, 1875-12-03


A n Representative of "thn Other sidc."
1os shs Edtsnr n Ths Chseaao 1s-asnf:
CntcAoo, Dec. lit Is gratifying to flnd In
your iabuo Of this morning, that In respect 10
tho Lako-Front 9'iostion you aecn, TO llhvo got
ten from "Lawser" tho abasrsct OF lit,o and Tho
real !" bottom fncta :" of this qnpraion. You nay
thFro In considerable ulhspprehcnA!on on this
Blbtgct, aid that the tt'e Ut tho city is totally
unsub 'tantiat. DO II is To bo regretted TINT tha
ststctent 90 bfton made, 10 patiently elaborated
IT. all tic arguments AMI rlnadIngs OF tho rail-
road attorneys as welf ~ In Tho INJUNCTION oasa.
| and tae dgctsson made thcGa1n by Judge Dfum-
lnund, should l,avs bcen 80 long orcrloozed dT
80 abis and intelligent journal, ui1lic adsoeat-
Ing 80 warmly tho railroad atds of this question.
| Viii you allow mn to pav upw enst yon tao NOT
sot seo1 to rrafplo *.sll tho real rnerltn Of tho
CONTROVERSY OF prcsnht tho real question to yotr
I rtsdsts7 Yohr correspondent" "1.awycr,' asks tho
pertinent tucstion. "Wnr Is It. then. that tho
p.y 10 tic Citv Of Chicago sso3,0oo for. decd
vticl can convey no title. apd which IN i.eelf
Mil not be worth tho papor roon which It IL
vrittou!" And 5uutT T"1,a"yes" properly and pc1sI-
managers Of. th.s Cotnrshy undetnssnd that It
| holds very vatuabia grants from tho statd Of
Illinois Upon tho condition that it rsr, or ho
evor willing to pay, ss0o, 700 to tho city,"
bs:herto you Lave assumed that tho ro.i obtect
OF tho railroad wa4 to build a great depot TO
etre Il valns 10 nruparty in tho n2lshborhool.
and cccnpy tho .hroe tlocas for tnnt tarroao:.
P"F tt,s taat 'sh f. u 3a,uan 81 acsss sss!s
by the acl OF 1868, to enter tho ti,o 10 tho sub-
merged 1an1, harond thor hrea zwa!er, milo
in Width beyond into tho 1a4o, aud extending
from tha South Pier to tho rouud.houso vera
Erat,toa upon tno condition that the Railroad
should psy to tho city s8u0' 900. and that roads-
mesa md Willingness to pAs this aum is n COM
rsnco With this eonation and Will preserve
their right In tho submerged tract, aud thhs
notwithstanding tho repeal Of tho act |n which
tho Rraut WaH made.
| Nov, IL not tho rial question az Issue thla !:
Should tho CITY Of Chicago coucedo tho right Of
tho rarouds to piaitn, under Tho act Or 1869
= niios @ II isnsih. a'''1 ii submerged iaod{,
which. under that net, tho Railroad has
9s st s5u i" e es%py ssSs w5 hs fhesss soeas ss
which 1t before neglected. and which before
tho crcal tho act, lad ncser beep acted upon.
or Hctep:t.: No sighta had vested. and there
cltims. I. Will bo socp, therefore, that II tho
contltionH Imposed On the railroads, by tho act
o! 1869, wcro not In fact nccopod by tho city nor
20, formed by tlo ra'lronaB that all pTctonHo to
repeal, falls to the GROUND.
This brings Us to tho question or what tho oct
Of 1869 requlred tho railroad cotporatsunH 10 do.
It wnh not merely TO DAT $500 600. but 10 pay It
III ccrtsla instal,ments a. corlsin aincs md It
rcadlness to rny or tunder vas necessary, then
tendur OF tho money phould have been made. Tue
ngtnllmenla worn n1asta payable SsU0, ,D0l In Jul.
aftct paasn8o Of tho net. 500 09o in ai1 nontha,
s1U0,01D Ia twelyo months, and $20o. 900 in
eighteen months. Tho first ~as tendercd. bu'
rsluard, Oh account OF tho city, md Waiter KIM
ball, at tho tinlo Comptroller. recotrod It ind
vidualy on deposit, expressly eAving all The
tlgbEs of al t'altos, and stating 1t was subject
to ratification Of the Common Counoil. but With
out its R1thotty which ratification TINS nesel
boon given. Hence, even II Tint alone hAa boct
q full compliance with the conditions Of tho nct.
;; the railroads. lavo sinco rosc'nded the act b!
! with drawing two.thirdA Of tic $500, ,ovo 90 do
posted.
But it ia not claimed thaA any innsalln,en
except that first ono Of ,0V0 wAs ever ten
: dcred eithet 1t tho TINA provided by THO aes OF
1859 rat anv tine aftur be!oro its repcsl. AMI
ypt yuu assume that tho City Council cInjn
that thu 1epeal Of the Lake'Ffons nc
"reb:ored things to their ployioas condition. ah
sSa aS 5 ss Ga S 6se eos Il ~ %s
BOT Your "La~yor" does NOT Ray 30; hut Il
: common With all jurlsconsults. no doubt, holda
j. A. ho doos say. that tho railroad will claim TIM
the conditions wefn accepted, aud acted npou
. while Ia truth and 10 fact thnY never wcfo 10
: | Hence thu oct Of 1860 rApoalBd no Fcatod ngntt
= = becahee no rights bad vested.
! Tho true question ut Issue IL this: Hhall "
i railroads now be allowed to come tp, eet arId
il t4oir defaults Of the past, and comply with u
: conditions repealed tn tho aot of 1863 by til
o connivance ana consent OF tho City of Cllicaso
! Hence tho question is no: tho sale Of the thfe
I blocks OF groupd for 48O0 00g but tho AcluiAitio
nndcr sn act no longer. III farce Of three hquar
= n,iIos Of terrttOry-- submerged land-outsld
d snsir breakwAter along and abuttinH on III
whole Michigan hveuuo trout from tue Sout
Plot 10 tho n'apd-uouss Of tic ll!inoi" Contra
a IaailEohd.
Nov. Niy make my other bat the reat quot
Il aion 7 II must como to this. Tho 3ag.uoo ~
d used at tle pRHhago OF the not in 'lB6a as III
: patt @ totoser viii ,heir ownersh,p m Of iaGo ht'
y bor md harbor privileges. The plans arc dra"'
not for grand depot, tu' for an addition
i. Chicago Oh tho Iako~Front. It embraces nsroes
- slips, docks gtsas clevatotb, and wareh"hso''
Randolph stseet.
Tho people of tll!s city ase told now that,
th!a 9S09, ,000 u accepted now lhe three block
m s s' Sssss re- rsross q s9 H fPes Bssau.o "G oy
ID tulIfuad aeslrea now tho city to Wa,vn their a
Il fauis, acdept es9u 0{D under tho Lake Front ~
>. aud thuH oatna 1dvsl deA't1eshc tllst will p'
70 thdra Id posseaslon oi city outsAe tho ols,
10 fFee from tte tHti[nHry burdens Of mnnleip
10 government. II had lime to Jay before yo
Il tho Riro,t manner III which tho 1i'ihots Centr
- I,osd arolds In that aot oven tho pavmont OF I.
II I could exhibit another eyiiente Of the sa
= which It empioysd 10 pas, the not ,tasaf.
h. Tne AGt Of 14G9-NhIch II Is tho real obje
Ia OF lbs railroad 10 ghlganrHe-Was repealed b
Al ca,ise Of tho shameless corruption wh.tll tnarke
IN every stsgo ot It's nassagc. Tho Governor Of III
IL Bt4te vetoed it. Tho people Of thla city d
1 nontoed It, JudEe DHihtnondt when anno!'tl
10 Ing his accistoa granting tia injnncslon Wilt
nr prevented tho flnai contamination OF thln pic
y Of legislative yillAuy, also reprobA!cd the ma
ii uer II lsA passage. And Ut idngth succeedll
u General ASSEMBLY teeealcd It, upon tho tt'ecl
a. ground thss It had bSen passed BY cozrutsfo
a. md .nstitute4l Committee for thin putposo.
Again let me say tho question Is uot mheth
T. tho three blocks should bs occupied u a graz
rt Depot" At = price to DO paid Of $500 600. b.
Il whether, undor The act Of 1852 Tho Illinois Ce
,s trail naiiroad shai own the hest quarter Of CT
ID caao, ~ we'll ~ tho control Of cur No1thN shtc
~ commerce. luz OT1xn 6tpE.
Caro- 0f tho Enr.
III his treatlse On physiologv. Hinton glvas
To understand that the passage af tie car %
A not require cleaning by usj uasurN u1iders1k
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