, 1869-03-22
THE PARK QUESTION.

THE PARK QUESTION.
Address or the Committee on
the Park Rilis.
Fntow .c1ltxkass Tho untnslBred cnmn!ttea
sppointed u pFapare IN aadsoss On tho subject x
ue FAk bills, beg 1ea.a to submit tbs iltoxtn&
nd would respectfully solicit Tho city ea,nas %
puoAfa he sez7e In feston. end III estetai pesn-
Aal a1d ennsidssat3on BY erT vote1 hefosa "a xlns
his ballot, Tuesday. March H. Our krast dnstro Il
that syery mea nsay investigate this lmpus,ant
mater foe hnse1t patiently, calmly, thor
orchir, lnparaally, Ard shsn 700 - his
that 70 pessoa may he dreersd. nDlsd ot
m,silted upon snm Ct OF to mutn mo.
ment aud intexcst to e1t.1<ns, TN tiy1ap1ly ~
FL 10 sop,p as fee ~, n' = IT,
bills stoulc ot s.op,ed. aua th1t tnci. def a ieaaa
i1eRse,{ r. e. u ,hs psv 11toa of tho eon'auaaoa
The QUESTION submitted fr popnlu dee!s,on 1t
Us tstassR eitcttaa IL rot ''p&rks o1 no psrks."
tse.e p.rea Iii. es = ssea E
o!her enactment. IN the cTent Of trcir rcJ.c,3on.
PROVIDES that this navsfopon. raail b.ve no puk,'
hens * oE fr~k .ned. 8ccd popatsr reratet msy
serve. toAeFek, to monty tbs 14-tsLasu1o o.
Vse qaas! so1or.ss s'.s 81 e5R.ss "a
fcpa olte.n n III prov.+sons. d. III eveLts, the
people Of chicago. se1 u1d fao f!onmou Coa: III
thas saoite9- Heneo III this ado aoout psrk. az az
No patka' IL sheer ,rrelevtncy md 1onsente. ma
ntlead IN regard " qncs'ioa sb mi Ws1eh ths,.
ehonld be 90 t1le Issues r1ised Of ary soFt ~
;;mpoeston ATTEMPTED q pf,ett.ed. Lei a, tacro.
ias. inte 1e,es ,1e4s esss
daeeep, 4 ,ss pnspes si% "a ,oe
n fr11
xtth u e,e single . the tias eer1. m.5,ns u sna
.p'SEs .n3 1srewn r. Of shss naetroPolu !h,ea 80 ii
xuid aot t&sIish. whnse truc fnser< sta snd 80
.1e ~e "ou'd sser md anon Keep IN vicw kn1 t.rt-
Tne south and We.t bills and Tho Lincoln A.,
ne ,dtnuc1l IN pfneiple and similar IN ,bctr on.
vls.ata. Taes Ill ptovtaa 1or rateriunx oat IL.
Mt,s sea s1rsots mtg .hsne R1K q puk aepa-t.
pe:Sa' Gost.st sna nau.seuear 4 seventeen men. @
wa VIZ Il. tesssansJ poners md suneuona fu.i
e = .ppeasa ss1s s 5, Tss e. as;s,oe s;s =
Tsrts ey ne Judge Of snt Circuit init.
y Ice d'teet1y q .resecly. prnsftlr r Or subte ~
qnsHus. n Tie sel<csl ol tas rarai: sioae,s Wno
t ts o M nf: spa ts5
ee!end tho iun.die,,on ar she d nspst.; ' coz. 9
eN et.hls " tho ssockpoteefs, Axa 40, shese pro
nu!lRAkeo Afa sA1e spf tEe1r prIcoE.E. pleeeIt
&nd tatafe lmpfuTtm. ut and Rol e9eueps b.
tneea DHeetotsf Taxation md rtpfe septsu =
The uRht Of the ruled TO cn'sse th u RI a., ate
Hasto:al md 7. He aostsninscts md the founts-
tee 9! popuar rfgh = md Gss II rs IN Amed.
