, 1875-11-26

for tho botanic tihrlcpH. and this yo.r very
cnmplcte not OF groauhousea has been built
fur them.
THE Watch eusr1r
for tha nHo Of tho upper park in ohtalnaa from
ond OF tho park. From thia well pipes arc laid
throughout thu uark, eaon to tha ax,ro'na
nss. no!in snds a,ea. o. arana and Drs.si hon,e.
nehed all The water needed for park purposes,
but thls year their nncd Ut water lhs 30 in
creased that they i'ava found 1t necessary to put
n "a pump md erect reFeryoir. As this zig
tank did not present a vney llno appearance, hut
rather marcel tho beauty ot Tho park. the oou,-
miHaon boarded It ovor, painted IL In bright col
nrs, ,n and erected tho ilag Of tho bravo" upon
auce Of tile park. A small tank laa a!so been
pacel At the ntaracclon Of tho Stock Yard .hil-
road and Grand hon1esartl anil, though, its ca
paclty Ia only 2.100 raona. it hsH heen found Of
great service II. maintaining tho rases.supply.
| THE KAsrERN ntyI.I1N
| nf the South Park lies on tho lnko fhorn. from
lMty.nxtf 70 Hixty-hovensh streets. II ~ II
miles long. thrco..ltiafters Of milo vide at tha
north end. TX miles widc At tho Bouth end. snd
| contalna 100 acrcs Of lnnd,. which. oven In lis
j.! natural slate. la considered A beautiful park.
| Work hore wAa not begun Til this year, but now
| THE LAKE~sHoHE Drive
! has already bosp macsdamizod from Stony
1ssnd TO tho lake, aud will be finished distance
u Init milo ou tho !sko shore this fall. IT.
40 fost wide from Stony ltiaud hycnno to tho
| lake, and 100 feot on tho lake shore. Various
| othcr roads, a. yet uDgradcd. afc TO DO b,1iIt.
Tho rosdonts Of 11ytlc lark greatly dosiro That
tho Commissioners add The titt1o park neas the
Eyds Park House to their grand Hystom. There
IL 4 not 4 bottcr location for park n tno cou1-
tty. u ID the only pIcco Of land Of tho kind in
Hyde Park, Al north Of Il is sand, and tho ll-
Of tie ~ator. All south Of it il sand and marsh
for ono or two bIocks from the lake. II
hsa most Fortunate poaition, aud will
become one OF the greatest attractions
| OF tho South Park system. IL in-
proved by tho com,ntBsloncfs Hundreds Of
people visit 1t now oveu IN It's Nncuttlvatsd state,
but thoy ara uot quite Batisiiel,-thero must 10
| aoMo csseuttal improvements. II the Commis-
they propose to widen Fifty-tlrst street from
| DIaKoI boulevard 10 tho lake. and then to build
| a grand boulevard 100 feet wldo. to connect with
tho Lake-bhoso Drive, pasHsng tho Hyde rark
for connection botwcs, tho oatt and voat parks.
enabling people arriving by ono route to return
by another.
u The northwest corner Of tho lake-abore :di-
hhyo been dug out and illled with was1r, aud tho
abort stream connecting Then, Is spanneu by
Euo rustic bridge with foundations Of Htone.
The lakcs cover m area OF about az acrea,
a BKATlSo-PAnK
horo this winter. They will erect houae aud
put in stovo md Retteoa, md Hood tho lakcs
every night. 80 that the ilvev young folks may
como ont any day and layo Jolly tma. Tho
!aIes a,e only n block from tic South Park
Tiailrond Station, thus enabling skaters to ar
nys and depart on any Of tho 1!l'uoia Central
accommodation ttana grsns =! GEL - Of fine
Lake during the past wlntos, and tho Commits
sion las decided to provide skatIug facilities
there this winter also.
