, 1875-06-26

WHAT THE RAILROAD COMPANY IS DOING.
The res.dcnta along Wabash avenue arc In
something like n Torment over tho treatment to
which they aro subjected. Two wsclts ago to-
night they had pratty respectable tlotonghfare,
whicl, could be used for any Kind OF tcaming,
md now they have q atroet-car track aud tho
woras possible road on both aidos OF 1t. Prom
Twelfth to Twenty. second etrcoss thoy haso now
dirt-1oal where thoy before Ind to'csnb!o
pavement. This dirt-road Ia bad enongh iu tho
tho bost Of weather. but wilcn It has suffered co.
voro rain 1t is llttlo better than q quag-
miro. DuEng so'ne paris OF this week
It hh8 heen iii such horrible Bhapo
that travel in carriagos waB virtually suspended.
When tho residents ask why tue pavement is
not replaced aa it was. tho Suuth Side Hallway
Company calmly tell them that they sill not 70.
pavo tho avenue Until they get roaIy. One Of
tho principal lnou IN ths Company, when
demonstrated with BY resdont told him he
would like to SEQ tho peopfc help themselves;
tho pasornent would not bo replaced until tho
enough to maze tl.on do tho work. OF course,
tbs IL all boah; there IL power enough to mako
H. Company put tue street hack where they
fohnl 1t, bnt thns POKER ~ lodged III .hu Coaacs!
OF DO, ng exercised.
The syenuo ffotn Twelfth to Congress Is rcally
where tic trouble H. aud tito dirt.road OF tho
upper PORTION OF tho avenue Ia perfection com-
Company. brought influence enough to bear on
t11o Hoard Ct Public Works to tocuro permission
to Disregard tho g,atlo established by law from
Harrison T. T,wo'ftl,, ana w Mero permitted BY
pleased, generally about $ or 10 iuchos above ths
gsalc, In return for this permission
10 break ,bo lay, sivon by per-
wnuld nlacatlamtzo tho track Or gravel it at once.
anl would I'LL up Hu III to put tue sl,oroughfoTo
in good order right away. Two woeks havo HOW
elapsed, anu thoY ''ayo not moved al ounce Of
illaeadaul They hnye NOT even had tho lcccncy
to use common DIRT, which Inns no objnction but
lts Boftuess, but tloy hayo kopt a few teams
cast1pg gu tho street rcftiae Of all ksnde nuch III
Ia found In clearing away burned buildings.
Among sh,s cholcs collection Of "mscaslam !"
may 10 found aslles, half-burned wood
leather, old glass. chunks Of lime.
ana sia es Of SSe Indeed sos oln G
tic simple Of tho ''gravol and macn1am " which
tho Company arc using to fulali their promises.
Tho condition Of Tue btteet is diHgraceful beyond
description. It can best BE- imagined by p.opos-
ruins Of burned brick block. ny such an ax-
curs!nn good tdes OF Wabash avenue Tan be
gained.
tic burden being Ill inquiry whom this Btnte Of
things will ccaeu. This il = hartl question,
aud no answcr will bo attempted. lilo
Company havo shown. aud aso show
iug, IN aggravatiug indifference, and
1t Is sato to conclude that thoy wiil continue to
tinker away at the avenue as they ctooso until
compelled to do osherwlso. Tho power to oom-
pei thom lies in tho Common Council and will
not bo exercised,
There il. however, higher power which waa
alluded to by al en1aged subscriber. who ca.no
up to vent hia fcollngs. IIo Expressed his opi.l-
ion that tile proper way was for tue residents Of
the avenue u ovcrturn tbs company's cars aud
tear up their tracls until the wAv Was put In
Homo shape. This, however,, would bo plainly
illegal.