, 1875-06-17
THAT UNHAPPY AVENUE.

THE COMPANY n.:- 70 towEn 1rH TRACKS.
The South Side Railway Company continued
shcr e1porimonts in landscape gardening on
WabAsh Avenue yesterday, and s1lecec1oa In
maklne ahoroughfaro rather moro difficult 10
| traverse than evcr before. Abou. l5o u,cu Wero
employed. and with thom several teams tho
mon at tile north end Of the route were engaged
In making continuous mound in tlIs eonsre Of
the elrcet, ua,ug for tho purpose dirt brought
by the teama. From Cougress street 70 e.
d,idgo court this mound Of iooao dirt occli-
pios moro than half tho streo4 and, tsnco
it ia rather moro difficult to srave! ovor
than u nowty- -plovod fed. tho condition Of thn
tburo,,ehfare may perhaps bo iluAgiuod. Tie
DIRT nbsd 10 i!! up u tho untavfu! Ess3a Is large
" composed OF building rotuso, old nollxF,
! 1natcsial, whirt. shs Company consider qu.ts
cpod enough for roadway III thicago's prluci.
pal ratideileo street When hc who has team
thinks OF tho pleasure Of driving over looso
and ragged tnnaa OF gtouo, dirt. and bricks, hu
will ratuler suitable thanua to the Company. Tho
l1eau in tho contrs Of tho street averages about
Il foot in hcighs, aud IL decided addition 10 tho
nvcnue. ......-.
tho Companys nlcn uese at work unsioiug whal
thoy did ths DAY before. Tho diazs Of this per-
tion Of tho ayeuno shows that sasur-
day aud Sunday tho ,companI tnro up
Tue ksrsas, AMI throw tho dfEt wildly aro,.nd OIL
ali sides. Nondny thoY rested aud thought II
py2r, Tuesday tues thrcw Boue OF tho DIRT And
rubbish baci: between tho tracks, md, to .lve
r,oaAng a,r at change 10 thcir abors. yesterday
they set to WORK and ccatterod tho rubbish
around aeAia. Their ubioot We. TO get out tho
bed boards anti lower their tracks dom to tho
laval--a proceeding which the! mover. would
hayo chosen to fsavo DOM had not THE TRIBUNE
si.owu the public hou ut1oriy they Wese dislo-
gardin6 tho law.
The Company bars shown 10 yct no dIapoei-
tiou to paTs Auy portion OF tho aycnuc, and
iayo mot done any hug iu the MAy Of bringing
materials OF performing tile work. They will
possibly got arouna TO that IN few woekA-
IL show how entirely tho Company forget. all
! about grades, a1,d urlinAuces, and hucb. It II
oply pecoasasy 10 state that thoy ma1o start to
paye south from rwputy-socoua street on =
lima syop with their iron as laid, or alunt |
innlcs abovs grade, aud above the lesel OF tile
| pavement. .....--.- ..-...-...-
aa veil ~ dNgtAcafut. aud tito inhabitants arc
beginning 70 tnlIlfa Al to what woula 41prcn II
.Ira should b.oak out. It would bo nnxt to
| imponaihle for hta-oagtna TO got into position
on tl.s Ayeauo anu it would DO totally impossible
for one 10 cross tho straet. It ID to bo hoped
That no fro.&iarlu will be etruck for tlat portion
| ol the city until ths gracious pleasure Of the
| Company permits pAromcut TO hc latd.
lilo oihccta OF tho Halfway Company Hcrc be-
| pIaiot lodged by somo party or parties lsv1 II
along WAIash 4yenuo, 10 tho etToot that tito 6l-
| terpiIso Of u,at Company Sunday, In laying 4
| track along Wabash ayenue, MAJ no enterprise
| at I'll, but tho creation Of \ nulsance which
| ought to la abatod. A dozen OF moro Witnesses
noon, whon the jurr adjourned for tho day. It
il j,kcIY That this will lntucs the Company to
bury up tie job Of sanRlus lta tracks 10
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