Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-14

amounting to - :. $780, O
The second LOO feet, say about $50 per
loot 49, -----...... --.-.-.----..-. 900
The third 200 feet at $50. 70,ON
The fourth LOCO feet at GO-.-...-........ 5000
The NTH LOCO feet at S50-.-~-.-~---..-- 5000
The cost of buildings and and houses on
these lo's-.-- -.-- -. 2JO,OV
drives, &c~.-~- 100, 90
$4,000
Deduct proceeds of sales of the buildings
and houses as, ON
S555, Op
Thus the total cost cannot exceed, at the
outside, S55O,OOO, and it will probably fall
below 100000 To pay for this let tn,
city issue its bonds for the amount, to BE-
paid by the next generation, who will
gladly do it in consideration of the i'm,
mense benefit they will derive frem hav.
ing such a park. The interest, $4,000
of course will have to be paid as we &c
along, to be provided by a discriminating
tax for at least one-half of it on the prop.
erty lying oil the south side of Lake street
benefited by the laying out of the Park
enhancing its value at least three fold
and the balance, $4,000, to be assessed al
large. The tax would then amount tc
less than 25 cents for each man, woman
and child in the ethyl Who would moi
pay such a trivial tax, for the privilege Of
rambling through such a park, and wit.
Messing such views as we shall have in the
summer?
The laying put of the above park
from its attracting men of wealth to make
our city their future home, and the en-.
hancement Of the value of property in
its neighborhood, would Gdd to the tar du-
Pticate more than Sufficient to pay the ertr0
tGT. The laying out o Central Park, New
York, has added to the tax duplicate Of
that city sufficient to pay the tax on the
Central Park Bonds, amounting as they
do to some ss,OOO,OOO, which certainly
will prove that like result will be produced
here by the laying out of the above
park.
We have conversed with a number OF
our very heaviest tax payers on the sub,
ject, and they all are enthusiastically in
favor of the above plan, and they ex-
pressed the wish thatt the Council would take
steps to sound our people upon the subject,
investigate the matter, and ascertain the
feasibility of the project.
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War Between Spain and Chilli.
The western coast of South America. as
well as the eastern, is now the theatre of
martial conflict. The difficulties between
the republic of Chill and Spain, which
have for a long time been complicated and
threatening, have eliminated in actual
war. These difficulties originated in the
refusal of the Gillian government to allow
Spanish war-vessels to obtain supplies in
the ports of Chill during the war between
Spain and Peru. At the close of HOSTILE
ties between these two powers the govern
ment of Spain presented its bill against
Chill for damages resulting from this
course and demanded indemnity therefor.
To enforce this demand it sent Admiral
Pareja to the South American waters,
with a Spanish feet, i~nstructing him to
collect the bill peaceably if possible, but,
diplomacy failing, to enforce his claims at
the lannon's mouth. The Admiral proved
but a poor ambassador, his demand for
reparatiOn being made in an insulting
manner, and Indignantly refused by Presi-
dent Perez, Of Chill. He Immediately
commenced open hostilities, and on the
oath of September instituted a blockade
upon all the ports of Chill. The CHILEAN
Congress Immediately declared war
Spain, appropriated twenty mil
lions o fdollars, aud authorized President
Perez to increase the navy, which in
1862, consisted of only seventeen vessels,
carrying 81 guns and manned by 1874
men, and add to the land forces, which at
same date, numbered l6,OOS.
Up to the date of latest accounts no
collision between the hostile forces had
occurred; but Admiral Pareia kept mp his
blockade, and threatened to lombard the
of Valparaiso, and the Chilians were
The Spanish squadron, however
S entirely unequal to an efficient blockade,
even from Valparaiso two well armed
war vessels, on IN ~undivulged ex-
oedition, succeeded in getting to sea
it. The foreign ministers had
leld meetings and protested against the
Iction of Pareja.