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Show Forest Park Near Chicago Chi-cago Passes Some Spite Legislation Chicago, Oct 3. The village of Forest Park has cut off access to five large cemeteries west of Chicago. Tho village council last night passed an ordinance authorizing a toll to be charged to every vehicle which traverses tra-verses the streets of Forest Park. The cemeteries can only be reached now by the payment of a vehicle tax, which will place a prohibitive cost on every funeral procession going that way. The rates are as follows: For single hbrso vehicles, $4. For double-horse vehicle. SS. For single-seated automobile. For double-seated automobile, ?20. In accordance with ihls schedule, drivers of hears.es must pay $S to use the streets of. the village. Every vehicle In the procession will have U) pay from $4 to $20, The ordinance which is said to amount in a measure to spite, is believed be-lieved to be aimed at the Chicago citj administration, which refused to co-operate with Forest Park in tho late traction fight affecting tho suburb. |