G. 1foiJ, "e hAss fs1 - np.'o m 7vel u. tines
ssstrt And a}n1au. 10 the,r pur1tf md lntees,tr.
tne oioet tf.tned Principles u our r<ytree snees-
us. ;. I'D he toua II Of oas po,s.ea Il me &
tnsa ssts osicDs, despos.c, aecuta.d seizure It
tsese sn,s'n s5t.. e.es-c1t'Eenf ~ Z. r11utfea.
tosswrp ont les.ssss ssis :ne asu. 'nefss, r.,
Ess9lm ss,',a,, E,Rets. ssspo1s1 oiltsy III
.nst sa'Gloss ~ or ai!hops Ct our psnptstY haaas
sa sax:s 80 aaa q; r. D put unast taa sols, &
Acd nsespo1sib.e directory.
1t., rne noa.n SIDE b. pso7lies for two l.19s II
st,.. Ut, ons 9. ts9 .eses sne .notn. 80
ps,ta Il sufficient At ample. nut lwo ;ocassd 40
CONTIGUOUS. a1c outirrl, sup+4dnoub ind
ps'ss d,sstsss .sags n.as Ts,s sssia os
tea wuh Conflicting tsnd prorz1utor. snd soeeal..
ters. fno Nas c" nps2rulse be, 1se1 the oon:ruu-
d1i.e ron hrs snnnots psfss 10 H. @ pFss e,.d ~
soash trk Of .hs Wess DiFiefon. Why was not
oae Il these pa,x si'es located midway ~ this
aoaa nc s. IT,
i'ee snr % 1see ~ Penetrated on tao town of
| Lake "ler flo u " DC tAxed and nuZrXaRtd
eaufsf, taunt polftr 8nd ecot omy seemed to
navt nerL swaf g~ed 40 IN eelastnefs sna aradce
S's u s3ha. I'll sas. sts.ea ~ as Il
"se.ecteIs Of Rzonnds, when sucn j. sh,lg viii
paata Wrong upon INC .,enss I'd pt,vueas. X
ON itilo1 towns snen Q! Lase. rtan Ee f.n-ct
10 tha Like hoFe III a. to t .esis4a T poltio1s @
| Of Ltks, Witch ara iRht and ten nl.er dBsaut!
1hc pecple OF Lake denanecd tnat TITS b'lt ,wh,lo
exempt Ihen. ron ii n.biiisy ior sso,e p..f
si,es, ar ths. THY thsuM naso o1e at
.E,n No; "a ... .hs a.a'se:a . o. ts 1aa
for tic purchase and lnetovcn,n nj Of tnts~ swam ?
lsI o. ~ t9en tarx. ant ciru .son 40 eQo1r'l n.
lure snd loney, ID people Of Like. unNLl,as to
tahc tedH us lllfEiraaxe r WsJ Vi son,h ca eA~
80 u these ple.srre eGtourct-nn Milling !, DC
s.fned 10 the 1eud.r mere ee OF ths ps1ree resi-
dents arn retae9ee eas, p CO atnEs oe HIDE Park
xtn ssI ssr os ;a3p. ~ Il ~
whieh ars mara amply aeesss,p.e to saa,
= ins, estsas,se pssa aist1sei, sssidinz scss ot
sssts ts..et T. w.ese po*se1.s r. a,e small Cub
aae bore id assew Of she ,aih Disls,oo, tad
! weoec neg fot convenient pa.xt n, cheap and
| hcqaen. f-c.t:tes an 1eashi; them s.e press:ua
IN he eonmaeit, Ne to Isl 70 - 1ppsss. as .ed
{ s,o sa1tn ed by etushior ta1a,ton.
