, 1880-02-29
THE MUD TROUBLE.


Commissioner Waller yesterday, with a view
to settling the question as to the right Of the
city railway companies to clcnn their tracks
and throw the dirt into the street upon either
side, issued an order forbidding their doing it.
Later In the day the West Division Railway
Company was found cleaning Its trucks on Madi-
son street, and throwing the mud rs heretofore,
and its men were stopped By tho Superintendent
Of Streets and Threatened With nrrcst, etc., aud
ssil|lutcr the President Of the Company called
upon Mr.. Waller about the matter. He was to
have called anyhow to tulk over the question.
but his visit was somewhat hastened by tho
clty's interfercnce.. Ic had understood
that the result Of the conference some
days ago was thnt his Company was to 20
On IN te 9d WY s ssf n se posty
agreement had been reached reasoning IRON
these standpoints, OF course no a9roemGnt could
be reached. Mr. Waller held that the Company
was bound to not only clean such part OF 1no
street rs 1t occupicd, but Also to remove the
dirt, but S1r. Jones took tho OTHER @ view, eng it
was finally agreed to suspend hostiaGs Until the
Council could take some action. Mr. Waller
thinks an ordinance should be passed making IT,
m 9snSe @ to hf t arts art III to 5h9 I
rbw evening. This Will bring the matter Just
where the railway companies arc unucrstooa not
is dealing with public bodies. experience having
taught them thar legislation is always attended
with more or less expense.
MR. JONES WAS SEEN ON TIE sUuJEcF
LAST evening" nnd he spoke quito freely. giving
that, when he left tho Mayor and Mr Waller
Thursday, although nothing had ,s como OIL o. .no 10
conference he understood tnat things were 70
rcnluiil Us thoy had been until he could tak with
Superintendent Lake. md he promised to c'.ll
g ysstefd. at Sioef f ta 10 t;tx ntenion
to tho contrary was when couple o. MS nit'a ,
yesterday morning we're stopped cleaning a hi enG
eSep eSep ftSdan and since NO to s
before haa re- been t cf1 So pthsrcs pGSnn IL lust fe
dascourtcous and entirely unnecessary; Aa 1i..u M
told them SO. He differed with Mr. Hailer on
the question OF the rclhnon a. or Inc So1 G ao ottcr
and did not consider it at all fnlr tnat nc sno t
be called upon 70 rcmoye TIE tl!rt 1rom ns' Inc
did not bring any part Of the dirt on the street,
hence there was no more Justice IN is being re
huu hT.ing reouired TO remoTe loud OF brick which
| had broken down upon its TRICKS, 1t would
throw the brick Of the tracks g eInplc us Gas
to moved Of course and be da 10 not atb
the mud which the street vehicles s s,,, as. IL.
posted upon tho tracks: ne company cona an5
IT, cm'id not 10 it unless the mud wns removed
| liz did not however, claim the right to threw
dirt il the as tas to rs
it without being compelled to hanl it away As As
it was, the trucks we're used b the H pnohe olgha
nublic I1uught the dirt upon them-and. since
the Compnny was not bound o law or cor con{rav5 na
cicanjne it's tracks as at present for twenty
the present He lad dea ocred ne
1,ilr tl1a dirt in tho street rs the city might sur
s did not to tnaf asf was and ne andeS
| tha circumstances to nvoid auy tfnuble4 pu9
did not think IN Mr. waeF 70 errest biz
men Without a moments notice. nor vet TINT he
authority to arfct then then The papf % }he
n;tt, * tn bounce down upon his Conpany and e1-
osanaf hfs men, IN etc., any e.
nwav tho mud from thirty miles OF truck, aao
this TING when m 3s ~efs cefrp ey
Hc WIS however, willing that the Cuuncl Should
settle the whole question: and IT. it WIS ,x,, ifs ~
prb pny tronble. He had no idca Of rnising the t'a
had been reporte but cx sd It tat end
wh;ch m2ht be among tho possibilities + it t %n,
insistcd by the Council md city authorities tna
his Cou1piny should remove from the streess Ut
Kit l,+-,4.ht upon them BY the public