, 1874-01-01
The SOUTH PARK.
17ork Done During the Ycar.'-1Ee
Financial Statement.

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{oT tho year ending Dec. has been il
med and will bo presented to tho COUNTY Con
,;s.iooe1s in q few days. Il begins With th
anrincer'p statement OF the work done Oh tn
1,,ls and bou,cvards during tho season, fror
rh;eh Nc extract the following:
GRAND BoCLE-AnD. I.
rh,. norton Of The main drive which not com
,,5 )ast ketsou, from Eiftie;h to Ffty-hlyt stre1
5s .ssu grayecd with Joliet g.ave1 TO its fall Wilt
16sy-hye feet and onIleted with cohble Stone gu;
t,s ~, each tide. The tidu drive Gu the east sda
ths 7 1ujryard, from Oaksood avenue 10 Fozsy-atxt
s1e;- has BEEN built of e'2y' thirty feet w.de. n
.-,1 lave Leen dressed wi:a clay mud manure, ans
sea,fi down With Lassn grah'.
DREIEL BOULEVARD.
.rrcr nj cccacut iitc has Leeu laid from Fifty
rr. cet to Fofty-htytuth street, for oil TIL
,rre water IRON the roads aud piutiug space-,
connected "ith the Hsde lark sewer on futy-nrs y
T".ifrrd The planting Spaces throughout tho Ell
ire ieus:h Of the Eoueva1d have Leen laid out
I'D with clay aud mature, plaEtcd with fores
e,.zI ard tlrals, aud seeded down with lawn grass
RE VA GU the ornamental grounds have been laid ou
md tueed with clay, covered with lake snoEa gravel
Lr ri &c Oh tue SIDE, from O4kwocd avenue tt
brook street. bis been finished to Its full width with
1os;c: Grlyc- .
Tae broadway from tue wcst tu the e1st division ol
t,s prk has been grubbed out aud graded.
wksr DIVISION or TARH.
Tie ninth 6fty Vi the Park been dug over,
sesAs with c!1y u.ld manure, aud the grade rAacu III
.oo1d4.ce with tie Ians aud seeded down With lawn
r1ast anI planted vita forest trees under the drec
s'un ii lbe Landscape Arcsitcct. 34yard avenue,
rom Tue northwest 10 the northeast corner Of the
psrl hss been g1avc.el with Juliet gravel its full
ltb Of forty feet, and finished of with cobble stone
e.; drives Ct BAvard avenue, aud about eco feet Of
The we.t drre have also been built Of clay, covered
Win Joir, gravel All the walks this portion Of
fla ,ask hive bttn laid out and hn=hed with clay,
corer.t with Like Ehors gravel. Pipes have becu laid
sJcus the loads and walks wherever necessary to carry
oa The surface w4ter, End connected with tie Fifty
frst street seHeI-
The grv.ter portion Of the oak ridge on the west
side Of lie ak FROM the completed portion fAr
Eovh Is E.1lyhret street. haA been corertd With veg
e,she n.od:a from tho low ground ready fec Seeding
IN the spring.
EAST rAEE.
considerable amount Of grubblpg md thinning OF
tres hus been done the oak rdgc<, extending from
fjfy-eshth to Sl1ty-eertnta streets, With view to
r.e,arins the ground for seeding and other improve
IN be made av.iiaD!e in this Way and BY simply
er1pg the surf4ce With the ycGeals mould from the
5w p.aees. beautiful grounds can be secured for pic
mic aud pleasure parties at very small cost. The
rl-rs are prepared for ts work, aud for the e1ten
oa Of sevcr4l drives through the whole length Of the
park and fur sonae OF the lakts in the northern di-
vision.
PAVILION PARKWAY.
