, 1873-04-30

Toueo On Tho iilroud Eli, uonfnsenco 20 Commtoc wv
Adjourned.
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LlNCOLN PARK, ASSESSMENT.
comclaasioff or tho arguments OF Col'n-
sol-.speechcS OF Faons Lyman Efaim.
blail ind Holm NJ IoSvctts Esq.
Tho Hon. Lyman Trumbull continued his
aroument IN hola1f ~ tho o,,,octora In 4bo Tin.
coin par1t oaaoaan,or+ boforo f,,iaf 1,,s,ioo VIII
;n.,. ..aatasass ooAo eA1, ',,', us,eo .,M I'm IN
lanas, yesterday forenoon. ao called tho atton-
tlon OF tho Court to largo number Of authori
tieB In support of his assortion TINT thu nAscsg-
uont md thc Inv uni7or wo,, II ,vaa ,no;o ,voro
,,nconatitutional in monv m ort,cn1ora T,,o I'll.
uheeae'As"t'oia1 III ia"AS p@ttculats' LILO 1ol-
lowing were the most important points raised
by him: That tho Constitution madc it impora-
tiycly uoccasarv for tic Iccislaturo to icorrorat
or reproduce IN tho amoudatorv aet tho fuIl tort
Of tho sot amondod This, he contended ter had mot
contested assessment had boon nude. That tho
object Of tho law must be- o1ear1v rat forth md
o~,,1oino5 1v r.. t;,lo II t,,;a rosraot a,ao 14
tho Lincoln fark low was dofootfvo' and tor
,hoeo two reasons 1t was unconstitutional and
void. That tho Park Commissioners ,Yaro CON-
1c]tet1 bv tin law tn nurc],nso within n voar t1a
1aud for Which tho assosgmont wog ma;1o md md
that with tho firet yoaEH inHtaliment OF tho as-
sesslnont und tho salo Of bonds only a,,nrt
ebo0'o0o could be ra,sod, which would not be
sufficient to make tho purchase, For this rca-
,a,,t ,.o,,,a apaata s..,s' Iil. !o as'
sessHone "oulo create aupHoqncnt indobted-
ness, 11 o. tue bonds would havo to DO taxed and
THIS also rendered tho law unconstitutional.
Judge Irumbnll nrrguod these propositiona at
tlls spec TOOK up tho titno Until noon, and ut
tho closo the Court adjourned for dinner.
ny. q. n. JeWett ono OF tho counsel for tho
rarn uommastonere, commenced the closing ar-
afternoon: ,a1n e a,n,ouncea IN opening TINT ho
would coni,ne hinsolf to tho constitutional pro-
Visions under Which aaaeasnont nnf tax levice
wero nlade. nnd would 1i5at nkotch tho history Of
might 10 moro thoroughly understood. This llo
proceeded to do, explaining how ccmotory md
other lands lying aloug tho lako Hhoro wero de-
tSe xSseo asoort;ppG 20 pGfk nufpos9a He aenie5
that tho asaesement Which rora
rise to tho suit wls cunning sclomo of lnn.i
dealers to increase tho yAluo of thor property At
received iegal recognition for the frat It t;mo ,'
there were t(,rco gonarnto nud diafinot nnr, nro.
jeetg in tho different directions Of tho ri civ mi
surrounding towns. There woro thrao soS.rato un
and and distinct bodies Of Park comniaHionols, ono
body another pot OF powers aid another boily
no poworu ut ali. Tlo Lincoln Park GommaSy po%S
Hioilors were in the IaBt nnmed cnmdi.
ton, md it became snocesHnrv In rivo tha,,
authori ty, in order tint neotci ;rnnrnynmontat -
tho porf might DO Made, Ntr- T'rnninIi'a ~ W
gumont was That th;s ought to hnyo ham ,,ono
Under a general law mt Ellis was irnroctioah,o
in tAo highest degree. Whnt won,J tonoIt tio
West Side might ruin the Bonth Si,je un1 ho ~ ~
no good to tic North Side. Tho nhinctnra. SrSt ut
obfoction to tho assasan,ont ,yaa tIat ~ ia,"
under which It vas 1nnilo fIocs mt an,iv - Tin'
coin Park, because tic conditions wiG,}c3 rondnr
tho law applicable do not exist IN Tn coun ~
that mark. Thoy ciaimeI tint tbn Inv nrovedv 1T "
for tho formulation anf j,nnrovamnnt ~ .1a
park, and not for tho nmrahaso ~ cnndo,,,' smo !
nation of land. Hfs enswor ~ ~,
VIVA TINT tho boundaries of t,,o na,ls snS
Ind boon fIxcd by tho law. and iaroo nort}bn oS
tic land had bcei, giYon by tho cIty. Thoro vat i
remained, in order to comploto tho legal bonn-
darleB tho laud for tho purchase of which the
assessment had boon lovfod, and it was made thot.
duty Of tho Commissioners to make tie addI-f
tion, Tat, when thoy In tha, tho obiootors con-
tond TINT the provisions Of tho law for tho CONS
pletlon and management OF the park woro not !
being carried out. The speaker thought tho OBJ /
joction would not stand q critical examination by !
tho Court, md then went OIL to argue tho juris-.
diotton OF tho Court in tho promises. Ho oouldti
not understand the objections rs to tho olaractor
OF tho Lincoln Park law. 1t was called special, i
gonoral and amondatory, and its inyalidity waB'''
claimed on all throe grounds Granting that 1t 1
Waa local anu epooal tax, as assortod, 1t WAS Y
stu constitutional, because tho Constitution did
hot prohelt the passage OF m act OF tho olaas tot
which tue ono under discussion belonged. The
CONSTITUTION ela not prohibit tho Legislature