, 1870-10-07
LINCOLN PARK.
E:rss.cctfon Of The Work OI
Izc,srs. Nelson & Ec1.s,is.
Visit to the Park by the Board Of
Public Works.

Yesterday Messsa- e,c1son 4 NeEsoo, wha have
for several years teen connected with Lincoln
Park iii the CAPACITY Of contractors for the Inakilu,
OF roads, setting cut Of trees, cAca,in of lakes,
aGl all .;hr1 matters rcttaEins 10 the Dsau:ify-
tlE OF l.arl, cltssrl 1ttIS cunuectleh With this
work 1twds tactr natural dcslzr. closing thctr
!atprs en- work II such .,ab.r Interest, that the
Et.l.u of Public Works, by whom tAeIf col.lac:s
Lad hera aw.rs2.. tfcn atl,l to III thcf wcfe
rrsG6n& he, should Inspect thtiT laDorS- AMI sec
tte .tSu:ts lEat ha's been 3c.onpitsacI. 1u HuE-
tEa: c. tf fS tcTucS1, MtSsrS. Cntter, McA A7tfur,
Mi ri, div,l,c, Coi,ais .lonc!s ol the is3ar ii
Erly|tc Wurks; Mr. Hair, the Superintendent of
t.tv PARKS; GLneral stockton, anil Jacob R:hln,
I.sq, Tlttsrlay vssltei Lsuru.n rAsA a:4A tnos-
Gu lily insltc.tsln, US well as tha! portion ef The
Lake skusr Drive extending Westward from e4l-
kIt1n aIruui..
Wr al, .etur,rf,cr the Worth s!le.rayk asl. was
few years a.U-a baE1cn hand VASE, cut Iy'
Eu,lif., :.ni Lvs;3.Iusltd with OCCASIONAL busa:s
anil kc,uLhS 11ees: hut few are thcy, who, Al they
coustast The appc.r.:.:c4.l II isSs wl.A is Rtee3
lawns, suFlnE hills nls.es OF Ecrtu-e, AMI 3urr-
tae streams, think OF the men to whase rlue:t:
labur unu cultivated :as:c 1l!s chanke T. dds-
So:lipg w0u:d be Elnrc unfair thau 10 lnoE upon
Mcssrs- Nelson / Nenson.s who have donc tn!s
great WOII, as Mert Contractors whose s39e hnl-
EQC:Ie ya.tl Of wosk lone. They haze t.ts.u i
pu1sy:a interest III Ilctr Ll!'oE; thtT have jcls
rgr.rd Of what they wtrc do!u-, and they have
spart1l nothing to make Lincoln tagk mottl OF
cIecallce REOnE parks.
NC Lave had, ever Anl anon. our malcst Jest
at The 3Uur,l Of Publ: W.r6s. sc have told t.c
t,ietrut. We have trstled with them, and na:e
! tuockGtl at thr!r auesIan WE'LL aul inc famous
Etoi,G bul Ii vain deny taal taesc same n1cI.
division os .ls city thss GENE IRON. 10 push io:.
| Earl L1con Park Carter, aat hurley, and Nc
arthn1 have rval1e,1 ope auothcr IN their dcstsy
s!a.s u ais Sut Tor tEe Es hae , c'ts. M ss ->'
Ycs:cr1iay AFTERNOON WIS tierotcti, by the aaoy>
rrentioEcl gentlemen. nni the Ipe1.is'cEs Vi The
| II the park aud the lake sllu.r drive, which ::
rapidly teacAil,G Dise.ses aEGiiuc. in ms nel:a
tv,toSa 1ae pany mt ,.,s.,,a, A.; =; u; har,ss r
t4S eMrayaa 0ss''1sii IN 4ss Thor "' Of s.onnin:
,aa1 ,ossI. TIas il die bs. ia5,ue nutescs 0
branches 81 hight angles with The water AMI all
Chut,nv then! with stakeA The hen"iictN result
ucen'inr Of n stnp o, land whlrh IS III man
ltasrs lItry feet ~'te. The work OF protecting th
shore, atl Of c.,t!s sl.''!l.. fhe ssa;t Is stcad
an intelligent energy wllnse results will soon b
/ manifest Il, 1ll.
! ls.tu,n1ur tJun the Dive, With arretltcs sharp
cne,l by the Wild. which blew Iccnl, from a:ros
lluu.e III this park. wherr N"se-s, = .lsoa Ben
SOU had caus.d ~ 's'aas,l tul1ti1a ~ b
| spread THIS hnlldtng Mas vre.'e Iv these gee
tlcmcn. who We. I p.tolt'tci ,"s- II for the sal
Of rrfle:l.sIcEls, As 4, consk.tfad1n fur tacl
AccPlnE the ice IN a proper condition foF sSattsa
THIS they have done, though With no ryadt :
themselves Alcy ts;s psr;y had Assuac:uhsIe T.
chickens. hnd shown that they cared no: Tor III
Israt Atish trfu.nAnce " ,porS, nor the Mahou
etan ohjec:i M To sparkling ch1MfagEt
litEtEal SlcArth1., President OF the Board G
l'ubltt Wu1ks, 1nala tcH remarks relative To th
occasion which hail c1tictl them together. II
iec]tnglr expressed the regret nt hts associates Q
. ile suutltling OF The connection which md c.
,, tslc,l 50 long between them and Nvssrs Nelsc
hld Beuson. For lour years they HI
: | ltAu working to accomplish the san
ttla-the completion 0f Lincoln PARK. We
sl.l.r as he was, he had nrstt, ttEwatd that w'r
: hut he had lo.Ikesl n,,on |, rs the PARK tor II
: whole ctty.-as the one which WAS :ross Acccss
hle.1o majorit! OF lts residents As II tNc pas
! ! 70 In the ilisure, ne should spare no eG1-ss
make i lhe great rlace Of public rtsa1,. ~ 60
: rntlv.t Ls watnls commenting the r'.-.,r.oEs
ltr PARK Commissioners, for whom they We
!, | constructing the lake saorc Drive T1ey wp7
fnd n thcsl faitnfa, acd intelligent asststant<
Mfs>Es4 Carter. rztntl!ville. Nelson, aud BE
STE, slso nlattc t,Etrt remarks, au, after Shu
t'tne srcui In general conversation concerning 4
r Improvement III tue park. It's tktcn6ina 10 Il
!, moth l,y tie addition 0f the NeHbcrry ant Fl
\ fer estates, and to the gulih by tit MtllfM
tr..ct tac parry returned to taels Carriages, 4!
; fnt1,. f,4rk III thr k.ty.