, 1881-12-06
,,.ror Harrison Vetoes the Mutual
Union Pole Ordinance.
. porerfpl Trcsentmont Of tho Peoples
Side OF tho Case
NJ, f,c]iuauco Fails to Pass Over the Veto
BY Vote Of Yeas IA, Nays 22.
.,,. Money Tor Sanitary Purposes Asked For
r by Or. % Wolf and 0fanscd.
,,t,matlou Called For Us 10 thc Cost of an Eight
root Telegraph Tunnel.

H.. Mayor Harrison In tho chulr, md all tho
A,hcsn1en present. . .-....
THEY SAVED TffEls rIrl DIEM.
iii 1)can tnuyod TINT the published proceeds
,,s, cr tho adjourned meeting OF Nov. - be OK.
n,tpt from tho record. alEcg 1t WIS not 1eHIl,
he Aldermen prnsont fh0t qiorntnl uclng
s,,,ed ~ to order before huir-past aud adjourn-
hg. 49, ,,, r,s,.., a..
rtnutcs fast.
Tho ob1eUt Of this motion was to prevent the
.,ycn,ecu who uttondnd from Rnttlng 81 An!oce.
All. ttiulreth opposed tho tiot!on abusing tho
.nsntecs for nes'oet'ns the'r duty 10 himself
AID A1a. plxou made tho point that tho precedent
would be II bud o',c.
The Cnalr held TINT tho motion was out Of Or
aer a. Il would bo ii violation uk tho chnrter nut
IN keep a record Of tho proceedings.
vrro or THE MUTUAL UNION POLE LINE
TIN following veto message WIS received from
he Nfuy0r:
10 the titv Cn,s,,cd Of mo CnU of Chtcago:
herewith return t. you without my npproyal III
oriinateu passs. Noy n issl Gntttad ~ "or. r.
SS1 ;osf!es l1amosi. Chicago IL urchIteut,rly o,o
q the must benutiful nt ettles. ~ streets nre
Il spIctIur with tho DRlnGc@ uf prjticcA AIId no.
6es in other inn,s. Tastc and cnptMl havn boon
lsyIahly expended IN tho ereGtlon Or these ett"
1ce1 ind uur people are Justly proud OF thenl.
H. Stranger visiting tho oily Is snazed Mt this
eplenior, but haH his oyo .patnnd by tho log
r,xa Of uannt p1tcs. plnce,t III close onc to an
other that ut Il dtstn&lce OF Que Or two DlnukH
Ao palMtla fnsadcs arc almost hidden from
YIoT. These polrH, nearly as tall ne tue tnonz
ttehs OF tho forest, arc not alorlcd BY
isafr lcauty, but by crOsa-bnra resembling
hsn8mcna 1lbbcts Intelligent Foreigners lntcly
yl.lttug us spoke IN unc brcntb OF tho nltlKlIfi-
cence q tho c!ty ard l.. the Mvxt r. those no!es
ireeis and tlo not slInpIy tinr tho bcnuty Of tho
vista pus are sta''lins p'e,9cg c an !ho l!vs
burning: stroam or water lnurc1 into ono OF
ia upper wIn'losvs would check tho trc-lenli.
Tho stream cA1itsot 10 applied pocA,isa tlct.
work Of telegraph wires prevent tho creation Of
ladder over which tho tlremen might effect
eame gool. Tho lire re1s hcAdsny, nnd millions
Of as5s %av Gf prqner'y @ 60 - t.. ske at
from thu Lame wh!ct has eutN MA hopes Ut
ohor exit, tire. .escnpcts iluIktcd, but shield ten
ptl.Ses s! violm m t" tnese wires. fhs @ sy @ MT not
be picture Of nny ttru which has occurred III
he past. but 1t inly 10 tho tale OF ono which
Tic peopo nf Chlcago havs been keetIy aiivo
totnesc slnnKcra for several yeara. Last spring
this Council. responsive tn tho peoples wtsheA,
determined tint no moro po!es should be eruct-
d. md that tho wires shs'utd gu underground.
