, 1863-09-25

prtss Of the property bodezs and citizens in tha,
viciaitJ, conc Of whom have lived there for msuy
yeara. to Ieafa that they and the city have to ths
pzeee.t time been tTcep.sscrs-thate every team OF
tndi74dcal that has paseed along the south side o
Lake. OF the east side Of Reuben street. has beeu
suncing over lsnd belonging q. Wm. Hays, and
that the city has been spending money In improv
trg property It had no Interest In whatever, We
are 10th to believe that the affairs Of the city wert
ereE managed by CoEmon Council who would
make such an ec1fgsoue b1under as to purchase
seventeen aczes Of land .or Park, With ono co..
ner extending to within twenty -four feet Of pub
lie street, and We believe ar Hayes too sh:cwd a
business man to reserve or daker up title to
such strip, nD1tes this one OF his deep laid
plaIs, for the contamination Of which he h2s walt
ed for assistance ffoH his Copperhead Eiands.
Bat from the published proceedings OF the
Common Council, we infer the prayer has been
granted, and tcat Reuben etreet is to be "6iden.
ed" and HI. Bond'a u pocket heightened by the
same process.
There is a decision In case somewhat similar.
that will interest those who will be assessed 10 Day
for this strip Of Land upon which the city and the
public hare 70 long been t1espassess.
The City School Fund owns block H., of school
sectiep. lying cast from, and opposite the Post
Office. Dearborn etseet did not originally extend
eouth Of Madison street, but for the convenience
Of the leeees Of the property, the School Agent
threw OPEN street forty feet In wIdth-a coat1nu-
alton Of Dearborn street from Madison to Monroe.
The Court decided that the thosonghfare thus
opened between MadIson and Monroe il a street
by dedication, and having for some time been
uaed.for thoroughfhre, is cyer hereafter TO be
considered as public street.
Little N ndhash Fuller, who OWLS property
opposite, which formerly was considered az
fronting on Madison etEeet, to profit bY this dc.
cisfon h2s turned his lots around and now has 100
feet OF frontage On Dearborn, instead of % On
Madison, and claims heavy damages from the city.
in Gaze they condemn forty feet his lots for the
widening of Dearborn street.
What reason La there that the came decision
should not apply to Reuben streets It has been
latd Of the eame uniform width, graded and i'm
proved. AID used as public thorouchfase for
years; ts laid down Of uniform width upon sever
al city maps Of different dates, some of which
have been officially endoreed by tic city authorl-
ties ard If there be any one sufficiently interested
to carry the matter before the proper tribunal
the bottom will fall ont Of this dirty scheme to
gouGc few thousands out OF the city for PARTY
purposes, and Reuben street will be decided to be
"Renben street" and not private property. Let
the Z" widening" process be eonnded, and ascer-
tain It's depth. Hayes and Fuller arc Of the same
political party and sympathy, and Iii. Hayes On
the West Side should be governed by the same
decision that Fuller 70 eagerly embraces on the
South Side "What is sauce for the goose shoald
be sauce for the gander." We trust the property
holders opposite Union Park '* know their rights:
and knowing, dare maintain them
II this proceeding be sanctioned, who dare pre-
dict what demand Hiu next be made. The pron.
eEty owners should have no more cause for aur.
prise If hr. Sherman should claim pay 70. half
Of Clark and Randolph streets In front of the
Sherman House, than have the West S!deys who
are now asked TO pay. for Reuben street, This
natter Will bear investigation.
Soldiers Aid Report,
The Indies Soldiers' Aid Society Of First Ban.
tist Church, Chicsgo, beg leave to present their
report for the alx months ending September 1st.
While they would gratefully acknowledge the
kindness Of all, they would particularly nsptlou
Mr.. Chistenden, Of Wheeler 4 Wilson Sewing Ma
chimes; Mr. T. s. Arthur and officers Of the iii.
nois Central R. r. Mr.. Wentworth. Nj. Sargent
and MI. Bigelow, Of the Michigan Southern R, R.;
MI. 4. Holiday, Of the Pittsburgh aud Fort Wsyne
R. r.; and Mz. S. Y. Chapman, Of the Cincinnati
and Chicago Air Line 4. r. Through the libcr.
alitJ OF these gentlemen, thirty eight boxes Of
sanitary stores, including nine boxes for refugees
have been passed free OF charge to their several
destinations.
