October 1, 1994 – Several days after United
States District Court Judge Stanley Harris issues a ruling against the city in
its effort to curtail the raising of bridges to permit pleasure boaters to pass
freely up and down the river, the Chicago
Tribune responds with an editorial.
“Shed no tears for the pleasure-seekers,” the piece argues. “It is the city’s convenience that matters
and that of the thousands of pedestrians, cars, buses and emergency vehicles that daily move through the downtown and suffer frustrating, costly delay when
the bridges are up . . . If eventually the city must work out new rules with
the boaters and marina owners, they should remember that they are part of the
city too, and bringing it to a halt for their convenience is no small privilege.”
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