West Chicago Street Railroad v. People ex rel. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—-heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. C. G. NEELY, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The city of Chicago filed its petition in the circuit court of Cook county praying for a writ of mandamus commanding the West Chicago Street Railroad Company to proceed to lower its tunnel under the south branch of the Chicago river, at or near VanBuren street, so as to provide for a clear depth above said tunnel of at least twenty-one feet of water at all times for the entire width of said tunnel and the entire length thereof between existing dock walls, or to wholly remove said tunnel, so that the same shall cease to be an obstruction to the free navigation of said river. ■ The petition was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Osgood v. SkinnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- People ex rel. City of Chicago v. West Chicago Street RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
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- People ex rel. Lindquist v. Commonwealth Edison Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1929