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

and not on June Z. 1884. as stated by
the Tribune. Such ordinance and Pc
t.tion were ordered deferred and pub.
lishcd. pages Ill and ~. Council |
proceedings. 1856 and 1851 Ii was
thereafter called up by Alderman Ma
nierre on June Z, 1885, and passed.. as
shown by Council proceedings. tSSt;. |
| 1887, pages t21 to 131. The amend |
ments offered by Alderman Kerr that |
| twenty-five rides should bc furnished |
for 81, and that for n distance Of one |
mile or less the fare should b. three |
cents. and the amendment Of Alderman |
Dixon to remove the snow and Ice along |
the street. AMI Alderman Giles amend
ment for n five-cent fare from Lincoln |
Park to Twelfth street or from Lincoln
Park to Ashland avenue over ,,,c lines
of the Chicago City Railway Company
and the West Division Railway Com
pany, both of which at that time were
under different management, were op.
posed by Alderman Colvin because they
were offered simply as distractions to
the passage of the ordinance. and be.
cause the change of power from horse
10 cable. involving as It aid the outlay
of millions of dollars. would not admit
Of reductions of fare and would moi bc
accepted II 40 reduced. The attcmp,
To fix one fare from Lincoln Park to
Twelfth street or 10 Ashland avenue.
being over lines the North Chicago
Company did not and could not control.
was simply foolish and an attempt ,o
blockade the passage of the ordinance
and Its acceptance by the company.
The amendment offered by Alderman
Dixon as to the removal of snow was
forty days later. Oh July 10. 1886. cln.
bodied in the ordinance then granted
ana covered tlc removal Of the snow
over the entire system of the North
Chicago Street Railway Company.
Continuing. the Tribune says: ION
away the In Snlle street tunnel TO the
same railway company, and threw In
the south loop franchise. worth ~, 900.
600 more. He permitted the company
to he required 20 build bridges at Clark
and Wells streets, hut refused to allow
the minority to saddle the road with an
expense Of 81 900 year to maintain the
bridges"
The Tribune II correct In the state.
mcnt thu. the North Chicago Street
Railroad Company was required TO
build two fO,ir-track iron bridges. SINH.
lar to those then erected. ut Lake and
Rush streets, at q cost Of about SiOO..
OW. Az compensation. pending the
building Of the bridges II was provided
. In section 3 Of the ordinance the com.
I pany was to pay x25.OOO annually. pay.
! able semi-annually. January ana July.
+ II was also provided that when Clark
street bridge was built they were to
pay $4,000 annually. and when both
bridges were completed the payments
were to cease. 1t was also provided In
section D Of the ordinance that the
. company was to remove the snow that
fell upon its tracks and the same was
. to he removed 10y the company within
: eighteen hours after cessation OF such
snowfall; the tunnel should also be
Z kept free Of SNOW. In section q Il IL
3 provided that the company shall pave
y the entire roadway with stone from
] end 20 end; said company shall provide
!. proper engines. boilers. and machinery
!. with which to light ami ventllatc said
!, tunnel and footway and keep both free
from water; the said company 10 keep
b the walls Of the carriageway and foot
u way painted. ana maintain the tunnel
q In good repair during the time OF the
y ordinance. 1t II true that ] vOrc'l
!. against the amendment offered by Al.
q tlerman Dixon that the company should
;. nay In addition $1,000 per annum for
i expenses Of operating ana maintaining
/. said bridge or bridges. believed that
the city was drlving q good bargain
!. and Ind received a fair compensation
Il for the use Of the tunnel, ana I did no.
;. think II fair treatment to load II down,
!, and evidently the large majority Of the
q Council were Of the same opinion, thir
!. ~ Of the thirty.six members v0t'nl
4 yea, as follows:
Yeas - Whelan. Appleton. Mueller
Drew. GLE, Clarke. Sheridan 9th, Hi
, lock, D0erner. Cullert0n, Weber. Hill
" dreth. Sheridan (sth). Yore. Mahoney
= Wheeler, Revere. Deal. SlmOns. Hull
- Land0n. Ryan. Eisfeldt, Ernst, COlvin
!. Linn, Carney, Manierre, Tiedemann--
:. 70.
n Nays-Dixon. Wetherell, Kerr. Camp
,. bell, Setback, Severin-0.
"a The Mayor approved the ordinance
n undoubtedly believing with the thirty
a members, among whom were large
n number Of the most conservative mem
beers, that the city had made a good
"a bargain; ana desire to say without
!. fear Of contradiction that the city Of
10 Chicago received larger cOmpensa
"a ton and remuneration for this Ordi
y, nance than has ever been ObtaiDeE
a since by any refOrmers or reform C0un
ell.
n Again. the Tribune says: "When a re
=. form grand jury some time later he
- gan to take curious interest In the
"a methods by which ordinances were
~ passed, COlvin found It convenient Il
n sacrifice the last year Of his term ant
!" hopes Of reelection for a hurried trll
>. to Europe"
Ia The statement Ia untrue For month";
No before my departure It was publicl!
N and openly known to the Council, thu