, 1879-08-22
Condemnation Proceedings to se'
cure Right-ot-Way for the
Grand Trunk.
Tic High Joints fn New York
Order an End Of tito Kansas
City Passenger War.
East t-Bound Tariff and Rule
Regulating Freight In
Transit.
Complsto Failure Of tho Legislative
Examination Of Vanderbilt.

HAiIlQHU1 hHtCH HH6 bOlA HuHGE u lhuE}EaEt
.ou,c time since. aiId reoranlzes1 tlnter tie aus
pt.es u' the Grand Trunk, led petition IN tic
County Court yesterday for tho condemnation
matter IL Of public interest in TINT Il u,onrs
tint the Grand Trunk road Is making
au effort to eccura right Of way into
tic city, tho actuaI petitioners bcne simply
tho agents Of that corporation. The petition
represents tilat the Chicago & State Linz HALL
road COMPANY, on or about tic 10Th day vi
Junc, 1878, bccae u corporation under tho lava
Of this State, and was duly authorized to pl,r-
chase owi operate, and maintain crrtan rail.
road, lately called the Chicago & Southern, u,ul
rulA uu tl.G eth day of Aay, 1h7H, Under thu
decree Of the C!rcnft Court Of tho United Htatcs
tor ,he Northern bletct 10, q !!l!nots rendered
1rnnl tlir CITY pf ChlcaEo to- point In Thorn-
ion Township, OIL tho ltnH of The railroad NON
known as tc ChicagD and Eastern Illinois. q
distance Of about twenty and ohc.'la1! miles.
ftum tho puIuc MliGrr 1t TOW terminates. III the
Township Ut Thornton, 10 tlic Stats linn bc-
twcuu ile s1atcs Vi liiai!a mud llllnDs, making
continuous line Of ruaa from the City vi CHI
cago to tic State Inc at eot1lc point UPON tt!c
eastern boundary o[ either tic townships Of
Thornton, Hyde Park, or bloom.
Tue pctttfun further represents that, afthougl,
ths line at tlH. ruad 10 purchased was nj thr
L1InG OIL UuIEluhG SuIekHulil1l$ rt1{Qp{Ettu
throughout ie entire length, yet tic title 10 the
right 81 way thereof had nut nit hcen obtained,
NH. tho petitioner vAs mot informed md rotild
not state what agreement, u ung, was nado be-
tween the landowners and the PARTIES building
saul railroad rs to the use ntia occupation nj tlG
premises upon which, ea!l road was so built,
vicrc the tltfe thereof Ind not been ob,ai,c!.
Tho petition further represents tint the pctt-
ttontr, us eospnratfon and the owncr OF The
said llnc, wns authorized 10 ae4lre title to alnl
hold uM right Ut why lnr safd l,no OF railroad
throughout lis entire length where the same
lat not heretofore been obsal,icd.
Ihr petition further a'luccs that tic laua
not yet been obtained, includes strip il|ty
teet wide un tllc weat side Of the y. II Of Tho n.
L. Il II Sec. II. T. IS, n. X 13, east u ll1c third
nriae1pal meridian. Fifty fest east side Of n.
nit. it, cart Ct tic Third principal MERIDIAN. M
Lots l nf,A 2 In PrEce's Subdivision ut 8. ". u
Vi See. a6, 7. ", \. Il. 10. Fifty feet west side
oil II at N. ". 4 Of Sec. 10. r. 81, II. IL.
Seventy teet Of Lots ?. 4, q, alMl III Egun's
ss;ue,avslon, :; E. n Of s. i. 4 Of Zee. /, r.8dt
The petition concludes TINT the Court may
haso tint land til question condemned, alsl the
oWncrs o( the sanlu reimbursed as the statutes
provide in such ra6es.
