, 1875-03-09
SUBURBAN NEWS.

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1be trustees fot thu Town Of Cicero met At
tno 1oHh-Aall IN A,et1n yesterday morning.
There wero present President Eut1cr. 1ressrs.
Mccaffary, scovil!c, Sharp, Donncssbcreer, and
Crafts absent. IIctrcx.
a communication was Tccei1e1 from tl1e Tom
Of Jefferson concerning tisamt aycnue. and vn,
referred To tle Coumittco Oh HtrectH aud jIivu.
wayn.
Ar. AfcCaflcry announced that there Ia nov 4
bill tcsorc Tho Legislature which, II passed, will
enable County Commissioners to an,.ox TO any
| city any part Of adjoining Incorporated towns,
aud recommended that tho Doart ina:rt,cs scua-
tor lEobfnaon and certain Representatives. to
| labor for tho defeat Of tho bill. Tho following
| resolution waa unanimously adopted:
TnrarAs. 4 bill has ffeen introduced ,n.o the
lts':lauFr providing for the anutxaslon Of lucoro-
rated tnwns to cities; IL IL
t.tseistd, 1hut our Senators sid Representatives
taiI bl OF my bill oF like nasro, nsAmuch In
otphtd to thc interests Ut tbs a1payess aud reA!.
Tue Clerk was instructed to mail copy os tho
resolution to each Of the gentlemen 10 whom
reference ia made.
Ihe pet,liun of the Chicago, aillIlugton l.
Western Hallway Company for right u WAY
over certain streets "aa refused, on account of
tho near approach o! the proEoecd route to
the public school building In District No, j,
alr. Jackson hecretary of tho Company, uas
present, and received GsBtrauco tI3at lo would
haso no trouble !u occurring fs. Of way If tl,o
Company would change tin route no NJ to paHs
either two blocks further oaHt OF ono further
west tlan Tho proposed Iuo. 5ir. Jaeksnn stated
thAt contract fur 1880 tous Of iron Ind been
concluded, and tlst tile road could be completed
as early a. July ]. THO matter will hs brought
before tho Doard at shc next meeting.
Tho Treasurer rcpostcd that in tho matter Of
note Of 4. Warren. Jr,. for tho sum Of II, 0u,,
aud the Hoard ordered tho earoo credited to tho
Madison street fund.
Tho Committee appointed to consul. with
similar Committee from, the Town Of Lake con-
tue Illinois T. Michigan Canal. report
Cd that maeting or tho Committees
lad boon held that the Engineers Of Lake anil
Cicero had beon instructed to prepare plans anil
specifications for the bridge, aud that alvertso-
tpcpts for bids for erection Of tho sstno lad been
published. THO Committee wa4 Instructed 10
submit tho htds received 10 tho Donrd 1t its next
meeting.
An ordinance 10. macad damizing Twoptr.sccood
street from Kiyertide parkway to Harlem aveuuo
wAs approved, and tue assessment for making
the Improvement ordered made.
NarFants Ut abatement Tor improvements on
Lake Btreet. and Walnut Central, and TnijroaI
ayetsueN. wese ardcre1 to issue to tic Collector.
The TreAsurerB report Tor tho fiscal wear e,nI-
ing March !, 1875, was refaired 10 tho Commit
| tco on FINANCE. NTH Instructions 10 print the
| sarnc il found 10 bo correct.
Ihe Board adjousnod for two weeks.
ulauLAIp rAaK.
To Tie EdIor a T*t chteaqo Tribune:
OFFICE OF Tue liiunLAHp pAlE UCI,p1Sa
CoNrAsr, 1875 DEARBORN SrnEEr.-The feature
Of your Sunday edition WHICH furnishes to your
numerous readers the suburban news Is ono
which has given to TUE TRIBUNE wido and de-
! served popularity, no department Of the paper
being mors eagerly dovourod than that which
EEes tho nous and gossip Of cur attractive, grow
ing suburban towns. 1t ia precisely bocause 30
much attention Ia given to sueh news, aud 30
much interest felt In it, that it is desirable that
it should hs genuine anl roliabe. In your Iast
Sundays paper, under tho lead f. Highland
rark, appears shc following paragraph:
II T. now settled that the husel Is not to DO
fu1l bis part Of tho agreement. l. IL new n order
for soe good hotolran to t.te the t1sildlug, keep
afst-casa house, 1nd 1nake acme money.
Your correspondent is entirely ut fault In his
communication In regard to tllis enterprise.
Tbs project Of converting the Highland Park
Hotel odifice into college or school Of high
order, for tho education u young ladies. Which
h. has occupied tho attention Of tho Highland Park
building Company, III connection With the Rcy.
L. Dc!os Mansfield. OF New York, for several
weeEs past, has not bcen abandoned, but On
the other hand. is being rapidly pushed forward
unQcS tHe BeubE4! Glfectl1h OF LIT. MAusi1cd,
and Il ts expected tLss the plans will BE- sutli-
cicntly matured 10 give tAcn to tho public In
few days.
In the moautim~, permit mo to correct your
cof1espondent's Misrepresentation. aud to Say,
aao, taatit ii part u t!lescnera scheme for tse
establishment Of "llishland Park collcge" 10
utitizc tho elegant building by opening il every
summer. during thu long vacation, a. b - flisi-
class house," for tho entertainment OF families
and people Of tho same cass, tho money matle
thereby being used a. an endowment for tho
school. 10th tue hotel npd tho school will llo
announced In good tinlo through TuE TnrnusE.
Tie ho!el will probably 10 openoi carly in the
raugcments arc now mixing to put In = ntca,n-
heating apparatus. which "iI1 rcittar the building
ns comfortable for students In winter as 1t Is de-
lightfG1 for euests In summer,
JAMES +. TYt.rH,
President Of Highland Park building Company,
W4UkEOAN.
Sptclot Corrfstpnie.ea a The Chicago Tribune.