, 1877-03-16

| az "tASa W EAHalu tuluV U& LNG references ANu
hlntion6 tn the aboSo report Of tho meeting Of the
Hoard II will bo necessary to give lltt!o Inside
history. FINN the ttMo Of the organization oi
| tho Park Hoard in 1850 down to Tho Gloss Of Inst
month power waa steadily In fer hands, those OF
Stanford, Runynn, Qfcencbaum, and soma other
,nember-1Iitt, Cole. or schnltxe. G. C. =. IioE.
den aud Clarke Lfpp were original members, but
tieJ mad very little 10 do With the management Of
FaalEs. Last ycar 1iunyan rot Into trouble about
grain specalatlons, lift tho city, and sent In blu
RESIGNATION, and the Governor, for souc unknown
reason, appointed 3IuuS painter, In his
place. As the story goes. Mus was won
over by Clark L,po aud Millard, tho latter Of
whom had also been appointed to ill a
vacancy, and they four succeeded in reorznutz[ue
tho Hoafa, cfcctIue L,ro President aud Mtilar,i
Secretary. This new deal has caused great isrta.
ton among tho former controlling members; and
II WAS for thu purpose Of ouesinE some Of the now
management TINT 3fr, Henry Grccnubaum went
down to Springfield Tue ot!cr day.
TIE suplEcr or Ills COMPLAINT
TO Gov. Cnllou wss that tue interests OF tho West
Parks would not DO safe in the hands Of c. {. r.,
Holden, who was bankrupt, Of Miflard who had
sonc Into bankruptcy and compromised for lve
ccnts on tue dollar, and Of air. Mus, who wns
simply pnlntet. and knew nothing whatever about
parks. Mr.. 0rccne,al.m urged the Governor to re-
move then. and 10 put In their places mon like Mr.
MeCfca, Aid. Thfoop, Of Dr. Hampstead, who had
tue culture which would 1aalffy thcm TO ,aannse
tbs parks, md whonc standing In the community
was 10 hlgh that faelF an,cs guaranteed am honest
conduct Of alaErs As On Offset to these u1orta OF,
Mr. 0Feenehanni's rart. tho present officers arc
making chnrgcs ngnintt aouc Of the ohjcct!pv Conf
mIssiohcrs. ..-t1rctnclMnn,, Stanford, ctc,.-nc.
ensing thein OF alfcasanco and mlsfeasance In tho
alleged that C0lnnl5sr oNosh hnve made money out
of tc parks on tho other tide It Is cnnrgci tia, thc
CoM,,iresoaerH have fnrmcd this combinatInn snlcly
mt ~
huroafeut.
TILE MAcglS uuslNgs3.
bomG or tho Charges If cArIuttttHn referred 10 in
tho rcmntks Of Commissioner iiojcn came to ,ho m
cars Of Tilk PNlngHs aoon after the new deal in
t!e Hoard, wcro Investigated found to amount 10
staekln contract tho following arc the facts a.
scy Ts5s 14na wsek aso .en ts nek,
eane an agreement, signed Aug. 81, IH7i, IL
pso;go ssg ~ Stanford prSa'dent, aR'l Charles j.
Wv ao,. 'ih .s sis%ssos sors ssa
sans snd1g Gsd oSs4 hsisn4 by hS
:aias slo sn whetsas hss' III sss'%Sat'' %s.t Ea Il
pssk comM.sonets 1 had already set apar. .aid
ths e'ttast mae bctMeen n, "na Thetsss Ten,as
Maskn end ths city. Now thc West Side Tnrk
fiji make he srsca a..cssmant teaaiSod s1s on ~
The sai4 Aackin.,, TAIs agreement grew ont 81
July 20 lB7l. At which therc wsrs prcscnt Messf.
e%!s Gfcsneeau,a; ,h iai!t Lpe nnyan. and
dent wa dlfccted a l.sc eontTscTs of s.rect IN.
~ s s.4 NJ
Proceeding In the search tho next popt bcorin,
on tho caso war found IN tho shape Of the follown
Ing document wFlttcn In pencll on \ haf.shect OF
paper: We
ssA Ss:Ac 1s g. sn:7ls..s .s1 4: 4asss s.:s e. ., 4 ~
q IT. ssss :'ss 'ss'
81: g. oiasf r. iss s; given tho city paid A'eka
:, As I'll, point csms = hIteh In tho proceedings.
A. 10 what had BEEN done With sir Aackin's order.
Rad this proved longan4 wesrIsonlo task. Finally,
anaS, aS.iss 4sts e 1t Esp wa, found ysasIs
Essrc!tng Ogden ,avsnue and charged 10 lbs doug.
g j = 5sss st ;s ists; ss,s
Is@nt:.ioner', = md os WHICH 20 explanation could
asHsi FORM which read as follows: 1''"'' NA' :" '"S
- Tha Rcst Chicago Fark Cotamlsaloness to Thomas
,.;a .s sSof Ir rer solnt II sess
e. ssa 1 ss
'tantosd cissf LII: conmltteesp % ftnsnce: a.
na w. fatthsf M eettiaea to - follows: ''Tho
a sisasd t T. Rnn9an 19 sas auSatats
1esasga M19a to thl* doeumsnt VI VI Shssk On The
bss1.r iio sosi orss sy"' beur 81 ,t1ust
Ut n ana sa .goed by LoJing Secretary
,a.easo Pask Commissioners. T. D. Lodins, SEC.
Ths ehssk also bore The ordinary bunk stamp OF
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