, 1879-03-27
A .LAND-QRAB.
Some More Chicago Property
Claimed for the Canal.


4 dispatch 10 morning paper yesterday Eare
what purpoEtcd to be new wrinkle In the cAnal
lobby's game. Judge F,cklin has lately Intro.
duced resolution Into tho House to inquire Al
10 the legal rights Of tho Stats to certain prop
erty IN this city, With view to tho collection OF
information on which to base suits for recovery.
According to the dispatch referred to, Wash
Armstrong antl Rc1d!ck. Of tho canal lobby, had
fortified themselves With original tnnps, plots,
and documents 10 prove that The State owns
'one-thrd Of tho lInls lying from
Madison street north and cast around to
whoro statc stl ct crosses the river mud along
tho North Drane ssto whoro K,nzle street cross.
going vest ali ~ :'x,'b, according to IT,,
claim, was eRcre. to canal purposes, and was
occupied only b. squat.tr right. Accord he to
the dispatch, tfe+ werc coiE221lldcnt Of 44lnging
tllc matter 10 e.tinite teal nel'oY!fng also,
that II successful tho canal could run ttself
"1tuons any appF3prtation, as The property
c'a''ncu WAS o. 'mHcnsc value. having been nd.
psa'fea IN 'ooo, WIG, II was divided into l,479
lots, At *os7,osS. snco then 0os lots have been
solo, oi,d' aecoFdlngs to the dispatch, tho lobby
wcrs after the ren1ah,nr 48n
rot 'ac puFposo OF getting Hight rs to the
Ha'o'S VI "''s e'a''a' ereportcr yesterday called
OH
CORPORATION cou,ssr pos71s1p,
submitted the lspatcf to i'm o,'1 hre1aa .,..
ha would proceed to ilumin. lie did 10 IN the
following statement: >"S
VI presume the description T., 3ntena,d n
cover that part Of the Original T,vn ~ f,hc,aa ~
lying between Kinzto and Madiao, .,rcs,s ana
State street and tho Chicago lfvor mi, ~
branches. cannot imagIna that tbcrc co,, T..
any claim or pretcnsc Of claim !, thc st.,o
to any part OF tho property viii N'uo s,,o
exception possibly OF the tots lying l., h,.h ,t..s
of tho river, between Htate street aua Esn,s
street bridge mud State strcct E1S ,{a,li.nu
street bridge; +. !y Thu p;,Spcfty Originally
States Government for tile purpose i atd,n~ IL
the construction Of canal to coincctta ta'S sta ~
Michigan With the Illinois River. IT, act 'ns was
approved March p 1897, md tha prorrIv ut W. w.s
lY3o tIle Trustees Of the Illinois Il &'1ns nioS,osa ~
Canal, who were appointed by the sta ~ XIV
subdividc, and sell canal lat,fs, made ,lbris, @
lon Of th!s property into lots and bl}cSta' S III
iho Canal Trustees from tima ac5a tg p,
tlme, the principal part bin. t'a.'' soII u
South Water street was the south n,canarre y NJ
North Water street was tl,e north nandnr i"s ..
line OF tile Chicago Hlvcr. In onnr oe"""I,5 wi,rd:5
both these streets were laid out 1nw,, IoAI, IN hs
margin Of tho stream mud wcrc n. n,st,cn' st tI
Ike thf ottsr ,S streots @ Of regular Of eehty
tho poorer class OF pcop,'e '''et, Z ai". ~.
city squatted upon these river fronta ta and 1nd
thereon. An interest 'was aso 'estnn"e1 cia;,met
by the owners Of property abuttlns m I,non EnrtS
and South Water streuts. The city sao 1oi,mca
was finally A'Aos'''
BROUGHT INTO TIE 1Ea1s1ATua.-
nna h FSE9s1 s s :; at yas rec
Water strcots, West Water, and Ensue 5V"tcr VH%tr
streets. In tho original town, which II, e,rhtv ~,
feet distant from the line Of adtaccnt L. i ami
ka9"n as} nf as c warsgs ptyseih h:rsn wsTe
ont pcrsons and corporations clami1 ''li = ,he
TIC City Of Chicago nur my 1crso1, 1a
seeo VII" @ o
them; nlll i1asluuch aa they Eero souri, ~ ~
lscor, alsd dissatisfaction. ind Illegal vio1 mn. ~
md inastlucsl as 1t was for tho bcnellt of to51
the sasno should be settled; tho City of Chfeat,o ~
was empowered to vacato parts Of the stree',s
adjust rights and makc dceds.' The aushoritts;;
conferred by that act wns acted upon by TIL !
City, a1d under t!.at act all tho water pfivilccc
riyef, ri between stnto ' and Maiison y streets' It's
were legally disposed ot by. tho city.
Another act was pnsscd IN 1888, authorizing tho
Common Council Of tie City Of Chicago to dis.
continuo or vacate the wholo or any mart OF
| North Watcr, East Water, md West Wntef
| streets, and 70 compromise, adjust, and deter
mine all conflicting rights or clas arising hc.
tween tho city md any and all persons INTEREST
cd Or claiming M interest In thesu water priv
ilegcs, under which act oil tl,osu interests wcsa
adjusted aud scttlcd, n,ll titles pusscd by the
city to all ttlose lots on tho north bank of tue
| river between State aud KinzIe streets. Thu
| pint Of tho subdivision nudo by the city
| nude, layng of those watcr-lots on tllo north
line OF South Water street aIld the south lIna
| Of North Water streut, The dtapos!tioA tnuda
| IN PURSUANCE or LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY,