, 1869-01-24

Address, THBUHK COMPANY.
Chicago. N.
Oily shdat'loers. can hare TIE SUN:
: D3F TRIBUNE delivered ~ carrier on
1eapklg hs order ia cur Counting Room,
PARxs AID Bou1HYARDA,
There Is no lack Of bills t. be sub.
mIttcd 10 the Legislature, haviDg Tor thpt1
object the establishment OF parks In Chi.
cago The discussion OF this subject hzs
resulted IN producing unanfnity q sensi.
ment upon cer;aln points Of 7ftu impar.
tence. It has been determined, and Is
cow universally admitted, sh1& the sopox-
rapby OF Chicago and is str4ddlinf
location upon the river and branches,
renders It inprac.icsble to make any one
park satisfactory to the wholc citY.
Thus, all discussion a to whether the
great park should be located On lhe
north. CT on the south, OF on the west
ern limits Of the city, has been silenced
by the general determination that no
such park will meet the public wants
and that nothing less than park In each
division Of the city will be-. &c.
cep.ahle. Lincoln Park having, slrexdy.
3 start with tAir proportions, capsbls
OF being enlarged, mky>bs regarded as
the initial point IN what ,hns become, In.
the popular estimation, 3 system Of
park This system, IS elaborated bv the
Board ol Public Works, coutemplates- a
broad avenue extending westward from
Lincoln Park tc The city: limits, themes
extending south kaI passing through .one
or two parks to the southern ltmiu of.;he
city, md theGce eastward to, a pnk ,nn
the lake shore. This grand highway,
when planted, will form ! ahandsone con-
uecuon between the seye1A paris and
the several tiyisions p1 the citY; it vii,
in fac', 80 connect all the public grounds
IS to make them practically bui parts 81;
3 continuous PARK extending around the
enlire limits ol Chicago, And, In view Of
The future wants and gro1th of the city,
We think It l. not extrRvagant.
Thus tAr there IL pretty general con-
cu1rence Of opinion. Tas. Is to SAY,
all ngree as 70 the e1pedlency Of .pru7id-
Jig for more than one palk. an5 OF .heir
being connected by grand drive. Bu,
parks cost money. and this drlYe, or
boulevard. fifteen miles long, will
involve & pretty large expenditure OF
money. The boulerard-iiaeI {if- made
cne ttousaud tees wfde). viii require
about $500 acres, the cast Of which nav
be estimated according to location at
fiom $500 10 sa,5o0 az acre All propo-
siiionh authorize the location of The parks
atu the condemnation of the land hy
ccnmissiontrs, hut there ts 3 difference
OF opinion ~ 10 The mode Of paying the
cost One party proposes 10 take sttip
OF lard 1000 10 1,4o0 iees wide Tor tho
bousc-:.d, and from each side oi this to
set Of building lots and altea; with a
itortsae upon tie drive On the hfeesu
miles Of boulevard there will bs double
frontage tqunl to thirty miles, or Los, 400
3eet. This frontage, theee: gentlemen
estimate, will ind rapid sale.. ICso1d. at
$50 per tzoni foot it will realizs~, 1890.
wv u teld ~ $500 per toot The hand
some sun, ct sis SAC, coo wi!lbe fes1ixed1
Hence thtse gentlemen propose 4hAs
The city Shall become <ho owner
OF thsse thirty m,les 'pr frontage,
and shall open real cstate oface, and
from the proceeds Of the sale ply. the
CIT Of the whole serie1 Of PARIS, boule.
Varo, md, their planting, decotauUn snd
preser7ainr. But the e1pedieucy Of
going into real estate speculation ii our
municipal capacity may we'll be doubted,
It will perhaps be as well to leaye that
hasineS' 10 The neap1st. il the m.
mense value In the h&nds Of the city that
the proceeds OF the sase can be estimate d
anywhere from $4,000. 900 to Sa5 ,ooo, 900,
It Will be. Of course, wor,h that ssme
amount in the hands OF private ciuzenA
We doubt the prooriety Of the ctsy's IN.
dettaking any other work than Its Ieritt-
mate duty Of providing for The general
welfare Of the citizens.
The. sale atd practicable plau for tha
city, IL aeaIe whore special beueft q
rendered to prtvnte property by q public
*o1k, u TO asses q reasonable proportion
Of The cost Il the wo1k upoa tho pron-
e1ty btnef3ed. II the proposed marx.
ST,ho I uol'.,a.o ,h,.. % saa'' improve the value
thereon to IN extent eaua1 10 The whole
Cost Of snrh park ard tculevsId. whit
courac more reasonable and proper, or
more strictly honest and Just, lhxn 10
assess upon such property, in consider
cost,of,ha I.,d. .a-a.A | :aos evn;Gtteo' M ne
hnt trv ,7oo.r.s - .s1 s.Is.m 1nste Ate
~. lousn @ VINO wiz nea'
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t,ra. ~ - s " @,tce OF 1ouS
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saen MT - pS .ps.,o. Auus ~ ~1h De
nrIyz1A tns,v;sr.1. 80 VIC aa tue etsy Or
fha 80. .,a' .s.1' 80 sue ,a1oassge on
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com n;.t;en.", - sas,ness win III. eneless
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~. s>'s'o"eoa 1au poohc corpora
aprs.
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"D.s0el sns p.1Asln tne eeyerA divisions
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t-sr cs s,e.q'.. qussenn' ana Is not 20 Tres
~ o'tneu'aes snas opposite opinions