Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-26


was eXacted."
Now. this ordinance was passed
yeas. 20: nays, IL. No member of the |
Council suggested or made u motion |
to exact remuneration for this fran
chsc. except as provided for In section |
1 of said ordinance. which provided: |
The city shall he permitted to place on |
or transfer to said poles the telegraph |
or telephone wires of the city whenever
the Mayor and Superintendent of City
Telegraph may desire. hut without cost
~ charge to the city for mcl, use of
said poles. provided such city wir,s are
also in cables used and constructed:
| The Mayor vetoed this ordinance.
and his veto was sustained by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas. 33: nays. =. Aid.
Colvin voted to sustain the Mayors
veto. Council proceedings, 1889 and
1889. PIP. 4j4 and 4:5J
Then the Tribune says: con enter
Ing his second year of service ns Alder
man COlvin was appointed chairman
of the Committee OH Streets and Alleys
North. and two months later. on July
30. he showed his appreciation of his
duties by actively supporting the blank
ct ordinances extending the franchises
of all street railway companies of the
city for twenty years. AS n sop Ia tkc
public the ordinance prescribed the an
nrial license fee of $50 u ear per an
num-
Ii Is true this ordinance was passed
by u vote of 20 yeas to u nays. with the
usual compensation clause inserted. on
July ~. 1881. Nays were FOllansl,cc.
Toss. wctherell. Purcell. Walsh and
A1arder. This ordinance can he found
1889 and 1884. Mayor Harrison return.
cd this ordinance TO the Council on Aug.
Il. 1888. as can he found Oh PIP. 113 to
III. and In returning Il did not suggest
any additional compensation or remit.
peratlOn, and the ordinance, with few
minor amendments ns to wording Of
certain sections. passed--yeas. "a; nays.
none. 1t II evident that the Mayor and
1.-The entire Council were unanimous M
. 20 the compensation. and l am willing
to submit the above facts to the public,
and have no fenr az to their verdict.
Again. the Tribune says: 'COlvin
wound up the year on Dec. 10 by voting
for an ordinance giving the Chicago ana
Evanston Railway Company the right
to lay more trucks In Hawthorne ave.
niue. Fourteen days later lie aided In
passing the measure over Mayor Har-
, risOn's vdRO."
1t Is true that this ordinance was
passed on Dec. 10. 1883. by vote OF
20 yeas to y nays, not an Alderman Of
the Council Offering an amendment for
compensation. The yeas were:
Dixon. Sanders. Appleton, ahOrey. Fol.
lansl,ee. FOss. Burke. Sheridan. Cutler.
ton, DOerner, Hlldreth. RiOrtlan. Law
: Ter. Purcell. Gaynor. White. Walsh.
= SlmOns. Lyke. Ryan. Shack. Quinn. Els.
fpldt. COlvin. SEVERN. GeOhegan-%
Nays: wlckershnm. Wetherell. Bond.
u Hull, Dalton, Sweeney, sullivan. Man.
= icrre-S.
i This ordinance can be found on pages
2GS and 2CO. Council proceedings. 1883
and 1884. Mayor Harrison vetoed this
y ordinance and suggested several
= amendments. The company had nc.
cce1Ned che ordinance befOre the COun-
u ell meeting Of Dec. ~. 1883 page 300.
and there was question Of liability of
the city and Of the company under sucl,
y ordinance. The Council cOncurrcd In
the acceptance OF the ordinance by tho
I. Board Of Directors Of the Evanston
= Railway Company. The whole proceed
ings, the amendments offered by the
= Mayor. and the acceptance Of the or.
J, dinance by the company can be found
y In pages 1903 to 3OS, Council Proceed
" ings. Dec. "a, 1883.
The Tribune says: On April 81. 1884
u Coivin helped give the Adams stree,
r bridge and right Of way In Adams, Des'
Maines, Harrison ana 18th streets
Western avenue and other West Sldf
}. streets 20 the Chicago Horse and Dunn
u my Railroad Company, now Il part OF
=, the Yerkes system"
y The Chicago Horse and Dummy Rail
!. way Company ordinance was passed
hut not given away. The remuneration
was the same az In AM street railroad
" ordinances ut that time-$5O a car pei
y annum. Neither the people nor thu
= press at that time demanded any Othel
!, compensatory clause; although sectlOr
y IL Of this ordinance provided that per
- mission IL granted upon the express
'e condition that the said company shall
!" pay to the said city Of Chicago the cos
- and expense Of widening the viaduct II
y Adams street over the railroad tracks
v between Canal street and the Adam
y street bridge, upon plans ana specitica
=. lions Of the Commissioner Of Public
= Works; or shall pay to said city In cast
" 1t shall not be found practicable by thu
~ Commissioner Of Public Works Il
. widen said viaduct the cost and ex
:, pense Of constructing aud erecting II
!" lieu thereof a new double roadway via
=. duct. with the necessary approaches
~ thereto, between said points, to TAXI
- the place Of said present viaduct, tn
\, plans and specifications therefor, II
I" case 1t shall be found imprncticable 4
~ widen the present viaduct, to be pre-
~ pared by the Department Of Publi'
NJ Works. The money required to b
ss paid us aforesaid shall he paid by sal,
os company as fast as needed by the cit!
n. In paying for such widening or con
structiOn.
j. No other remuneration or cOmpensa