, 1881-11-03


IL The Ediior n! Tie Chicago Tribune.
Chicago, Nov. IA correspondent Of THE
TNIHuSE very property nb1acts. 1t scu ts.s to mn.
to tho Common Enluatl gtahtlnE my 0rtllnn,Ice
rfuhtx altl privileges ~ tlsu so-tili!Gl American
Cable EbnlpaRr. THIS cutupuhy ia controlled by
s0Eu Of the Aldermen. mud Iy Tho Mltnal Uhlon
Telegraph CUinpn.y-the tattcr owning II ut,r-
third Interest. The Common Council 1as inst
granted to tne Mutual Unlon Telegraph Ct',n-
lnny thu right 10 put IuwN underground tete-
grttl,h cADlrs til tho streets nf chlcaAo bellDso
this ncllo,i oil tho lArt ut tho common Council
wus husty an.1 InrnlsI'loratu. Thu question Ut
putting tue Telegraph wires Of this city .1sder-
GROUND Ii uuo 1T considerable i1npotaurs uftl
tIitvrust III tho taxpayers llid tie public. ~
Wull III tu the telegraph cGtnnlncs. 10 tho
taxpayers bccAti~u tl,uy uhJcct IT. tho phyud
1h"y iiuso leu, 10 ill., expense or havills sncn
rlves!: IL thu public hcGaIt,su Of Thu nnnyHt,su
A.ltt obstruction ea1'!scd oy tp iEHllK ny VI tu
Guunt ~ tho rxI'cnkv. wul,t ot GAitrence. MID
ul!tcrlnl,!los M'tsltls.
Trying. lnu tnlo tue llro, Tho t.tfancll should
1rIuaicc r.cr.itIy srntc., 10 tbs sstual Uuial.
'tueHrMph Ctnnpul,t sflallIA be nnentst.l wlthunt
duh.y. anu nla.ts u provide that III ctsn lA1
UresGitt l1rr4 rD.l1ld GMbit which Tint CulllpAt1y
ID putting tlt,w n!ts tu wrk hatlsthCiCrliy WbIti!
| titn t0Il lly une ar TWO telegraph experts Will
prove to bu Tie cusI. tllcn thtt ts'nosty sINI be
isIr tho purtlusv Ut al1fucttI,y with unknown
cl4hle syst1sts Or Ehetlp ucFtces. utl 1lltll ku
compelled to usu thu tjust.k alld IrHun-
strIlpu successful t1lCrthiI tsr rnrcIHl, under-
ground system, Without particular regard 10 its
ctIst.
Th!s IL nsl importunt pont 10 tl,o cIty. lmaln.
tAIn TINT II IL purfeGtty right uHd ,lurr, s we'll
III tbs du.y q ttao Cui4nc'', for q to retlrc. I,
,oitgraph e''tapnny auklnv lor prtslraus shut
.luHt,IEtrHto to tuo Council Or lts tuAtI!tttcu
llIlt thu systcn which II prnpuAes ~ tlsG sn!tl
bu Hune UtlHr ttillM VI Kind which has ueus. III
| si,eccs4tul Anl satisfactory Hso tor ut least
| tl!e ycAr, gtslu. tho kacston u thu saltsc.
| supported by pra,itr ,!ililnyts nsl by
| tAu tcstttn.,,Y 0f ut lctst three telegraph
| experts ur kl.t,wli ntnlity AtlI urutnIuunuv. ty
el.cI cullrsu ut Intelligent lreeaIltto, tho city
eutl Irns ut tim uhelnss tlM,nuHo u the Btr0ttS
AHa HnnEyul,rc5 tu tlu fEIltIIIv which mro utllpr
wise bGlllll ~ oec,,r. III my optnn. 1t wal!l 10
pruur fur thu Gulieti to IGilLtnul sr rtt!ucu
| Ito nni;lIut! ilIu nulnhGr of klltnts tt br usct
| lHr tl4 HntrErEulH! ssEtuti. mud IL GtulpGl ulB
| teltX XrAph cBlnlulilvs tu plleG liIur !Ait W3rNA
| NiIterHrthllM III errthn tcn1xnAtuh ntrrUts, Mill
to llsV kliusu streets Jnnt!y. uMch tt,iIl1JAy ~
| benr MMtuhtfy !ts llnpurtiDnatu tt'st 1T tho
| Wurk, Ttluru Is NJ gn4s,l.I why they should D1
| ut thtayGraltatls In the HIAftur.
| Ihu riRht ~ tty l)lu underground telegraph
cables hl,4lt bH tintlslra ~ tho telegraph t.t-
rnt,,tR ud should MT lU txtcl!vtl tn my rri-
yutc elll,tlA.y, Nrllul,s gotten M til bleed tho
| tecAtANl cnlnuaHlrs. ar fHr tho PURPOSE Ut
speculation IN sclilas 0ut fts fry ncf,Is's.
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