Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02

tNiOn were ordered deferred and pub
lislleti. pages III and 1i2, Council
proceedings, 1886 and 1881 1t was
thereafter called up by Alderman Ma.
nlerre on June Z, 1886. and passed. as
shown by Council proceedings, 1856.
1887, pages 127 to 1871. The amend.
ments offered by Alderman Kerr that
twenty-five rides should be furnished
for 81, and that for a distance Of one
mile or less the fare should lpe three
cents. and the amendment of Alderman
Dixon to remove the snow and Ice along
the street. and Alderman Giles amend.
ment for a five-cent fare from Lincoln
Park to Twelfth street or from Lincoln
Park to Ashland avenue over tho lines
of the Chicago City Railway Company
ana the West Division Railway Com
pnny. both Of which at that time were
under different management, were Op-
posed by Alderman Colvin because they
were offered simply as Instructions to
the passage Of the ordinance. and be-
cause the change Of power from horse
to cable. involving as It did the outlay
OF millions Of dollars. would not admit
of reductions Of fare and would moi bc
accepted If SO reduced. The attemp.
to fix one fare from Lincoln Park to
Twelfth street or TO Ashland avenue.
being over lines the North Chicago
Company did not and could not control.
was simply foolish and an attempt TO
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 dnys later, on July ~. 1886. cu.
bodied IN the ordinance then granted
and covered the removal Of the snow
over the entire system of the North
Chicago Street Railway Company.
Continuing. the Tribune says: ION
July 10, 1886. John II. COlvin voted
away the In Sale street tunnel to the
same railway company, and threw I'm
the south loop franchise, worth 81, 900.
600 more. lie permitted the company
to Ike required TO build bridges at Clark
and Wells streets, but refused to allow
the minority to saddle the road with an
expense Of 81 600 year to maintain the
bridges"
The Tribune Il correct In the state
ment thar 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, Mt a cost Of about $780,.
600. AS compensation pending the
building Of the bridges II was provided
In section Of the ordinance the com.
pany was TO pay $4,000 annually, pay.
able semi-annually, January and 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 tnat
fell upon its tracks and the same was
to be removed by the company within
eighteen hours after cessation Of such
snowfall: the tunnel should also he
kept free OF snow. In section q Il Ia
provided that the company shall pave
the entire roadway with stone from
end 70 end; said company shall provide
proper engines. boilers, and machinery
with which to light and ventilnte said |
tunnel and f0Otway and keep both free
from water; the said company TO keen
the walls Of the carrlagewny ana foot.
way painted. ana maintain the tunnel
In good repair during the time OF the
ordinance. 1t II true that I vOrc,l
against the amendment offered by Al.
dermnn Dixon that the company should
pay In addition $1,000 per annum for
expenses Of operating and maintaining
said bridge or bridges. believed that
the city was dsivlng a good bargain
ana had received fair compensation
for the use Of the tunnel. AMI did no.
think Il fair treatment to load It down,
ana evidently the large majority Of the
Council were Of the same opinion, thir.
~ Of the thirty-slx members voting
yea. as follows:
Yeas - Whelan, Appleton. Mueller,
Drew. Gle, Clarke, Sheridan 9th, Hi.
lock, DOerner. CullertOn, Weber, Hi.
dreth, Sheridan (Sth). YOre. MahOney.
Wheeler, Revere, Deal. SimOns. Hull,
LandOn. Ryan. Eisfeldt, Ernst, COlvin,
Linn, Carney, Manierre, Tedemann-
-.
Nays-DixOn, Wetherell, Kerr, Camp.
bell, Setback, Severin-O.
The Mayor approved the ordinance,
undoubtedly believing with the thirty
members, among whom were large
number Of the most conservative mem.
bers, that the city had made u good
bargain; ana ] desire to say without
fear Of contradiction that the city of
Chicago received u larger cOmpensa.
ton una remuneration for this Ordl.
nance than has ever been obtained
since by my refOrmers or reform COun.
oil.
Agnin. the Tribune says: "When a re-.
form grand jury some time later he
gan 20 take curious interest In the
methods by which ordinances We're
passed, COlvin found It convenient to
sacrifice the lust year of his term and
hopes Of reelection for a hurried trip
to Europe"
The statement IL untrue. For months
before my departure It was publicly
and openly known to the Council, the
Mayor, and to all my friends that con-
templated such trip. Surely my alb
sence would not have prevented an In
dlctment II any was contemplated. No