, 1880-01-08
STINES.
Judge Jameson's Decision in the
Illinois Drying Company
Case.
Tho Mayor Refuses LicenBo Until There
Has Been an Apology.
lle and Dr.. Do Wolf Express Their Views On the
Suhiett.


Judge jameson gnve n decision In the ILL
nnEs Drying conl,Ahy's cnse yesterday mOrt-
Ing, the corporation hnvillg prayed III their
hill that the Mayor anil Health COMMITTEES
intgllt be restrained from further iltcrfer-
ettce Will, the prosecution Of tho business Of
the complainant, and tint their business be
declared nut u N,tfsanec.
-. THE OBJECT OF TIFF hill,
the Court salt, WIS to prncllre permission
To continue tho business without II license.
Tlic city ordinance ,n.l,le It unlawful 10 50
c,,nluctit. Tho Mayor lla.l power to revnko
II license when 1t should appgar 10 Ills sntts-
factlon TINT the party licensed Ind viOfnted
tho provisions of ary ordinance or Stats
Inv relating to licenses. 1t wns clearly
not within the ordinary powers
of n court Of cI.ancery to
control the discretion of municipal officer
III tle exercise Of lils duty. THO complainant
had bccn fur many montis-nnd WINS How
tluing business witE0nt Il license, anl yct
maintained TINT 1t l,as In equity complete
tfefGnsc,-t1Mt It was and Ind bern dung
perfectly harmless alul inotfcnslyu business;
That It ltad sought 4 license fron tho Mayor,
amt That tic request had 1,ccn arbitrarily,
Illegally, II not curruptly, refusgd; tlat, c0l,-
scaUcntly, its breacll Of duty, II my, nlltler
the city ordinances was merely nominal,
while that Of the Mayor anil Health Officer
WINS substantial anu grcat, and threatened In
ltSciFects to be be ruln0lls. TheAuestton was,
lind tho conduct nf tlie Mayor md Health
Otcer been shown to be Wlnt 1t was charged
to linve beGii,-arbttrnry, caprfcious, mid
wrongful? The colnptntnAMts' cnse was not
sustained so fnr rs related to the condition
OF Its establishment and the attitude of the
defendants towards II up to tho revocation Of
the license and for n,ontl, and n llnlf there
~ ,'s .,,., .,o, ~ So..es't tli''t
tlle reVocntlon was Illegal anu wrongful hit
less II De SHOWN TO have bcen caprlcioua Or
arbitrary. II tho complainant WIS entitled
a,,sa ,f th, snn,,n,t ~ A., .,a'. w
c.Ss ~ .,e e'M'tuet u, lho isttieS sl!ee oct:
Net. III. Wleh Ing WORKS wefc "rertectctl."
T1ic evidence was conclusive TINT thereafter
IN cause OF complaint had existed, But
from fro n'I tile nj Of Scptei%ber @ ' until dst' .
ii tic business went Ul, rs before tic rey,,-
cation ntu[ OF, tho following tlny tho
arrests were made. It. did nut nnpeslr TINT
since tho improvements l,a1 been e2Inpseled
IF fX m sssss auyseato 5 9Se of res S az y e Iess
IN tilis M stnte ~ nf tlln GHse It could nnt h. 1f-
% the %re es 5' a s'fts tee sist Wts hsSliy hal Gst IL
~''' Al TIE CASE sroop,
therefore. tile PRAYER for tho inf,lncttnn m,st
he tIci,iei, * 10 the bill ill t},e r",trt @ % i,mI
doubt whether Ii should be lIsin,ssrI Of IT,
coISInat % ID lsI tlsSsIared H i}e,slv, l Is,'SSs @ M. ..
Injurious to tic p'sbjic or private catlt, md
not q nuisance. Un The wllolo llu thought
i,e nllnwc,l to progress I In tic us1la @ iii an,!er ,
II, II j,nnrinr uiIrss ct,ct,nsta,"..s si.",f,i
occur naiilts possSic whit iow seeule,i l in.
possib",Ma Settlement Of tla Iu nonts % in ill.,
law, As tie casu nav stood tho oi,lant,o, ~
whic! Ind nrnystI fntni In tI1e 1.Intinn@thnt
10 demand for LICENSE },ad bee. l.ute since
wt,s now too Into to remove TINT ob1cctio,,s
mid il demand were now i,la.io @ md r,f,tse
Wl,at 81; s;tfcct Tint eirealnstaaca woi,ld hayss
e % 10 or ts tat VI Wr s did dSs't not eats 10 eep ep1
sltlcr. " we
AIr. Shepard Arr. Obcrndorf, md another
tSeiit!ctnnil Interested IN the llllr1is Drying
Company,
CALLED ON MAYOR HARRISON,
rer "n e t MT hI a' a. ~
porter nsked Ills 1Io;1or wnut il was Mi ni,o,,f
md Iu talked very freely, ~ '''3' |''''''
"They ulutjc al nppi3eatipn 10 mn for H.
men. you inv. n wifi pe,,tlIng l,egore liza
cn,Irts fnr ~, iui,rntfnn imsn' u,,,,, iii iii
sworn to by one Of yourselves, Tint 1. Niaynr
# GhieagS, vas Interested r. ii ID snSthsf:.ea
cn,,mt Ind rnvnkeIi v,r iftr.,a" " om s1 Enn,v
tint Tint Is fnise. If w'l, tItl ,,nt w ismnv
It, yom liad the ability to 10 tinsl s '>'nM out
SiMynr nf Giir,evn ~, MT wIi r. Ia ,,a, u,o
ruiIty of II. wot,.l render lin tIeservin,s If
the PemItentiarv lnstenti Of lila Wavnrnltv.
for tlo,,gh Vol, NAV i,nt nni,raSiaen thn fct'
~, ~" ~ ,nan Wa ,,r14| that Siornr .1v ,G. ,"
wild l1s is niirlu n"siion r. tin II r. i,r' wy ~
mia cnncerm tn inttar nm"ther ii,at Gn w"a ~.
,,nrsnnmiv fntmrestntf II, wnmlt1 IL, s,o', m.'
XII n hnvs ,,Iuce w, ~ vn,, ~. ts,,fnutt
in flint 1wsitnn Wr,rvr @ Il }at % nit ~ ,fa.
ni,laI in fha rtv,a fn~nr nr ,vI,nnawsr .s :" u ~
.vtii e;,,, =, e,os,nr o lava II l. t,i;u,e,i nt H."
~ INV nyn ls mla % fass i'G cor II ''Se ,,,g '5 ta
Sinynr n C,i,ntr,,' vn', INV tne co,, wp n ~" nm
nni iii; IL, ,a,. iii nnt 1'"tfl tho', ~ ''o
"What did they s,ly?''
about mic as about
pJk pE WOLF.