, 1869-03-17
LETTER FROM LON, 8. 8. HAYES.

CHICAGO, March IL. 1869.
To the Edi'or o! The Cht,sgo r.ibuse:
=, An aEoh3 nous hsndbtIt has be-n circulated In
daily papers. which c ntailI q nanbrf ef f4i.e.
hseai fesrec1rc my--r In connection With
o.hss Etn:lensn woo are cc,cstoed Is "th'e1:s,
rupt eomb1rsla N for Relish purposes, and ID = IL
E{eEausnee q tuen rufposts, cestato Son ana
Ntst eidc "fpcealators." snoEE whom auf.-
bill ea]lxa ao EQUALIZATION bill, py winch eeyeai
nlllec dollars Of city bonds are reqatred to be
a'sasd Hs,al i91 pas5 p1tsos;s: Z, ~.
x htl. tfe Sfitsr psoesse. to ea5: rne SINS
siott. Il zane 1ncdet Of rooptn1 the people a!e
embraced in Its provisions; the rams PROVISION.
ior 1t ste n ,ho Equal z,t:on Eli. t1c samo
xnoI vote for II Will VOC to eueumber thsl bro.
pc1tT ior tae Sane amount Tor the pstk specials
Z r.. Ard 90 The people Of Chicago owe these
=. rated By mall onsf We know of notntne Inst
eeanmon4 tBoNer. Hayes. Ho,ne d Co, hase
tene to nestt such IN nbliRa1on upon the psop.e
q sfls eit3-to Improve their prnctrtY 1t tta nab
NC sxoet se-hr they own nost Ct the props:,y
plonoupcc each one Of thets statements ao.o-
10 no npR osfpeeulA.o1s. I have neither bought
CT sold loot o& lind outside OF III. city in ,er,-
sat spa; % ssS,
- O-~~'e~
farming purposes. haze made no eoraoinauon
either With Or asainss the friends Of tee South
PaIs IL Ees'u:e, o;irg wilrg 70 leare ny soutn
In s1y "a, r.spoI ntols for the so-caled Equanzt.
NOD biI; Ihere ars no n eoe. Of '*rosesnx ths
fG e VICE shs aIs 70 e5sa sbs i tns
the rfositlo1s Of tie Kest PARK bill. rhc
aEouLt Of taxes Is not Tic Mms in
eo,e e ttlls I'D the .o:ers wao sote tor q wet
Tor tic same amount with the 4ucum Brace ere
attd h5 the South Park bill. In fact, the two bills
different in ii. II tcope aad operanon and II ne
wrttef Of the anonymous handbtll hai re9d both
bt!lf, he uu.tstsno convinced By hts own con-
f0eIce - N1lful ftes -ner and talpmpia or.
rHk EQALszA71oa ELL.
TITS bill, q lisa It has peen lztelJ ch1rRed,
cnly epp!les TO works within the city. II would
an eoreerntd. it y in no feare M mesture, nor
hsd 1t st, coIntc'lor with the West Park bH. o.
this roint snenn tho "s'6s eefsssp9adssl
HI Rxee:ltney, John VI. Paaer, 9o7ctnar, xe.,
DxA1 sin: According To pto.,i.e, drop you
lection !1spect'DE bill now before TOO Genera
Assen hl5 10 equl1sze the E Asue CI buuts 10: PARK
b 1es , e h,sSo Tes LssSa
shtl !eeue toncs Of the city II payment for Ger
tsin pieces Of properly Inc naed u the bonnds.
That IN additional tssue thtll &C msde for H.
sou1h and Wett DtF'siors proporttoned upoa tno
fsset.ed tsl9e 9t prop,6ty The lowest csttul:e
Tt.,.n ~ .dV.1te - - Ssins "1.so nal bc Il.
or tine hu:d,td 1boussnd. i suppose. T,ltont
looking at nSurts, thst this will be about one
=; sI1 o1 H. " Wso olIh WI Ag1reRats from
oecur 10 nc:
i: ihe law IL imperative.
2. The anu0unt ls III de.e ,rnlaed.
3, II Ia dangerously large, ard will be injurious
70 The CT. dit md true Interests Of ,he city aud it,
ta1 1psyert;
shs pes; n rsqn,.t9s.t, Of a. et.1. :. -e o.
