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might, have the benefit, of the host, and safest svrvice the railway v puny could give. lerv mus-a m-vor :mv UH] (mlmshim. lunglwfurt-suid wm. this (‘uuucil dwms it unnm'e-ssurv to tukv any action flu-won, and further RESOLVED: That in udnptinglhesv prmuuhles and n-mlntiuns this (-uun- cil (Insirm to plucv it‘scllfnn rvcmd us not assuming; In Hm terms Hf said Veto fur the fulluwing reasons : The privilvgvs gramml by said unlinnm'v wvru asked fur in writing by Hm railway company!” mmhlv it mover, ale its standard curs. un its-s double trucks? lenuhlip dun...“ AL trucks? lepuhlic (It-sired such privilege-,5 gruntml. if proper compen- Hiltiollwernlmd. in order that it AND wmznms‘ said ()rdimlv‘ce was not zuceptmi prim tusuid ch dav of September 15‘. ’8 and (lid than» furv. by its own ten-ms hmrume void on the Mt}: (My uf September. HUN. AND \‘v'HL'Rl-IAH, the Mmur did on HIP fourth (luv (if ()vtnhnr INN“ "“ grant of right of way by being supâ€" plicd with certain street clcctric lights as in the said urtlinancc is mentioned. AND WHEREAS. the operation of said ordinance Was contingent upon its acceptance by said railway (:Olll- puny within seven days after its pas- sage, that, is to say, unless it was acceptutl by sand railway company by the Htli of September. HUS, said- ordinance was inupcrativq, and bad no furcc or cll'cct. AND WHEREAS, the provided. among uth tlwcity uf Highland compensated fur is »'I‘II(’ following III'II IIIII I‘Q'HUIUIIUIIH pIIsseIIIIt the Inst city council. uh‘ lllt‘lIIIUIH‘II II). our notes IIIHI \wok \\ IIICRHW on the sixIII IIIIV uf Help It‘IlIIN‘I‘ IH IH, this Council passed an UNIIIIHIICI‘ IIIIIiIII-II ‘AII ()NIIHIHICH ngIIIIiIIU I0 IIIIIL hicagmk ’IliII IIIukIII EImtric RIIIIWHV CUIIIIIIIIIy the riUIIt to extend tIN‘ “iIIth of its hacks alomr CHIIIIII .HIH‘PIS In IIul city of HiI'IIIIIIIII I’IIII.I ) \VHEHEAS, the said ordinance 19d. among uthcr things, that y uf Highland Park should he «muted fur Mich additional of right of way by being supâ€" with certain street electric 2min the said urdinancc is RESOLUTIONS any nppnsitiun l l l l l | l 1 , l f l v policy, resulting also in St Johns avenue from Elm Place to Highland avenue being fringed on the West side with an unkempt right of way given over to Weeds and eintlerxthun rendering the main thoroughfare ol the city olTermive and unsightly. 'The paring of St. Johns avenue from Laurel to Highland avenue, re» ferred to by the mayor in said veto as “the'greatest publie demand of our city.” has no legitimate cor nev- tion with the railway ordinance reA ferred to, ,, that ilnprUVemont has lH‘Plt provided for in the usual and proper manner. and if the property owners had concurred it would have been made long ago; if they will now concur it can now he made without, delay; upon them. therefore, rests the responsibility of preventing“r it. l l l l The propoéition of the, select few property owners involved not only the loss by thepublic of any benefit from the concession proposed to be granted the said railway company. but also relichd the railway of its prcsent obligation to pave or mac-ml amize its right of way on theiinprov. ed streets in question: it wouhlalso havc opcralcd to give the railway company an cxclusivcright of way along the principal street of tlnu city which is contrary to law and public policy, rcsulting' also in St Johns ave-nuc from Elm Plum. on umum . ()f vuy of said railwa-V to huvethe street from (arty paved by said rat at its expense in» lieu furnishing the electrk fled in said urdin nee would have been a pu uring to the credit nf manifested to said ordinance by any residents of the city of Highland Park except certain interested per- MJHH \Viu) owned [H'U perty on one side of a comparatively small section of St Johns avenue, fronting the right of w; iy of said railway, who sought TH E <3 HIGHLAND PARK NEWS street fronting “hair in St Johns v to Highland on thv “'Psf huqus nf I’mf Elisha (Erny and pluntvd :1 large numhvruh-nrnutimm um] \"iuh-ts. whivh hn iu mum in plum) on ”W murkvt, Mr. Barnard Hm'wd timv us :1 ”wrist in Hullunrl. lo-urnwl it, thnrm'ghly and no doubt will uchivvv mm'h sum-ms in Hm Markus our town (-«mmins nmny Inn-rs and ('unnnimvurh of Hmw .. \thcungmtulntathv tho pustur on tlwh‘uwv tvrprisv. and it mmlnsl ('itv. le church building adapts itself marvelously well to its new use, and that cornvr. when ln‘othvr Tillman “slicks up“ a little more- next spring as of (-onrsv he will with a purson for neighbor“ will he one of the put ty spots in the l’nrk. Finally the ordinance was passml solely in the the public as (listinguisl: interests of 21 few pmp( and \\ l1111 plucml upon in this council. it receive every ulilennun present 1 personal and pecuniarv the math 1 A NEW PARSONAGE The t11111sfor111ati011 of thc old .Bethany 111écti11g house into a par- sonage‘ for the First Lnited E12111- gelical Church is as complete ”and successful as anvthingr we l1'1\e seen; out of it, “ith the steeple gone. 11 hi0 hav window on the east side, they will get a chuicc modern tenor clev- eu 100111 house uitl1~fur11acc. electric lights. city water. and Hmverage. all up to (lulu. wuy company NOI‘HJWPSU‘I‘H The 12th name paid three dis improvingr mu depot, and “'11 in' his Wu) H um um Lnls count-11. the street rail- wuy company. nor the Chicago 6'; Northwestern railway companyfi The 12th nznnvd company ham already paid three distinct uusessments for imprm'ingrouds contiguous to its depot, and wlwn the mayor indicates in' his veto that the improvement named in obstructed by that railway cmnpany without reference to other property owners, his statement is inaccurate and misleading. RAFFEN BAKER, ', Building Material and Ice. TELEPHONE NO. 34 inrnurd has iith theatveple gone.z1 bitr v on the east side, they Imice modern tenor elev- I solely in the interest uf as distinguished from the fa few property owners‘ plucml upon its passage iltflfht‘ (-hurch and ”Lam-(mm of the: uni ”mans much for thv Elisha (irny and numhvruh-nmutinns *h hr‘ iu 5mm in plum’ Mr. Barnard Hm'wd in Hullnnrl. lo-urnwl receivedthe vote of ‘Elfi't‘ not having interest j in questiun interest ()f ”11- hot, lu