Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-26
JOHN N. COiviN'S RECORD IS
CLEAR.

Chicago. March 19.-Edltor of the
Tribune: In an article published Oh
Thursday, March II, the Tribune makes
an attack on me ~. II. Colvim. saying
Colvin's FIRST opportunity to range him
self on the side of franchise grabbing
corporations came In the session of
June ), 1889, when he voted for an or
dinancc to turn over u part of the Lake
Front Park to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The ordinance was beaten"
The statement Is untrue. a resolution
was introduced by Alderman Wicker.
sham ,page -. Council Proceedings.
1850 and 1889 and referred to the Com
mittee on Wharves and Public Grounds.
1t was on July 20 reported back from
the committee with the recommended
ton that II be passed. 1t was passed.
Int Mr.. Colvln did not vote for the
same Up. S3). and Is recorded absent AT
such meeting ~. az.
| Further. the Tribune says: "On June
H.. 1889. Alderman Colvin introduced
an ordinance instructing the Mayor and
Commissioner of Public Works to take
possession wf the Exposition Building
on the lake front for The use of the city.
II was then thought likely that the OK.
position people saw the point. Colvin
never passed It,"
1t is true that Colvin Introduced this
ordinance and many others. and AZ the
Urgent rcu,ie.; of the then COnirOll,:'
of the city. +. II. Quincy. lie stated to
me the facts In the case. He said that
permission had been granted In 1873
TO erect temporary building and stric-
ture on the lake from, for one year. and
the company had now occupied II about
nine years. and so long that IL thought
IL owned the land as well as the build.
ing. and that the city had lost It's in
tcrest in the property. Mr.. Quincy de-
sired me to continue the fight. which
did continuously from June IL. 1882,
until March 10. 1889, when the Com.
mittee on Public Buildings reported an
ordinance on that day, in which the ex.
position company recognized the city
as landlord and itself as tenant. The
committee recommended It's passage
A compromise having been effected be.
tween che Controller and the exposition
company, lease was made at a nom.
inal rental Of $500 per annun.
This result was agreeable to che pub
lie demand. antl, having accomplished
this. the matter came to its desired end
The company was to vacate on sliOr,
notice. and did when ordered by the
city. The fncts stated herein can bt
verified by Frank Barrett. present AZ
slstant Controller. On my motion. Ma!
4, 1883 (p. 446), the report ana Orlin
ance were placed on file-vOte. % to y
Alderman Colvln voting yea.
The Tribune then says: "The first ap
! pearance as champion OF street rail
way corporations made by the maj
tmeaning Colvin) who n now trying 4
: break into the City Council again wa
:. on July 10. 1882. He then voted an'
, spoke against a general ordinance re
: Quirlng street cars to stop for. passen
y gers In the middle OF long blocks a
well as Mt crossings" What are tn
: facts! On page .. Council Proceedings
}. July 10. 1882, will be found the follow
Ing ordinance:
That section 1920 Of the municipa
u code OF Chicago he amended to read a
follows: Street cars shall stop to TAX
on ana let on passengers, provided tha
In blocks more than 900 feet IN leryt
street cars may s:Op each 600 fee
Each team Of horses hitchetl to a stree
car shall have a bell attached 60 them.
Ordinance passed; vote. % yeas,
y nays; those voting against being Pul
2 cell. Lawler. Meyer (Fifteenth). nm
Q GeOhegan. Alderman COlvin voted "a
!, instead Of against the ordinance.
Q Further on the Tribune says: 20
April 30, 1889, ,COlvin voted for an o.
I linance granting the Pennsyivani
y Railroad Company the right to Ia
D tracks across West Water and CAM
r streets without any pay for the use q
Q the streets"
}. What are the facts? The ortiinAnG
j will Ike found on page AZ. Council pr
D ceilings 1882 and 1883, and reads as 10
lows:
Section I. That permission and a,
:; thOrity Is hereby granted to the Pens
!. sylvania Company, operating the Pitt
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Raj
!, way. to lay down and operate a sing
= track, extending from the center {
!" West Water street to and acrOss III
west line Of North Canal street. at sue
point within a distance OF the s0ut
:, line Of Fulton street as said c0mpa,l
= selects. Provided. that II there II a VII
"a duct ordered built over sAid truck i
. the City Council this company sha
" pay It's proportion OF the expense I
building said vIaduct and the approach
q. O. thereto, or at it's option to remON
q. said track and switch forthwith.
n Sec. 2. Said track shall not he eleva
Al ed above the surface of the street. an
No shall he so laid that carriages and Otl
n err vehicles can easily and safely pa
" over the same at any time and ut a
,e points and In any and all directions.
n Sec. 3. This ordinance IL granted up6
N the express condition that said cor
pany shall enter into bonds with Il
10 said city OF Chicago In the penal su
~ Of $4,000, with good and sufiiciel
d, sureties, TO save and keep harmle'
O. from any and all claims fOr damag
u. for or on account OF the laying and O
10 Grafton Of said track.
e. This ordinance was passed by the II