, 1874-12-25
nIr. S. B. Cobb Tells What llo KHoWs
+; Of tho Ordinance.
He + id No Money, and Does Not
: Know That Any Ono Did,
: TALKED with Aldermen, but blade 10
Seductive Observations.
Rtl' @lndignant Property Owner Protests
Against the Ordinance.
nIr. Ellery Explains.

nIr. Ellery Explains.
S, 3, COBB.
WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT TIE rAsaAaE on THAT
onp1NhNcE.
Afr. s. D. Cobb, President Of tho Chicago City
nailroad, was called upon yesterday BY In1n-
r.;r reporter to give his version Of the facts cun-
nectod with tl,n passage Of tho recent Wahash
ayot,,,o ordinance, md interviewed to the follow
ing eject:
nenor.cr-What wero tho preliminary stops
you took 10 obtain this frauoluso?
atr. Cobb-1n tho tirat placo, thero vas COM
1,any organized by tho nano Of tho Wabash Az
cuuo Railroad Company, uono ten weoks ago.
They went AMONG tho nroperty-ownors OF tho
ayen',o to obtain tho right Of way.
H.-Wlo wcro tho Company?
aIr. G,--J, D, Jolniuga, Mr. Etcvona. lfr.
Folansbcc, Mr.. Pierce, and Howard pricgtly.
They wGro t1,e original i'corporators,
THEIR FIRST sTEp.
R.-Whas did this Company do?
AGr. C.--Aftcr thoy had ohtainol tho right Of
War from the property y-ownors they camo to mo
and eaitl thas they Ind bcen looking over this
! matter, md that they Ind two-thirtls OF tho
property-owners. TIsoY Ind boon round to get
hard work, for when 1t came to tho scratch thoy
,voro rathor woak~knced. and tho stock waa not
takou rs readily ns thoy expected. They OK
paiuca that uudor any circumstances thoy could
only got tho right Of way Us far as Twcnty~
second street, which yYnud bo Of no uso to them.
ri,o City Railroad Company could nako uEo Of
! .uis portion Of Wnpasl, avenue. by feeders OH
| CottaGe Grove aud Indians avonues, which 'thoy
| could not. They did not want to build the road
| TINT elort distance. made the proposition to
| tue Doarl OF Directors to
rAEE THE nlauT OF WAY,
| and they opposed 1t. told thon' NO ahould
make bettcr TINA, aud they finally agreed to taka
| it by 4 vote Of to 8, Tho Wabash Avenue
{; Railroad Company wero aatiulcd with our ar
rangcment and rot moro nau,cs. The ordinance
! irving tho franchise was drawn up nnd placed
with Council Committee whore it ro1noined for
! about sx months. 1t waB similar to Tho others
presented. Two reports Wero sent IN by Tue
! Committee.
| TIE OTHER COMPANY?
! 1Ir, C.-I never heard OF tho Dthur Company,
consisting Of Potter Palmer, Fargo, Lacliu, aud
tho others, till tho second Or third meeting bo-
| fore the Inst ono OF tho old Council.
K.-What did this company call itself?
AIR. O.--Tllo Wabasl. Avonuo Railroad Com
K-.what had they to do with Tho Steam Rail-
51r. O.-Noiling st all. Their franchise aslod
| for track from Luke street bridge and on
| Wnbas!, nyont1u TO tic city limits. They had moi
| aaked the consent of single proporty-owner.
| ANY INFLUENCE WITH ALDERMEN
| to obtain tho passage Of tho ordinance?
! AIr, C.-Ies. nir; I stated to them tho point d
! law by which we olaimo< NO bod right OF way.
N.-You called upon them Eoraratcy?
/ Efr H.--.T Naw ENYprai hldGrmDQ HGpafatalYj
T-Woro you approached by any Alderman
I IN THE WAY OF brine
| Mr. CLIO Alderman ever inBinuated or inti-
mated my such thug.
ibid you, directly or Indirectly, offor any
Alderman my money to vote for tho passage Of
! the ordinance?
| Mr.. C--Np, sir.
| Ibid asy member Of your Company2
| Alr. C.-No, sir; not 90 lar rs know.
R,-Cou!d They hayo paid anything to anJ
Aldermen without your knowledGos
Mr.. G.l do not know.
R.-Ilcn 60 lar m yon know, IT Wns
| a rEnFECTLi HONEST VOTE?
AGr. O.-Ycs.
Raid, Richardson eays that you and Mayor
Colvn urged m to pfess4nt tns petition to tho
1lr C.-Yca, or nearly 20. thought 1t would
Division prcacnt tho petition. | left my, Office
not cosn aud as;e i' "W?t % o;S YOU
"
petition, signed by moro than two-thlrcs of
tho property ownors on that street. asking for
s,tcli railway" Covin said il tho property
owners wanted l,orso-railroad ho waH iu favor
! came upand, ColYin asked him to present it.
N--you aisclaim I'LL kuowlcdgo or auy money
Mr. G.-i havo mt tho slightest knowledge
lint thoro Wnu.
LAYING 7,lr:. 7RAoR.
] n.-Wden do Ipu rfOEctic to iAy tha trACk ?
III. Cas- soon nj tho avenue il i'll condition.
| It il paved III far IN CongieHs strees, and Wo
shall commence upon II at oneo to TINT Point
M--Uy tho Way-woro jou closesod With
AID. cANrDELL
INV longtl' Of ti,no !?
Mr. C.-so, sir tho statomont tlot was iA
false.
u-what amount OF tho street do you pro-
Air. C.-iuo orsl;,,unco provides TINT We lay
do"u and keep i'll repair the spaco Dptwesn our
| tracks.
l.-Doca this include the whole space bisweon
tho onst and west rails or docs 1t except tho
middle Of tue Btrcnt!
alr C.-1 must study up tho ordinance boforo
! I cnll tell you.
It's tho ntatomcl,t n,ado by AID. Richardson
thAt you would keep
THE NonTA1EA CARS
Oh until tliov wore out oorroct3
Atr. C.-Tho ordinance proyilos for two-mon
cars and we shall live up to tho terms Of tho Oh
dinanee.
K.--Do you intond to buy any more ono-Aorse
cnrB7
Mr.. C.-No, pir. Wo shall put two.horao cara
OH Wabnnl, uye,uo, and wo shall pus soa,o OF
our 1ndia,la anl Cottago Grove AyoI'uo cars Of,
| thcro.
R.---Ilen yon intend to incronsa your stock :;
Mr. C.-les. Dy placing sonte OIL Wabash ave.
nue, wo shall ba nhlo to make hotter time.
| H.-1t il noartY time yoll thought Of tint. Tho
tin.o ynu mako now In Alameinl.
| Mr., G,--IhGt will lio attaallcd to.
R.--lIavo you saon
MAJOR Col.y1H
g!nso tho pasaage Of tho ordinance?
Mr. C.-~YaB.
N.-!.A he signed It tlaN?
Mr.. G.-{AcsltNtIng!v1 saw him, lot mo thtns
u called on matter Of lnsineHB. and did l!o