, 1869-06-26
CN1EERG1TT OF CHICAGO.
WEST SIDE PARKS.
Meeting Of the Cau,nisstoucrb-rreltm
Sarvey-Diechins. Etc.

special meeting Of the West Side Park Com
n.lssinnera Nas held In PAr1or l, Barnes House,
last evening. President Stanford In the chaiY.
Prtscnr-COmutssioner Gates, Lpe, Ruuynn,
HIT and GftcnetRuu.
Tue MINUTES OF the previous meeting we're read
and approved.
a number Of communications recommending
dlGeren, persons for the position Of Engineer 10
the board were received and placed on ole.
Commissioner Hitt offered the following resolu-
E..e,f+a 1ha. The rEetideet be authorized .s have
s.its I'D tuaains s!"ss 6 t. ID at aos 81
Is Z qssz -; at & L; IL sa ss Il;
,s T.. u e "a e ae ns Ss Il ' ene e tpa a q ~. &
q IL dc ss ne sus 81 as 1e.s e
ns,Esea r. od .pa new city ni.. .ho r.: the
81 o. 81 aref snd the second On sse cxsen
Commissioning Httt stated that the Law required
Of The land might hare The privilege u donaling
lind on either Of the nnes 1t would cost less
money to hare ar lines surveyed, to ser the eera-
tton as IT Fould evcnsually have to be done, than
10 have three surveyed II time.
The resolution WA8 then adopted.
The President reported that under the resolution
adopted at the Last meeting Of the boarl, he had
employed Ar: Wo1eott 70 maze q surrey Of lhe To-
cation Of the Northern Park, above Klnzle street
completed, In reference to the bonls, he stated
that the woFdtnR had been agreed upon, and that,
vlth The exception q ahe o5nalnensal part, they
ipuds
Commissioner Rnnsan, from the Committee on
Rooms and Furniture, reported that the rooms
which bare betn engaged for the board IN the
nayes Block, corner q Rando'ph and Carpenter
stleets. we're ncarty ready for occupancy. The
middle Of next week they conld take possesaion.
Commissioner Gatcs moved that the rules for
tie GOV Fernmeut Il The toatd, subnltset at the
l1st meeting. be adopted. Agreed to. A synopdta
Of ,os gks h1's =; hrsn y TPs
Mas authorized to lave nisJ copies Of the bylaws
Commissioner Hiu oaered the following. which
Rssas<d j hat the President Be authorized to have
The IN. oonnrneinE thr eentrc line Of secsion
g & e he ans sa &c sa
line 70 cpmerce oncfoush Of mile ~es Of the 6E1t,
sse due CIT . on e.:s I'll ne e' & soa 51
Ihs ,hfd hne T. eonenfe = nc neIhMett eosnsx q
onsha ,nte toence due c1tt ooc Ee to csst ltuc Of
Commissioner Hit: said al soon II the proper
time afr.sed there ought to be ditch, commcnc-
of sas I'D sy nIs I'd rnnn ns e @ae
Lake, in order 10 drain lhe Land wh!cn w1s cover
ed with water, and probably would conttuue to be
mentioned hrte VAS fall Of twenty -one feet
Commissions Runysn thought IT would be bet
ter 70 have ia1ge sever. .-..
Ss0,ooo. and that he didn't think 1t MAS necessary,
Sn Me1a Hi1 aRa*ss stes III land
could nox he advertised for.
The President said the nrst thing to be done
alter the elevations Of the LAID were obtained was
to suggest parks on the tines ruu and receive DO
nations Of land.
Commissioner Greenebaum thought 1t would be
bct1ef to c1caie nine parts on PAPER and then tn
Eite pfppett. -oKneH to LOOK y. them and make
odefs o. land He thought II Na1 desirable to get
the 0utlInez Of the PARIS established II soon Al
possible, IN order that the Gse,s1tt conld be ap-
pointed Ii time 10 have the aIsta-4ncata collected
with this year tA1cA-
The President said, Es he understood the law
they could apply at any term Of the Circuit Court
for the appointment OF the nssessoi1 and, having
procured the Judgment the rsecept Issued at
or re, and they could go forward AMI collect the
special assessments ........... ..-...
Commissioner G}rceneba111 nored that COM
nlttee Of three tc appointed 70 present. Tor the
confederation OF Ihe Eoafu, ut its next meeting,
three different outlines OF each park AGTeed to,
and the Chsir appointed COMMISSIONER Ilss,
Runyan md Gfeenetaum. ...
The President announced. as the Finance Com
tntttee OF the EoaId, Commissioners Holden and
Lpe.
't'he toard then adjourned.