, 1873-05-24
Judge Williams Confirms The Lincoln
Park Assessment,
Ono Wilbur F, Storey" Sued by a
Firm Of Contractors,
Interesting Bankruptcy Notes--.C .Crimi-
nal Court Items.
Tho Too1kc-Fnrwell Casc---Tllo
Courts Condensed.


Lincoln Park Commissioners for confirmation
OF the special assessment Of 1871. for tho I'M
provoment and extension Of tho park, involving
sa'2oo' 600. With regard to tic question oi
1uriadcson, tue Court held that, undor tho Con.
stltllion Of 1913, md also by virtue Of decision
OF the supreme Court, tho Circuit Court had
1uTledot1on In the case, and power equal to that
OF the Supreme Court. Tho Court would only
doaI with tho gravor objections raised to
tho assessment, as 1t Was impossible to deal
with oil tho objections brought forward,
moBt OF which arc baaed upon purely
technical grounds and wero unworthy Of noto.
The Court decided that tho objection that the
aotof 1860, and amended net OF 1871, fniiol to
apply to Lincoln Park WIS not valid, because, II
tho laws did not apply to that park thoy could
not ba n1ado to apply to any othora within tic
Jurisdiction Of tho Stato Of Illinois. Tho
amendatory net Of 1871 provided for tho pay
ment Of condemned lands by tho issue Of muni-
cipa1 bonds. Lincoln Park meots all the require
nants Of that not The objection Of tho amentla-
tory nature of the act boing Of no avail because
tho law was CONSTITUTIONAL although nmenda-
tory. Tho objection that tho parties making tho
assessment were not corporate authorities on tho
ground that tho Legislature, having established,
by tho union Of tho corporations a district, and
placedit. for purposes designated in tho act,
under the Park COMMISSIONER control, is equal
~ untonablo. III support Of his viows on tho
case the Court quoted authorities occupying
several pages Of his decision, tho decisions in
cnaoa in the Courts Of Oregon and Indiana be-
ing dwolt upon with particular stress. Accord
ing to tho Inv, the impartial opinion Of tho
Court was that tho lovy Of tho Commissonors
was, purely, an assessment, and not to DO
n1reH 5r Ill
erty-holders- received fair remuneration for
their land. Ihero was no doubt In tho mind
or tho Court, thnt tho assessment waa fair aud
that the boautifying and extension Of tho park
adverse opinion would DO a death blow to tho
very existence Of tho park, and would place a
bar to NIL suburban improvements to come. He
considered that wore there any doubt tho park
considered ample evidence had bcon brought Tor u.
ward to Show that tho vicinity of public parks
was invariably q cause for increase in tic value
of Of tho adjacent lands:: Tho Court closed with
to be overrulcd. I shall, therefore, sustain tho
motlon m to confirm tho aaAossmont." Judge
premo Court.
ZONE "11nun E. STOREY" oa1,. SUED FOR $1,000
Joseph James, and Warren A, Wells. masonry
contractorH, IN partnersllip under tho firm namo
nlaint aco'net x ~ SV @ o y t,'e1r oln Or COM
piainapts aver that ono Wn,,r oouauy, ION. Ion
to do certain work on thu atr,,c,,rc ~ to snnI
west corner Of Washington street and Fifth ay-
o9 o9uf e. n,h;siiy ,n;idy}, To- ay the foundation walls
inp-houso Of tho r. 0hcauo H1om W T;,,,a publish
paper, and other purposes, 'Gcompiainnut. a'"a IN
the last throo words, unburdoning h1a
appropriate use INV snare room of % q nnn Iipy ~,
oupied by such moral newenaner would hss mt mt
to. For tho work, zone Wilbur " vas was to INV INV
Sl36o9 Gen years, advertising gone at swoop,
did certain extra work on tho prenliyos: :: that
they havo been unpaid TO tho ettont nf a5 mn
since tho 1at day Of April lust; that Zone yd VII
tract bur " whSaHd % oompsiaants into sgntng
out could not possibly bo constructed that d.
fendant declined to nav comDlainnnt lila reaaon.
ablc demand, and instructed Lis bland architeet
to treat with complainans, who agreed to COM
to 1op OF $500 from the: contract % prise
that tie wheodling Wilbur, who wslks nmnnr'
otc. aud the architects have laid their heafls t..
gether and arc trying to prop up their moribund
G9nsoIn BY .G,onspirng to hinder payment
ture, namely, 1000 and intoroat from tho " 1st
day Of April last; wherefore thoy pray TIM. ona
Wilbur J.. Storey F" be made to anawer in a court |
Az soon as tho legal reporter or tho Tina.
road tho bill, lo very wisely sold h;a conv i"eo 70
tho Inter- Ocean man for So cents. md w,ag 1ast A.
aeen was standing in front Of tha Emntoynant ,"nt
Bureau shod, with coat oil and nhirt-siaavas
rolled up laggling, with a follow wreck. over
the purchase of q Hecond-hand naw-horso u.N' o'of
DECISION IN THE TooKE T v. 1so. x1mpaIn nAar
In tho case Of Tooko ', KinbaIl Tm,ca ra'1E; Earm
well, yesterday morning. ranioroI lis aos;a. i"a~
Tho suit was brought by TooHo for tla n,,,,oao
OF obtaining from KimbalI gneco narsarn,6p,.no
Of contract to convey lin G acros ~ IanI a
joining the Normal School at Tnnlo.vnna unua w.
$500 per acre. Tie case las been bTo beforo tbs ns
Supreme Court In q suit brought hv Eimhou Iuo ~
set inside tho coutract which resu1cd ~ fnnn. ~
defendant. Tho Court romarkod that til, It was az
OF tho contract in ali rnanccta ' .o,.;"ls onsJs
tho counsel in tho case s~i did "As,t not
D number Of oIscnre nrov;aon. Auoae 4ta uro IN u
which it is difficult to determine. T7he romrt'a
Impression was that tho donstrnct;on ,yi,;ch
tho parties to tho contract ravo W
it at the time Of it's making waH 1the ,oro
rect one, and that It must be- hc1d tb.t ~ ,,nJa,
The contract KimbalI was to ho reoniro5 ~ 1r;,a
reote noat deed on the 18Th Of MareI, and on pay
on tha oronnrtu ,vos ,o, ~ Z, "..n t4oa