, 1881-07-06
THE COURTS.
Ccrporation.Counsel Adams An-
swer to the Bill for In.
junction
Filed Against the City by the Union
:. National Bank In Re La
49,, ~ Sale Street.
New Suits, Divorces, Judgments,
Confessions, Etc.

Association fllclt II bill III tho Circuit Court
ngaust tic City Ut Chicago to prevent 1t
frUul vacntlg ullll tearing ttp TINT part Of In
Sn3le street bntwgctl JMcksUn and Van BNrcn
streets where It Ind been decided to erect
tic now Eoar,l OF Trade building. Ycstur-
day tho answer Of tho city to tho bill wns
filed by Cur,)oultun-Contsel Adams. It ntl.
l,ltts tito cxistcncS of the Union Building.
AMI tliat It OWLS i, lenscof n lot u, the SOUTH
west cortter OF LII Sato ntuh Washington
streets which Is very valuable; TINT the
Chamber Of Commerce. Is situated Ill.
rrctly opposlt, occupied hy tho Bonri
OF Trade. About tho 1st Of Juiluary lust
tho project Of the runiovnl Of tho Trado
fr0n! Its present quarters begun to 10 ngl.
brtmclicl by the members Ut t1ie l3oArd tllolll-
selves. The ttefeutNnt nyers 1t ls not aware
wllctller the HUnr!l Of Trade Wnuitl ,NnSe r.
,1ys s,f vatt u II e9la t tnks III yS %o i LII ea'lo
III february last numerous prtltions wcrc
presented to The Common Council HsklitE 70
llave LII Snlle StteUt vAct!tcd 1ctWceY Jnck-
referred to tic Committee Oil Streets aud
Allnys Of the South Division. After favor.
anso was passea ID ot !, tlo ,,,a,:;a I'D .,' q
ii PORTION - of In Sn!le street above iainstl. Il
Is denied positively tint tho Common Coun-
ell or the city required Of nny peryOn Or per-
s0lts connected with the Board nf Trade my
to my building If any kind to be erected md
0tc1IpiG1 by yttcll DoNrtl oil tho site ut t|le
pArt 9t the street vacatcd, or TINT II such n
building, should not be erected on sttel ptnco
within two years mid six months from tho
l>assnEe Of the vlcatoM ordinance tliell tho
street should to reuetltentcd without cost by
the persons to whom 1t would fall by f0rcD
Of tic ordnance. On tho colltrnry. tlo stch
rDtlr1Pt uSFyann1Ntif ty1tfsf, Inn q
any arrangement entered into with reference
10 yacnling tho street or crecttng n building
there, exerpt so far rs tho dedication strips
eyt;u ey Et" Ff Is saaea SSe os stfit u 5 efan Sfl
does not know wint caused tho petitioners
to sEn THO petition for vacation, nor wl,at i'll
tiaclicett tho Committee on Streets nnd Alleys
!memIers Of The Common Council 10 vote for
It, but charges tint wllNtever nlny ll,,yu been
tie i rsasdi1s tlney arc entirely i!nnateria TO
Iie "Trip Of Eroi,,nl bounded by Jackson,
Vall Burcn, LII Snl!e, a1!d Sharlnam streets l.;
only stxty-0ne teet iii width from Sherman to
l.n SnlieStrset, n1Hl the strp Of Er9t!ill tn''d-
Cd Gy .lneh;so,,', In Salle, a,..t Van l,uren
a,ti t!lrce-1aartr~s feet III width from cast to
minus Of La salle street Is ,tllo
Mth'sannt ths sTset cs sS9r a bo def} as}sta sp rt tt
south, except Ut enormous expOnse, by COLI
domination. Pri1r,to thu passugo OF tile ysca-
tlon ORDINANCE the owilera Of tic blocks 0f
lll1li streets md Iayiiic avei,rU Iclcate,lt 10
tho public u strip OF lanl ,slx feet wide nlung
Sherman street; and 4 strip twentyseveM and
tllret.-tltnrtors fcetwluc along l'aclilc avenue
purpose Of widening SheruInn strcot ,n1!I
l'ngi0c nvGia,te. on condition tint Lii Saflg
Etrtet between the lastrnu,ned streets should
he vacate!!, n1,d with tho expectation tint tho
1l,li,co this dedication by tho Tracy executors
beralne absolute. ntMl tho city, Of course.
1efa pSf Is 9S ssns E5t t vacation, or
naRce also, tlie ovnGrs OF tho property nbttt-
tll.g oil tho yncat9d part Df Lii S.lle street
Telcscd to the city Al1 claims md leinAiltls
eot thy "a o Or y % ry xo t1oy Sst Sn ssan II 1 r. f.
reason of. tho vacation Of the street, and TIC
G,Ni,ats Of certain lots ngNttil1g OIL I.ll Sale,
Sherman. ,jackso'l, Md Van Dlren streets
eluins tl,oy might hnvs on tic salia ncconMt.
1t Is, l0Wevert admitted tllAt before the l,,.s-
snge. Of the ordinance The city did require n
b0ntt IN the sun Ut So, ,000 for Its indcnll1ty
TIo portion Of LII saliu street between JHek.
s0sl mud Van nuron wns opcteu lit lStJ by
the usual condemnation proGeetlnEs: the
tor damages caused tn complainant or my
one else III tho vicinity Of tho Chamber Of
tGom'hcsGe BY tho removal Of. tho ;loaul Of
TIglc. II there Aro any damages occnsloned
alnp!e rcl,rty ut Inv. aud there IL no collst-
entlonal or 0ther legal provision prohibiting
@ tllo recovery Of Judgment agnlllst Y Mi
nlelp4l cornorntloli III a suit ut law, l,otwlt'l-
sItadnE tIa tEo fS tiaht sprporat"n e to- 'y t no Y
ltmltctl. BY tho, Constitution. 'rho v!lca.
tlon Of La salls street was authorixc'l