, 1875-12-03

To Tie Editor Of 3Ae chicayo ir,tune:
CHICAGO, Dec. 2-Tho Common Council hay-
ing Just had stormy debate as to which Of two
ttoam-railway compsnies, undcr tho prs;eneo Of
belng hotso-,altwats. shall hava ths rEt tu law
It's tracks OIL Wentworth avenue, Thiyd and
Fourth avenues, aud Dearborn street, it may bo
well for the pi piopertv-ou nord to know aud inquire
into tho aims and objects OF those companies.
There aro now shrse potitious by different COM
panies before the Council for leave to occnpy
thoso streets ~ horsc-railHasb, namely: the
Chicago i; Englewood uords and Dummy Rail-
way Com, any, tho Citjzeus' Railway Company.
and tho Chicago & Epg1ewood Horse Railway
Comrany. Tie first two ilnmod are stcA1n-ra,l-
wayH, having taken special care To Incorporate
themselves aa dummy rali.Ays. Tlla latter - q
orRaralAay, being limited in Its char, or TO ant
NAL tower ouly. under tho uAns OF tho Chicago
Il EnElewuou uoree-faiIwaT Company. And II
u guard a8alnst futute abuso Of tho objec,s OF
the grant asked for sB desirable, tho latter cou'"
pAny infinitely to he preferred to either OF the
tuu oaherB. Tno writer has not tho leas: doAbt
hu. thar tho lrst-named company (tlo Chicago
& Englewood horse mad Dummy Railway Com
panYj ls tho creature OF tho Chicago Il South
pany excluavsly, and designed to be used BY
them "a cheap right VI why INTO tho haart
OF the city. uoW advantageous that would 10
to tho proEerty-owntIs along tl!oeo sstoet-
eau easily be lmag'ncd. o'ou though tnelr
freight aud lassoaser ears were
hauled by horses. Tlo second Company. tlla
Citi2cns', Ia Of tho same dangerous character.
and the franchise who0 obtatued may 10 sold ~
q speculation for the same illcE.,mase pufpuhe.
II IL n oil klown that the Chicago l. South AZ
lanio hallway Company endeavorod to otsaln
tho uso OF Wabash Avent1o Rono tltno ago. aud
fu,led, and 1t In not, therefore. unreasonable to
infer that they nre now n this way woriiuR for
the next best route into tue city. The facility III
r tYf, ijfpa HAn
Eanized ay hoFss and dummy railwnyt. hut uii-
der tho rretext Of uao fuE horso railway. tho
tight OF may ordt streets cA7 DO eoVett!Y oh.
tatned that constant MatcItnsnesS 1s 10 !ni!c Gil
OF property holders. lent thay may sudao,!y iua
their properly rendered ynlaecsa by soolo steam
railway COMPANY. IN such manneE..
10 ihose properly.owucrs MAo haEc Rigfed
petition to Tie Counci. to grant the right OF wny
ovar tho above-nAmod stroess to tbs hor1s and
dummy railway now before Tho Council. tho
writer would KiTo The adyca TINT thoy hasten by
remouatranoe 70 uithdia i their ns.nes IRON SAID
potltlon; hnd that they loave nothing mud 1na to
rravons the grant Of tho right TO- that, Q: any
other dummy railway company. beforo It u too
l4to, Otherwise they may ~ we'll abandon thor
property - vaIuoless- RsIoss7hASr.
now THE CHICAGO cuMMoa COUNCIL bYRI9x5 A
M1cHIoASpEA.
Ia tht Editor u Ths ChteAoo lr,bant:
GAG1En. Mich, Nov. s0.-Liyiue In tho woods
life aud the social retuements that arc nup-
posed to exist ouiy 10 urge md enlightened
communities, it il always pleasure for ue 10
perusa the Chicago newspapers, and thus gaze.
~ It werc. atar Ut 10 ADJUDICATION upon tue lofty
intelligence so Justly claimed By your great city.
Moso especially havs I imagined tho manly
pleluuro it uust Afford to every good cinzsp to
.ttend tho ae!sbera.ioos Of bes pA*r essc
Fathers In the Coaucs1-Cnamber, where
your Aldermen, sacrificing thor time and
tnlenta to tile interests of their felowc citizens,
meat to protect tho liberties, defend tue rights.
institute bnnaaclkl lave. sud eu,talh the
pres iRe and ,tlgnity Of shesE loved md nop4e
Chicago. Looking over this MORNINGS "rArnuAE,
turuod At oncs 70 ita rcport Ut Mondays pro.
| caed,ngs N the Council MISUNDERSTANDING te
myself tbs caImn"ss, coul tesY, and dignity "hIcl
would mark the deliberations ol SO august al NJ
| ssmbly. But judge ms snrpr,ss maon Has put
into tho mouth Of ono Aid. Campbell
such wards NJ 'lplamone,' *ataurd>
'disbuca!, outrageous, Vs. insulting,"' rol.
''most aboGninabo," ''dlmaaao," eto-, etc
Sir, 1t f1rut Thought that your reporter nauu
have misunderstood thu n:torauoes OF the Hon.
orAbie gentleman; but WHOM, pIoceedang to feat
| tuat QUO AID. Wl1te stood up, md not only III
tuIaed tho abora hpaciaoBa Of rotto aud els
RRnt pbrasaolo2Y. but Hfonuluced tho authol
thersof statea1aau, = rAi!suthsu,las, M osstor
patriot, aud Philosopher. anu letsrrad t.
eomo "5atapica!lY sutpllrouH and dIsgust n3
so,nathnE, 10 could I, IL my humility. attoug
to reach tue altitude Of Cblcago eloqneuce2
In my newillernsut, I subscribe 1nYavlE, uos
PEofouodly yours. altcutaAapEa.