, 1880-08-01

At meeting Of the West Side 1mn..
mens Committee last evening, at M 20, ne'e' -,
Lake street, Gen. 4. H.. Stout u.,z -, "ess
Chairman, and Mr.. G. Healan Secrat,sH s.se'ea
Mr. g. Wrislltman first addressed than,..
ing. lie ursed the necessity OF thu Iss' c;t;.as
acting in concert. The Mayor had rpfnsasa f1sas
sign an ordinance passed in their fayos,.o fao
summer, because he thought the ~ ~, ~ y
property-hoIders defective. The Mayo,:s,.9n "
cate conscience should be regarded ~ ~
speaker favored no company th,ough ~ au
dice, but waited a road which womb .ns. sl'
modate the citizens, and didn't care vho bnis hn,
it. Then he spoke Of the West Dir;sssa Ssas
Company's monopoly, and expressed a s,a fa.;sa
to see competition established, which II ,'ss ~
end woufd benefit the people. ~ 10
Mr. Fass recalled the eiforts yhie, h,a
been made to have the West Division Ri l,t
way Company extend their lines. Wlan as
omnibus company, seven years aso eo,.
peted with them, they reduced fares. anl ~.
on plenty OF ears, and were generally arco,.
nlodatlng- When they bought out the ~,
line they were just rs despicable as hetn,s
They were tyrannica}, selfish, and prasnInr
They nominated their own Aldermen. ,1J
made. their employees pull wires to cire thss g..
supremacy The Peoples Colunanr h..
been Incorporated under an act Of Tia ~
pie, and it has come to stay. The Wlst NJ
vision c:tllnot get franchise from :n;os
Park, He favored givingjt to the comnet,s
lines, and refused to beg from the West n
vision any longer. They snapped their n.
gers at law, at right, and at the public. and
it was high time for the people to do aIl1k
snapping>- s'
The Secretary here announced that u.
Presidents of the lines interested had hpsn
invited to be present, buI had not yet AZ.
peared.
Mr.. Booth declared himself the partisan n,
no enterprise. He dieln't care whether tba
road was built OH Lake or Oh Fulton stnet
so that i. is built on either one. Sooner o.
later, though, in spite of the obiectionso Of
some Fulton street residents, the road vii
be built there, as a majority demantsft aM
individuals: He was strongly opposed to la
Councils allowing one corporation to mocer
olize the whole West Side. Cou.petitGn
would cure them of mitch evil and liisresa1i
Of the public's wants. The Peoples Company
promise to complete through car line fl9a,
the Michigan Central depot to Central Park
i'll ninety days, and will pay half cent q
each fare collected tn the City Treasury.
or $50 4 year for each car they run Tia.
accommodation must be had. Nr. Booth
further said that he felt as friendly touans
the West Division Company as, be ID
towards any man who was garr0ting bin.
He asked llr. Assay not long since ii tho
Peoples Company could be bought out and
Alr. Assay told him that it could not, but th.s
it was ready to buy out the West Division
any time they wanted to sell.
Dnr~
.ollowed with speeches to the same effect
The following preamble and resolutions Tele
hen introduced by AR. Wrightman md
,arried:
WHEREAS, Applica 1ons have been made 10
he City Council Of the City of Chicago BY 10
'hicago West Division Railway Company, md
: other corporlttons. for the grant Of i rtsht
est Like street, Union Park, or its neig1bot~
|ood. and thence westward by different routes
o the city limits; ana
WHEREAS. Said Lake street and West hse
trect. and Lake street bridge, constitute The
My line Of communication between the bust
less centre ct the city and the residence por-
ion OF the West Side not already occupied hg 1
treet-ruilway; and
WHEREAS, All persons residing or owning
roperty on the West Side are deeply interested
4 the question Of the granting Of rfghr Of
Tay for street railway on said streets and over
nid bridge, md In the further question. to
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d Mt all: and
WHEREAS, It Is a question Of great moment to
he residents and pTnperty-ovners q tne *noo
Vest Side whether all their means OF commant,
Q controlled by one corporation, or Whethes
here shall be two or more corporations Gull
citing for popular favor and patronage on saa
Fest Side: and
eeks looking toward the granting Of this ri9a.
way appears to have been raken pY paf.MMs pMs
ersonailr interested in property to be specially
enefited by such lines Of railway: and u.,,.
t tho West Side, and especially those living
eyoud or out OF the immediate S1clhy u
rose lines Of street-railway now IN operanou,
ave hitherto had no opportunity to e1pssae
leir sentiments or wishes in the natsee'
Rcsolcetl> That committee Of three DC aF
3inted by the Chair to consider aIt tne clrnus clra.
anccs surrounding the subject the saEl1os
ges Of the different schemes or os.ilnsnees
'cscnted. the rights OF the people ~ INC pts
es. and how, in granting the FfgaI VI ~
ked for, the greatest benefit may 10 secaso .tt
the people OF the West Side at large aoa ~ I1's
lch Committee report nt uass meeting o. o. .hs %e
tfZens OF the Wcs~ Side to be cAAea " rs ~
tafrnnn ut IN early day, or as soon ~ wv
lmmittee can report .hs
Iv Council tho necessity Of delaying acu%a 1.ha
,on the ordinances presented to them unut ~
ople in said mass-meettnG nssemoles1 sr aa''
q opportunity to discuss the su61ect lus'., lai.nn
cse resolutions be sent By tbs Chairman y ~ ~
,nnr the Mayor and to each memoet "
y Council.
The meeting then adjourned. subject 10
Il by the President at two days. notlee'
UNWILLING A MONUMENT.
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