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wtrgsjWKY?h^H^?™«* __^aiN»*-to ^^ ^.^"iili^S,...... :*j â- -•i^ ^ foould not be a MMM^ .uttway franchise ftff^ |f the present cottf^"1 llglcolm C Harper* ;^ltor of The Lake. f|k.|s "one of thosii Jtlanston does no,; ^ L f«n, hut in doinlllt^ I, in his opinion, ^#*t^f^i i those lavBBtmB:,mf:^0^:I^M vm western d^^*^*^'*^ ifefnjton •sbouldx&^l^ lltenue and 0«^^||^^| aerioos cohaldera burdens No^'ioute ^blcm^ywhere ehtane edhsents ^ Plan would be it- *s^jg>«^^^ experience and recognise that bo far ^^el*e ^biw^ t« befoif© fee service, from its ihceptlcm, hat .......:^^l|^tww^: ;;;ilste:iiigie*t«4 the municipal authorities have prevented from taking effective ,, *>,*. *«* ^^ |^piiancia.;;with: ^Dn^igfipi^EMB'i â- " .^sSpowt:1 ^"%S*i fact that "lofjjfat/tiine . receivership. * ......;*s*#feW injury to ink the danger to life and f Juiarly tochlldw^thepwi- :^fW|:jjfr; injury to shade trees, ail combine to «-A«ns^iaoi^ltgi<4**M^^:mii^'k speculative, hut trell defined and ca- pable of definite computation. While many courts have held, where frontage consents were not required, Jhat abutting owners have no legal redress where a passenger railway Is operated In the street, several of thi »ad has been ,g(i,: Take Refuge In Court y< v, lilSj^ corporation*, w^lptiise^ ;^ the ^ Iheife^ntract obUga^on* are but too feac^to; take^efuge nv the arms of Thy ought not to be permitted _,%he letter follow^ iilitor Lake ShorfrlfiWfj I With the near"s^pi^oli':w::;fnojw IWtion of the lic^^e^^litftlpl to use our strjBets, i^ phjarefui survey^o^tb* â- Â»Â«Â«*««** no made by every citiBeo. *;I'am one of thoao:#_^,..-..........,.,,,,.,..,., iBvanston does /-sibfell^ railroad. I take thla!i||i^^:;*^ of the interests ^^^W^:^^^^- ditlons are m¥«0^W^^W^ :thos-* existing tstep§t-f^^^Ml^i^ I"that time we haA::^M0^^Â¥0^:' Service on the MI*WJ§l§o^^ i£or worse, . Ther^felrf i^^ teen trains in each't&jtm&ft, tonkin*; the Davis and Central street etopa, Sirfth additional:^^0^^:ii^Mr Iping at Central '.v $fcjJSi^ | train service on th1|^ii«^ "and evening, at ratervifc & fe^ utes and during the remainder of the day at close intery^a^itfliere are 44 northbound and 45 aputtibOund tralne en the C. & N. W. oo^ie** °^ m8** tog the Pavis 8tr©otiato||$^oiitt^«tt of these northoow^pi 24 of t&e southbound trains stop a(t CoOtral. There are several more trains at Main and Dempster than at Central. On Sat- urdays and during tho spring and sum- mer months there are a number of addttional trains at each staUon. ^. Car Unsv^fsyN^^lN^^ '";. All the territory reached J«r tie sur- face road is within a short distance of other transportation. The residents east of the elevated can reach that without undue lf»iiil*Pejnie>^ north o. Central street and east of the sJevated are bnt oo^ block farther tim an L station than from the aur- Jiceline. No territory between Cen tna and Davis east of the elevated is •ore than two blocks farther from ..sf: elevated stafloi;1!