, 1875-05-16

IL Interested, ag4inst the present management
Of the South Park Commissioners.
| Feb. a, 1869, tho south Park act became q
law, provided it WAS ratified BY the people Of ths
Town OF South Chicago and Of Hyde Park and
Lake townships. On the fourth Tuesday ot
March, 1869, taid election uas held. and the Ism
WAS ratified. 'on tho 18th day Of June. 1871, an
amendatory, act WAS passed, and approved by
Ger. Palmer. Sec. Of that act rsads ~ fol-
! lows:
sro. s. When any town, towns, or corporation IL
subject to taxation special assessment for tbs fn-
proyrmens Of any park Or psrks approached or con-
a:etsd b. oonsrd os tbs money
expended After detrayng the expsnss for improving
tho boulevard Or boulevards THE money raised By
.ftes dstrayne tho expense for improving the bou]e
vard bou1eyards} to sid park parls shall b e1
pended upon the parks IT more than one} In said town.
towna or corporation pro tat2 according to tbs num-
Der Of acrea IN each, unless already suie4antly i'm
proved, and 1t is hereby made the duty Of The Board
q oomndsiones1 at ny park or parsa to causs the
Fivs yeays and three months haro elapsed
Aince the passage Of the South Park act. What
has been dono3 .Tzs. amounts OF moneys have
been received and expended-and ne, the people
Of Hyde Park, interested In this protest, do not
charge thxt the results are barren Of good, or
that tho funds have boen dishonesty applied
or perverted. But No do complain that one por-
ton of tho park, the west division, aud ita
bouieysrds, haVo go far received all tho benefits,
to the great damage OF ourselTes.
From last years report Of the South Park
Commissioners, We copy ~ follows: Sea "lu,-
proTsment and Maintenance Account" page 81:
WEST DIVISION PAnK.
3. .. 7. :. Murray, tools and hardware...5 $500
Thomaz as aae2n a:et 1.ues iro Old coart:Hoa;s
Union stock-Ysrls and 7. Co., hlacks,aith-
ps1foh 1ns; 10. isss sSsss
:. 49,. sa1,s ,sao,as
Also, Sec 'sHouses, barns, etc" account,
on page IS, where the sum Of 90, 195. 81 has
been expended. almost entirely On the - Bailey
house, in the wost division, to TT it up for sum-
sss3 4ssons aof sod
s34s.50. On Polics account, "ss, 06e, 80. +" Hay
and horse feed,' 81, ,s16.o9. On "tree account"
s6,es1,85. " sprinklng account" $3.50.
=" Manure account" SC, 442.22. "Seed account"
q ,c82.6s. =" Gravel and clay account" $2k-
Al Of the above WAS expended, between Dec.
]. 1878 and Dec. !, 1874, on and for the benefit !
Of the west division ct the South Park. aud its
connecting bouleyarda-but mainly for the West |
Park: THIS exhibit shows thus direct e1pendi- |
tura last year Of $95, ,977.84
The same Park Commissioner report shows |
The expenditure upon the South Park, east diYis-
ion, "a follows, page 35:
EAST DIVISION pAnx.
D. Holngsworth, hosseshooing. $50
Payroll, Labor. .........:.............u ue5
Iotaf....- .$22l.i5
The people directly interested in the great !
East Park have stood calmly by, and Seen this
york go On. But they havs not been obliyious
o their legal nights, nor to the pIainest teach
ngs ct o common sense Of Justice. Senator
lohn G. Dore expressly inserted the provision in
NJ amendatory act quoted at the beginning Of
his article, to insure fairness and equality in
he expenditures upon our South Parks.
They now join, to a man. in demanding |
heir rights, and TINT their taxes aud assese-
nents, proceeds OF bond asles, ETC., be NO longer
sed to build up the property interests Of the |
Vest Park people Legal counsel have been
etained, and general public meeting OF our
itizens, to take early action looking to iniuno-
ion, mandamus, aad denial Of Judgment upon |
lxatton. This step is not taken hastily, nor
nth Willingness, but from necessity. The ut
srmost limit Of forbea1ance has been reached.
We invita attention TO the beautiful and full l..
nnual report Of the West Park Commissioners !
contrast. That Bystem Of parks comprises
area divisions, viz: Douglas Park, Central
ark and Humboldt Park. It must be crafty
;g to those Taxpayers Interested to note how
1refailT and evonfT tbs expenditure for labor,
:ees, manure, ctc. haa been made upon the |
1ree parks.
We forbear all criticism OF the acts Of tho | ,
outh Park Commissioners at this time,-now
IMPLY demanding. our legal rights, aud No ,
Ivors. These rights we propose to repoasess :
i'd maintain. We demand roads, trees, flowers, ,
ID music, 'spro rata per acre." hereafter and !.
'rthWith, according to law. HYDE PARE.