, 1875-07-22
PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
Consultation on tho Project Of
a Western Avenue lsOulo-
ward.
Sketch Of the Plans Submitted to the
Park Board.

A conference was hold yehtortlny Afternoon
betwcen tho South Town pnrk Commissioners
and proporty.hnlders interoatcd In tho improge-
tnont Of Wostorn ayonuo and Fifty-Afth
strcot, At tho intersection Of those thorough
faros- At 4 o'clock tlloro wero proBont Monsrs.
Gage, Cornell. Morgan, mud Hiiway, OF tho
Eoard of Park Commissioners; htr. samB, Park
Engineer; Sir. berry, Park Superintendent tho
Hon. John Wentworth cx-Uout.-Gov. Dross,
tho lion. Thomas 1ioyne md McHssa. Sol 4.
Smith, shol4on, john Il. Lyon, Adam Smith,
John McCn1roy, 1nnes Donnetsbergor, ". II.
phare, Thomas A. llill, and W. y. Hail. Tho
1ncotfng Was entirely informal ID its character,
md was called by Tho pnrk Commissioners In
ordoE to receive s1gGestiohs upon certain
rLASn or 13ipnnyENEST
thoy had In hand. Thcso plans propose laying
ont q boulevard a!ong Tho limo OF Western ave-
mo for distance Of mies Aboyo FiftY-llfth
ty-ifth street aud taylne out ornamental parks at
tte junction viii, Western avcnuo. The Conf
lniassorcrs hare negotiated for aud arcured 1itl
feet Ct land along tho cant sido Of the prcsont
line Of Western nysnno.
TIE rLASs.
Il Is proposed to !ay tho whole out ~ q bou1e-
ward having two roadwnys each 45 feet vida NTH
park betweau 10 feet wile. Along tho outer
sido OF cach roadway is to ba sidewalk 25 foo /
wido. Ruadod by rows Of ash aud elm treeH.
Among
THE su0oEar1oNs
madn In discussing the plan was ono thht lhke
amplo to admit Of 1t, and tho excavation
would supply tho oarth nco,scd for illling
up hollo"s. At prcaent Western avenue
llaa only surfaco-lfainago by mca.,B Of deep
t1itctos alongside Of tue roadway. Tho question
OF Sewerage was discussed without coming to
any conclusion on tho subject. rark- -Englneer
SANS stated that brick sewers with ulains largo
enough to accommodate tho drainago would cost
from $4,000 to *75,u00. Tho boulevard along
rlfty-fft stroot is called Pavilion PARKWAY, and
IL already partially completed, n fine carriage
drive having beon lnatlo. Whun completed ia
accordance with tho pfap. tlaoro will 10 n 30
foot casrlage.drivo on cach nldo Of q ~
foot park. being e1.otiy kimilar to tho
ayonue. Tllenco for 2 mics and reaching to
State Btroot. tLero will be a 75-foot roadway,
with n 6211S foot sidewalk OH oach Bido. Thence
for ons.tsEf miln, loading mp. to South Park,
boulcvard.
Park Commissioner sidway exhibited
courLE OF rI.Ahs
for tho improvement OF the Intersection Of the
Western avenue boulevard and tho Pavilion pnvs-
way. Tho cor,Ier-lota llavo been secured, and 1t
III proposed to lay tlem out In parks OF about
acres each, including tho roadwhys.
lu ono Of tho plans tho parks nro laid cut In
squares, with roadways through them, con-
nucting with both bouleyards aud ornamentcd
with lakes. A circular plat III to bo reserved at
tue intersection OF the two boulevards, III which
1t Ia proposed to place group OF statuary or
Bome other conspicuous ornatncnt. In another
plan the two bouesartls connoctad BY curved
roadwaye about largo control plat encompaAsed
by anal1sr circular pats in Whlch treea aud
snruhbery will ba sot out. A. preference waa
generally expressed for tho first plan, but tho
scheme la still in prospective and aubjocs to
mobilization and change.
1t will takea
KGa1nEn OF TKAna
to complete tho improvements proposed, but
within thu noxs two years Il is expected that lilo
roadwRya will bo made and lsrgo number OF
tEoes planted. Tho Park Commissioners have
now III their nurucr1os 5000 young trees, ths
bu!k OF thetn elm, ash, lluden, and box-elder,
besides ton yatloties Of evorgroona aud nifty
other Varieties Of ornamental trees for the
adornneut Of Tho parks. 1t il intended to set
out roxs Of elnas a1ong Western ayonuo thus
falt.
The work when completed will be mngnia-
ccnt Improvement and Will greatly enahuco tho
value OF property III ttat Bectl1n. Tho Western
&yeuue boulevard will supply
THE CONNECTING LINK
botween tho South md Weat Town bou1evArds,
aud will bring tho parks Of Chicago into ono
grand chain Of driveH. the links OF which will DO
magnificent bouevards. THO gentlemen pEesent
yesterday afternoon all expressed great satIstao-
tiou with tho plains Of tile Commissioners, and
tho work will be pushed Al rapidly ~ possbe.