, 1880-12-12
THE LAKE-FRONT.

Bill Prepared by the Judiciary Conn
nittee OF the Council.
The Judiciary Committee OF the City Council
met yesterday afternoon md disposed Of the
proposition to sell the Lake Trout property to
the Illinois Central Railroad Company by adopt
ing the following resolution:
Iicxulred, That the Mayor be authorized and
requested to take such steps HIS he shall deem
proper and eXpelient TO procure tho passage Of
an act OF Congress at the prcscnt session relin-
gushing to the city Of Gnicage al tho m M rxnt
tho streets and public grounds in Fort Dearborn
Addition to Chicago, with authority In said City
Of Chicago ). to % sell and M CONVEX SO much h Of the
Of tie south line OF Randolph street for the
erection thereon Of a railroud passenger depot.
They agreed to report this resolution to tho
Council Tomorrow evening, supplemented by 4
concise history OF the property in qucs ton.
which Aid. Shorey had prepared, and also upon
what they regarded rs tho necessary Legislation
by Congress to perfect the proposed sale, as
follows:
4 bill to confirm to the City of Chicago the
title to certain public grounds:
Thatall the right and title Of the United States
use in that part Of the City Of Cnlc.xo in, the
State Of Illinois. known as " Fort Dearborn Ad,
dition to Chlcaxo," subdlr!ded and pp!atled p
the year 1889, he and the same hereby is re-
iinquishcd and granted to the said CITY and its
n With to sell as nd com
Of. the south line. Of Randolph street and
between tho east line of Michigan avenue rs
now laid out and improved and the roadway ri
erection thereon of railway passenger station
house and other purposes incident. thereto:
prorlded, that nothing herein contained shall
deprive the owners Of contiguous lots of any
WILD right or claim. If such exists. to compen-
sadon on account Of the change Of uso to ,sn,eh
the public ground herein authorized tn be sold
and conveyed was originally dedicated by tho
United States
II the Council adopts the resolution the Mayor
will start for Washington Immediately to secure
the passage OF the above bill, which. 1t is UNDER
Stood Is entirely sattsf factory to the railroad nu-
thorities, as Is also tie resolution. President
Ackcrman will accompany him, and 30 will
some Of the interested property holders In tho
vicinity, and IL there are no unnecessary delays
it is hoped to have everything In readiness for
the consummatton Of the sale In few weeks.
early in tho spring.
III It's report to he Council the Committee will
mako no recommendations az to the pending or
dinances in reference to the proposed sale: In
details alone until the city has acquired the
right to sell the property,-or such is the
feeling Of the Committee,-to which
they do that the city ts not inclined to tuke any
undue advantages of them. Tho details Of the
sale, however. when reached, even if the rest Of
tho program is carried through. will consume
much time: They involve tho liking Of the pur--
chase price, the adjusting Of the question Of
riparian rfghts,-abour which there hus ulrcady
been great difference Of opinion.-and various
ever, is understood to be willing to make its
proportion Of the concessions in the deal, and to
have already tacitly consented to surrender any
rights it may nnve Or acquire to the submerged
yided the city docs the same thing with tho three
blocks north OF Monroe street.