, 1875-12-04

To the Editor af TAs Lhicaoo Ir'bnns:
Cn1cA0o, Dec. 3.-AB tho rroprtctE Of granting
franchise to somo Company to lay tricks aud
run carr upon Dearborn street and Third aud
Fourth avenues 10 being considered by tho Coun-
cl dearo TO suggcst that Thlid aEcpic south
Of HARRISON atreot is from 10 to 81 fcct wide
And Fourth avenue south Of Jackson street is 40
10 30 fcss wide,-from this is TO be
deducted tho sidewalks. This will 10
reduce tho roaduay that its occn-
paucy by oithor horse or dummy rsilways
will natorially damage tho property On theeo
ayouues. Tha extension OF Dearborn ssroot
from jackson street to Fourteenth IL not com
prove1nent being In litigation, which may take
sott!cd. / think it uon1d bo detrimental
to the pnbtc intesosts, - Uell
as The property-owners, 70 grant any franchises
| Jackson stloat 70 Fou,.eeuth. Whom this ID
done, It nil then bo prorer question for tho
granting franchise for borso-rsilway upon
! Dearborn street. Horss-rAwaya era modern
institutions. and /. requires tioo and experience
to surround the granting Of franchises to horse:
| railway companies With such ssfeguards as y wsll
proreo: tho public interests. Tho South sdo
has its City Railway Company. 1his Com
| paDy refuses 10 sell Communication ttnkc.s IT. TO-
duced fares, maintaining .ho o-cent fare. The
Woss Side has It's horse 1al'Nsy COMPANY. Ih's
ants and othess to reside on tho
West 89de to tho manifest injury OF tho prop
| eftJ-owners aud business intotosts OF tho South
Division. II soy mora fzanchiats are TO %
grantrd TO operate horse.ratlways In the South
| Divlaiou, think 1t should b upou the oxrtess
condition that tho Company obtsintng thas fran
chino through III conductors should supply tho
public with commutstio1 tiokoss 1t reducea rates
| Of fa1e. Or tbs city might lay tho tracks, aud
asse licenaoa 20 any and Ill porsons who de-
sired to ruo CARS upon the limo, tho lcenae-fees
to 10 applied to Itqo!date tho colt Of Tho tracks
and keeping them In repair. Ihia plan would
ins,rs to the public competition, both in accorn-
| modhtlou and rates OF transportation. 1hD city
could At anv tino sell their tracks. II 1t ms con-
nldsred advlsablo to do 70. JOEL DiaELow.
OUR COUNTY JAIL
II AtA Edisor u Ths'Chteaoo Tr,tuns'
CHICAGO, Dec. Al wah to call your attention
II 10 how the prisoners sre fed and treated In
tho County Jail. In tho first place, ! uossccd
thAt, when tho last Grand jury weso tn session.
theY visited tho Jail undor escort OF one OF The
turukoys. OF course no prisoner dared to tuato
complaint - to how they vera fed. will noN
tell you what they 60. 10 cat: In the morning
cup OF bootleg ootfoe and about = quarter oi
pound Of broad for dinner. half pan oi
soup, about ounce OF uoat, and ono potato
The msas Is hardly nt to cat; 1t ia ss nea'
rotten "a It da1e bo. For supper thero ts 4 Ioa
Il Tbis % diet s = the s.me DIR sftsr DIV and rses
after week. priooserB lto here from nix K
ton wseks waiting for trial 1t An expense
to the county Of IS cents day, when an sure
that ths fare served Ia Jail does not cost mort
shaa 10 cents per man to the Sheriff. Conss'
gueutly. ho makes about 20 cents on each man
There arc now about 440 prisoner 10 hare. q
that bis profits Per day amount 10 e48. Were
I A-k. h. 49, Ill ~ $krAA II
could gsve every man enough to cat and bette,
quality at food. Send ono Of your repoftot1
hose 1t II O'Clock and lot him SEQ for htnsol
what food ~ get, Now. II for tue way that lag
keeping 2Ao prisoners for sl1. eight and tcn
weeks before they sso tiled. What IN auofmou
; expense that is 10 tho county for which tax
paYers get no return. Cannot eouething b.
ssoss to 's@ss ssssssa III L FL h.s I'd ss
81. 'ss sss I bon 'ni!e4' iSns ''F t.is. '.a b.
, to get It, and. when he does aud IL convloted
; fore ho goes to joliet. There are. to nay knoHI
edge, 1t least eight tuou 1ho we're sentenced b,
the jury who have lain here thsee Weeks, an
, | wlll hAvo to alay another woek before golnJ
. soma respects, With shs exception Of too mac
pArtial1ty being shown 10 some ct them. Th
; tnEukeys might DO moro Eentlemhnly ~hen III
cage is full Of v.sitofs. and not cules and aWoa
. ut The man - II they were dogs.
Hoping that you vim pardon me for lntrudln
J on yous space, and believing that THk Talsrx
will give man show, evou although he be
: pt,soueE, Eensin yours respectfully.
!. PhuosEs ~ OuR MODEL JAZZ
BURNING NEHsPAYE1a.
. III ~ Editor u Tbs CAaoaao Tr,aun4:
. CHICAGO, Dec SIT ID fact not 10 general
!. known, that there arc hundroda Of our Chlcag
!. newspapers each week, folded and directed else
where that nsvar 10 farther than the post-otic
70 hers. but are burned for tho want OF sutacisu
postsse,-ths lsw, slnca iast February, ssqu
r. Ing al Tho postage prepaid. Ons cont ~ ounu
of ls required. Tnz CHICAGO TAlaCNE, for ir
y Y ssance.-the dally.-weighs 8 ounces, aud ii
Ct Sunday paper ounoea. have recently bso