The Court Issued sumnlols rcturDab]o at
the October terai, whom tho tnatter Will CONE
up fur hearing.
sessrs. Lawrence, Campbell g. lawrcnce ars
alsoIuc}s ior tue petult>Herss
CHICAGO Il WESTERN INDIANA,
The Joint Committee on Railroads n1,tl .Du;li-
cfary OF thu City Council meta tic City-lIal,
Yesterday afternoon, In tic presence OF quite at,
audienec. largely composed OF delegation
from The Filth Ward, WHO had been conveyed
10 tho gathering by special train ovcr tho
fIttsInrg & Fort Wayne Railroad, witch Com.
panY, 1t Is alleged, is now occupying in rart tho
Fight Ut why over Stewart aYr1,,lc. and oppo,n.
the fnylnE Of my further trarks on that strcet
or III tic vicinity shcrcol
Tic meeting waa called 10 order at o'clock,
Wl,crcupon AID. Swift aroao and sald Tint he
understood tint there wcra many present re-
tioDstratlng against auy new traclss belus lui.l
thu object Of tho mestIng bcIng IL eu,lsIdcr TIC
peht!!',E or.innnSe W giving tho ChIcar0 d. Wesr.
the eity. ilo desired 70 hear trutn tie rc,nun-
strnntb, II tlGy bud anything 10 ray
Ald. Nawle'el, tlla Chairman, sntd tho Cum.
mlttsa was ready 10 hear a,IsL!lsng lint might
" " 'fes9ntea ~ tllu ron'onssranis, wllo'cuuon
y. IL. Morse, the attorney fur the rcmonstrauts,
rnne forward anl tcud n rcmonstrunre,
tlonys Churc. a,ul olhers. Il % set forth t. t,t i
tae M Erant!ng ot right Of way woutt! destroy
aud also uiTect tho yaluo and usefulness Of otiWr
charell and set0oi Property along lhp ,,rppnsptl
route, ttcludlsl. tho GcrM1u Lutheran fIriuttyt
al,u others. Desdps this, h. rcnJ rrn,,n.sttnnc"
Stewart ayct,,ie, WITCH wa iarnc,v si,,n"i' -
slr. Aluntgcr sud, in reference 10 lie petition
last nuntcu .l.at oil Of tu ua,nrs lad been ~.
cured silre thu Introduction Of tll u,,ii,,uur,.
III was no more; In fayor of ths p.tt sGr,r i.
Furt Wayne lloail thar, le was Of INV t,1ncr
roaG, notwithstanding ttils road aircady nrr,,.
piled Stewart avenue, and Ind r,ye,, thc rcn.,n',
sl11nss tratspvrtatlon 70 thu meeting.
ccvdlngty DRY speech. rovleYyllIg t(U history n
ru!lruads and bridgeport AZ Lire. RI" nr,,2,.t
cd agailst rnlrouds In rcupral. Ind liz. th,ta,.f,
l. Western tntliaila roaI in ,my,ir'
u!ar, bueallso ho ie,l ssan ao ra1.v, Mnn,
accidents occur and had f.sen =, "t1ns "Y'nn
ttrclun Will horrnr At th" al ,s.a ot1e.t ~
lo a1,ti t,,n hv rniirnc1. r"n,,,,a o san 'Sss g1
,s,,D ~, otHss st;ss:; Ts asw rstfiosd 10 as con.
Ess1cSn iIu.,. W,k., '.S ,y n.y. I'D scSS ,han ~
rrht ~ w.. nir," t,,'ta TSn s.aa a'seauy thc
rcason win nt,n,irr .r, 'ttst, ~ ,,o he WY no
gruntri' {,iy" th,n, III r,,s :" w ;., sn9n!a ne
ayaue. md ff.rn wnrc % .,u,,,1ns, osvs ntemart
iii. n,,t1.o ~, ,s t1 "gas apul.uat reasons WHY
bejtsyo that iln rncr " tn ,'u aa; su ,,, tG a v.
prunrrty nn ,},is i ,n' tMu uGisinc!1on o. tt1etf
xlowlus trihuta tn tin n"i,t,',s" "us" WIN
as'l, by WY Of dsycrssou, referred to Lit, liz
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