, 1880-03-30
An Amended Ordinance Asked by
the Western Indiana
Railroad.
All Delinquent Special Assessments
Turned Over to the County
Collector.
The Mayor Vetocs Certain Items In tho
General Appropriation BILL.
Passage Of an Amondatory Bill Practically
Restoring the Appropriation.
The counell Takes tlle First Step Looking 10 tta
q, Salo Of tLe lake.Fsont.

Council WIS held Inst evening, Mayor I1nrrf-
son In tho chair. All tho inc,nbers. were
present except Aid. Mccormick and Eisz-
nGr.
aid. Clark presented tho following, which
was referred to the Committee OH Railroads:
"1he petltlon Of tllu Chicago l. Western
1nliann Railroad Company respectfully
shows that your honorable body Oil Sept. Is,
1870, passed n certain Orillnauce purp0rting
to give your petitioners permission n,u( au-
tl!ority to lay down, ilthtntaif, and operate
switches, sitllugs, MI! tur,onts Us might. be
necessary, along aild upon tho following
toHttYs;; ts;o,,nouo,n. ~ .,,o .o,t,,op, ,o,,,,,.r,
Within loo o. feet Of tle wsst lne oi StSwart
avenue, ntul thence 1nrthwnr.ity over such
lots, lAnds, md pr0pertyns tlse sAtd Company
now OWLS, or hereafter may acquire ly lease,
purchase, condemnation, Ur otherwise, lMt1il-
lei to snid Stewart avenue to the lntersectlun
Of Grove street md said Stewart avenue, nlll!
thence over ,and upon sncls lots, lands, a,'d
property as tho said Company now owns. Or
condemnation, o.. otherwise, unto such ter
minus rs 1t Ml,.y establish Ge:wcell tho east
bank Of tie South israllctl Of Cllicagf, River
s2tt sa s Mes srst Se n S s0 M s a n Isysn e W
BurGn street III said city, Md with the right
~ cross ans. nnt I'LL Intervening streets, NJ.
lcys, ai1t! raiisoal tracks, md exercise sitcll
other rights rs will I'll anil by said or1hallce
more fully nn1 ut iargc aprrar.'
"YOltr p!.titioner further sli9ws ttlnt, before
any Of Its ll'le WIS constructed ~ tue Cisy nf
Cll!cagu, the question uf tlie validity Ut sucl!
by the Circuit Court Of Cons County, mli III
aecorlNhre with such decision your l,etitnn-
er IL gnnd faith, alNl acting III the beicf that
such ordinance was valid, procsedsd to w.
anire lnlNis and lots anl to lay down ltftracks
on tls own grounds anI across only sucll
streets md alleys as nru in front Of its own
property, NH! llns now completed md nbout
made ready for operation, ling Of railroatl
strip of laiMl fifty feet In width i!untedtatcly
west Of tho west line ut SteWurt avenue, UP
to'wlthin about ll0 feet 0f the intersection Ut
Stewart avenue and Grove street. att 'Ins nc
Grove street and the South Branch Ut the
Chicago liyer, 9s fur north Us Sixteenth
street, and Inns also acquired n lArge n1l0llnt
OF property eust Of Clnrk avenue and North
pf Twelft!, street, and las constructed i
depot OIL Fourteenth street, and wns !hten1-
Ing 70 acquire property alld extend Its line
northward Under tile grant aforesaid.
sall ordinance grnnt WIS franca 1T the 'li!n-
llallronl Company q discretion With eestaln
limits to locate the exuct route to bs COLI
."This morning the Appellate Court rcil-
derel decision declaring tint It wns essen
tial, III order to comply with tho require
lnents Of The city charter. t'nt the ordinance
'Your petitioner shows tint ut every street
md alley crossing on the line Ut Its route,
f%e 1Sa ts strsty sty s Il liz e%a4 e%t4ofnS of d III o
n'g n.l such Intervening streets aud nlleya
representing more t!,an on,-llnlf Of the front
Age OF that part OF tile street or Alley crossed,
Or sought to bo crossed, by such railroad
"In View Of tho premises. your petitioner
prnys your honorable body t0 enact q proper
ordinance more precisely Indicating taorouts
.."Chicago & Western 1n.liann llallrcad
Company, by J.B. BROWN, President"
SPECIAL .AssEsSMENTs.
An ordinance was submitted By the Law
psstsa9t toy toHcnE tle @ q"sstS t # yp spe@sa @
!ector to thru over all delinquent claims to
Tue County COLLECTOR for collection On Or be-
fore Aprft2f. 1'tle ordinance ysas adopted,
t @as Sa apsi e' M reorss rsd tho hson Go
1littee on Health n.ld County Relations.
/, "A communication was read front the Sclto0l
Board asking tho appointment Of threu per-
I sIs csso rs oes not expiro e drins the ycar. '''
Tho document led to some discussion, and
was finally referred to the Law Department,
1t being understood tlat, II 1t was found nee
s'a ss s g. Es19lssa s sfss ssaP AP5 81
called.
MAIonaL VETO
explalns Itself: -,
dENTf.EsfEN: I herewith return to you
tho Or.linance entitled IAN ordinance nink-
tiprg appropriations for corporate purposes for
1880" without MY, approval 10 certain items
Or appropriations therein contained aitl here
innfter na,mel, With my reasons therefor,
! regret tint y0n hRva deemed tt,pr0per to
penstltures my moneys saved from prior
years. 'rlIo Uuneral Assembly Of tho Suite
llls limited tho tax-leyy TOR municipal mr.
poses In atiy one year to s pcr cunt upo,, tic
taxable valuation Of property Ia tic ely.
Indebtedness. Tho plain Intent Of tic Inv
is to keep tic expenditures Of ctiea within
such Limitation. Whether t|,af Intent l,a wise
Of not is not the provinces of tic Council 10
determine, The Council Is titV creature Uf
tho Stnte, actI,x through its General Assen,-
oIy in tic utter, G,It also in tho aplrIt, ai,I
whether al,cll will be lMlIcAted expressly OF
by Indication.
not Dnu cent OF savings Of INST yeurs should