, 1874-07-10
Another NIcoting in Favor of tito
Sixteenth Street Via
duct.
Tho Resolutions Adopted.

lar with Tic locality, md tho nocessity for viaduet
over Tho railroad crossing Dlue tssnd avenue. I1o
tle taor and naked Us to cali on tho Board Of fpubo
Mo1ks sn nsk them en-, to M congene meeting Of 9 Ito
1,oard named Tncslay At 10 i. n for thls meeting.
Your Committee mot tho Board q. thu tie raonsioaea,
e sss s s SSs e @ Ss9 n9ssa a
s e % aa sa @ md sa @
st tAsy would d .hs!r part whenavsr t caed upen @
notice that !hoy could do nothing IL fho matter at
proaent; they bad latoly boen Obliged to conform
e s 5 ss n hs @ sar sa Soe ggoso f ea saa es s
ter. THY pronsisei 70 psooara ths op!nion Of tha
hoard your Committee arc Of tho. onfnion lint io
Board sa no poworto compol tho railways to build
Tho report was unanimously aocepted.
LII. Fn1sB1E
said lo thought the Mayor VAS with thom 1t, tho
matter, but that waB not auIl}olont; thoy wanted
every ono to too tho mark, and work with sYill
until they secured tho viaduot. Tho Northwest-
ern Company soonled to bo tho only obstacle In
tho way; but tloy could soon bring 1t round IL
thoy wore rosoluto. Tho mooting should adopt
aomo course to compel tile Mayor. Council. and
Board Of Prblio Works to holp the cttizons. IT
tho exlotlng city ordinances woro enforced
they could laye continued litigation with
tho railway compnntes, md In tho end
they would fad It to their advantage
to giro the required vtnduct. The Aldermen
should DO made to show their oo1ors, and, II thoy
they should DO replaced 1t tho frs. opportunity
By mon who would not waiver In prosecuting
gchomes for the public interaat.
Dr.. Hamilton moved that committee of five
fHr 1f.4t1 tmL A. ~
and request them TO station two policemen at
the crossing to SOC that the State luw md city
ordinances were carried ont.
AID. T. F. nAILEy
RGae a6eq hs o gsss s fG5 a The vo
II would havo any OBJECT. They yould not stop
the trains By the police forca. We're the Alder
mon to tako hold OF tho matter and pass an or
dinanee, the companies would bo compelled to
comply with the demands Of tho citizens
Mr. FEiebte asked tho Alderman il thcre y7ns
rot an ordinance existing Which would effect I'LL
thoy required.
AID. Bailey was not awaro Of tho existence ot
such IN ordinance.
AID. II. n. BAILEY
knew Of tho existence of the ordinance mentioned.
1t was passed. slx Tcarg ago, and amended two
years ago. As 1t now stood the companies woro
prohibited from dotatniug traffic over fve min
not oyor 91D0. Az far as ho was concerned, ho
waa prepared for wnx against tho companies, and
he wanted every ouS tv support him.
+,a al;oot H.; H.. ~ uau a.. VIII WY aayoe "
Justice to tho people, but liz did not want tertax
them. Tho spoakor pointed out to tho Mayor
that in thla matter there WAS no danger Of adut-
tional taxation, and that the carrying out Of tho
viaduct would savo tho city millions Of dollars.
Mr. FriBb!o was also in fayor Of fighting tho
oompaniea On this mAttar. The existing ordi-
nance s ought either to be eniosood or wipod from
Mr. r. gchmnftz thnuobt thu hrcv,r afJ ,a&
countenanoe tho citizens 10 this respect and tic
spsaaeE r considered tue q shief magistrate was not
the@ q aeu9te Us v!aduot: Il. GOWN. in s thiss
to oboy lis duty. ''' ''p'AA'N - pN'''' lN'A"S'e
THE ooMsnr7EE.
The t, motion prevailed, SUD the following
ganasl Ta,a Meie apponsea sne 4omml!tee:
and Ms111s muua n1'70so s'hm'a'7 Hamilton
efficiently thcv would brtnr ~ about tbs desred ed
res9lt; Ihe police would afrost the soginoeE Or
s",oat u,, W san ransB ~ 9soaslne o.
Is thoao IN charge Of tralna bookine tho traillc.
On motion, tho Chairman wnB added to tho
Committee.
mr. sotr,o1,, s,,1',nitI nnIoi'ons' od 3;,s r..,,
b,ca md reaointinna ~ IN n,a.t;oa. "a 4oso
w,sa.as rhe Cog comittss ss apQontsd =. tho previous
meeting re M , on 9uly M b. 49, has % waited upon The
1kN1ut - sHo k%| AnA tAo AVatA VI Iu0Hl HpE6a nuQ
sot tte their opinion and Influence IN regAsl to tho
bulldog Of y1aduct over Blue 1sand avenue from
Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets by tho Chicago, During
tor Quincy aud tho Chicago 4 Northwestern Rail-
way companiea; and
'WuEnEAB, The necessity for tho said vtaduot IL
mate1lay and essentially apparent, and its conarue.
ton donanded hy the ts1ao On this said Avenue, and
Gs preventive Of accidents aud
WHEREAs. Wa found, on oloaa observation, TINT
1900 oaMa and vehicles bes!dea pedestrjans passed
over the track In single day, aud that tho switch.
Ing and running Of trais cA1lBa luas Of tp e1uai to
2o7 hours per single dAy, q working days at Is pr
day, making total loss Of s1e0 dayt and
,,snaS IL H. ~ a. teaa,s1s a = nano carriers paye
III rsrrnn.I fn~ns ~ H. sjtg - nhIn 80 ~ Eay
yr,uo theroof. outicI to oarn fniT iy3nT n frea
md unhindercd way and 49, @A''
WAEaEAs, Tho Municipal aoyesnnent is only In
stalled to watch to fo4tar to protect and to promote
lh9 Ms11aso q % tna community thereforo bolt
+bc no.r q, III Iup e n9 oofnoaaton @
liz poce porment be- hersv o cos Hna I'M
ward as mon willing to do tlolr duty. and tLeir wotn
duty. to tho czona Of Chicago at largo and tho ros-
do,tt czens of Blue 1san! avenue, and to tho manu-
1acsnffoR venity eepeciany pary Y influence, or;
aso y ,nd n1 ana
civ ofdnances and ana ho t. o1 a e
seses and just3cc thereby, aid Mso o ther oWor n
compel tho said railroaas to build tAo said aduct or
keep the citizens from harm and loss In whateyor way
or manner.
III, s Iaat wo no!a te ey antnof1aea seapo9si,
so Mta saaoHaoae ao1 @o4naBcs a1AHS 1on neBeck