ss 's & ps psps. ss.s' S:n
s9,,es aas sa',a,'ea @ ,s ie@:s ,e s:s.st
l e<rce Of park .rapt vemt nr.. and clotne,
With sdo!t oLal powers ana a1toont, enc1 a. tb
7 plaesa a!ke cit,-trete woEa%1'u. ltststution
oa ro.a g.aee. rulntne de-p eovu iIto II
!: | toeke'A osthG REnal ing TAX psycre rat. milk
u | iter trs1ls. Are Aace I17ts 7s{ne. Thia b7ag
ut 10 tt1t vers !mp1rt. utt s'usa Of tnss cosool
tesS atons, s atsoe sfesSt o. thc e.so, Tns set1
8 p.,meE, :. IL ereonas. srd ~, to :s,1 = y y
It ett 1te otsusuhoa o!sfe uul.ed s,..es sars
"Not sh.il tnva.e propery b; ake- tor publ
~ d ;nsss .s!es
2 ppy TT ~ tbs lsnu coda >u.a IL pttk- and oor
T. ieSaidt est = tasy ean teaaso Ills 70 ,he% {
A1d oou!ts szaA s4e!u$tse Of the sttete occupied
PIT b. tho ia.ef, eos.atn sbout 80 acres: . g
70 DO 70 b .a,sed " teians baaaa. According r.
q the alntnuuuent o th- Lincoln Pask 1es tne ih,e
q divanons viii be eu tiled to city bonds aocar'
ap q ,hs s.si. 81 ts IS e II s1ss
d pa14 fune u addition 70 thc bunds aasno-tz.
u property in Cn'eszo. f'r tns Je.s lscs, W.,
y, ;essa nuEs:5e 81 snoa North n1'.!og ssaoG
OF | IL eSstb9; saitA, k1.aGl otl. Totx1, South L
1t vision, - Isl, 0oo rhs sum Will III Cans ptee
t. much On saash chicago ~ kha fnt4l yaEua..s
be II Lake mt h3ae Pnk-Sa GO ooc-ik 100 1n.l
H. Dtkrat& to oe .akea Ito .he calculation. n !
It. suppose that theae bonds run ~, n'y Jr.tt vi
X ie the RfArd result for The Aoutn Dlv1F1p
% Afuetnt ot eoHds ..:.t....>..- -...... $ tSsf
~ Amount Of iritrsst fot ., years.. .... 5,flS,&
so Amount of ttteount OF bouas fur cxah,
no 10 DIT ccrt od....,............... -. 3sS,
sr | Afd enc. + UTE for the r1JMcrt Of tic
In ! bonds In specie ..t,, 96a.
.eh /
.. 49, .-.....-.. Sln6ci:
re Amourtof taxes for pa1k improvements,
1u- &c.~re1 The bill *160 o. o ann1ai.y-say
)h. | 20 yca1t -, ,,.,,, 5 100
o8
u! Tptsl... .Eis~S34
Of Ca,eulsslns ncthiu1 toy lrcitentsl, trAnc
htr miseAtT1sgea. raishBps, &C. Of fct ad7itt hal
thi ! psopHtAnonA rtqutitc ASd ordered hettafeE. t
We Rrureudrrs a1a AstoElattnE sam IL too fofT
pu1 | and a;psl1pR fnF the ovstbrrueEtd tAx-rtyerH
S4uth Chicago 10 contemplate R1lity inls y
! s1ee fs1k tf a1d 1ca gs'tty upou 1ouneltes l
1as | chtldlen II lc4st fourteen millions Of dolll
OF J CAien4t< en- Ito eAn.e hAets tho We4t Ssuo "a
ar Atd Lr1enn Park. with sns1s otsat- IoEG boz
OF. sA,c4, aLu atu tnat 10 this amount, ana 3ur
Or. tave tcrratt4r debt ma expeud,tasa f.st!s
. IL | pron the etole GArden OttJ, eett1ln 1cd z!
it. | urt tens6y, 10 weigh like 1 ulxktmAfe " u