Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-16

mittee on 1nlIfOnus. Dut the part per-
tanning to tracks In streets where pave
ments are to he laid was passed after
Il long debate between Aids. Hermann
and Alllng on one side AMI AID. NOvak
of the Eighth Yard on the other. Aid.
Alling declared that the pavements on
the South side had been ruined by
teams driving along with wheels Oh
only one track. In 2ith street. h6 said.
$4,000 wortl, Of paving was being
done and immediate action by the cOun-
ell was necessary.
AID. NOvak objected on the ground
that some person or company might
have u monopoly of the rail specified.
TO this AID. Hermann replied that the
sizes had been determined by Commits
sioncr Mct;ann and President Roach
and that the latter had expressed his
Witness To put down the grOOved rail
In all track laying. On Aid. Herr.
inann's motion to suspend the rules for
the purpose of putting the part Of the
ordinance pertaining TO street improve
mcnts on Its passage eight Aldermen
voted no. They were Martin, Brenncr,
NOvak Eighth Wnr,i), Johnson, Olson.
Russell. Carey. Watkins.
The grOoved rall favored by Mr..
l inches deep. The inner fange comes
up high enough. AID. Hermann tx.
plalnd to the Council. to prevent teams
cracking" In the groove. John NJ.
Roach. President of the Union Traction
Company, declared Monday that he was
In favor Of u policy that would he to
the good of the public. ana that the
groovcd rail would bc laid by his com
pany whenever II was found possible
to do so In putting down new tracks.
The same policy. according to Mr..
Roach. will decide the veXed question
of how and by whom the tunnels are to
he lowered, ns well as the matter Of do
be used In the downtown streets. Mr..
Roach further said:
IAN these questions depend upon
what the public wants. As soon rs
| lind that out ] shall be glad To comply
with 1t. While I am president there
will be no small or mean measures
adopted by this company; everything
will be managed on u broad and liberal
policy Of considering the needs OF the
public paramount.
II believe the grOoved rail should be
substituted for the ordinary gir,lcr rail
ns fast as possible In the district bound
ed by Chicago avenue, 22d street. Hal
| Stn n1 ~, IN Il In lnl In 4
would be u hardship on the companies
to ask them to tenr up newly laid rails
and put down others merely because
they were Of an improved pattern. but
whenever the track has to be replaced
! shall be glad to use the grOOved pat
tern Of rail. 1t II cheaper than the
glrder rail by about ~ u ton, and we
have not laid It heretofore because the
city would not allow us to do No. The
claim that the grooves will I'LL M
where the streets are not kept clean
has some foundation. hut this can In Il
measure be guarded against by select
Ing u rail that has n deep groove. As
regards the matter Of lowering the tnn'
nels, can only say that It IL receiving
careful attention from the company
and that our counsel, the Mayor and
myself expect to take II up soon and
reach u satisfactory decision for all
parties concerned.
III the public wants the tunnels
knocked out more than II wants the
cable system preserved would favor Il
grant of the right 10 use the overhead
trolley downtown, this grant To run
only for the three years the franchises
have to live. Ii would cost large sum
probably S1,OOO,OOO or more. to make
the change from cable To trolley, but
1t could he done. am not yet pre-
pared to say that would favor adopt
ing the underground trolley, especially
for short time. The cOmpressetl-ai
ear IL cheap-pr0bably the cheapest OF
all mOtOrs-but II Is more or less an eX
pertinent yet. Our air cars used nj
night are satisfactory except for thu
matter OF repairs, In which they ART
greatly deficient. One car out of three
Is constantly In the shop for repairs
The mechanism of the cOmpressed-ail n
car Is complicated and very likely tt
get out OF Ortler.'
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Chairman Rowe and Secretary Field
house, Of the Republican State Com
mittee, have returned from the Wash
ingtOn trip made by the leaders of til,
Yates Campaign Committee to confer
with Senator Hanna and the director,
of the Republican national campaign
The Committee on Organization of thu
Republican State campaign has begun
It's work, and the first fruits OF its ef