b The people nE paut!ctl your nctlun, and bluathou
morc freely becausa OF ,yonr resolntfon.. Tho
! ies1ss to ontor ibo vlsy On un,iurxrn,iu,l
1lies On tho l0th Of OotGl,er, by ordii,aicG,
lo9 acccartl TO ita request. Tho Department. Ut
eanIIions for jayiuv tho wire, uj,tj s,l6n,tttcti
The tanIo to tho coiipa1ay. Weeks u,ased, aud
70 officer u the eotllpany came to THO depart
they came with OGicctious tI curtnin uui,titions
prescribed The Gbut,xinus textures. wutc ro-
o,e ssoe o. 9nd tho Preslon. af to company @,
xork Of MyjuE c,lblu %Ms eDu,nlrrcr!. ind NJ.
ready bcioro tho 18th uititno ,nose that. Il milo
IN lat Non,lay wont bnosI upot, uli yu,,r pnst
le.olutiobs and passei IA. orIlusi,go NV.
lar % this compaity The right 70 ::orcct poies
nuctts aIoF III a,, ncr,as tSo h streoss @ @t Snd IL
Not simply aoug and across such streets aud
M iIusl sc r
5nss:.zss r.. 70 and IRON, Chlcnxo aad Other cities
gripbia PURPOSES bit for any VI a,, % syory M @ pus-
Ps'sio rtvh wir,s s;,;l sieetrio eo'.,i!'etor! ea
t apt r fr fn%sps: Or tor ILL.,
s.tof eluetrlc. Insilve powcr. or far each atiJ III
IT, nos merely t1 strn9 Sn
as ,ss, 1sIeRrph .nessnaes. bit also Tor wires IL
s!ts,sIets{or n,nklng light aud for moving vNsi
e.rrled TO oyory house in tic e,ty-wiros st
atTe, and CARRYING sttch vnsr chnrycs IN niec.
tfeY that II d flrct,llu. wos with ti,o wAtpr lie
hI becn ,lalug TO snyp yO,Ir ur nv housp. soiif
tAch one Of them jnstn,lt dpath womit
ta,ue. It Is truo flo Cot,it,,isstuncr or PubIil
Works Is given tho righs 10 desiunoto Tic
uues cnat innonyGn1rtst II, thes nsnh'N.
sn.ad Souse soase so sua Whc Haas tnaT N L tn
ehoosa for teeurnnhIo ar teirnht,,lit, pnrnscs =,
fot purpt,ses uf light ur in ,ftnr ytnr, Fnr nin.
ti'e po~cr, how nluob viii tho dlsgrottut ot Tic
rutes nor lie stations mar n nres,rlhS .hn k;nt M
q *fsv Or conductors. Iiho urJlnnnee ieMvt,
hal 10 d souIcss rpruorutfon. which in ii fov
5t.n may bee0luo u terrible .pot,Vpojy, eyeJ
he Western Union. '''>0. e>'$'' W. '''''
Gentlemen. thnnn WIN mr. nm thts or,1i,,, M,
serr deeply cunnuv.1 IL ti,ny ,ynntms tmT,i,
aeAscr hu civ a., ~ to viii thn ,1,n,,
eet uuanopoly, why tiiT tbnv not sny snY Wi,
ea they aay, "alnR n,,t, H1;t,as thn II rnete mi
s.eys In the City OF Chjcnro;'Y If tbey S,antef
amply cIeYral,hio ayafcit,. wby tli tney u,,t II
1t. pniinanno "rn.,,aa Eli a IUMuMesa ''a,
sAeh suutn tnnv s',,nt sa7n noos.n,, n1ns
tstty strept and ~ nvarv hio"t. ona fnr ~
tIsctie pllrMsns. i'm vni, roonW - =,
"A ftfu Into i!fo amin cornnrntton
Lea thnu twn yrar" ,,r, ,hr crv ,va
hted In lhts hplt tint ,na Wnsscrn tsnIm
tHa Vtudlp0 mI,,,nDniv nna fnr thn ,,,1rnnsn n
eesApe..tou you vavn ~" rri,nnnr" r. ~,
AMERICAN Union. fjo,s 1%nr ,xns II hoforo II /
lonstet7 iIuw l"; ~ ni t " w ~ M
q tho samo cupau,,,s ;nnw2 XVIII ~ nros ~
fut uteotNrLiO ho hn,na. "a iin,.i, ~ -" ~
ttnnnt 10 Jnh. rr.xt u. ~ aI IN oua ,,
Ea boani It n isis aa,,,,,s,,w ~ h,hs,p
1tIA out batllf tn fmnrcas H. t,nnesiw e'nmn ~.