The Roadway has BEEN graded 20 feet wide from
S.ae to H. Zen streets, and from Eeupen to
western Avenue. road 10 fee; wide has been graded
% tie fouth Of the boulevard and the road, =
tes1 y ~ gpn'eled With Joliet gravel from State
f1t
.ew + bus bccn> .t On each side Of the 'o-foot
,,ad trou the Rock ad Railway to Reuben street,
7 on TIC uulin side If ts 4ofoos rosd from Reuben
a. tt 1t western ayeBue. the outlet for the wholo
t t..r.p. hci.e tue S:ammon a7enue sewer. Culrerts
h,yr i,eca !a ed the boulevard, from north
To south, 1t all the principal street-cToss'nSs.
POLICE REPORT.
THE report of the Superlut eudeot Of tho Park
Police slows that the rumoer OF men under linn
dntiug tho yeaE was 10. They made ninety a:-
rests. an ], generally speas!nG, performed Their
du:tes III q satisfactory mauner.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS REPORT.
Nj. Cleveland, the Landscape Architect, fur
fishes very interesting summary OF the work
accomplished during the year:
Tn lie Graud Boulevard the ornamental bor
ders On each side the maln dri7e. have been
graded to gracefully curved surfsco and cover
ed throughout their whole extent with rich
~swa.d. Tho central ornamental ground OF the
Dlr1sl Boulevard las hcen graded. laid out in
hicry finished gravel putns, and planted irrcgu-
lar1T Will trees and shrubs for its whole length
tue surface being covered with lawn-g1ass. or
o1nasnen;cd with flowers displayed III brilliant
masses. An area of about Afty acres at the
northern end Of the park, comprising the por-
ton trarerscd By Bayard avenue between the
principal entrances, Las been graded, laid out in
Talks- End planted with groups OF trees accord
ing 10 the original design. and seeded down to
grass with eut1relr satisfactory results.
Tie whole length Of the drive through Grand
boulevard, DayarI avenue ard hck ly nrc1ci
boulevard now presents the appearance OF we'll
kel*GruCnds, the general design Of Which is OBJ
'los!= to the visitor, who perceiyes that time
ura is required to develop its attractive fea-
vurcs. The evidence OF its appreciation by our
citizens il afforded By tie ma,,neE III which they
cave througed its con1se in all hyo1nble weather
throughout the season.
On ino Park and Drexel boulevard more than t
300 trees, with trunks from to 10 inches in |
were planted on Stony Island avenue aud the |
northern end Of the lower U lale division OF |
the parH. |
Tue formation Of nursery for the future cup |
ply oi trees aud shrubs VASE necessity Which !
demanded early attention. Il has been estab- /
shed III aa accessible position in the park, aud |
he design for its arrangement has been admir- !
ably carried out in al lis details. I
The nursery now comprlsesa collection OF II |
'ariet.es OF dcctduous trees, numbering q, ,5S5 /
peclmc ems. aud IL varieties OF evergreens, num-
teriuG y, 1C2 specimens; togGher with ST yarle-
les vi sbtuos and vines, comprising 1888 speci-
mems. They are tastetu1ly arranged for display,
nd aIe judlcioutly planted oulidges, the edrct
# wuicn IL not only to preserve the roots tiom
injury from standing wa.et but to facilitate
;reafly the process Of remo1l 1or 1eplantlng.
The report closes with so1s suggestions reia-
i've 10 The proposed continuation o. Bavaid |
7enuo, lie improvement of su area covered by
l,aslse growth Of oak, and the improvement OF
portion VI Tue lake tnoIe division, and espe- |
lally Of the Pait nearest tbs tbsrallroad-statlou.
FIIAScIA.
The following il tue stalelent Of receipts and
expenditures lrutu Dec. !, lo72t to Dec. !, 1873:
nEcE1Pn
alence hand Dee. l, lo.4...........:.. <os,occM
run vlrlotE PARTIES 10 pay t2i1ounts due on
coutrlc+, eert-utates uf Indebtedness,
mortgages assulneu Oh Lud 1putrAcis, and
run sout4 tA1k tax levy, lS1.......... co,3J6u3