Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-21
City Railway, Through It's Fair Dealing, Does
Much to Bring the Matter to
Conclusion.
Full List Of the Many Valuable Traction Fran.
chises Involved in This Notable
Discussion.
The People at Large Anxious to Have the
Matter Settled and Public Service
Improved

The traction question, notwithstand-
ing the many obstacles placed In the
way of its solution, and the temporary
postponement caused by the discussion
over the ninety-nine-year act. Is grad
ually approaching tiual ana satisfac.
tory termination.
Mayor Harrison has during the week
Just past given out a statement, In the
course of which he jugglcs with the
ninety-nine. year franchise question.
present or future municipal ownership,
referendum. and other subjects upon
which he has managed to ring the
changes during the past few years for
his own political benefit.
Nobody pays very much attention
lust now to Harrison's fulminations on
the traction question. They are all po-
ltical gallery plays.
The members of the Council Trans
portation Committee are among the
ablest and most conscientious men In
the City Council, and they have long
ago put the silly mewlings of Harrison
behind their backs. The City Council
Is no longer willing eats paw to pun
Harrlsons political chestnuts out OF
the fire.
Its TRANSPORTATION Committee Will
handle the question without regard or
consideration for the political interests
or predilections of Harrison or any
other politician. with a view only to
the interests. the comfort and the gen.
eral well being of the pubic.
In Justice to the City Railway Com
pany. II must be said that that corpora.
lion has shown every disposition to be
fair with the city and with the people.
1t has met the representative Of the
people I'm a spirit Of honesty, concilia.
tion and concession.
IT'S legal representative. Colonel L. II.
Bliss, has handled the matter before
the Council committee and before the
public at large with consummate abil-
ity. and there Is no doubt whatever
that the speedy and satisfactory settle.
ment of the question, which now seems
imminent. will be In no small part due
10 the fair and reasonable attitude of
tbe RAILWAY company and its legal rep.
resentotiye.
Francnises VI ut'y.A'ee 'nes "oM
owned ana operated oy tne on,oi
aractioh COMPANY eApre w tooo. u'
list inciudes al tine Important principa
end cross'own ilhes on the Nor'n s,,N "h.
West sides. Secretary george Y. Sike'
or the street railway co,,i''''ss'oi
compiled a table showing the iran
cnlses aHec.sd anu u ID set iort" y" wv
statement that twenty-seven OF tn'
franchises were gruhteu 70 Tue No'''
chicago street halfway company ah'
twenty-slx TO tne west Onicago suee
Railway Company. Many OF the iran
chises, as Indicated Dy aster'sKs' ar
subject to the act OF lS0o.
Following Is q list of the expiring
franchises:
State street, from Lake to Clarl
streets, by Division street.
sClark street, from Washington
street 10 Fullerton avenue.
Clark street, from Fullerton avenu
to plyersey boulevard.
Wells street and Fifth avenue, from
Randolph TO Clark streets.
Center street-Clark street to Lin
coin avenue.
Lincoln ayenue-Center street to Bel
mont avenue.
Ashland ayenue-Belmont 10 Grace
land avenue.
Re,mont ayenue-Llncoln avenue I,
Robev street
Rohev street-RelmOnt avenue Il
Roscoe boulevard.
Roscoe bouleyard-Robey street L