^" Atte Une/lf s^o!ltionaI atadoBS on â- $s eleval^^slftMslH^'W. % no donbt they wlU tw provide^^ Itost of the territoiia tte vicinity Ifffentral street is wttbii easy waH> ^W5^;W^^^â„¢^*^1 iis i,,i'".fimi"|iw"»-'i 60^t Of \bUtUB, 0W»«. ' Jw^siis' rail o^mwsin of nsolti #bioBi otolnary pritdeaeo might bav^ t^ ': conisany to op>rm^ a ti^way w^ ^. struts after tho explraUon of * """s:"':' Of frontike la aaob mile» " ^-^ courts. ItsoeJUtobofjrtiMdln'Mm* quwte^ that because these owners for twenty yaars have l»rno UOs lm^ den, by some myjiterioos pnwessjOf i^aaohlng they luive bec«mo estopped to object, and ara doomed, to perpetr tti^^;b^.iisf»etad^ for a generation hare proflted at our expense have acquired a vested right to a continuance of 1«i|eb.ls^it#oSiif' bes^ recontlder. Theoaaeis '" (i^;^teisa4oy:::^ ^aWbJ^obSi^ have held otherwise. ::::\::'\:r^&: Thus the Supreme court of Missis- sippi says: "Such means of street travel differ from aU other ordinary uses of thi street There can be no dlnerenee be- tween the damage done by a ateato railway and a street railway, save in the degree of the damage. We hail no hesitancy In holding that a street railway is an additional servitude In the street, entitling an abutting owner to additional compensation." * .. Slaughter vs. Meridian Light and Ry. Co., 95 M^ss. ML 'â- 'x:-if^^f^:: hJiWkib» Nebraska Supteml «ow| !*!s an abut^ Q^s^ lmU9:W right to freo^ti^^^'^/^W'-^ and troltt thk^ from the street, a figfct '&,»»'S"^ 4e street and'ai uuojbs^uo^ Jv^ of the street from tt^e p^pl^ su^ J| tie ptifo aitfi W*i of tlio i&*% company in the atreet ip front of th1| property :peiitfai*^ ously infringe these rights, and »bo !â-  >"<SV ^ '..â- â- if" â- Â«. -.-.-â- 'â-  .'. â- * J. .â- ^.â- â- .â- i^illf-J ^Q tchoca yesterday there was of the oommlttee.aad thate , fajpt^^l^ the school on the-M........ thm neatly wrapped-up preaenu. the C<>ngregaAlcfflal boys and r41*- ei^yafroUora^thentiiarou S'%'i 'i 'â-  '^i^ ^ m'k mwm ^^k' ."'«1sAAfljHV.'.>Sld^wMllnHi^'"'^K' \'i .uw luisSiUBP fa ..f«ix*iB" MeMJHre w,s «^,*itSig^ .^ iMii^^jgiAii^ whipped into shape and a fine auter-, tainment provided. r-"^*â- â- â- â- ^â- ^***** It wUl interest a good ;i8igiig«g4J^iS^^ 'diitiigiiBW ^^^â- :^.M-|is|ij^^ wisn eno. U this la true, as to ®m ^ consented to the first ordinance, how much Itrdnger is t^ae case of those who have never consented to be burdened as; they have been and «*|liiifel; gat^;;:leiMio>l»(|^ felted through violation of #f I^W»# by^lltl#^ ^nt^teotil^l^'fw and tiie |a*j» s^ •I.„•â-  â- ^•9^^lf[Â¥a"tlfe. 1.1,1,1,11'. ';. m'" <'M^mkk â- â€¢ â-  -ys^F*. â-  'tit.^^ft, â- ; ' ' ..... " Chicago W^ :a»tistaiioO;^liN'i^i^^ If- i; rights. ,_ -__ to» atod between him and the enjoy thilt our municipal authorities, wtofr, admittediyv have been and are able and irigilanti have been unable to secure ^rett approximate observance of ^0 ^iditionti und# -;irlilft1i^tli»^ :;^; pinieii were permitted tb lay. tnacks Ik ow streets^?^'#il.!We^--s4»qp«- be aU tfa«* more strenuous iu our to. fuaal to extend these iWvilegos> and thusinv^4r^^ enoe, varWposaiWy, by 4be fact that we ^hay^have-to 4eal With future ad- miairtrationi Jisji^'ife^tt^::'***^; jthC 1»ast and present to^ecuro wlpt we might suppose wo wofo hta$$m»t$ ? i^ mllmt%e#isu^e^^ W-'iiiatt^^^'** ai «i P«>P^« |ot able to assert oursoiveo ai^cuto through the courts and otberwtee, o^ servance of the lawv I simplyjm/ tost the present stake is not worthy the game. We do not need tMs road, and it would be folly to saddle ourselves anew with a uability of Into character. Wae Plve Ceiita to vVllaon Avonue^ We must not lose sight of tne fact bat a public utility of ant W is * wMte charge, t^^^%^, £* freight. To multiply these beyond the reasonable needs of the people is to add^^unnecessary *rti^- â- .2SL21- portation^charges are no Iswonsidef. ablepartW the nigh, cost o******^ Farther, one of the cof^t^ons on which the later of the exists* f* %^***^^** ?