, 1875-11-26
cost and Trouble Of Obtaining the
Lands that Were Needed.
mint the Commissioners Have
Done and Intend Doing.
Niles Of Sewers and Drains..-Ihe
Chain Of B0u1eyards.
p,cposod Changes in Names...Sucoess Of
the Botanical Garden.


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A,+roo.tnnu of 11,n porra.
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Chicago lsnotoo LOT nes Rraln e'osa.o!1' pawn
+c,hou.os, railroads, hotels, ctc., and Inst, Dne
~. ~ l,,,,. for her grand systom OF patkB and
"us'Asu; "ess;,,on,s t,st ,r;,, th, proat ,lro.
b DULL .,,,, .o.tor,
ia panic. ana tue neeehslIy u fee'ut-
tt or preserving material intcreBts, our
.t,,ns would have Ktt!o tin,o or desire TO think
IT. ~. living out of nnhl,o narks hut Chicago
a w ..,,t... .,,s +, = Al +.L, ,,,os+
iong!na' Ill osesfto'"s. "'u ~ wa .a"' esse'
rpJ more trouplos 10 aestroy ner eae'sf.
t-ong her great achievements In the why OF
.-,Nc n,casuro-Eroup,ap are the South Parks,
's.s ',s.S Flt vat rtyal tba Now York Oentrs, Park
taea "'u 49, s",'.',a. @'S"
hAle ana sElouaoF' .....
TIE SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS
Ina beon chose,, from anlopg our bcst ostizons,
=, n s11te of tho mnnv and p1eat obstsoloH
49, - ~ 49,, ..,o,,r,.,,, h,,n .r.,n,.a
rs'en suI' Law ...,.sEI ..'ooa' "se n"sse -.
Gspsfka III Inc fnoas aa'iS'ac'osy mannei' ,esy
4. men could or would ARyo succeeded In their
,,,.,. and tupy deserve tar moro praise than
:. .h,an ,,ostnwea ,,n,n thcm. They havp bsen
~ esa pe.so"ee ', 49, '*'. , .1,'.,.S 49,, :,
tfalted anu apusea W nAr1o"'u''iioea n'u ~
thlL cltlzens until they @efe dflYen a!most 10
operation, aud it ts a wonder Tint they Lave
NJ uiyan up In dieg,,st long ago,
rrr ,,r.r .rrr,rpr
c.''n. ~ nIa,.. 1Ia. +, 1occ 49,
tafanna sne ooa'A ra' n" "ao 1naoo ~ Aooos ~
Ii following prominent men George II.
Embark, Paul CoEuoll, Caaunccy T. 30 xcn, J.
i1ns posreo. !. Y. scammon. and MI1ton &.
!RsA. 1"o nv " ",,.a .' - .a s,,i.:., =,
AbnE tue 8founu 10 DO cAoaeh az an aod!sioa ~
.ks ei!y, and tho other proposing to Balect tho
Ind, both inside aud outside of the city limits
"a trontemn,a,tne tbs appoiutmenk Of a ecpa-
d. sonulsslou Tor tnon
Thslast bill! was adoptsd w the projectors Tor
u,stsson that it was found impossible to induce
q, slo,e city to act fayoraby on tho first. owing
~, .n;r,, nj ,ea,ouav and rivalry which has al.
s''tn. n,".sa s 3'..s":, 49, ....a ,.,.;n., -.
n1s s0stea oet"ceo TUG t'see hoc.aons. Lee'
tn wore Immediately Nritten to all the cities In
10 United States In RUG park improvements,
,Hog tor copics Of tho laws and resulatious
i"''aos snom' ana from 1nose 'no ta'ss e1se,. -.
s t.s'oes "oto sloAlva ana atDa u1 ~ ~ 80
ILL., The M mantle 't b psaSasa a, 'ot the .he
. nnious beuetitod by tue Improvement
Ibs bill whlcu was Gdoptea vas exactly tho re-
nrss, and provided tint the rrcporty should bo
r.sssed in tue rato Of ,ts nearaesa 10 tho park
uy.a1emeuts.
TIE First SOUTH rAnK HILL
,ullid before sho Legislature Il, the wintor Of
iii. It provided for tho appointment Of five
!su%astpuels. - W I enosGu ~ 'ue aoset"ul. r.
Las commissioners. and II was universally cx-
,,..ea that they would select tho 1o9-acto tract
izasp rs Esanda!e. lsing between Fossy.seyenth
I'D Filty. first streets ana cast Of Cottsgo Grove
v.auo, because it wpa high grouud overlooking
his Michigan. and bad already boon oousiuera-
u,inproyea by Dr.. Egan, itg follner owner
1tl Ia fact, was tho intention OF the Commis.
asssss, but they wese deferred from purchasing
NJ, ubo was then Its owner. II the latter could
trs toteseen how t,lucI, the establishment OF the
pzs .hera would have enhanced values, he would
esdQubtedly hage sold thta PORTION of the 4UG-
In es,ate, and thus have made much better
hgsln ,han he did by sslling the land Ia small
ssautltles during that and tho following rear.
Finding they could rot purchase Egandale, tho
Commissioners amended the bill 80 is 10 htipu-
h.s that the location Of the parks should bc
tssl Of Cottage Grove ayapue,
Ths y. VI hill ,r tnH7 sxna t,oa.nt .rt1 o.,~,n;4