, 1876-02-01
FOURTEENTH STREET BRIDGE,
Judge Jameson Decides the Ordi-
n,nco for Widening that
Street NniJ and Void.
He Bases His Opinion on tho Fact that
It Illegally Provides for Two In
provemen:s at One Time.
Tho Council S]lonld Have Brought tie
I'r0cccding Under the Emil
Mcnt Domain Aet.
the FOURTEENTH trnEEr nntn1E CASH.

the FOURTEENTH HTnEET nRrp1E caaE.
Judge Jameson rendered at importer. Dc.
cBioo yesterday on domnrsor to tho petition
filed by tile city few months ago to llaye a4cer-
taIacd tito damagos for widening Fourteenth
slrcet cass aud west Of tho river. The dccEeion,
which IN given tn full! contains all tho facta
necessary to mako II understood.
THE uEciBioa.
This s uos!on to a,!.st petition ied y The el!y
by ho city for public u"er. ,a petition se cut tue
by tho Common Connri, and approved by Tic haycT,
III faoetanon a. fo1ovt:
8koItos l. TbAt Fourteenth strict. and wet o
the Huush f,rancl Of the Chicago Itistr. l- ard tic
same i he,ey orere4 oIse', q " Width Of 20 s
!ug The 'o.s md Tia. tor s nFssose af ~'eur Tie
river north mid aouth Of Fourteenth rr~e, nb ti.ns
csEo. lying cant Of tic proposed iocx le" IL. aud
tbs same il herrty ORDERED .mdc,h,,ed 10 accordauct
with tho rInn hereto afltlnzed.
BGC T. Tint said improvement shall DO tuadr, aud
anea with Art. of act entitled An ct to pro.
bEc. ). DtrncsH proceedings for The concentrations
nrieEeds TO bo commenced III tho supreino Coutt Ct
In support Of taetr molten to quasb, dclcndants
raiaa taycras
OBJECTIONS TO 1u9s PETITION:
J.. That tho pott!on docs not su'1cinty deacrbe
fiyer. Tho ordinance directs this condemnation of
eastan IArs of biocka lying ess ot THO Proposed oct
on here Appear. e @ s natsi bors &
Line and cat Of 1t II rnd strip ot land nj varying
width aud of about Tu.stsr Of M(lu III ieugth
ia that intended 10 bo condemned. il j. sbc
haie, taat surveyor acquainted with tue buried
a9Ds @s afs s eese to Af in p'apF ss is
location Of ths strip but il roena very cya,ly 10 ia:l
In oF
Is to farm ap fastof.snt Ink ia she siau of ttr t.
landa osncd to be Of great value. From What point
lue the proposed lockiue runs TIC arr not tuforu1c
An1@reny rcrpcnd!e,'lar to the rrnposed dock.lAno
4re dotted linus with nguree Indicating probably thn
which Ia bsoken ouc, hut whether they pcrlcn.
d!cnar, mud II No., Which Of tho two dtck+inss, and
H. not ade known to as. tn tho wIloc, think this
obtect!on shou'a bo sHsta!ued. See Ienp. II. II. Co.
w. Porter, ~ Itun street, los.
THE SECOND otJEcT1oN
ID that the petition proposes by hsngle ordinance to
condelnn ia,1ds Tor two !,nproremeus,-th opening
Of street md the widening Of ra'cr running per-
Thia objection also u weii taken. II is admitted
That, tho opening aud Niden!tg constitute tso in.-
IN weetler =. Tho Oily Of cnscsvo q ILL.,, IL Il
Wna then ht1d thai when tic ordinance required
the N!deniuE q ~ a4loy running north aud south
and west through tho sao block, tho two to tec. at
their south IND west cnds they we're separate AMI d!s
same proceeding. This principle Is perfectly applsca.
nouta heru const&ula ono Improvement, <eeaase, it
bridge connecting. tho two ends ot ToustcsntI
river at thht point Ia not sufficient to enable a
ssing-tftdse 10 oJ erae without interfering With tho
has right 70 condbu al thnt would b. necsss.ry to
build Mo hE!dEn so Is 70 be aaequte 70 TIC Muta oE
tbs utlc- It sufficient ansxer to thla to say, that
NOWHERE IN TIRE PETITION
or tn tho ordinance is tho word br!Agu u.od, tho
purpose TO baild ouo declared, lu.weck1er W. The
q n:ss @ r. .,as xhy T
habo 70 assessments that they would not tc !ahlo
ossng ae oaa te ,fao y y III s
Property abutlin8 npon Foirtnensh atreet, and as-
Io Tor bonsts ssepa from tna xfaenina % FL q
tho river, md THUS ts made aho to double .ssess-
tnent III tho satne rroceetitnE
than haye Anh fur supposed. ws haye cure!yctl
tho ert,Iuaneo 70 involve directions stat ouly
Ilver north and south Of that strect rlouII bl
w!dene and TINT Il then or,!e,oa tho condemnation
Of property for tloae purposes. This 10 misakc.
Tic ordinance doe. nut oscs the widening Of tlse
E!ycr+ nor does 1t affirm Aat hny ortllnaucu aycr
passed TO that effect Tho language Of thu ordinance
tecnth street and tho consmlation Of property te1p
for, and orders tho condemnation Of properly "5ur
n.o rurtnse OF Widening the rlEpr north and sout Of
r. .nc, A., n.Wn, ~ ..a al n,, j.. y. ..io1 L.,
N n1at H., ~ ~ G. ~ eo H. . % N.Y. t y" ~ t y, r.
XIV r,ni nnI nI ,.,. ~. suo e., M ~ ,. S '34e
e'' ~o1'e "1Aaea'H tHotSs's fof ." aHf@o'eN'eas'
| NOT TEr ORDAINED
70 hare slis s1tuo i haud Vsisa hs Common Council
should deem best If ever, to ora"r tho Improve.
| Inent. This ord!uRucc. thFsrfor, while 1t " uot
strictly ona dlrecfng twa separate improvements. ILL
rects one improvement aud Alen diruess the Wrestling
Of property fron the owuer o. owness for nu lawful
parI1se whatever. but for = llus1hHo which tn law
must " pronounced fraudulent. and thu two nrn "a
eonnsetsd thss must pronounce the oFdinsnes ;oil
may 90 staI fntthsf ob1ec'ed u ttc peutnn Tint.
Wess sco ison !ha!ts o+hff~lse the fsrr o. land
1ueftsr OF lullc IN lepgA PrppAfd tn by taken for
wluenlhH t1e fiPat 10 ut It for Eecciying swing
htlget olf1nualy much TOO long tor that Ftrpose
nota.5 II s eynsleant that thia st'1i runs tue enttre
length OF bend II the river who're It is natrowrst,
aud fhs ptojtct Of ttnfng this wufk
UNDER TiIn CUBE or ,oREN1sa
and finally bridging Fourteenth a.5sst may be sps-
ected 70 be tho fpsnt ef calculation uf interested
pres to Increase tie vale nf oshnt dock prot erty
] tho vicinity 1t the rnblio oxpdnse.
Finally, i Il Objected that tbs Board Of Pnh!ic
Works III their report to the Common Iuuucil rNtst-
ing tlfs Improvement sAy taat n their orno, real
estate cahnot be found which will be specially bene-
hsed by th!s Improvement over snd soys ttu city
latQu, mud ~, nocorlngly Tho Council trpvilln, in
ordinance directing The Improvement that thu aiids
condemned shall 10 paid for by Rvucra ta1atU this
rrooeetllng valid at Ill., sl,ouId bars bsen COM