.nt Ell .. h.o1nulc nh .ns ~ nay ee amended
The Mayor. and think be viii rtat. vol and discuss
tho matter aorr st length. I have property
81 + b sns 4 n aoaa o.as pS sy m E.
population a. Tnole ~' - '1'' ~ VII
30 much fos me $ Equalization bill" A1A 40
1Axrs AAn kHc1ARAANok-
1hs fderds OF he soa.h Park bill mike
no eeeiet q " ptst1oEs IntI have printed !:
40 far as krow, ara m skna al. sud miaiy q !.
vats 10 rrcu1c ia ra..nea.loa. and viii pr ;babiy
Fl If ,wofat tltion, Of dollars; the eulumbtanee
uIdcs tie Wett PARK bill ID only tlts thousand
sola1s fse n1 1n1olz'd b, the ssu,a r.tk
| ,uE In Iuy cpc year three hanorrt ihou..nd
t dolla:s, necessary for The pa,meut Of the L.
Il at, in atdi lou thereto, viii be required 10: ibo
| tup:t ye Z ent, n11ntenance sud eoyen ment Of
! eaid park crr.nR thr current year" The tsI "A
mlli-ore, twentieth II one ,,er een,-nat.n would
yield ltte than thirty itousaud uosrs o. ali tho
1ea properly ~ shr PFC. ent West D.yls,oa; yet
say that tbc taxes and ercunbEAncc under bo:h
bi Is 1s hc tame
oH'aa' tcoff AND 1Tr,er R,,s or TIE w1sr rARK
Several wteks alter The commencement Of the
late session Of zee Gtn. ri ASSEMBLY, 1t was IN.
GsI,to9S sy %2s, snd sp.ytrs
laY cut = large Iask IL the town Ct Cicero md,
Mitenat oianS,nG re s9op:stJ benefited tnto the
tteieua pz,cea b. istut. Large IA at OF bonds
Hts,s,oa; " ~ Z i ,nposs ! 6s.t ~ Id ii Il
me oppotlt1on TO The Wett SIDE Pafk bill comet
TOE re of1eica:oth Of thu ju.t and opoges.
eits fenene; And al'hoqEn oef.atcd Tor the TING,
my = tnSu!a Gu sasesei ~ p!e5en1n9 The aceep::
fIeAt danrer thaf 'hesf ecnenc OF oppression sn 1
| plundc1 will Be renewed and eventually car7Ie
so of Is :asss '0F our
NltG !nnted bJ committee Of the Comuo3
Co1r9i 10 SD thtm in preparing l otlls n con.
prepared. agreed to unau!moafly By the COMMIT.
Zee, aoo Wien rrpot1d By them wA4 Approved By
ihs ne eoT@on cSueeii By vote Of seventeen %
ionf Thfa ei1I etn-tactd the whole city. aud
! created one BoaIe OF Park CoEn,ssloLe1s.
commit Of The Common tonnt4, 4ud 4 CON
0tiee q CITIZENS. took eeerec " tho bill a
spEi ifntln. hen II vas discussed bet1rc ou1
~. al2a, u wes louEd impossible 70 PASS 1
Ntteoot !eatloR cnt1ne worm au1 SouthDst8,ore
Ih41 NA accordingly done, md few chtnRel
! Eaa 10 pc mace l. TIM bill in Consequence, bu
e1eepnr E tbt appointment Ct Commis aloners at
nif ~ fa,,is ~ ~ populat xote. i ram nnet
saeeo ~ tte celtse. Arc Toe outsids boundary o
sae pakA c31pt where extenled bJ vo.uutar,
,,a aoIauons go "a r 4a!.d to be within : li9s twt
miles ~est OF hcRtelu Arecns. This bill VA
| 1nihtnouelT apPsored bS tie COMMITTEES OF th
EonGon Coane1l- aEd By our Delegation, pA.set
ooih tousts with bat three 1egat,Te votes, aat
R1s tignec b. the Governor. The pau Of tEt
bill u TO ereate Board Of Park Commissioners
altf EEom ere TO IeElds and own property ii
Woet Chicago, and 70 give bonds Ia $io,OHo tica
6aHesn eee1ions Of territory arc aided to tn,