, 1881-12-04
.FARMER" HARMS

proccedfuc. Instituted to Declare His
Niles Centre 4toald Free of Tolls
Stute's-Attucuey Mills. on behalf of Felix ).
Cantla, of Lake View, presented to the Criminal
t,ourt Yesterday petition fur !eave to tile an
iutormuron In the nnture OF Il quo 'sarranto.
The document sets forth that Canda carries
on tie business Of market-gardeulns, horist'
and farmer and in carrying his produce to ''lsls-
ket in order TO 90 by the nost direct route from
his hnnle is Obliged Id piss over Lincoln avenue
and Niles Centre Gravel KuAd tses-cnl'cd'.M pub
lie hrh way leading. from LinSs1tn avenue Ill thc
f,ity II Chicago. III nuFthwc5rer!Y direction,
through th.. Towns of Lake View. Jefferson. and M
Niles to Niles Centre, = distance of ABOUT e4nt
miles. In 1865 T. $ Peterson l.: a. nual"nx,
and Iienry ilaruls, and others claimed to orsnn
ize aud incorporate IL tuIl-roao Gn'npanS styieu
tht, =. Lincoln Avenue s. Niles tentre Gruvei.
Koad uaeT 1ne te @ s5 T. nut ta peiioaer
alleges upon information hno pehel t,al s',ta
persons never did in fnct properly anu legally
and jnctr p0rNte the Std company ana IL
never has bud the icul rixn, ct1"Fge tolls After
pretended oryunlzu lion. however. tney cntereu
upon and took possession or tho puDi1c nlsh"ay
- ,Iics covering OF sand slightly mixed with i;eo-
bic stones and proceeded to Greet and t'sl csect
thrcr t1!i-gutcs and collected tolls lGr trAve' ,
rncrcnn and continued to do SO until nov III.
1S,1 when tue roud wis III such b:td conutLlon
fhu1 the gates were thrown open voluntarily ~
the company. The fsoad Inspectors apposhscu
Nv tha County Commissioners lately repoftea IL
70 lie in bad condition. and the County Boaeo Or
lcred
NO TOLLS TO De COLLECTED
anf1 thnt ouo w,.franto proceedings be COM
Inrnced 10 forfeit the right OF the c'fnpahl ~
fnflect tolls ut ALI. About seven years aso, Tue
r1l,I was m such poor condition anu 50 unit LOT
travel that the company npeued the entes auu
n,mn,l,lled the tolls and suve ont that u WIS u
fret, road: but about Il yeMr nfterNaf0- "ibaout
fnnruytus or repairing it. the cGinpAny sotn-
,nt.nt.e,f 70 collect tolls Axain- INC petltlonef
suy4 the road was never properly constructed oE
kcnt in repair US required by tno conupls"y -
...,.rtnr and tho laws of the STATE. II
has Leen impassaDie during a great pof-
inn Of the ti1ne,. nnd cspecnllv III
10 enr;nt- and winter: so much so that persons
r;1h ftu.jeti WAGONS ant: frequently with empty
,ors we're Obliged To seek other r,ad9 10 t1'-
",,.'. nntt during the summer, the road bus been
.n5of uneven mud full Ut huies aud rufs> anu
aftcr smells OF rnsiy ther was III such th'Fy
ND houyy coudtk,un thAt 1t was more lRe
I sjn,vt1 1ouu 4 public highway Allowing tne
rnu, N remain out Of repair imposes upoh tne
netitjouer and others living asot. ITS line great
;n,rInye1,fepcc, daIunXc, and expense, anu uu-
inss IL II put 10 repair vii! continue 10 Woeh
rr,.at har,tship and injustice upon them. LAKE,
Wv and Jefferson could do 1t, cuu therc Is
rrcat NECESSITY for the repuirs being iEane-
:innce inc petition nsk5 for leave IT, hle Inc IN
tt-m",fon tf, rry the right Of the corporation TO
,,cn n,s,ession uf and control the rond anu cox
in rpils: md that tho right Of the company IL.
n,; to IT may bu declared forfeited and the road
a hraan ~ nnsn to the public In or1er that 1t 1nuy
! be nut In good CONDITION and 30 KEPT