, 1869-03-16

7pste Edt CT Il TIE Gl.exRo ,tlunre:
upos the sd Of this month will be pre-.
scuttd to the electors Of South Chfcago,
Hyde Park aud Lake the most important
question that has yet come b fora them Ia
the history Of our city: Shall there be
pa1k IL the South Division-Jea OF lot
hsd hoped to haye seen some one generally
supposed to hare been conncc ed with the
project from the start, aud therefore thor
orkhi, acquainted With the subject. present
it, merits ard tt Is to be regretted that the
press IN genera! have not mt re vigorously nd.
vocsted the mea-ute. Its merits must be
shown, or we adult that 1t has none Con
vinced, Ar. Editor, that the provisions Of
the South Side blu are not fully under.
stood. from nuch that have seen
aid heard, mud, deemtpE ths mafter O;
vital Importance to tho tuture prosperity Of
| the South isfsisfcn. as taxpayer Of the
t1wl of Lake take the liberty 81 oE ring
few Suggestions winch may not oe amss at
| this time
The fourth Tuesd,y Of March Is uear at
| tesuined. Every vo,er should well uuuer-
| stand the matter. 1t us look at The bill
! providing park and c-n1ecting boulevard
| upon our scuthert border, The m .s1 1mpet-
tant provision OF Rh,:h Is that wherein the
mst.s and bounds arc p1.inl5 and definitely
whesr this park shall be. By .helr votes the
,lec,ors OF sou.h ch.esgo, hyde Park aid
Lake ehall locale the YaFk. Tbus far no one
can complain tha, ,hose Interested IL tecus-
irg ths pas.agc Of the TIL before the Legis-
1sturc have not acted ID tho most iair,
strsfeht,orward and honorable manner With
the people. especially IL pFovt5ng that
| they shall vote upon 1he question. The bill
once sustat, ed, 1t is flLn1 There Is po,hius
| Lett Tor the future TO determine. There L no
y. nh.tr txhs kih& H. 4$
vided ..z., There arr no "at Or nears" nor
s'psoYided that's" about It. 1t Is f.fT, def
| Mite proposition. We epropose 10 have 4 par k
IL such p'set docs IL suit YOU: Now, II
some partks have purchased lands fronting
the park aud boulevard, tnes are to be c,n-
ta:e, and their confidence N the electors OF
the Soush Side, they Will BE- rewarded. Com
plalnt has becn made that these parties hare
secured all the desirable tracts; the column
. II offered for tnle In our daily papers is .uf.
T 1cient contradiction Of this. But even II they
: had got The monopoly Of caoiee. fsonts,
. somebody, Mr. Editor, has to take the
: ertas improvements. Therefore, Al honor,
: iii credit ard golden profits TO those who
. | have thm far carried forward this noble
r project, which, II the eleetors nov only sec
. ord. will mike Chicago indeed worthy tht
: cocuomcn OF Garden City.
It Is oht cted to because It i too tat south
fhoula ike 10 mect tho calculating mfnl
that can better It. 4 sabbath Days Jour
i. pey, somehcdy says. Narrow, Indeed, must
be tho imss sn.t,en q .ne man y cs. crsno. kno*
NOT, n small degree, comprehend ths
future In this regard: twenty year4 ago
l. senator Douglass, with lew thousands
purchased sne University and oakcuxsl'
tras,.. ot15 ;Een.y ysafs II. hundred, Of O. oa
hernrd civilization Id fheSA shdr
= sears ths city has caught u
i. With md pa*sca IA beyond, The suburb. *
tcudtrg 10 Wootylle olAIou, three miles
:, b yond Coughs pasce' aut 10 The lower en'
uue 10 our Court HOUSE than Is uentra
| PsrS. New York, 10 the Bst'ery, sod for ac
ce:.}blIity the Seu Tork Pask Il not to b
coz pare4, with our numerous railway ttstc:
!, running pesl, the most distant not hall
: il !, To much Of an undertaking for th
. s. nth Division: How maa{ weze heard t
declare the lake t2une1 TOO lasEe ps,:jrct
z and how ea..l5 aud successfully was Il ac
: complished! Ard there ~tse thoSs Hho eses
e,thele.s al obstacles suecuuhet bef,t
- Chicsgu clergy. 1t rqu,srs co prophet Il
+ | forrteli ,hst tre oar prk Is c,u
- nereed thosc Wao nov dse. r; =.
'e viii " opder that they aoub' ed Chicago abb!
~ IN arc mp)l-h y hal y rs unaer:Akea. Ba
. sbr n.rt,cui.r .tj ctiuu witch /. uEg~d
OF tsxa,iop. Now Il every eleetor Of tne Sout
Division E"eld eaf11t 'ssa s.t nlor.son nj
;iculsIjy applicable 70 fa1a1s n. remit
r, ths ASSERTION lnat the measure would B
c orcrr hesm,ac.y carried. Let 10 eleetor b
e Induced 10 vott ag:,ost The blu mill 10 m ~
IT " lea>, read !: otce caFefully' lhen,9A -,
e rsn vote ar.tIst be tcilawtn. clhus.: III
{. Asseeso,s ,ball ssse-s the am SUIT upon psot
II trfy In south Chicaeo, uycs Park aad Lak'
l. aecu.d b+neased, u aear Ct ta3y % u Pr
pors.oa 70 ne e<aJs.s rzssatag tArsfTpa'," :