, 1874-02-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
RAILROAD TRACKS ON SOUTH
CLARK STREET.

Tho Committee on Streets and Alleys OF the
South Division mot yesterday ut 2 o'clock, and
took carriages at tho City Hall, whence they pro-
cccdol to tho corner OF Clark and Sixteoutl1
streets for the purpose of making personal OK
animation into tho condition of tho rairoal
tracks Oh aud adjoining Clark street. thus Oh
taining bctsor iden Of Tho n1attor than moro
inspection Of maps anl plats could giyo AID.
Cooy, Dixon, Schlnitz, Foley, aud stono woro
present, aud AIr. Witllrow, Of tho Rock IH1nnl
attended to keep IN cyo on tho interests Of TINT
on arriving Mt Sixteenth street, tho party
loft tho curriases aud met con-
siderable delegation Of citizons rohGing
whom were Interested rs proporty~ownera. and
a! of whom were strong obicctors to Tho contin-
uanco OF tho track OIL Clark street north oil
Twonty-6ocond.
The party formed quito mn imposing appear
auco as it moved dow,l the truck to Twenty
Hucond street.. First canlo detachment of boys
carrying largo placards OF pastebourd, npon
which wore inscribed various, mottoos: Give
,ls cur right to Clark street," - l1orsa power
aspsPe esp WITH My have cy 7 rstsis sisss VS
your duty! Soe the vacant lots on our street =
stAld, Stone, listen to tho cry Of tho widow and
fntllorlogs 7" Following tho boys. who might
llayo boon regarded aa tho horaltlB Of
luafors, such as aro always OH hand i'll any
crowd; then cnmo one or two Aldermen, and
eioso behind, like tho meat III sandwich, woro
tile reporters, whose rcar was proteoteu..by the
remainder Of tho A!dor1non. Following tho lust
montioncd was q heterogeneous crowd OF about
thirty porsons, representing ncar!y all agos and
uatioua!itieB. AZ they were a1l valuable speakers,
in thoir respective nativo tonguos,-tho noiso
Of tho procoBsion bore cloEo resemblance to
that which must hayo accompanied tho cessation
OF work Oh the Tower oi Babel. Az q mattor OF
course tho excitement wa3 considerable, md tho
population alupg the route locked out in u way
which would have mado eyon Darhu.n orvious.
There il 10 doubt tlat, as outdoor attractions,
Aldermen drnw woll, a,,d it il quite within the
bounds Of probability t}1at u politically woll-
mixed assortment Of City Fathers would inako II
profitable aud instructive pido-slow for q moral
lecture during tho summer sensun, Or any other
equally entertaining performance.
Tho l,upuIace, it mAy bo romarkel, woro not
Of II ditdent character. :rhoy asAcd pointed
questions ind nude sarcastic speeches 10 tho
Aldermen, in decidedly personal and disagraoa-
ble matner. ALL. stono was larticnarly 'l1for-
tunnte in this toupect, nnl AID. Dixon did not
always escapo. When n dunmy-traln canlo in
bigl,t as tho party was atandiug on tho track, Il
yo.,ngater WIN warned them OF t!leir tangor wal
sharply roproved for 80 doing, OIL tue charitable
ground that by killing Oil Alderman or Two they
would know how 1t was thomsolyoH. Yes. u
sud us,othor, "chuc!t q nowbl'apnr .nan under
tho wheo!H, too, and tl.on they talo como notice
Of tho danger VIC poor folks are III oyely dny.'
With conscientious regard for tho interests OF
| tho newspapers they represented, mono Of tho
roportnrA III tho party permitted tlusnaclycH to
b0 1naau Of service in tie way sugeoatoa.
| At tlo corner Of Clark slsuot and Archer
! ayonuo, two sigMH ware posted uv tn opposite
lamp-posts: = Cloar tho truck md !" Give III
our street, Away with tho lnnil-k killer!" Tho cx-
atnlnat!on of tol,umbor position OF tlso tracks
waB u.le az faras IWenty-secon stroot, ,and thull
| taking uarrage again, tho Allorman rotMrncl tt
slxtoua.l. Rtroet, and walked nortl. to Twelfth.
They then roturloa to- tho u!ty Hall, a1sI will
| huld u mootil,g vi tho call Of tho Ohairman tt
| prepare tilor rollnrt.
The arguments for tho removal Of tho truck Of
Clark htruut l,uyo boon praaonto 10 orton thu! It
iH hardly neclhsaly 10 10 moro thnn refer tt
| tenl. lilo prorcrty-uwnorH woAt uf Unrk Btrcc
claim tflat thoy never would hayo sold tllo roa
Of tl!olr lots to tho rllroaa eompa.'l;os .; y tho!