, 1875-06-18

Wfff THE COMPANY ACTED A3 1T DID.
Wabash avenue was In tho hands OF the do
atroyor ~ much yesterday aa over. and tho ef-
forts to obat1uc. ngain ontiro1y overahadowed
those looking towatds rooderlnR ths ssroot PASS
ablc. Tie Company who own tho distractions
now donn havo 4 fon mon at work hero aud
thore digging up and unGcttling mattere, but no
pavement has yet appeared. mud, further, tho
officers Of tho Company calmly announce that
,hoy will nos pavo until tho rost Of ths stroct Ia
paved. Thoy propose. they gav. to put como
gravel top Of thu dirt, mud lot that 80. It a-
pents c!oar to thon1 that y gravel rona Ia
plenty good enough for Wabash a9enuo. To DO
Ing provides that they shall ravo between their
tracks, bur It, incidentally or purposeiy, on'tts
to stato when thoy shall raro. and the Company,
therefore, laugh ut the struggles Of tho proror-
will pavo whom they got ready. In tho moar-
tino they oftor for hls passage in largo portion
Of tho way Il hcnp Of rofuae. and eofs dirt and
broken bricks. and The like, which wouid 9ssgraco
an unused alloy. Il 70 no sxageoration 10
state would bo indicted for allowing auch patch
OF road on MI open prairie rs is suffered to form
tue main portion Of Chfcago'a chief avenue.
Tle Company recognize the real chAsactor Of
shcir work by placing hsrrtoss 1T PORTIONS Of u
to prevent peoplo from getttn9 on; they ncod
not llAyo boen troubled-noboly could hAyo
driyon ACROSS the track anyway. ..
The Company having found thomse!vea IT. In
trouble on account OF tlciF unlawful aud dts.
graceful proceedings, hnve
MUsTEp TT An ORGAN.
Having procured ono, tho Company proceeded to
mike their dofonae to The TnInuNE'H charges.
This consists in saying that they viotatod tho or
diunnco by consent ot tho uoasd OF Public
Works. which IL about NJ good dsfenso as II
they lad said that they had committed q larceny
because Mike Mcdonald Ind told shom they
might. In focs, Mike las rather more power
sim n d Htnt NJ fhnn tina
have oyer nm ordinance Of tho Council. Tho
Hoard OF Public WotkA had not. ami have not,
nny sott Of right to alter attoet gzado or to
permit euch violation, got they do It In tto caao
OF rich company, when they would punish a
private otTendc: for tho sazno ofenBo with rather
more than lightning rapidity.
The Htatus Of things ia now that tho Company
has converted a pnBsab1e and travelled esreet Into
d wilderness Of dirt, mud, tiabors. and iron, 10
tho exclusion Of travel and tho discomfort Of
tho inhabitants They propose. thoy eay, to put
on some gravel by and by aud tsy to mako it go
that teams can get along. Whether they can
estate IL better thnn tho former Is doubtful. It
will bo hard to lind u,au who will prefer tho
present 1mpasaable Blrcot With prospect OF
dirt-road when tho Company gets to It, to the
old and worn, but Hstl passablo, street OF woek
ago.
THE GRAND Junr.
II wns stated yesterday that the Grand Jury
wns engaged III examining into complaint
RBanas tho sonth fo!do Kas!"Ry CompNlIy fof
laying track on WahaHll asor1o. It vas learned
yesterday that during tho Investigation Eupt.
Holmes testified tAat tho Board OF PUBLIC Works
had been consulted about tho laying OF tic
track aud approved tho plans presented for
tho work, including tho grade; that the Doa1d
Rnew tho work Haa to DO done just NJ 1t was,
and on Sunday, and did not object. but rntl,or
advlaod the course pursued BY tho South Side
Company. Upon tiio strength Of Mr. uo1mcs'
evdonco the several members OF tho Board woro
yesterday summoned before the jury. For Eomo
Icason unexplained, they did not appear.