, 1881-01-29
Of Tint scrip Upon 1a,h In tho heart Of Chlca-
20 NJ anybody else can he.

Of Tint scrip Upon land IN tho heart Of Chica-
20 NJ anybody else can he.
MI. EnMUSpS' REAL OBJECT
scoms to bn that tho United States osght to
receive Soma compensation for rellh9nishlile
It's tltlu to tho lands, even although TINT titlu
10 called It "n,era linked legal eitlct" attl, +
nnly ~ Tint of n trustee for, public use. Ills
that tho keeping open- OF tlso part nnrkcsl
public Ere1n! any longer will Go Of no bcnc..
lit to tlln nsllnn1ug prupr'etnrs, nor to tue gen
cru! public. but Tint Tic ndt0tntng property
n pntt Of this reserved land OF n railway pas-
sengcr depot.
THE RAILWAY COMPANIES
1,nSo offered. or aro willing 10 pny, tho s,tt,
of about $500, coo tor that rnrt Of ills Hrnllnd
50 So, nnrked ns to remain WITHOUT huildlnKs. rs
United States !aas no protrictnry Interest, It
Is said; but 1t Is believed tIs sum Is fnr be-
low tho NetMnl vAinn of thu land. This nd-
}aeGt cTss pns nnscs =! ws the y Ts Sfnes # s ts
grcHtd proposed 70 bc nsetl for THIS pn.rrposc,
Htates cMontesse.lty M Dwns the fec is worth NJ
lsast sSs,, 900. Over this land Of tho United
fuitd UPON 1t, tho people VI the City ut
ChicMgo
ltAvF: iALMosr \ mtlrr OF PASSAGE.
md ti!o abutttng properties thu right Of ylcw.
: 'rhe City Of Chlcago wishes to sllrrel'ior fts
tic abutt!ng properties desire IL 70 10 done,
ns y benefit to tllelr property, md, BY this
bill ting United States Is to scll Nil It's right
IL THO land. belng tho absolute ownership OF
It, subject tU tllc ulsctnelit vt passage nild
Wow betorn 1nentlol!gd, md allow tho
city OF chlcago to ,tako tho whole
sa5sIso 5c.s onsy, y;,,, H. I; :. spp ppenrs a" t.
rnrty who !,as al,llnst MI e'.scn,ent uf passage
nn 1t, ft1 order TINT 10 1nny sell 1T fur, moro
SEC tho Justice OF this. Tie United stutcs
1t llay be true that thu vnfno nf the property
subject to tho easement OF passage aud view
Is. .-. -
PRACTICALLY NOTHING;
hat It. y eaunli!y true tl,at The vnlue Of tho
for mis-, purpose, II. Indeed, such right
eu,I|d be II subject Of s;.le, except MS nppur-
tenant to tho gd1olrlng PROPERTY. II tliis
for iho city Is tl1at It nrl tic a6ttcrs niltl tho
United Suites eta1lG mi equal ground.
Neitter owns anything In the land of. my
satahlo y9lue, but encli Of tls tltree parties Is
'ren,iureti, and tic lots sold for business pur,
poses c6llllertett. 1t Is true (ls 1t Is tn most
casGs of business transacttoiis), with the l}ro-
motion Of local public Interests.
How CAN II III: ntttt1r, THEN,
In such q cnse. That tho owners et tho ense.
any s6are Of itS Senator Etinnntls thinks
tfIon, That tic United Statcs ought not to be
called upon To convey this lnlld without le-
ing naid fa'r propo!rtlor Of the purcl,!!!so So
several hundred Thousand dollars Justly be.
longing, to tho Treasury Of the Unltclt States
to tho Treasury Uf tho City Of Chtena1,. Sell
tor Eauns lsn9t IT. abs III; tcrsf9re tg agree
main Question, the BILL IL sn framed as lie
fears, tto exposa to dangcr tho rights Of tic
U1llted States u ot!cr parts Uf tho Fort
s9s RsarGf taS Aten n a sa thpt efpsoof'y ss q re-
troll over tho lot marked No. / 0ii the pian
referred 10, md tho street OH tho snnth al,d
west OF It, rs well ns to Its wateretl front.
SOME ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO TIE
!,ayo been ~ agrcc:! npon, md VII! probably bc
the .nddlti0n Uf tho word :. lease" 50 that
TINT portion Of tho .hfI! shall rcad: with
the consent OF the .Uuitet States. that. satl
St 1har sase 1T sel a n any VIII fa
tho sentence will rcad: "FUr tho erection
thereon Of Il railway pnssenEUr s&at1on-lloust,
for tho, general lse Ut nll such railway COM
panics as nlay ~ willing to unite oil ,cqual
terms In such Lease or purchase and COLI
str1ction Of such statlon,hotisf. by paying
expense thereof" :.".,s" IS ,
THIS cr.Arspl
appeared 10 llnyu hcen inserted to prevent
my one railway corporation from claiming.
to. cnntrot' tht c1ltiFd tiintter, and leaves It.,
doubtless, either to the railway eompatfcs,
tho Cannon Council, anil ultimately Ut
course 10 the Courts 10 decide wllat would
bQ equal nntt lust ter1,ls. Nlr. Aver, solicitor
of tho raIlrIntls, has Information that AIr.
nanieIs, publisher at ss,s,se weekly paper Ii,
Chicago. In circulating MI article ntl,Ollg tho
DsInocttIts Inclined, to prejudice tllis bin.
Mr. AyUr says tllnt no received sn1no proofs
OF tho articles from DnnErIs some tin,e before
nan M S1 es'H a. 70 & scna % u sEss fS G soItc t fSs
by tho railroads would be desirable. To tills
letter Mr. Aver sGyS nj answer WIS returned,
md SIr. Dnntels u now supposed to bo work.
ing against The railroads.