, 1870-01-01
ZEAL I1rAIE
Prsxresa sf the Hssth Fafk-s1pessiaion frsD
rseeeuDaIsts NaneA WaAfoa for tAe
FAFts-NkeA Taxes Dee.nsR
Lcn On FrspeFt5-Rea1 Ks-
snse Trnzsfefu for 1Ao8
and fer 1S60t Etc.

The public generally. and particularly the clti-
zers OF The sor1h Diyision, viii be interested 70
fnow Whit prosreAs tho South Park
Corn!Ae!oncss have made, up 10 1he
e,css Of the 3eAr, toward ue es:ahllah-
OF tAud for that purpose, hsve teen oonfued To
the wt4teFu orc of the two parks winch aFo pro.
vldtd Tor tn tne South Park act. We: tho one
no1leed ~ Futy.atss and siks!esb sreets ana
oI this patk - s4a acrtA ofwhlch the conmission-
en- nave Pu1cnMtd 3s7H selsa IL tracts vsrying
81 df9 u' e .st' ssd i" IL; T. s9s g.:
eees atees:.e, Tor tbs 1r.sel 0' poaisa2d asSsad
ja1eticn sisn TO pvt u 'hs eoinsz Of Fds5.alss
street and co,1aao Grove aveaue,-exceps ons lot
Of eight, feet front beLween Thilty. ninth and
e1t Il 10 keep tbet puIcnases tn ~ compact body
II practicable. 10 that they can begn improve
mtLts II toe ap'tng a. toon g "a ifua: well oat
the uorih one Of the TWO paskh together with
tie boulevard approaches 10 H. there remains
be acquitted Jet one hundred and tn11teea
1CIeA In the park, one lot Of 50 feet front on
DIexc boulevard, aad nearly the whole OF the
gy0ul AlnLR the Y est aide OF kank1kee boule.
saso. itcm 1hst1. .stsa stress 70 II. 1ancuon win
Are prepared With funds 70 make tnexe PURCHASES
4Eo ores usera1 prces 10 tue osnerf, but meet
sM xi1n oEsas1ss n ne dnpo;1ton 1s.s s1 m
Or eeposnnss.on of taeir isnd The osaefs 81
ssx IRON Il COO % 900 per scle not xltastaadiog
hRtt otter innu ~ alo3nd tneifa has been bou2ht
- IN average q .. co peg acre; and whlch. bnt
for tic e4taultAEneuI OF The paIk, would pro o4tly
loi be worth over s1,ovo 10 sl.a39 per acre, Tae
tEktsncc Of the sLioot lot on DreIel oouleFhrd
sI 1so tss ssoT ~.
Ie1t s o1les.a5 me- ras sf:sss soasa!
o. o. ons 1867
corIer lot and ontr aeo fas one which lies between
totu: Ole of The Joint owners u willing to lake
ssne utsEo .ilion TO demand e1oFultaar prices
81 The lasd 70 % i.tsn along no
1872 feet wide, aIore tie = eat side Of SCUM PArk
aVenue, from Ihnts'nEtn ttreet 10 FIT. .o1er
teen blocks, ii lola lss feet deep. The majol7ty
o. tL1s u ON utd by parties VITO nave conlderaole
uac.s q land, asd who, when the 1s9 feet Is
tnkth on atd tu1htd into q boulevard, would have
'roltsre ou street three Tines "a vide 4, 1. vas
be!eJe and consequently I frontage tnet would oe
IN Mtunely more vAl laolo than before, The Com.
m's.,oI Iers lave tocGbt ID several plaees a,ong
the lard owners; rome neas Thirty 9th ssreet 1t
so rer front loot tss feet detp), sud sone On the
TIe, slso M male siandira oa.1 of sso ~ Per 'front.' @
FIT, nat street: sono OF tue most g!sap.ng Of
i15it'&'oot iieis loot ' iDstesd Of 10, sna pha Il
ttntr localities demand neaH7 double WhAt
tie ConLie1onefs have paid In the aAme ne!Kh-
boEhood. Some Wen.kuown real estate dealers
AID sgtnle are ss1d 10 b. engaged n the eldrAsor
she,e iheJ have recently bought uae.s Of Land.
TIA, purpose. the onlJ recourse Of the Comnis-
s,orers H. Of courst to apply TO The Circuit Court
70 nsYs a1d rTooeea 70 bare
tiop, however, II tnat Ito uEe1el HoaIesart wIll
be lnpruted trsr, ~ 1he Commissioners
S 81 e 70 as e.,
kapkekee boulevard comes folf blocks nshtef 10
The city Than Drexel, and ou4 ht therefore, 70 DO
u p1osta 1nt UT Ihs na.1o" W n.saasd po!!et o:
While en- the f1b1ect Ct parLs It seems nppTo-
r11hle tt to call attention to the want Of SPECIFIC
and enpnorlous neans for the separate patse
Two Fsrts a. Tho "soutn raf*." and seon, tho
r. f1,e q oa ,ns sean
Parc," cr The "Sou'beAst Iark Of thB South
rsrk." IL 10 Eot orit cuuoe-sou A3a confusing
Invention, Or association Of idea, in tht. no.1en-
csnturo u tie new public E!ound*- These ntt Iii-
tIotd for places Of pieetafe ND recreation. Aaa
II cir nan-s shcud not onlJ b. pes ant soq1da tn
tbe1,t elses, but saon.d he auci a. would cal up
rtesfaut AlsoclAtiotA ipltead OF bctcE Al tAth
terms n surveyors u-e 10 des,snCe fte Mere
kIeA 0f &Eu0uus j . 100 uuEu ALo = mao
b+rtpR hla children inktcsa os naEIuS tneLn-
A colN spondcnt Inquiries Of In IL regard 70
The dale at rAsrh or a<Es " prnitrfy ttrek J.k
(pr all fo1ea n the cA1nf,g .hrar.'
We eIpIt1Led this z Atler 1ome months ago hat
s6 VIC haye received o.ntE legctf1es o. thn sane
tubfect e!rce then, repeat them Ior the bcutat OF
al: The Cay On hicE EtppeF1t 10 listed tor tAxa-
ton Is the time At which The lte7 attscata to
the property. From that tuna lbe, are 40
epctn tEance on The. property until paid
Thf claims for Stale and couEty taxes become Z
III upon the property on The 1ss day OF April,
std J0r CITY taxes On the tst day Of May. Tnnse
uko desire to refer to the Acta Of the 1ttslatnre
where the Particular are ret forth, will md the ua
in 1be acla Of Mafrh 8, 1861, March ., 1867, and
February II, fsta n t1ADtfrfa Of property, It IS
riually The subject Ct agreement Ett1een tho
psrsics - to which onp ANAL pay The taxes to the
Collector. -..
In our resi- estate article Of last week, We gave
the totsl member Of traISteI5 Of properly for tho
Jeav and the aggregate FAl1e OF property conveJ.
Cd by then during year ur 70 December 81 II -
add The 6ua!nesa CT the pa1t week, It mAktA tho
general tolsl ~ compared TO last Jeai as follow:
No. a. Valuation If
traHUer& property
lfeS..... ......--.s,.A.+.....6.3tu 440hF,Yo1
1eG9- ........1,tb AO,1Gl. 3D
The following tahle ano1e the volume and ten-
de1cy OF trAntscuone tn real eatAts al:utte within
4 Iad1us extending seven miles iron the Court
Herse, dr1!pR the nEe days cnuIrg December 81,
tne agRieGale volume IN each direction, and tue
fnrot hn,nv rnr,nA vetth ftn