, 1874-06-06
ncls, nre-alnrm boxes, and engino-honser In tho
to ho tho tnoat complete thing OF tho kind over

nols, iirc-alnrtn boxea, and engino-houeon In tho
CITY 1ts Rlza is about feet by Q, and Il ls said
to ho the tnoat comploto thing OF tho kind over
published.
Superintendent Rohm thinks, au tndeod most
pcraona do, TINT 1t ts yory singular that Juatlcoa
boully and Doydon wore Unaware OF tho exist
ei,co Of Soo. 7, Chap. 20 Of tho city ordinances.
llo stated JoBtorday to TRIBUNE reporter TINT
res.od lnat Sunday for violation Of tho city
ordinances, md dismissed by tho South and
Wost Sido polco.JuHticou boeauao they did not
know tho law.
:. Aid. Hidroth aays, thoro ts n doad wrong In
tho lsoltof md Aid Society," and diBintercstea
mo- mon universally say there = niger IN tho weod
all efforts to discover said Ethfop nre balkod by
cortain rnotubora Of tho Council, who daca not
sny they arc champions Of tho Soolety, but will
moye to tahlo, rotor, Or do aomotaing otao witt,
tho roaointtou, 40 Tint It IL eontua}ly hidden and
NIL investigation Is provented.
somo tlmo ago tho Common Council made IN
appropriation for bridge acrosa tho oanal Ut
North Halsted street. Tho only roaaon for
not building tho bridge was tho refusal Of Ogdon,
Sheldon b CO. to take what tho city thought to
10 reasonable price for tie land g. that must bo
office OF the above iirm, and obtained q promise
from thom that tliey would offor no obstnnlo to
thu building Of tho bridge, and would giyo tho
city tho land necessary.
On March 0, tho Common Council passed. M
ordinance allowing Baloona to bo kopt open Bun
day, providing tho doors and the blinds on tho
windows Of tho bar-room wero kept closed. Last
week thero was givon III 1fnE TR1nuNE an no
count Of tho arrest Of several West and South Bdo
anloon-lfcopors for violating the ordinance, and
their subsequent roleaao from custody by police
Justlcos sonily md Boydon on tho ground that,
IN drawing tue ordinance, no ponalty had boon
fixed for It's violation by tho Council. This waa
doomed good joke on AID Richardson, who
framed tho ordnance and 1t was generally thought
It f would ar!a, hsvo TO- 10 amonded by the Council
poration Counsel Mum, and Assistant City At
torney Cameron, to got thcir a1vice In making
prrosts while tho proscnt law ia In forco. Ihoy
aoon found that in spite Of tho biundor made by
tho Council ponalty waB fixed by Sec. 7, Chap.
80. Of the City Ordinances for all ordinances
where no ponn1ty IL natnota. II is not losB than
SO nor moro than 9100 for every oirouao oon1-
nittod.
WABASH AVENUE STREET RAILWAY.
Tho Common Council Committoe on Streets
and Alloys for tho South Division hold meet
ing yesterday astornoon In the City Clerks
office. Presont: Aid. sehmitz, Dixon, Foley,
Coey, and spaldlng. Tho principal business be-
the Wabash Avenue Street Railway. In behalf Of
the proporty-ownors desiring the railway, there
Nero AfosRrs. Enos Ayres Howard Priestley
stoyens, Jennings, and sovoral othors. DR.. J.
". Miller was present to represent tho various
President Of the South Side Company, was also
present to mako statement as to what TINT Com
nany was willing to do. between Randolph and
Observation-Disclosures tho proposed torminl
about II 900 fcot on zach sEdo. A list Of prop
orty-hoders, representing 1880 foot. was pro-
sontcd, NIL Of whom arc dosrous OF having the
railway. On the part Of tho remonatrants, DR..
Miller presented long list Of names.
Mr.. Cobb was callcd upon to mako tho statement
on behalf Of tho Railroad Company. lie aaid
tho Company OF which ho WAS President was
willing to lay tho track from Washington street
to Congreas and south to Twonty-Hocond ns fast
as tho pavement was laid, aud that they would
pavement between tho outer rails Of
tho two tracks. In roply to quostson from
AID. Foley, DIR. Cobb stuted that tho Company
neodod now outlet for the South Side
cars that now cars started once every three
fourths Of a minuto on 6tate ssroos, ind TINT
soon they would be crowded so as to impede
businoHs. hIr. Cobb wiBhod to correct an i'm
preston that was orronoously entertained by
mnny persons, including some Aldermen. HiH
Company would not pay any bonus. to the gen
tlemen who obtained tho charter, but simply the
expenses necessarily incurred in getting said
charter. not to cxceod $1,000.
DR.. Miller horo arose to state bis position. Ho
opposcd the proposod railway nB . citizon Of tho
Of TINT part Of Chicago should oppose tho laying
Of tho road, but undoubtedly would lnyo
done 30 had not tho Committoo decided
to postpone any further hoarlng Of tho case
until noxt Friday, In tho aamo placo mud at
oision becauso Aid. Stone, member Of tho
Committee, was not prosont md WAS very much
Interested in tho question, md because thero
wcre preaent few Of tho property-ownors Of tho
street who opposed tho projected railway.
The railway gentlemen having departoa, tho
Committee took up tho ordinance introduced by
Aid. Htono to widon Michigan ayonio thirty