, 1874-06-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ruE K1NZIE STREET ELEVATED
RAILWAY

hallway.
Tim nroperty-owners on West Kirzio street
.nd riciu1ty held meeting last evening at the
.ortheast corner OF kinzio and Wocd streets 10,
49, nurpose of taklng measures against the
.-a,,;on of the BatheEwick elevated carriage.
rsr aIoug The north side Of Kinzie street. The
.naut;nr was called to order By Mr. jackson, who
.or,,nated Mr. Shay as Chairman OF the Meet
;ro Mr.. Shay, being unanimously elected,
stated
.or vhich the meeting WAS called, and lie hoped
tbat eyery one present would sign his name to
ra+:,ion which had been prepared for presenta-
Tim 10 the Common Council
l1A uu. THOMAS RICHARDS
.o,orrad to communication which Mr.. BlatAer-
x,ick had p1Dlisbed III THE IR1nuSE. III which he
"1'arred toe p1ope1ty-owners with mlsrepresent-
-: s,a rro,ect, sud delaying Ale wolk four
s,ths. ~ It took considerable cheek for mau
=. Tx The Comnon Council 10 give the right of
~ ~ m stro@t which was already occupied by
three Of four dldereat roads. Ar; BlAtherwick
h1s ;1s7. ie property on Erie street. II euch WIS
slne1@ ~ fsst ghy did he not erect his
W. 1nsa On thst street to improve
i4 ~ own property, or on d vacant
~ -: uhere the utility Of the invention could first
bo tired. Ha was q tne oplnlon that charity
al
enons4 aJ - The building Of the road because the
1e.as1,T 1e1t"1 vss now only wide enough to allow
,oar,. to psss or TO uuload.
THE CHAIRMAN
-....a that The absence of tho Aldermen vas
e,.,ns to the fact that meeting Of the Council
vas lid tbss evening.
"as c,u,a me rt1uut. cred the information that
4hs coupc,l had adjourned in the afternoon,
ahareupou the Chairman ,eu,araed that he conld
m. ACCOUNT for their alseuce, unless they had
orervocked themselves and we're too tired to
come. -.....
opposed the building Of the road, becsuse the
nranert7 along the street Vas already Of bat
ittio value on account Of the many tracks. He
Esg no earthly use for such road as the ono
projected According to Blatherwick only ten
peysous could ride III q train at q time. What
should be do If he had q family of twenty?
Yocc, Put the balance in your pocket The
SPEAKER then mged those present to do their ut
most to prevent this outrage from being con-
sumatcd.
iIr richards thought that they would carry
their point if properly presented to the Council.
Ar JACOB Lauth said that Mr. Blatherwick
hsd remarked at the last meeting that il ILLS road
would not Work he would take it down, and sub
sti,ute something else. Could any one tell what
that something else would be
Tie Chairman stated that Batherwick WAS not
present and he was therefore unable to satisfy
LIE eEeane1 . Cu'Aoe1l!'
THE FOLLOWING PETITION
Thlch had been prepared ioE presentation to the
Council, was then read BY tue chalrman
He the undersigned, bons-fde property -ownera and
residents, rtssdng On West hn1e street from aalsted
u Western aSenue, 40 mcss 1eslecuus fenonsIa1e
ssanst ihs sseetaon aha mainune AZ sat o, t
w. tni'ni,. res.ans ~ "'t0 ' e'N 1oA
ET.f-Tnst. owing to the present narrovr condition
Of the roadway and sidew.lE, 1t would be Impossible
constrpct the said cafriagewuy without eudau-
Caring the nseR Of tas residents Of said street and
aSmts:
-o p sa u R nS'u s.d
reodsr tie same un.sahIe md unfit for a;,tsr res;
dence CT burinsss purposes.
1;h,rd-Th.t The horse roadway and omnibus nc
ccmmodatson st pre4ent existing On Randolph, Lake,
sat "a lnaaaaa streets are aoanuAntiy sucent to meet
nrn1 sa resI;n ~ tha at,t; ~ sto
h,a en,IHaao .ss. .oa.,an. ~ H. aa-e,a
noise beina ,a'.ed hy same ona ;9st au sftap
hss n1ssad aarig =, Uue Juss al.es .1an
fta e~claro,;n, ..Tna+e,s 1 1870 ou1 ILL., rl
aoo;n n,t ,,,,on ;,t.oat,9,+i"; - oue a.led
is1 tia roira rrss n.na e. d.s,,.a ras 1ann
Ia ~. rot,,aod sdn,;+.a,o -, u unhon Aoa1o"
yyho,, or-sar W. so,.oos 80 ~ ua:
,nnrad tbst ora er -,a H. ~ o1a,;s ~. nlcnatos
twn blocIa ~ ctta;, ~ ~ apno.u a;st. noat Sssry
Observation-Disclosures ~ ~ $500 GO VI - tue
ealnst The hndne of tna e1r reed ApE Ma 'lcus a4
Wa adoo,ad an9 ~. co,,+o;tta, s asa;s'. o.on
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