, 1869-02-12
THE LAKE PARK BILL.
The Rights Of tho City Ex.
nmtned.
4 Bold Game Of 0opfiaoatiou.
| spcelat Correspondents OF The ChtesRo Tribune.
Brafxo1f1Lu. ILL.,. Fob. IL.

spcelat Correspondents OF The chtcsRo Tribune.
BrRfNoyf1Ln. ILL.,. Feb. IL.
EAKr rAnK lssuB.
The great and orofthadowinR question before
the IA gis.a,use y the Lake f1sk bill spd 1t con
talus % pRnr kuotty and ntte legal qucstl M aa
to bswllde. srcn l.uyots in both houses. Fur
tho purpose OF eucldatfrR tho fscta and ascet4
tsin1ug what ttvteo Of ttls and rights tho Untsod
States, STATE, city, railroad and Michigan aTtnuo
reorrt4 J.nwners posless. bill bat been tnuo
duced as 4 substitute fot alt ottsrs. providing
for tho Appothtmant. by tha uo7eenof, of lhsos
gentlemen ennod In the law, who
phati lhotoushiy investigate and report to tho
Legislature, two Jeafs hones. tho la and the facts
OF Tho case. Tnls bill would pass wete Il cot fof
The ,mm unse strength ot the Illinois Central BILL
luhbed by Df. Matk. which has c,nmistet 10 H.
through ths Irresistible arguments ind tnddenea
tf lba Dootof. clo4s majority Of both branches
Of .hs Les!stasusa. Taa lh,nk ia believed TO bo
txtd btysnd rshetsotsry eoail'.etsls*. wv.
thtek ths city II muro scared than hast waaa IL
tupposes lsst .so Leg,slasntc trfsous5 son!em'
plates ss,zsng tho park front bsswssn &'chatsn
sysIua AID tho Haols Gen'sAl'a laek. Vaas
talk !, a esms Of tfaa, Al mat a,rtr hi aronnd
en, q tehe.a ..tnas t9nG ses sEs :hots
sisstx.sss eo:a,nsd sns e., hss's,tu,ss'
., s. r.s.ss's sssss' to tsss.ss = ;s
iss mat public ground e1snnds ea.swasdiy -
d,apassd poias; bat thu Legislature u W.a!ne,o;,
The fec Ia CAltaxo Tor f1as hunaTad tset
depth. from Monroe lsEeet to taEk row, With nsi
power AID anthoFtty 10 sel ana convey tas sama,
The proceeds 10 apply IN tue purchase ana IN
piovenent Of parks TOR the et!y, and to be dis.
i1lbn:ed among the three divisions 20 the 6Ass
ot tl1tbo properly. II II admitted that the state
ens m II Dewees S Aaalson snd Randolph. the lee BE-
rammen n nj r. t eit1. ia eeht hundred thousand
dollars otrred BY ths tert1al Ratifo4d 70 toe city
no for the c,tJ's quit CLAIM 70 these Two el3eka:
10 tttle to themf The Legislature has no preten.e
Of claim. right title Or interest 70 thu PARK pfopes
~ ~ sn1 he b ge1 p.oposes 70 .atnorizs as
m N ,mpadent and aadselor. hu1nbug, and the aa-
D Tae Il 1hild id bioek, bet1esn Madison and Monros,
TIE iaa of Tnisa ,l .hs loss5 ''4o,. e'atms h7a,
po,e, IN to ne eonfseafson S'as aae the p esy
fhss is CHARTER glvta Il the right 70 to
leesuon of IT, uaci, depoi.. st.s,oa grounds ete;
therefore. 1t 1nay take tee block IN question Wiz
conpensst'oa to ne c.ty' nat .ae f ats arnsa
rs,os bss IT, tas m'eoni 5i1 e = psss
ssbwsersa 1ands 'e est st Of IT, ssE On
grourds .hat 4 oHEs I,s nehr q way IN lse, IN
nJ Hat lie pretsaces are.et upor the purpose
rho Illinois Central has no such 1Ahl Of authority,
Eor can the State Leg tature cansutut1nnally Gus
bic them 10 condecste foot Of thaf Monroe street
block. The c1tJs tile TO Lake Fark south Of Manl-
ron street oates nom 1856 wtga .be charter Of The
Illinois Central only dates from Feb. 10, 1851. be-
tue feen 5eats younger thHn that Of the citys ac'
Qui.iton Of that property. Il would be strau9e
eoEt Of legal PROCEEDINGS for the Legislature TO
grant 70 r1llfoad corporation fight wnlea
mad dheen, Je4rs previously bsen vest
eti1 stranger proceeding aor Lezslatuse n
1850, after the city has aeea In peseeaue possG5 -
| zion OF The P3k for tttrfp-karsz ytdIt. ta eeuo
| away part Of this Park 70 the llfnofs GenHa,
Miehl2sa Central. ard shlcaEo pn[taS!@Ji tas1 ni
the city Of Chicago. and IN asnante y - "" ~
, ard vested nshte- Cnfcago ~ * r
good a utje ia the Lake FARE = "a
: Fhetn het1eeu Csi1o and iss depns m his c1ty
anu he LcR1latu1o has lnstas much poEeI, az ns
, nsore to ccnascstc It's uacE IN trpt1 ot MGat2st
. ssenra and dercr II to the cftY OF Chicago as x
q | ttf1. fbe plock Of city properly between Aonto'
= sn5 Nais1sou streets and deliver Il 10 fhase t9le
/ ! rsiroa6 Corporations. The attsmpt htgn
= handed outrage. unsupported By 1egai o noIs
j. 1toht. The Legislature msJ Pass The otA nnat! q
l. fnf,perce Of Dr. MackH potent HKdmene aoa N
- ! 3rsarnerI OF certain Cook Coun'y members. ou
Inc railroads can never b put IN te2At pos
Of that block Of out park against the Will and COL
"a | sers Of the a1y Of Chicago.