Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. West Chicago Park Commissioners

Counsel for appellant states the question involved in this case to be as follows:

“The Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company undertook to lay a railroad track across a public street in the city of Chicago, formerly called Washington street, but now called Washington boulevard. The West Chicago Park Commissioners claimed that the track could not be laid without their permission, resting the claim upon the allegation that the control of the street had been transferred from the city to them, and denying the right of the railway company to lay the track without a permit. This is the…