, 1880-11-24
THE COURTS,
Judge Tuley Declines to Turn Over
the Riverside Wnter- Works
10 Tho Receiver of Tho chtago & t'reat Western
Railroaa Land Company.
An Important Decision Concerning Acoi.
denta at Swing Bridges.
New Suits, Divorces, Confessions, Judg-
ments, Etcs
nl,1DgE A(.C1nENY's,

HECisluHN tttUl tue tupECIn0 CHHEI ychtcrilAy III
tho cuso Of uovln vs. Tho City ut CE1cNgo, in
which tho obligation 10 nlatntnIn tho city
Rnnrsls ut tho bridges Is disposed Of. This cnse
grew mt of II suit ly Willinm W. Gnrln. by his
llext frEfi1. for f1 00 tnntnEcs for broken NrR1
received 1T Eighteenth street bridge. Tho
pfnintir wis It little boy years old. AZ tho tiinu
0f tho uceitlcnt hts fnthcr wns nwny from home
ut work and bis mother WINS sick nbct1. atl1 tho
pArunts wero too rtn,r Ia employ my ole 10
wn.ch tho chilli Thu 10y whllo Jumping OIL and
oi1 tho swtnB-brdgr, while turning, ha.t his nrrn
broken. After deciding some varlnt1ons be-.
twron tho allegations Ut tho declaration md the
prUof, tho Court snti.
=" far ns thu evidence dfeclnses tho bridges
died with usual ctru nllt1 skill: I,e only com.
rMlt tnn'c III tho nrguIs,Gnt Is tlnt there WIS
rI%5 IT, Hrr!nr or e. y kn u tho c "r tlo 70
prevent acEtient to t'cranns travelling tho street.
Undoubtedly It y tue duty ot y ,uuneipal cor
sais cotion., When it his tlonc tiiat il his
ayv ~ ,y 1lo to tn S'u y ~. ~ TINT rrtrnet s''
bridges s,,iBt exercise reasonable cnro for
,@hu,r @ -. pcrs,nat sa5ety. aud tI,u lnw has
stactt to 10 tho duly Of such ii eorl,o..
ration to g, construct lis .trrc's and
ss ssfi ;he @ ffsns as wsi III p"ssG nppss @ n ssas s
higher ,!t9rce ot care In this regard thn,l tho
nuiltg welfare uotnansls; ao1Hctiitng, must n-
nsins tl!cn Tho brtttS1 IN question w,ls rtlsnn.
nty xMfe to pcr*ats Using urillrIry cure. 1t bud
u u w sses yes.ss t 0 y 's, uS ' i s 3 oSns sS
would ts.lvp rendered tho brIt]9e nuro secure
bccu tricl IN other iaHEs In tho city. and MI nf
thosn ,,rnrr.l to DO worthless tnr tic p.,rpnscs
thought ,thoy fenercd ii. Iri,ixes my safor,
a.ta their us9 ,yas abandoned; NJ .lsMht u
wM!d 10 lN,s.ll,n 70 rlnco II sufficient gnsl OF
'lets tn cnsc!uss pcec niltl rlli'drcn wlo might
tn'u there 10 pny. nr k',illu fncellufittMf Gun.
@ nn.Wir s o 's s'.,'f. ~, ms mn ~, ns ns
has not tnntr 1t tho duty nf municipal cnrln,n
lions IT, nhscrro slIeh exttorhi1niy cnru. Tito
bridge, IN tlio co,ldittn II WINS i,o, ~. wus rc.-
sol,ahly sa!c fur a!i 'hrso;'s s,ilH ,llo slightest
eMrn for tes'r nwn safety. Nj, ,lnty rests on tho
city 10 nuke such bridges safo fnr children tn
will nsow tlloIr chtld to sEt,slly s,trt .lnn.
Hrro.ls places rs t,lny.1rounds. nIif they wan,
thclr PARENTS aud sn.tnin Injuries ut such paccs.
1t must be attributed t, lnetp hcc!tcnt that no
| pnrt of municipal nutlinrit!es could prevent.
Innttlf eueti tho wntchf,lf cure of hts 1M,thcr.
| md IN company With pthor1 Hrught his dal,gcr-
O1ts cNlfty. ntid willis GnEnKeN i'll buyts ept'rtR
with hislIttlu ct,mp.lntots sustained painful n
| Jury. u WIS Il intr9 Rpr!hunt, for which nm ono
Ms really eharxeahlo n.,l osrtnlnly Fnve plai''t-
THE RIVERSIDE WATER-1vOIlIts,
Judge Tulry ycstprt1ny ttor;fIr decided tim
mnt,,,r nv ,hn i;oco..,r T., tho nuso of 1,,,,,,.r
i'.s. ~. ~. t,.','. '" tHu ."so ~ .aAs.
| MA"1nst tne Chlcs2o y nrcAt Hesfcrn tnllfuha
1.and Ctnpnny fur rulc on tho l30aIsl nf Trust
Cgs of Htyersdy to surrender Ia him tho rosscs-
| aim ur thc Wotrr,Works In tho ,y,i,nyc srhe
,,,.,, e.. ,',a ~. ...,,,,., o ~, ..s
c's" "na HtHMfo sonlo "eeRs hRs,' anu 'no Jitsso
OrticHd tho trustees tn surrender tho WAter-
Works. IIIQ defendants, however, refused to
| he hrnten utd thnv w,,t r. wnrls nn,i snovc,i
tho Judge intcr with perfect STORM Ut allin.
Wits. lilo gracefully elceu1hs'cd, md ycstortlny
glvo Annsllor ,l:u1stun reversing his former ono,
putItion. ile said tint on tho first
from tho extremely lousp and Ifltictinlt yititu.
| mpnts IN tho tlcfpiulnnt's niltIavts y TINT tho
| Trustees sru no,y III possession unt!cr Il cli1lt
Tint tho prtpf1orty is tho lronurty IF tho yjltavU
under dedication nlN!e ht.tt,re fJu suit w4s III
atIutetl," tt1At such defense w,ts mora pri:-
| tonsu withulit my fopujgtton In tlct nud not
nude In guYt] fltt. Tho {rHttutlo1 WIS u)terpd
to !.ltye been 1IIlt!p ly tho lyrrsi!e l1ur5yty-
ncut Company, pr tht, curi,urftIun f,wtIr tho
ln,j hnyii,.y inlt5c nIn1,s ut, plNils showing tho
streets, WHter- Works efe sct ut,t t1t) ,tI,,r{,-
nrurIntcl 1s ,yot- WORKS tn the jntaIJita,its Of
| tho ylngg, On tho sccbud },nNri.ix It wns shown
TINT tho urIxiuni Mint uf thIs nMrt Of tliu t,,wu
I WlY rcct1ricd before tho rrcut tlru. show.
wnrlts. Tho Trustees cfnlMrtl, tho inhabitnl,ts
o ~ - WITH t,, H ,% ri,t ~ ~ "vi ,t nus
o Tia W1lsr Wnri:s u,t,i ri lin % tn,S ,sns r"or, !"
pa,,izul under mo general incSrnorn,on Inv in