The laud on tho banks of tho tro lakes above
referred to ,a covered with natural growth OF
fina tre1s, aud they present such beautiful a1,-
pearance that tho Commissioners hh7o wisely do
cldod to let tlom reualu.
THE wEsrEnN PORTION,
from FiftY-sixth to Flfty-n!nth street, hhB been
covered with soil preparatory 10 seeding In the
epring. This pnrt ts mich bigler than tho MOI c
easterly portions, and IN passing down the wind.
Ing Lakc-Shore Drive thB scenery is magnificent,
In e1cayatlug tho Aforesaid Iakes tho Com
missonors have used the tram rallroad aud all
the bcst improvements IN machinery. Taking
advantage Of tha unusual height Of tho land, tue
horses werG unbitc3ad aud the cars allowed te
run down on Their own hook.
| The LAKE SHORE
will bo protected from the oneronchments OF The
waves by embankncnts OF old trees. ETC., and b5
tho pier just finished by the Commission
1his pier il composed Of piles. and Is 10 fee
wid0 and 800 feat long. Heaps Of gravel nst
alread, lying aloug tic contemplated courae ol
i, tho l0ke-SAore Dive. Boutd OF tho pier,
80 feet wide and II fcot deep Ia to be cxcxyatot
by means OF q dredge. In the ceHtra Of tht
patk the com1nlssloll has decided to form
| another lako, larger than tho first ones, ant
which will be connected With the chaunol ant
, tho northwest lakes. The ground At this plact
Is low and swampy. Tless lahea and tic chan
mel will do away with tue building OF drains ss,t
Sewers. and thus, hesrdcs Identifying tho park
become instruments Of ecopomy. In tho centra
! part OF the park arc the ranges OF tho chicag'
, Rile Team. Baseball grounds will also be lait
outin this park, and tho Con,missionors ar
talking OF laying out race-coutao in the aouts
lark On the land known n the Phillips tract.
; THE p2CNIc GROUNDS
Will ho one OF tho attractions Of tho placo, Dur
inR the past eoason there wore over MY picnlc
) there. but this numbof NJ Till be srestly Ineraaae
be easy Of Reeeas by atoamora on Iako Michigal
and by steam care.
. The other parts 81 the park are !
walks drives, fountains, etc: Fountains Will b
. erected At vnrlous popts In both parks. and vii
i add much to thor beauty. .....
Several lne residences hare already boen ercot
q ty.ownele arc only waiting for the Hyde Par
: authorities to iay gas and water pipes befor
Commencing to build
y TROUBLE WITH THE NAMES.
4 great many people, including tAe Park Con
d miBslonera themselves, are dissatisfied with III
!. names now applied to the pathways Of the Bout
n Parks. In fact, yorv fow Of them hayeIbee
l. properly na!ncd. Tbs Commissioners encounte
L great deal Of trouble II selecting Designation
. TO suit Themselves aud tho public, bu
i will probably R9ccood woll in TIM eptt
y D1exol boulevard WAS worry innppropratel
!. !, named. Iostoad Of bs,ng called Dloxel boult
i. ward, after Mr.. DIexel, uon.resideut OF Cll!cs
!. 20. 1t should 10 named EEan boulevard, aftt
Dr. Egau, Who ffst armed tho land tlroug
which It uos cut, "lo before tue passage Vt II
i, first Park bill had exclusively improved his trat
. Of land known ~ Eaana&la. The parkway LEAF
a Ing from Grand boulevard to Pavilion. along IL
a | west aldo Of tho Park Netteat (aouth Park ayt
i nuo), might be called Hawthorne ayenue,-
~ | certainly prottier nntne than tho OF
a It goes BY now, Pavilion bouleva!
- Ia tho worst named OF them al
- / Tho word pavilion has no rotation Whatever
:, | road. Ii meRns tsnt or temporary bAbiel
a tlon but thero arc no such things Oh tito boul'
Il | ward, nor will thero over be. Tho uame muat |