New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
MORE CABLE CARSIN CHICAGO.
POLITTCAL-GERMAN IN THE PUbLIO
SCHOOLS-RAPID TRANSIT.
IsY rL.DGKArH TO TIE TKIBUNEi

CHICAGO March 3l.-The North Side cable lines
of the Yerkes syndicate were put IN partial opera
ton this week The affair was attended WIN al
the pomp and ceremony that the railway anu
mppicinal authorities could invest it, and the eX-
citement and interest shown by the inhabitants OF
the North Side in the running Of the cars have oeeh
something extraordinary all the week. for the
first day or two the sidewalks along tie line were
crowded with spectators all the time, and at each
end of the Lasalle-st tunnel which goes under the
river and which was turned over TO the Phlladel
phians by TOO generous City Council, there were
crowds numbering thousands from early IN the
day until late at night. Only fifteen or twenty
grip cars" are running thus far yet these lnvar-
ABLY carry big loads Of passengers while the horse
cars which run on the same tracks are COMPARE
lively neglected. The great interest manifested IS
unaccountable when one considers that Tor many
years the cable system has been in operation on
the South Side lines As far as one can Judge the
North Side cable is no improvement over the Soutn
Side affair which is VIGOROUSLY bad, and IN con-
structon, equipment and operation 1t is lar oehlnd
the cable lines Of other cities and notably INFERIOR
TO that Of San Francisco Most Of II cars to be
used here simply old horse-cars made over, ana
even the few new cars that have been put on are
ordinary ones. As TO time, the cable cars make
slower trips than the horse-cars and as yet but few
trance of the tunnel without the aid Of horses
The only possible advantage of the system to the
public is that the bridge nuisance Will be done
away with far passengers on this particular
line arc concerned. The tunnel is entirely useless
for al other purposes, however, as the space be-
tween the sides Of the cars passing and the wall
Is narrow that an elbow scarcely be put out
OF the car window.
As the all last summer, one of the prin-
cipal thorOu ghfares connecting the South and
North Sides is closed and will be useless this sum-
The city authorities had arranged for a new
bridge span the river at Wells St, and the struct-
ure that was in use there was 10 be moved TO Dear
born-st. The authorities waited until just before
the opening of navigation and then moved the
Wells-st bridge TO Dearborn. The pillars to sup
port the bridge had been built just before the
removal 1t was discovered that no provision
for viaducts had been made. The bridge was
moved, however, and now stands on ito supports,
and as each end is fifteen or twenty feet
above the ground it is neither useful nor orna-
mental III has not yet been decided whether
the Northwestern Railway, which has tracks along
the north shore OF the river, the city will have
TO build the necessary viaducis The Wells-st.
bridge Will not De hnSned for sIX months at least,
SO traffic on both Dearborn and Wells sts will be
suspended and all crowded. on to Clark. State
eno hUSIsJ. j IurLntr Gun pucdtlOn account
the DeaEbornst is that the bridge in its present
position, makes 1t impossible for vessels TO BASS
each other between Clark and State stS and.
ID the south draws vi these bridges have not
enough water to hoat even medium sized boais
'hc Jams the yesselmen iOrcsee are numerous.
ne light for the nomination il the Nth Con-
sISSo.oAaI DstEcJ mere, now represented by Alr
P4OHIses W DC d lively one. Slr llemp-
sOcau hdS-Outne, son OF the late l.. Is " ash
D S % u Adamss opponent and is making "a
,-so4Nus S-OAe W secure LAc prILe Nomination
- ie u4SCtiCt Is equivalent 70 al election 50 The
-. M al % " the convention. IL is claimed
80. SHe io1e4sh element which IS IN a majority
~ S1e ostfcI As opposed 70 Mr Adams OIL ac-
-. Iis Aneu unl grafton bill IL Is said
.-n,,e,- -iOSia,s ait anAIOusly awaiting tie
VIII nominate Judge Grnpe1 for Governor and
VIII MAKE the defeat OF the Adams BIZ The Demo
cfaile platiO Tor The S,,,t.. ca,n,.,ier TIev
saIculaN that WITH the Republicans Committed
70 .ne support Ol the adams BIZ Tho Democrats
eouId WIZ IN COOK County alone NOR, han enongh
Republican forel born voters Ia overr"me oglss
by's majority Of IL. 600 Oe'0~
great outery is being made IN son,. q. tho
ne"spaPen over Lhe iafyt appropriations that con.
tinue 70 be made for the teaching Of Gsr,nsn i,
the pablo schools while mos, Of The scbn~Is & pa
oyercrowded, and IN Bone localities IN ,b. cite
children % moi 20 10 school at all becaus. the
Board Of Education refuses 10 put ug new huiId.
lngs The appropriation for German for The school
year OF le61-ss reaches SIS 600 which il mora
~ several hundred dollars than the cost OF ali