets up that the business
described In the declaration Waa not tho
real business In which Linda was engaged that aa
"ofsh OF Lottery tickets, throwing ~ the engray-
lnge; that her business, instead Of being lawful,
was criminal BY the statutes OF the State Of ii-
nols tnat the defendant pu9llshed newspa~
Per, anu had right to sny Of t5e huslness m what
ever % vas proper and that IT. did 40; The Sec
ond plea sets up that the business which Linda
engaged N was 2 lottery, ana was : Of ataGh
swna!o, which s"lndio conslstoo OF Anaa haV-
lng represented to doT. fhlmer that she was
huou. u cIccs 4o1uo tot AtAlloA "un.9u ~ hucA
contI!o9tlons hA Apeta! "omea Hou1d give heF,
an9 tha1 tne n9sness "as TO pe conc oy inomas
Co, upon theso roprebehtasloaa she Obtained
the 4oFernors recommendation o. nor enterprise
aa q Qatl0nAl pl0antbfopy, nnu Thomas d Co,