, 1874-12-23

y9to'l to franchise what do *ou propoa0 to do
Nfr. Cobb--wa sl,nll proceed to nval ourao.yoo
Of 1t according, to thu tornly Of tllo ordinance.
Raportor-snall you lay duwp tho tracks at
Dfr. Cobh-Wo emit do II very well in tho win.
tor ttnio, but mall comuon"a ~ nnol IN tho
woatl,or aud tho condition OF tho ground will
permit.
ilcporlcr-Will the lino 10 run from Lal,o to
Twonty-Heconl B!rcots only?
MIR. Cob,-No wo shall connect with Indiana
md Cottage Grove avenues, tl,is relieving Stn!o
stroot Of aolno OF tho traflto. Eventually ro
! may mako Wnbash avenue limo exclusively but
not now.
1soportor-rrow about tho stylo Of cars to bo
used.
Mr. oobb--we shall put on nothing but tho
very hneBt ntock.
hopo1tor--1 nlcan' how about the two.horao
anu tWo-t'an cars!
Atr. Cobh-Ihe ordinance proyidoe that no
aro procured; mud, If wo accept tho franchleo oil
TINT condition, we Bhall certainly comply with
1t to tho 1ottor.
noporter-I presstu,o thoro's not much danger
Of Your refusing tho franchiso on those terms ?
Nlr. Cobb looked wiao, but matlo no reply. 1Io
wont on to say that tho ole-horao cars accom-
MODIFIED tho pnblic bottor that tho two-horso cars
could, for tho Company could run thom olosor
toEothor, Md regarded 1t as singular that tho
objections aB to tho nbaance Of D conductor wero
confined to tho ono-horso earn not word boing
oven said about tho StRgos. He gave assurance
TINT tho Company would consult tho comfort
aud desires Of tlofr patrons, not aololy by rna-
Sn Of nen ns Sos philanthropy but bee'uso
From all Of which, it anponrs TINT tho ono
horse cars will bo put on tho now Wnbash ave-
nue ll,lo.
rnorEnry-owNEn PROTESTS
To tie Eaitar Of Tho C.,eaao Tribune:
cnioAeol Dec 22min common With IT, tho
tic 0omn1o'', Council to grant the
riRht Of constructing q horso.railway on that
thoromehfara to my responsible company who
would aRrco to rayo tho nyonuc, koep Tho gamo
III good ropair, aud run tlratclnHB twolorso cara,
in charge OF n conductor aud driver.
-, Mo woro alag promised BY tho cirolatorn Of
most luxurious concllcs imaginable.
Tho proceedings in last 11oulay'a Ccunc!-
Chamber, authorizing tho construction OF
horsc-railway. shows tint tho proposition
Of tho Chicago Il South Atlantic Conf
curb to curb aud keep tho uamo IN good
repair, also to put OH two.horao palace
cars, In charge Of driver aud conductor, nnd in
addition, ray per cont por annum Of
its net earnings into tho City Treas
bio franchise granted to tho Houth Chicago
Railway Company, who heve noitlor Offered, nor
arc required, to pavo nry moro Of tho aroot than
tho space botwecn tho tracks, nor to givo us for
tho 1irHt year any better mode Of transportation
than tho abonllnablo, conduc.orlcaH ono-lorsn
" oartB nov in uso on State Btrest, to eay noth-
tnB Of tho consideration Of per cent or thu nd
vantage to tho public Of low faro aud polite at
tontion which would arise from competition.
Tho whole proceeding looks liko u haro-faccd
"salo" or lroach Of trust lownrtl tho Subscribers
Of tho petition and tho residents Of tho Soutl,
Side, aud ii tho mombers Of our Council who
voted for this ordnance do not wish tn ellaro
tho odium and suspicion OF this moro than qucs-
tonablo transaction, they should reuciud tho
ordinance ut their next nleotnG md gyo those
who aignod the petition in good failA IN oppor-
tunity to semonatrato agaisat this coup tlc main.
CHARLES &. E. pnussrSu.