City of Chicago v. McGinn
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. Wm. A. Porter, Judge, presiding. The facts in this case are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
The question presented by this record, arises upon an ordinance passed by the common council of the city of Chicago, entitled “An ordinance regulating the time and manner of vessels in passing through the swing bridges over the Chicago river and its branches,” passed April 22, 1867.
The ordinance is as follows:
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Chicago:
Section 1. That the Board of Public Works of said city be, and they are hereby, required to provide, construct and arrange at the several bridges over the Chicago river and its branches, in the best and most practicable manner,…
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