<*% Uuuous passage for a Are-cont fareto Wilson arenuev W^ ^aat two Tears all passengers ****?!* Ltoed to transfer at tHe city Umite, ^osed to any atre^gement IV ^tfch Se-Chicago lUdlwaya coroanys^ .sarry passena^on ^LT^ ^^ which wUl n«t inTOfve * n. w^-smei^^^pe^ [^set practically M easfiy^ by one of: l#ese ^rnes as 1^ the siirfsM road. T^e true test of the problem is lo «»asider what would be the attitude | iSiicW propel 1^ residence pmfpotwfc JPhe rental Is less and tne sale vatuei cdnseattenp. la lower. The property on s^n atreet is Impressed with';â- â€¢' direct %<#» il direct and WeS ^ielM se^ritttdii tgr thi benefit ol ^e r^st of the &m? munityl PrtVate property ii Jn«| #1 truly "damaged" for public use, within the meaning of the cona^ would be ti^ciifâ- :*«&â-  WtwQ^W t& premises «^^ ^^#n« «^ remainder so damaged, in Which *•** thire Wouli ^^ i^^^^^ right to re|J0ver., ^s^^fe^&fete^fc?- ftThl npperportton:iif Sh^nttaj^ f,me,but|or^t»^ f would be aa desflts|rte^inpAm*, ]street as any in &*Wt$M-W&**- feet in width, well shaded,:Wh;£m sirabie class of implovemeilt^ is it that property nere.is Worth |«0 to lev per foot, and the^ cwrespondihg section of Of^^..%t^^:^.#iA- 180? Why, hut for the fact tbsfcl* U taxed with a tr«mpo^^gg^»^| â- tltf'beiMBl^ blocks am9rf^-^'^^^MM$^&!fi '.. It is suggested that property on other streets hat been puyoha^ed^and improved since the tm&AJt**M&* the ownere sjs«miii«^^^^t^ would te»iis^-s*lls»*5to^«"«g* tinue it now would worst s> liardahlp to them. Theanswer to thtt li •»- parent on very slight reflection. The ordinances granting whsrtaref rights In the streeto ere p^MSMase* hy this road are of imblic record. Wngf m* is presumed1* take notlce^^ ©I thetn* Evsry one is cotiCluaiyelf ifjpspBjiBlto. know, not only that these right* «*»- not be extended except by «!»#Pti«- ege of a new oru1na«ce, hntAaA^uch ordinances would be ineffectual wtth- ';l;S#v:lfiilliSiil:* .... «w ,â-  llPlSilSlllii' - HEATRE PARTIES . 'fit Â¥MU:^vthe:';|arrangem^^ completed *cr the Ohristmae the^tef piur^ wlich l»e Congregational hoy» tat^j^ialii th^if^lessW^^ friends:;|| l^anstof^/^S^12E noon, Dec> M ffilrs; Ouy »• McCahe ha» chnrgeof f^ »«^^ iri^on^i|i^^$^^ ^#e^#:€hrls#i« ::^^i^*-|fWh: irlol3M§*,^^^ isisi^iSlyssil^ WO>ds>, she.' i» IK g*.fe Mite Street. '{nMM :i0£. 1* aitoc* whan the l^^01*^!^ sought to he reached In. «»« to •» «»sider wha^ irould he tl^sattts^ W«e People li^«to^tto*»J» w^ tot alread- la. aasfjisa' were oroposed, From Sherman **â„¢* wiw« , already in, lu^^Wsre iff oicae<l. **n origin^ I^ropositioD. to aire a fr^chise, uiid«- preset coBditiomV- '^ ' OUTroMMeeReealleA ^ • |feny of tto!ht^;#.W^cJeaw;.fe«i^ °* the amcuitiea eocperieticed ^^^^^m^^^^^^M .^faaroe^pjjojfl^ :. £•• of conU»uingss> Chicago s^eoue, ** feast as far ae Davis street. Wsss and â- II. i â- â- â- ral iittfarflll Fpim shermaa Aironn* vf^p^fMI SEW ajaterfiy of whom J *»Bet*,* ^â„¢I ^Si> * * tgw»gfs^^y-?!!g WESTINGHOUSE^ mice $25. We arejMi^Jfoem a#- $7.50 .st*cls>;' Ctofc Wi7/i orderi m '.-Sfi . ^-, â- Â«^ '4^:^J *«t â- asrigr.Cfe^-. -****, .,«*.(»,«»'â- '«*, >Sp'li*p#i«*,l Ipi ;^S irs aa-t*ey^ Tlmtaioa^of^-^^^ ^^ tf ^jMMaaivi have thsssv •*â- " ". «sssjltles*;ajs),wp-.^^- ^ --ane operated with due regnrd *^^^ comforl^>«d """^JZ'JZ never Tieen^hi a tag damage to got he dentodV J» I WsgLâ€"se^â€" i_..L r*^i TW0SToaIii •so w. uuce sraasT si^iip« *. J*cason **^g^"l*p ;.«feii $%% M MM* m£m®tE£ ' ,^mEi^_^3r^3i<fcHi»>i