, 1880-12-07
THE LAISf3-FRONT.

THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OrrnE CRY couNc1t
tlctd II meeting yrstrrrlny nftcrnnnu, nt which
were present Adj shorcy. in tho chair, nrssl AID.
CnlIcrton. Clark, yn.lnK. md Su1yth. There wcru
nlso IN ,an'l President Ackcrmnn, OF tho ILL.,
,lols Central ltnirond. Sir. Il. +, Aypr. tts
Solicitor, s1r. Tho''ias Ioync, mud his Honor tho
Mayer, Win hnil bccn requested to meet tho
Committee at1a make any suggestions they
Thought proper In reRnrl to tho t,ropsta sale nt
tho lAkc-front to tho ttLlnoss Ceutrt ttullrna,t.
AID. shorcy hMvtt,r Invited tho Mnypr to spci,k.
h'a Honor shfA that hc did not think It worth
while 10 sAy much. as bis ideas wcru fully enl-
bodied IN tho ordinance which he had ,lraw,, ,lp.
ltp hAtl nlwnya hclIl that tho ililnDi. Central
llnt!rt,n hal gained no right BY lilo bill M iS'9
which tts repr! lid not t1n n,viy with. he WIS.
tou. Of tho opinion thnt lint it'll was pr,c,,rtai
s,hmerscA lands were uivcs, IA thnt Cn,npany
Mt90s y a 9T a o thc oa w' st = 5
hccn necnr'1eti. lfu had INT henri ~ tho tom.
,nnys cin!m to tho submerged land up to within
III, fl0nor tim turned to SEr. Aver and asked
"Mr. AYR, tio yor absolutely want for your
,,us!ne:. ~ nf tho snlrrrEcl land oppos't Tho
threS hirsks yo "ro seeking to Obtain pos
>ir. Aver .aI,, ttat l,e could not nnswer TINT
II was for thu Interest or tho city n1 rul,lIc to
sell tho threu i,!ncks in question. I'herc wero
i" decided by tho Courts. Tno offer OF sHM,o1
WIS tnNslG m the Gnss TINT n satisfactory title
ro,'ld s,c Hixcr,. For this purpose Congress nnll
tho Illinois Legislature wnnld 1mye IN t,HsR hills.
JIG Thought TINT the COMMITTEE atll Council hA,l
lands at this iinsc. Ihn ilaIiroas Company % ta,i ad
not built my wharvcs III the Submerged iRnt,
nni i wns not certain TINT It ever would. II 1t
.!d tln 50 tic sharvcs would be subject 10 NM
nlcira iAxntiDn md bcco.licn s0ttfce III revenue
tu the city. lie lid not think ttlnt tho raltrutd
wnltid bn willing t. surrender lis title to tho
e!lb'ncrRol laiii: south Ut Monroe street llnrss
nf tho Com!mny's right 70 build Jocks a,n1
70 Eos tho Er1,Itid by apring II practicable, ~
ts as waSa StSa t efS ~ wn9k sir 9 u
tnput thrulutta bill fuy protecting tho rights ri
the stty. There wns mt much time to lnsc. ns
il ha,' rnnttcr to yet required Legislation, an it
pnssNge "f tho hlii ID tl,at timc. ''~''''" 'A'
Az. smyth said TINT # tile city gave up Its
child In Chfenga tt-t,ny would llcver livo to SEQ
tho city With II mtlftnf inhabitants,
Mr.. l1nynn sMld TINT he ht,ptd tho Committee
W14ltl sce ttnt tho rights Of tho properly
hol!icrs oppost tho L,lko Park wero fully pro-
tected.
TIC following order wns prepared hy Ahi.
Clark und Mr.. Aver Int no action wns takcn
uiMsn 1t lly hGCnmtHittcn:
t,ricrst Ihnt tho slnynr 10 authorized to tako
el'Gli stops NJ ht may deem necessary 10 prncisre
from Congress Ill net rrinnuIshtn9to tho CITY
e e ChlcaH0 ~ tho right and .t!e Of tho UnitrsI
IN Fort Dsurborn Addition to ChIcaxa with viii
nuthorty IN the city tn htll nll convey SO 1uIcl,
n tho !ttcr ns lies south nj thu snt1th ltno of
!tatl'lnlph street Arsf Gust Of tito INST lire Of
tt!E tho Grcetio. 0f II rMasCnger-lcpot.
Tho meeting tlinn adjourned.