, 1879-07-26
HYDE PARK.
The Ordinance In Relation to
Transporting Cffal Passed.
Report Of the Committee--Disoussion
Of tue Subject.

h6pVAk W LlV '~H"-ASsRSAaoANA
Of tue Subject.
Tic Village Board Of Trustees met last cven-
tnr at tho hall. Prrsent-Tsnstecs Bennett,
Deck, Ford, Foss, llobaft, anil 'tohnbon.
The Treasurer reported IN the Trensury, s10,-
b7D.
The superlnten1ent Of Public Works re-.
ported that the excavation OF Stony Island
ditch wta not progressing 'avorably. and that
lie lad 80 notified Tie contractor.
oRntHAacks
An ordinance waa presented by the Attorney
giving right Of way to The chicago 4: Western
tndiaua railroad CompanY. Tho Attorney TO.
portcd ttlut the road was purchasing the right of
vay from the owners +I4e Ordtuaucc was or
dercd cnKro.scd.
The Attorney reported an ordinance for Gu
rruBsment TINT any person violating any ordi.
pance at,d refusing to pay hts penalty could be
placed III ,ltr County jail or village caloboo.c,
md when placed IN tic ca1nboo,o shnl work out
lis fine In any part Of The Village at the snte of
| 20 cents per day. Or1lcrcd engrosscd.
An otllnaucc was presented for tic improve
ncnt Of CottaEc Grove avenue from Sfxtieth to
Stxtr-seventl, Streets the rontl 10 be made Ut
Width Of sixteen fcnt nine.sfxtccntli Of the cost
| to be pailt by thG Ohhwouoe Cemetery Cuul-
| pa,.v Ordered cngrosscd.
| :. The Eaptau Ut Police recommended That the
| liccusc Of Tie Pavilion saloon on F!5ty.arst
street md Calumet nyenuc b. rtvukcd, ~ It was
lhe worst ptarc III 1lyuo Fark. tcicrred 70 tic
License Coulullttec.
1I1B OPAL CASE
| came up. All silcs were rvprrscnted, there be-
| linz urcsrQt +. \. fleming, Cuuenltr Ii. WI stt,
Jslls Coy, John farrcn. Colnu Robtnsou, j. !.
1turcte, Lyman Ifanbnll' wlll nonI, L,.,J J; e
EInory, N. Il. Doason. F; NJ. Harmon, NJ. ].Ynn,
| q, 4, Folnushcc, T. W. Springer, Aaron Bliss,
| Milford, u,,l l.. A. Talcott.
Tie Attorney reported that tic ordinance was
Ths report Of the Committee was then read as
/ follows:
The subjsct Of removing Tho Immense quantity
af oIui resulting from tho cxisience OF tle Stock.
porance anu value to tho ctr. and Of thousand!
Of dead animals trou. tho srectr o Chicago. IL Of
ss5y tat IL s wae @ 'fS fesn vii
10 generally udlttca thai Il tins o'lssire matter
eSle Us sanss ttom m Tie city a % it, .1lburts. md
there converted Into useful article of commerce.
It Is fnr butter Than to have y rendered at numes.
| ons establishments in and adjoining the city
with ts apparently Inevitable r,'-i,lt Of producing
un insul1srable nuleancc. Your Committee think,
therefore,, that the undertaking OF carrying 4&Ay
tho daily Accommodations nt hlas9hter.housc o1nl
| aud dead animals without annoyance to the rco-
p!o tn tlc nesaaorhooa IL land"o'e one II IT. ~eFo
Mcmbc.s, of yons Committed have dcvoted much
time to patiently investigating 1ts Question
posed thtourh oar vilisro in railway cars without
causing a nuisance. The company sucking to d.
th's business inserts that !. car eonduct without
giving olcnse III ours of special c"hslractlon. An
sdf','sa @ sna aas M As's no. s'' o"sss sssse
II 1hs eior istss!sd W. rot powerful enoueaI e 10
offensive at short distance fFon the Car, ont 1t IL
1s sqt ta .sw ' n.
lIaba to be with ttla offensive 1dors ant also that
II carried . large quantity ut Ice. 1t - feared,
with this now sample car would INT he obscsrsd.
