, 1875-11-24
Mr. Douglas Is Ready to Pay $780,.
600 when Askol for 1t.
lfo Wants No Riparian Rights. md Docs
Nut Believe the City lias ANY.
Mr. Hoyne TaAos Contrary View, and
Wants tho Injunction to Stand.
Mr.. Latin Thinks Tho Railroads 01cr An tho
Land IS Worth.

doubt o1prosaod that atr. Douglas intoryiow,
published ip suulny>B ThInuHg Vas entirely
correct. Mt. Douglas reputation for honesty
aud yoraclty stands 40 htEh tina. ho would bo
sooner bclosoa on lis simple word tllan somo
Aldermen when they arc nn1er oath. Il vas
the goncra! opinion tias tho article In question
hurt tho Aldermen 10 badly Just because it as
Hctted thu truth hnA spulIoi ttlar litt1e
| game. It Is B.ateI On Eeod MthoritT
| that 1t NAB tho intentioa to Hell
tho Lakc.Front to clique Of rInEsteto In ta-
hoot with tho Aldermen, for mitch LEGS than Mr.
Douglas offered for It. They thought, an ri aht-
y, that, under the resolution passed. week ago
| last Monday. tho railroad companies would mako
no bid, ard thcn tho hid Of the c'llno would be
| accepted, be'ug tho only ono receired. rLis
| oliIno, or company, or nasocfston. as thoy werc
| 10 haso bocn styled wouid then haso offurca tho
property to tho railroad companies for the $780,.
| 600 they had lid for It. and tho difference be-
| tween tue original purchaan-mouey aud ths anm
| would have gone into their pockets. No wonder,
| therefore. that these Aldermen wore excited wnan
| they raw that Mr.. Douglass lad tennwod bis
| hid with tho statement that is would pay this
| amonnt to tho people Of Chicago only, and hot
| to clique or ring. 4 TainuNE reporter called
On
LII. DOUGLAS
yesterday afternoon II learn how Tho assault OF
the Aldermen had Infected lsial. lie wAH in good
splrita. but regretted having received no much
| uewspapor notorlcty. 11o does not ntsl to bo
however that llo still adhered to his assertion
that s3o6. 900 bad been offered for tho property
| on screfaa occasions, and u tho Comptroller
called around The amonnt ronld 10 Of.
nothing but tho three bocLs baum led by
| Randolph s!Ieot Oh tho north, hladlhon street
| on tho south. Michigan avenue on tho AeHs, and
the llinoia Coutral tracA OH The east. Lie was
NOT AWARE THAT THE cIrY HAD AaT RIPARIAN
nI11iEI
at that point, bnt II it haa ho did not wish to IN
terlcre with them. Al! ho .auted Was tho
property a. Indicated As MIR. Douglas wAH
not wishing to become the bono Of contention
| again. tho reporter cnllcd upon several pro,nt-
ncnt railroad attorneys to aaoortan what ripa-
| rlan rights tho city had. yLsy were al u l.n-
lii1afe.A's clasa THAT taesa rights wore
worth a15.o00.0uu was ali bumcomo and only
nuado to tnros Bnnd IN tue pcopipa eYes
10 tnat they should not see the real mattera at
city uowhotes lrontod tho lako. It was toundcd
Throughout Its entire length from Randolph
street 10 Park lsow by tho Illinois Ccntlal right
Of way, WHICH bad bcon granted to tho Company
filled in betnecu Randolph and Madison had al
ready bceQ ncd ill., aud WAS occupied by tho
Railroad Company with tracks under that act.
OutsiJe OF these tTaokn was the now Gorelp~
| uEuS D{B4ANHk&c OF UuEs!u0 lATUOFs 10 WHICH
neither the city nor the Railroad Company aould
noaably scqAtro right or title. 1t could thore-
fore bo seen that tue talk atous Riparian right
attached to tue properly intended for tho now
| depot "aB invented tor c(fect only.
| THE DALr1h10nEa ONO.
| Whilo tho Aldermen arc 80 Indignant about
having their pure molives questioned. 1t will DO
well to inform thetu that bls. ". U. Quincy,
road, was in the city about a week or two ago,
trying to Obtain tho cooseut Of tho Aldermen to
tllo lease from tho Exposition Directors Of the
Moehanicni Department Of tho E1pontiou
Building for temporary nsc as ticket~o!i]ces,
wal:lue.rooms,. ntc., aud offered for tho samo
| $500 month, bali at tho amount to 50 to lhe
| CITY aud the other half To tho Exposition
Company. Though tho main building had been
rented BY tho A!aoI men to skasng-rfuk, com:
Eauy fow days previous for about one.ifth Of
tala aual, Ia ptopagtion. aud, though tho Haiti
nlure Il OAio Railroad Company had occupied
tho north portion Of the lutidlug tho year prp,l-
ons. and promptly vAcs ed It at tho oEoniug OF
tho Exposition, yot 3ir. Quincy was unablo 10 &C.
cure tLer couseut. and Ito Inns sinco routed q
building Just opposite the stroot flr tho sama
narposc. aud tic o.tY loat tha1 much tnouey.
Now. Mr.. Quincy htstos that the Aldermen would
not coueloer tho leaso Of tue ncclauicaf dcpnlt-
Elent unlons be would mako sumo arrangement
with them frat ~ regarded tue La1e Frunt. Tho
AIdeEmon we're well aware TINT tho bals:no L
Ohio ,,1s needed ., .ompoI,nrY, pn,YE,,. doFot. AZ and ID
to maaa thom battor ofrer tor lin Lake, Il roI,t
linn they Had rat rccoiyol. Mr. Oninny how.
aver % bceame 1saussd with vi tin 1, Aidnrn"uc uV%c
stvc NJ dnJnr b,,sinons1 anJ brokc a. t%n mswnI
a,ations rouariiur tns f E1uosition nn,lfing' aso
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tho rrca}deut of tia Ch,c.oo' r,ur,ioeton 4,
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ssr.rt'on that tho ann af xsiSj is,h - h.d -"
t,een nfreroi, Inst n1cvfoss tn thc
ina wh"n Mr. Walker w;thdrcw sho .o
mnncy hn lid mid AZ mart nav. Nv.
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