, 1865-11-20
THE CITY CEMETERY SUIT.
The Muliman Heirs VI. The CITY Of
ChIcaso-Purchase or Vacation.

The case otthe hclrs Of fMilltnnan scu!nst The 3ty
IN which suit was brought to recover the plot or
iand On the Northern portion Of the old Cemetery
or Its present value, referred 1t the List meeting or
the Common Council 10 the. Mayor, Comptroller.
ana Finance Committee WAS considered BY them
At meeting held on Saturday afternoon, Alder.
1an Wicker being absent, Robert Rae, ESQ, on
bchalfof the he't. being called On to state whit
tefs they would be willing to accept said that the
httts wond be willing TO receive from The city The
fair value OF the property, such they can rel nom
my othes party not bound 10 take It. They wished
to take no adSantase Of the dilemma In which ne
ctly was placed. The representatives Of the city
with regard to The true vnluc Of the properly The
hetIs would not offer to any. other party; M that
their representatives Wnnted was aueh tenn. as
you'd moi imply betrayal Of the t,ptt confded to
them, he nas acting As trustee for the claimants,
est Of his client
The Mayer inquired II Mr. rase, who VA. pres.
Iii. Rae replied that Nj. Pace WIS an interested
PATTY but TINT the speaker w1s netting trustec for
MIN L. making the ot1ef; He also e1ated thst the
nnf MI M ~ qoeaaoa lacked ABOUT three years OF COM
Nj. Rae In answer 10 a.ques.!ou for the corpora.
ttaa Counscl said that they were willing to accept
upon they would agree that each party ahould
choose an appraiser, Who together should choose .
AID. Holden said he understood that about
1851 That property WIS eold by the adn1nlstlaior
for the heirs OF Mr.. Mfllinan. That twelve acres
~, ~ hDnshi n Y The ct. for SO its d. raue 4
belief that it had good utle to the property: Ia
Eu1t before the Superior Cont the clam Of The
city bad betn sustained, but the judgement was
not get another heurng Of the case II the hands Of
the supreme Court, then they should appeal to the
% d oa e. gss not *uea q
reasonable one; be would sign no Recommendation
to pnIcheee u: any but reasonable price, Such rs
should le based on The fact that the ground Is GOV
cred With Graves, md that the hetrs do not Want To
occrprit
The Mayor had no ideA that the heirs would ahste
property. c.en though tie parents q those hetrs
were buried there A great rum Of money wat q
great Len temptation H. sose would b that the dy
back at any prace. Ii WIS possible to remove he
bodies, and he proposed 10 cali a meeting ai tie
81 the d s1 1stS sna a:EbE s
IN either OF the other ce1nctcr1es al fhoee who
hase monuments there will b willing 70 remove
md 5o.e 1 1he he r x9aS Rr e:
bad thaf properly md covered It with baIld!ncs 1
seea oana I'D j.. soa E sa1 ,,1
ds.d might b aditsble to purchase Il lie did
bsD +. eesye 1T nai na ss peos would obs.
which it Ind ret through eDsla4A he nessp essp
ccDce Of one OF its officers. One Of The
.han pe4 aere Or totsi Of gSooa Il ca@s .ss
Axe hunder-c1Ap on the men who wtrc struggling
to eary On 1he City government Il little expense
AZ 6oEsib!e. There were GIG lots sold on That
trotud- When he first nent cut to look 1t it hr
thought The city could mol remove the dead but he
now thought Il the CITY can keep fath with the sur
do Il. 80 -
MI. Rae ssid there was no hurry; II the civ
,os ,sssd to F,Te Gsss the psops Y saoad b
city Mithed to hn!. It would do 20 under consi.
deraton Of the altadvantsges ar!sine from the de.
nor Than tcn douars foot. The heirs uoald tafe
It. twas desirable lhat the city should hare the
Eround u not f9r burial purposes then for an add
non TO Llneoln raik. The city otbetsls should take
Nj. Facc slated that <ssao.1sss covered the debts
Of the estate, aad the sale OF uue mere would hive
by The city hhd no right 10 have been sold; It was
sgtcat injustice to the heirs Again, when Nilliman
nsa % only y; = me
made at the time Of purchate It was held under
canai truttees certacate and deed wu. given only
II law therefore the city had allowed it, claims 10
The Mayor was satisfied that the ac,s OF the ad-
The City Attorney aaked II the properly were
sold for what it worth at the time: II 40 Il vas
The duty Of the hert to 1naks good thst lille which
The Mayor thought that the land did sell for as
much as Il was worth.
Many further remarks were ra.de On the subject,
ihe Committee, amer sonc little consideration, In
which The opinion that it would be better foE the
CITY 70 Faeate The property, wna decidedly express
Tires Of the hers to submit the award Of vnne 10
mission does not interfere viii The light to sscate;
chosen 10 determine the va}ne Of the lind in cues
lion, under present circumstance The city having