and that Thu cars both loxdc!i Anl returning Empty
passengers On ihe tsnl,s. la'inr saccrtaincl that
the cars conveying The offensive matter were ususl
" takcu from ihe vicinity ut the stock: yasds.
number 0l citizens, including toElc of tho menl-
b.ts Of your Committee. rs,naiae, ap two nights
tIsc OF M The W,. e sasSs
that tte cars In which the offensive and puirid mat.
ter ts,haula,i were frequently iermlttea 70 ssana,
lrd street fur hours and That The ulost offensive
odoss were emit1cd from sdcm. i9nE Committee
scny o te set t .ts ey
recently observed u,ost Offensive and unusual
Il" tho ea,s ea,s asea @ p' ior tha trsise which
haa its olxln within thn ps.t ~ weeks. nj,
oIal through our village, csusa,ng all tho ayonues
and hnalesarhs nt tho city limits, and ,rannlnE
| AlthH tnq pGnull1Gl anti -lNIllUlLC4 u20
shura, wesr tho only avenue at eseanc fur u, thcre
might be nnsp reason for asking the privilege Of
conveying 4 by that ruue hut, your COMMITTEES
are nUttauu that there sEyGral routes not lying
within this village by which II cuH ho transported.
An the nflen.tvc matter mainly originates In tile
lint aow sould cStus 10 provdu It cas q
exit. We learn tint the railway now carrying tho
o.fal for an0stcr company Ii willing to do II for
iiydo Tark. Will the controversy between. tic
two rendering, con,paate. YOUR Committee submit
Ia. ~ 4yht s s @ ethef toas
agatnst the oihaf. In slots. your cotnnittee eo :
sys nat shs carrying oi dseayfHE anS osas,e
rsYion II . nufsancc, aah tint It's transit through
Hyde Park. over tue Stock. Yarda track aad along
naval frnnl Tho place whctc IT is gathered. Your
Committee therefore recommend that tha propotctl
ordnance TO If sarsZng Of a'' matter
Your G co.nn,ttss ] Ssve not ha time fully to lnyes.
tigalo tho second brslnch ot tho rsfolnttoR which
Stock Yards tracts ncross thu Tl!!aga uscd chiefly
ior thu TRANSPORTATION Of swtne. eattls and oshel
y a1o ss III IL s sse ra ihefp ~
attt avenues upon thu South Side, a. well ~ tho
tHu bouluvnris leading to Tho South Park. ale very
objectionable thtfu call ha no question.
The odor both from Thu loaded cass passing acroas
the streets anl from the empty carr standing for
Offensive. Tho rghi ii the Stock Yards anu Tran.
s!t company originally +" lay Their tracks throuKh
- a.
which y1nr UJMWlttco has not Investigated. Rut
they bolluyG that tho Alrrcss of tho lnhaoitanta
Of tho village require that they should r1s0r to all
ptuDar means 10 induce tho ownort Of tho Stock'
Yards tracks voluntarily IL rcihuvc them from. the
yllluge. yanr Committee have reRaon to believe
lint the railway companies which make use Of the
Btock. iar.s tracks. and have doug md arc doinH
much for Tho benefit oi nHr cty and Ytlla2e. would
willingly &c. .apurlie In . movement for tbs re-
n,uyal VI the tracks and tr construction Of what
known ~ the ue. lsasIrtsad, Or sonu oheF railroad
| by which tlu yards coulH ae 1eAchod ftoal thcil
pain l1uox by Inare direct route than that noY
saed and which should pase through comparative:
u unsettled rcglnn. Thi4 Ia subject which tnter
esis deeply .hu pcop!s Of Tho CITY Of
Chicago and neuh,0ER towns which resort 10 tlss
parks AZ well "a thu ntluhtAnts nf Aydn Park, abd
observes, 10 thu opmIon nf your Cnn'aIlttee, thcEi
united aetian ~ III eiuFt to induea the owner q
believed mar b. done without pecun.Asy loss, Il
= different locality, II. II. IlnHA,r,
GAAHLkB II. CAAwronp,
LYMAN THuxAuLL,
i. 4. II. nxOK,
y u. H. Fvsa.