, 1874-11-30

Novomhor, 1909, tho Olly Of Chicago nnsdo . SOL
omn covenant With tho Chicago CITY Railway
Company whereby for good and valid consld-
SSss G .fy sy o a9 s9eS s' xhoa tSs
ooaaont Of ti.o CITY Railway Company. Egbert
;'analoson, Esq, City Attorney. in big abe opln;
ion rendered 10 tho Coinmltioo on Straots and
Alloys on tho 7tl' Of August last, SLOWS thss to
Tho nroporty.oWnera alAo considered that ia
honof't their property II was nsoossary that tho
proposed lino nlould tap. t',o lipcB DOW ownod
md operatcd by tho CssJ Hallway Company. aud
now pnahtng over stnte straot for !. track lead-
Ing noWhoro aud carrying nobody would bo only 4
dotrinlont.
Application was then made to tho City Rail-
Wabash avenue from Twenty y-socond strcot
north, connecting With tho various lines aouth
Of TINT Btreet.
That Company, By resolution OF its Board Of
Directors. promptly accepted tho proposition
tho Iine upon obtaining tho couaent Of tile Com
mon Council.
The soven-oighths Of tho property onnors who
had aignod In favor Of tue now Company I'm
n1odatcly transferred their petition in favor Of
namos OF very many Of cur oldoBt citizona and
largoht propotty.owucrB mon who havo madt
Chicago what It ia-the admiration Of tho
world. Seldom doos public onterpriBo receive
p"e'' tAAtsa'AAoAs AHu ACAlk 4AA0IdoHuAk AHu
represent 30 largo part Of tho wealth, intelli-
Gonco, and rogpoctabitty Of citv.
Such WIS tile petition which Wabash avanue
sent to our Common Council.
But how has thta petition been treatod7 With
neglect and Indifference waiting for somebody
to mako somebody q "tcstimonial'
Never voto tho ol.tzona Of any town. nevor the
property -owners Of nny avenuo, nevur waa tue
Intelligence, mud worth, and entorpriao Of nny
city, more grossly inaulted.
51onth aitor month Of valuable TINA has been
allowed to pass while diligent otortH have been
mndo to koop tho mattor buck and haYo nothing
dono. public enterprise of vast importance to
rich and poor; demanded by tons Of thousands
would bo shortened and quickoned; demanded
by tho languisllng intores:a Of one Of tho hnost
htreota for buBBnes IN tho world; M enterprise
which will holp to mako our city groater and
bloader, hna been handled about from committee
TO committee, md locked in dusty pigcon-holca
for months. In this Way have tho property
ownora Of Wabash avonuo and pll tho oitizons Of
Chicago becn rccslcsnly injured.
But, as though this were not enough, last
Friday oye,ing. when aftor 80 long dolay q re-
Alloys. lavorsuE tho enterprise, another repor!
Was tendored BY the Committee on Railroads,
proposing to grant to company wholly uu-
known to the public, and which has noyor ac-
sh te IN Of rs ae s s2S e f
to tho city limits on Wabash avenue.
Tho properiy-owncrB south Of Twenty SECOND
htreet laro always boon. aud nro how, opposed
to having track On that portion Of tho avenue
but III utter diarogard Of their 1ights and ushcB,
aud without thoir previous knowledge. 90 tint
they could not retnoastrata, tho above report
vas tenderod. Tho prororty-ouners south Of
Twonty-secoud street protest aHanst this action,
and Its proposed Endorsement by tho Council.
What tho citizens along tho whole length Of
Wabash nvonue dcBiro IL m Immediate porn1is.
sion to tho Chicago City Railway Company to
run thoir cara on that avenue from Twenty .soc-
ond to Madison street, aud that no street rail-
way bc run by anybody upon 1t south Of Twenty
second street. Always lerotofore such unaui-
lnols petition from any Htreot has been prompt
y granted. Why not nov? In this way, and
this way only cafi all the imtoroHts DO aubseryod,
aud thu demands Of the public met. Respect
fully yourB
WABASH AVENUE PROPERTY OWNER