We a1ealso under obligation to Mr. Hoard. p,o-
psietor Of II: trepolitan Hall; MI. uedstsom, Mr.
Il. Bogge, and Nj. Williams; also to tha prop,te-
tors Of the city sailways.
The following donations have been gratefully
accepted:
Gale Brothers, 10 gals choice wine; Mr. Latin,
1b4 qfs !etttf paper and q pkgH envelopes; Mr.,
e eas56e hsff b e. Ms.:: %tsss .s Se9S@s9
Hall, Ki@bstK i CO, xaos: lii. Dooiey. 4
Meesrs. Barnett 4 Murray. 35e; Mrs. Carter, E. l
% cans tomatoes; Ars: Higgins, gals picked Gu,
and plums; III. Ba1oashs, sd bu oniops. snse %
RRsranips; 8 Sal4 pickles; ~. Aaker, pickle
cloves, b mustard; III. Leayitt, 6 rs
nstea, ! gu preserved peaches; Miss J. BALDWIN.
biscnit; Mrs EMs, gal m1iE; Mrs: Bcss, ~ a. tea
crackers, cake and biscuit; Mrs. Beilamy, 5 ri
sness5; NJ; Fes, a,; 50 9o1 MsTpers aoS 9sk
u saIpsting 6ss! X;s Y.a II %ysE, a2se'sa eettoa
eaE eans picked snd eneambers
choice perodiesis vi, Shepherd, 81 nos 4 atisn s
tic, HeEpezs' and Dickens. ! Baptist manual;
Ectaiag Journals; Downs i Co., 10 paper boxes;
VI: Ioemie, z do; NJ: Lisnea: 4 do !; nj. Tits.
M9s M9st9 RaskngE ,SEo1s%s " Good.n do
@ ass tsss9e so1l . z: dssd Mts
ps'a bog Is safter a sssiS :. ared ssd
PUN possge stspe s snd beofs sne
p Eti5g; IS: Goodman, 81 aambsfs 3S7ri.tIan
gallons picked cncumbe1s and onions; Mis-.
oxtD, : tos rice, ns corn sta:ch. ~
II. Mr. chaI ir e. I. @ Butts, a boaaa 'ots SooEs;
sI nos: choice periodicals and illustrated pa:
Wi]ters vol. Dana'a Geology; Ms. jas. Long,
pickles, jarn tea, Jelly, engaI, eatsup, medicines
els. soap, blankets, etockins. shirts, bandagee.
iany,R boxes, value So; Mrs. FaTwsli, i boz,
I bo4 a vsas l. reof e As Hs
per Rev. G. 8. F. Savage, SIC paper bound vols,
Wright, Z doz. bottles.
The following are Included in the contents Of
boxer not enumerated above:
ms white sugar. 80 MS corn starch, 10 MS cream
tartar, 20e ns cod 1sh, 81 Ms blaekberEies, n MS
za r. q d gPlsa md b q ~
tteo, g Dsp. barley,9 ns fariua. 70 rs castillo
soap. Ds elm bark, ~ ns llquorIce root, ~ ns
lcrnons, 2B cans concentrated milk, 10 qts Bay
rum, qta cologne, qte strawberry. wine, tqts
a 4boxesmustard, ii boxes pepper, IS prs drawers,
q prs cocks, 28 prs slippe,s, 80 combs large pigs
linen and cotton, 64 needle books, 81 pillow cases,
ton flannel ehiItg. Z vests, Is shirts, s towels,
feather pillows, hair do. 110 flannel bands, 9
bound books, a Independents, 20 Nos. Christian
don Ncws.
The following eums Of money have been re-
cciyed:
Coll. at tst Bap- Mt. Foster. 500
Mr. Wil6cT....... 122-00 Mrs. E. Foster, 800
Mr.. Kel1y........ 62.00 Mrs. Davis. s....... 50
Mrs. Chopin..... 10C0 Mr.. Arthur 7.s0
Mr.. BroNn 1000 Mr. Resd :. ...-- 200