Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-09-08
A ROCk ISLAND STEAL.

MUM fCIHWD CICHls
The united influence of owners of
property on the streets in the vicinity
of the Rock Island depot j. to he
brought to bear to defeat an ordinance
that is intended to give Taylor street
outright. from Clark TO sherman
streets. to the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific. and the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway companies.
and to give them the right TO build their
depot southwark over Harrison street.
The damage that such a gift of city
streets would entail upon their prop.
erty. the owners in the vicinity say.
would be the next thing to ruinous.
The ordinance by which those things
are TO be done. If II passes the Council.
is one amendatory of another ordinance
for the elevation of railway tracks. II
has been passed upon by the Commit.
tee on Track Elevation. and has been
referred TO the Council with recon-.
mendation for passage. \ petition has
been put into circulation designed to
block the progress of the measure and
to give the petitioners a chance TO be
heard. The petition is addressed 10
Aldermen Coughlln and Kenna. asking
them TO help their constituents.
Among the property owners who are
opposed to the closing of Taylor street
and the use of HARRISON street with u
depot extension are: Otto Heller. No.
10 sherman street: August Hill. Nos.
1O4 and IO6 Sherman street: Nicholas
Kremcr. John T. Boddle. Nos. l22 and
12i Sherman street: Louis Heller No.
ia Sherman street: j. q. Batterman.
No. 800 9TH avenue; William Herring.
No. 1876 sherman street: Barbara
Schwercr. No. l32 sherman street: J..
L. Schumacher. No. 1888 9th avenue. \.
McClintOck. No. 13i to 1886 sherman
street. They say that the ordinance
which threatens 10 render their prop.
erty valueless has been kept under GOV.
er. 1T is an outgrowth of the grant
ing of the right Of way TO the Union
loop" said Otto Heller yesterday.
THAT'S the way we feel about II. The
railroad, want to occupy Harrison
sire. with their depot over the vladuct
Il he built there, because they see what
thu clty has done for the loop people
But when the loop was built the prop
erty.owners adjoining were given a
chance to Say whether or not they
would consent TO IT, We have had no
chance. and we don't want Taylor
street closed or Harrison street i'm.
proved with any depot overhead"
The ordinance which the Committee
on Track Elevation has referred for
passage stipulates that the compcnsa.
ton to the city for It's title 10 Taylor
street and the privileges of Harrison
and Polk streets. shall he the raising of
the tracks by the railway company and
building an approach to the 9th avenue
viaduct leading to 18th street The Pc
tltlOners scoff nj the idea of the build.
ing of an approach 10 the v!aduct as
being Il valuable consideration 10 the
public AT large. They sayit would only
benefit the few persons whose places
OF business lie between Canal street
and the river in the immediate neigh.
horhoOd. The cost of building the ap-
proach j. estimated 10 be about Si0,'
600.
The amended ordinance provides for
the depression of Harrison street Just
south of the depot OF the two railways,
between Pacific avenue and sherman
street, and for the building OF via.
dust over the depressed portion for the
railway tracks. The tracks are now az
grade. But besides providing for III"
subway. the ordinance provides for civ.
ing the companies the right TO build an
extension Of the depot upon the struc'
turc over the street.