, 1874-01-28
LINCOLN PARK.
Tho Now Hill to 1,royitse for rts Nx.
tcMStelIt mud H{slnnrf.rtaaus

IL will be remembered, ccrtainly by The North
aisors. TINT tho Supreme Court recently deelaro
tho "Lincoln Park act" unconstitutional, o
tho ground tint the authorities Of tho Towns O
North Chicago anl Of Lnko View could no
Jointly asseHs upon tho property Of tloao ty,
towns the cost OF 1aud which was to bo con
do1nned for park purposes. This stopped o
courso, tho purchase Of the sixty acroa Of laus
required for the purpose of completing tho pari
scheme. In orlcr to renedy this defect In pas
Legislation, onlinont lawyers have drawn up aud
prepared bill "for nm act to onablo towns tt
establish, maintain, mud govern parks aut
Doalovnrda. which will soon DO submitted t.
the, Genoral Assembly for ita consideration ani
nctiot. '"'&'>
This bill provides that, whenever flfty lcea
voters IN any town notify tho County Clefk thai
sAay desire tho establishment Of park or bou.
lerard, il s tho duty Of tho County Clork to cali
Hi election whore their proposition shall be
| voted OIL. If the election III III favor of parks.
TUG Governor shall appoint five resident free.
| holders to constitute the Bonrd OF Public parl,
Ion Gonmisa'onera, ,9 each Of whom is required to
oillco Of tho membors IL to be- hyo yeara The
Board iB to appoint Secretary and Y'rons,,ror.
lho M last Ila named to giyo bond III tho sum of
sau, oU9 The commissioners may be removed
IRON m ~ otllco by the County Court the petition
Of loo freeho1dors, it it appoara TINT tho Com
mlssioncrs or any one Of them have boon guilty
Of mlsdonoanor or malfoasance.
Ihe Hoard III given full power to govern aud
manage tho park Or houloyards, to lay out and
regulate theu, ard prescribe rlcB for their gov
erumont. otc. Tho Board il authorized to Dor
row money temporarily. not exceeding $50, 900
to be used IN the Improvement and maintenance
q tue park, and may pay interest not exceeding
cGn1; a sncI lons to 10 paid from taxea
tolo tho first Monday Of soptembor Of each year,
clio Board must inform tho County Clerk
OF the amount OF motley required to
Pay pay an my debts cont.acted by it,. and
.he following yoar; but tho amount 40 estii.
mated Tor tue improvement oil tho park must not
exceed onc.lalf Of | por cent Of the aagoggod
Valne OF the town for State and dcountypurposeB.
nor the sum Of 5G0,v00. Tic Board il also
authorized to acquire title by purchase or con-
dennation to all private property within tho
boundaries voted to DO public park. If It con-
not aErce with the owners, then It may procead
to eondcmn tho land, aud, when tho cost is
iaaeertalneu, may assesa it on tho owners of tho
lahda IN the town. II tue proceeds of tho assess-
ment n amount to moro than the cost of the land.
THO Hoard may apply tho oyerp1us toward
making any improvements 1t is authorized to
make: iho board may, in order to pay for tho
Ia,u hnns 90 = 10 taken for parks, ssue twentyyoar
tional litnita, and the property Of tho town and
tho lands used for park purpoBos shall be pledged
for the redemption OF the bonds. Whenever the
1;ar Hoard wlshos to utter Or change tho boundary
Illes Of tho parks or boulcvardB, or to connect
tho parks with other portions OF tho park dis.
Comfy clork 10 call an S eoctioa '1n on ti,o ti,o
question, tho ballots to bo "for propoBcd
change, or against proposed change" WAoI-
ever any change III ordered the Board shall hnvo
!ao authority to acquire title to auy land thereby
required to bo taken
The easential clause is the following:
WhouoveE tlfty legal yotora III each Of two eog,,
ous towns SHALL III writing, notify thu County Clerk Of
ts couy III which such towus aro situted tiut thew
aes[o th9 establishment md maintenance Of mark.
boundaries Of eaeh Of tic owl,g II With saiI Voters
reslue atAtng t4ereiu the boundaries Of such pro-
" pf'1n w. fa aad Irlye-ways II nhall be the duty
~ eaeh of te towns !lauod in sald petion within
aays trom tho date Of tue filing Of sasl euton
prsnrr pnu aae1 r. eteeona shall 10 conducted in Mi
article oi thts acs. II majority Of the yooa cast
~ each of said towns shal 10 IN favor Ut tho estabs
e9s me q ach par ete hsn an tho provisions of this
act the establishment and maintenance Of
IkrA et0, III single town shall III n full force and
Effect u each Of said town. 10 the portions Of said
pask ele wit1,a tho limits thereof aud the same pro-
sna!i ~ taton by each Of aai1 towns through
IL L. 1oard of Park Commissioners, for acquiring the
so Ok ana Improving 10 much Of sald rark etc M
icy wa.ln isa boundaries 10 would have been author
w uIar tha net II each Of eail t0wna lal voted
eraratey 70 establish park comprising tlle territory
Included within tic bounds Of SO m,c Of said nnrE
s, as Gs within IT. iins. But II such election loes
MD election shall 10 Of no utlcet III chcr Of anfd
oWnB, - ~
It IL understood that this bill ia regarded with
general favor BY tho property holders OF Nortl,
'h1cago, but thai 1t IL dstasteful to many Of tic
'wnorh Of l91ldln Lake View, ainco it throws upon
hoM o!ltlrnly tho cost Of purchasing tho Hixtv
sros OF land wanted for park purposes, and
'hlch llo wholly within tho limits OF that town,
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