City of Chicago v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. W. Mack, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On October 23, 1905, the city council of the city of Chicago, appellant, passed an ordinance amending sections 1958 and 1959 of the revised municipal code of the city so as to read as follows:
“1958. (Comfort and Safety of Passengers.) It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation owning, leasing or operating any street railway cars, or other vehicle for the transportation of passengers for hire, within the city of Chicago, to permit any car or other such vehicle to be in use or to be operated on any of the public streets or ways of said city unless the average temperature within such car…
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