, 1877-12-02
THE CHICAGO rR1BUNE SUNDAY

the resolution offered by Aid. DAILY last Monda.
evening, and referred to the Committee, inquir
Ing By what right the Baltimore u Ohio HAIL
road Company, Field, Letter e. Co., aud the ES
position Association occupy part OF the Lake
Front Mr.. Reynolds explained that the EXPO
siton people occupied the space devotcd to th(
Exposition Building by and With the Gonseut q
the Bonrd OF Public Works, and that the rail-
roal people nnd Field, Letter y 20. were there
BY sutferance OF tho Exposition Association. or
Mr.. Reynolds was further asked apout tne
organization OF the Association, the amount
OF stock subscribed, profits, etc, and IN repl J
he went into full explanation OF those mat
ters; stating that the Stockholders, instead o.
having made gEcat deal Of money, as some OF
the Committee evidently thought they had, were
now receiving a 8 per cent diyidend-the flIst
ever declared. Mr. Reynolds stated, for the
Board Of Directors aud Executive COMMITTEE OF
tllr Association, that there was no desire On tne
part OF those gentlemen to dictate 10 tne q: guy
authorities in this matter of lcasing the building
to private parties. They were there by su1er-
ancc, but tie authority III the matter was in tho
bands Of the city. '~''
AID. THOMPSON
regarded the Field 81 Letter store 10 the Expo
sition Building as q sort Of pubic mAttcr,-
something which indirectly benefited Chicago.
Whether, however, there was amy Necessity 1oE
their going there instead Of some othcr place,
Was question which he was not prepared 10
answer. The Alderman did not look OH the
Baltimore 6, Ohio Railroads. depot as such q
public benefit.
Mr.. Reynolds said the Exposition people were
led 10 believe that Field 4; Letter were unable
to secure quarters elsewhere.
AID. Duly explained that there were other
stores which tho firm could have taken- Peter
Page, for instance, had offered them his block
on Wabash avenue, but the offer had not been
accepted.
Air. Reynolds added that Field & Letter were
there through virtue OF q memorandum agree
ment in which the Exposition managers gave
their consent to the occupation OF the building.
Aid. Gilbert thought, inasmuch rs the firm
were there, that the Council had best take no
action in tile matter, but let the thing run on
with the understanding that the Exposition
opinion, the people Of Chicago not at all In
favor of oustins Field Il Letter.
AID. Thompson expressed it Is hia opinion
that an intination should be given the Exposition
managers that the railroad people Should seek
othcrYuarters and that Field q Letters occupan-
cy oil tie building be made us short as possible
That firm had gone to an expense Of about
SCI, 1000 III fitting up the building, and it was
unjust to make tno'n lose that amount.
AID, DAILY
said that was not tho object Of his resolution.
He was not In favor Of turning them out into
the street, or ANYTHING Of that kind, but he was
in favor Of their doing just what every Other
merchant i'll Chicago WAS doing,-paytng taxes
to the city. In his opinion, and he put 1t ln tho
form of a motion, the railroad people aud Field
T. Letter should Aand over the rent TO the city.
Aid. Thompson thought the city owed the
Exposition people debt OF gratitude, and that
it would look like spite in the citG to now clamp
down OIL them.
AID. Gilbert moved as all amendment that all
the moneys hereafter received from 1cssees Of
the Exposition Building he pni1 over to tho
city.
Aid. Thompson anu AID. Cook thought the
railroad people ought to be notified to vacate
the building They we're not SO sure that the
city had u legal right to collect the rents.
AID. Thompson proposed as & substitute that
the Committee recommend that the Exposition
people be notified to request the Baltimore t.
ohio Railroad Company to remove their depot
at their earliest eonyeuienrc; that the occupa~
ton Of the building by Field & Letter should be
made as short Us circumstances will permit, not
10 extend beyond the 1st OF May next; and
tflat, generally, tho Exposition people be
notified that the use Of tie building hereafter
BY private firms for private purposes will not be
favored.
The substitute WAS adopted.
AID. Daily stated privately that he should
rake 4 minority report recommending that the
abroad people and Field & Letter pay over
heir rents to the city, and that they bc notified
q vacatc the building rs soon us convenient.
After considering some other matters Of less
Importance, the Committee adjourned. Il