, 1874-02-09
THE COURTS.
What Norwood Park Wants,
Tho Railroad Aid Bond Question
Before Judge DrllEm0nd.
More Suits About the NIetropo1i-
TIM Hotel.
THE COURTS.
L NEW TOWN AND ITS wANIs.

ANEW TOWN AND lIs WANTS,
Tho People OK rel. Stephen Ponnoycr fled q
petition for mandamua against William 7.
Gray, Supervisor, and Frank Wolf, Assessor, of
tho Town OF Jefferson. Pcnnoyer states tint on
tho Sd Of February, 1873, the Board Of Commits
sionors Of Cook County adopted resolution de-
claring that a now town should bo established in
Cook County. to DO callcd Norwood parl, COLI
tanning Secs. O. 7, aud TO- md tho west e Of Sccs
5, g. and II, Of Township !, Range 10, and Secs,
J. 9, aud 49, md tho east u Of socs. 3, II, aud H.
Of Township 40, nauge IS. Tho town
thoroby became corporate body, and
was erected out Of the 9 towns Of
Lcyden aud Jefferson THO sections aud pnrts Of
forsou. tho town Of JoTpraon owur Town
Fall and other real eutato, aud also considerable
personal property aud money. At town olec-
tion in April last, petitioner 'sns elected Super
visor and ono Jessie Ball Assessor Of Norwood
Park, and tie defendnnts wore elected to tho
corresponding Offices III Jcfforson. On tho 17th
Of May petitioner served notice on defendants,
to meet on tho 22d Of Alny, and divide the prop
erty Of Jefferson with tho now town Of Norwood
nss ns but gta aa W' s sssa xs ffseS; fssSpyss
Is te only y uhes tho oaa Il Noraoad ooa
Park Gun have relief, aud therefore aaks that q
1uandamuB may issue against said dofondants to
ilo petition and Laye summons m isaued. s''' ~
~ JUDGE pnuMMosn >N'>
was occupied Friday md Saturday in hoarinc a.
demurrer to the replicatious in the case OF Post
against the Supervisors Of Warron County. The
of eomn commons attooho1 to honds river
III aid Of the Rockford 1tailroad.
4 suit vas instituted at Monmouth to prevent
tho issuing OF tho bonds, aud injunction obtain
ell as asked, Which was afterwards dissolved, a,ld
the bonds issued, Tho cnae Way takon to tho
Supreme Court. whore it waa reyorsod, and tho
injunction snaae pespetua.. One Of the oucs-
tlons rasod on ibis demurrer was.aa to tho o.
question yyas whether tho issue was not in con-
trnyontion Of tho Coustituiou Of 1YIB. T,ho
lnuttcr ig one Of great iunortouco. as It inyoiyea
to Certain degree tho rairoad aid ouostion.
about which there III much discussion and nIsn
tic u1cston of conflict OF AUTHORITY }}ntwoeu tI,o
State and FeloraI Courts. The case was takeu
under ailyisou,opt by Judge D,uu,uloud,
SUIT Fon 4 JACK YARD.
Judge Treo has been cngat,od for nearly a
ngainst the CITY and Fox 4; Howard, contrac- .
rom hs stnto Mdoned don norton af ts
illinois and Michigan Oaual, running through,
tho city, undor tho condition that It should be
responsible Tor all; damugcs Mrs. McGraw's
cabbase-patch and btlr, woro In tho way and
wero ancorcmonlolsIy removed, and tlo iniji.-
naut Indy brought suit for tie damages. I,Ho
counsel for tLo CITY held TINT tho not Of
tic State under col tain conditions for canal nur.
poses, was alyogatcd by Tho act OF 1927. which
gave 30 foot (in addition to tho proper widol
9yslon laaa ths s ssy deriving s fom IT tie State
4 lid n n,arI or ihis lamI,. Thc Cart hnwovnr
hn an nftsr tho nerns of ii th nes . Te,at; y;n