, 1874-06-13
WABASH AVENUE.


| Tho Committee ou StroatB and Alloys .of tLt
South Division, mot yesterday afternoon, tc
hoar tho petitioners for tho Wabash avonuo / Ail
road track, Aid schmtz In the chair.
col. nouan
said he beloved. the truck would benefit tho ave,
| nuo rs q business way. It lad always been eua.
tomary, whore q minority Of tho property owners
| had petltionod for Huch thing, TO lnye 1t done
Over throe~quartora Of tho property was ropro-
aentel IN tle,p petition. Tho nnly opposition was
from owners Of property on State street, who
feared that thoir intoros.a would suiror. Some
10000 feet out Of 10000 were reprsnted, which
was strong showing. He owned q lot and U
| marblosfront opposite tho POST Olllco.
mado was that the street would bo r,liiiod for
driving. This objection ho did not thini ynlld.
for the track would bring business, aud the
stroot would DO wilerol.
NIr, Hough safd tile horso-raf1ronu would tom
eft tho public. as wol1 as tho property. There
| WIS moro driving on Michigan avonne than Wa
bash now, aud always would bo. More people
travelled OIL cars than In their bugQlas, and State
could not bo mado. Mr., Cobb had sud that
the Company could not do business prop
ersy for tho press Of basneHs. He be-
lieyod that. proporty-holaers would conHont
H Rs2oS5 sG9wnE 1av tho s aoTH G him TS w., fGe ax
wished to put down tho track to facllitnto their
business. They could not run fast enough 10
accommodate lie public.
MR. E. wALKEn
romarked tnat the petition appeared to como
Mr.. Stevens aaid an nttompt Wna nlado to got
up now company, but, being failure, tho mat
tor was turned over to tho old one.
Dir. ,Hough aa1d that IT was arranged that those
who had devoted their tirne and labor toward
obtaining signatures to tho petition should ro-
csive compensation not to exceed II 900. This
was a!1 the money agrood upon.
Mr. e.. Walker SAID ho signed tho romon-
Btfahoe, pehe unfortunate enough TO own lit
No property Oh n Apasli flVanuo. Ino fo9A0n or
hls opposition Was, that tho project waa ontirely
III tho interest OF the present Company. Tho
only 1asia upon Which TIE ordinance ahould pass
was that tue lfancn1be should 10 given to nn ill.,
dopenaont corporation prohibited from turning
nosea aI;tah6ellont, Woulu p9 roopoa OF compotl-
ion, Wnlch aloho oould regulate q corporation.
mus "ns nIm tS. ieIse a.. o. ie to tue on
'eup. Ei,n ta'SIeu % anas 1no Wh9to tnlhg was
!rsehlathfe: 1ue Oompany would pay Tor
eiEhteop 1eet Or paving III tho contre Of tho
stroet, pIt Won4a nog pug tno track down until
~tAe. .sttees Was repaYeu Inis eou!d not 10 dono
tnia Soar. ~ oIaananee must pe passol ny tho
owners = should DO 10 TIE ~ work before tho Company
a!a ahythn8. II u Wouio no tSo years before
tno TRACK eould pc lald, why not postpone tho
pagaago g 81 tne ora ora'naneo nta st -
Ihe poti,;son ,;s vas started lest winter by gontle-
men wlo ala hos own ono 1901 on tue avenue.
gwen TO the propefty-owners to sec What effect
t nut ~ Muu On bs
s
more moro than one street for ether than atoam aud
norso rallroaus. a, I"lce tho number OF cars
co1'u 90 put on STATE street enet tner9 wore now,
ao long ~ cars sa were aepI movlng. For several
railroad travel. Ho diuApDroycd tho nroienk M