, 1877-05-16
Report Of the Legislative Com"
mittee Giving the Results
Of Its Investigations.
They Find Many Things Loosely
Done, but Nothing Fraud
ulcntly Done.
Censnre Freely Administered in Refer
ence to Several Questionable
Transactions.
No Evidence OF Dishonesty, Fraud, or
Gross Mtsmnnagcmcnt Of the
Park AfFnlrs.


Special NspatcA to 7As Tribune.
sFRrsGFtx1p. ILL.,, May ii. THO South Park In.
vesiEgating Committee this morning made the fol-
lowing report, which was ordered printed for use
Of the House:
The special committee appointed to investigate
fss sas n tssS{ s sss: S
March II, 1s77. We soen discovered they wsta q
sass ssaps ssa @sot ' Nc xf L re-
fore lntite tho cooreration Of all srsons feeling
exsns % cesspp
services Of j. j.. Herr'ck an,l i. d. sn."n. atio!.
nsys At law. and u Mr. Davle. EXPERT accountant.
sre iarrey ,nebed fer W The q resui,. ] aseamp:Ssa
W. were ALAG favored b{ Tho commis'inner'. wlo-e
os9apSie report ot our pfoescans: rho wildcat
publicity was givcn to our nisaon, that Al! who fst
sy sns s1tr 81 ss
aeIa conduct might % iaily heard. We suund:no
one ahlc or wttitnR to maks spesihc charge
On ihe eantfarS. those citizen; who infni.ss. !.
,nte @ tnowleaSe u na9 impsopristy y eondaet on
the part Of the coma,ieaioncfs, We also sYs,t,
ass ~ wa
Mutation 10 er!t,cns ,ud csnsais II the evidence
H b. "one Il to no man. Wills we pcrmiited. from tho
necessity Of tho law, ths widest poatb!o !atttndo
II ~ W Is I'd e g
py hs tuIe that wh.t dues not clearly appea5 ,os.
thst Il Vi!if y conceded, even y iIoso whom "
have felt constrained to ccnsure, that we only
Thhs sessiSn e. IT, is now 20 near tts close, and our
S.';s IT, II a e ,srs
nnd exhaustive report. We hayo, anu present
hsluwIth: sop, q ~ entire p,osssalnS' sna to
s !: f. hey s s, msn, ss1ss e. Of ,sed
nad eoulerards, and how many. moro arc eontcm.
p1ated to bs purchased from whom said tsnlh veto
dste Ct sna !, nss sa
directly and Indirectly for the purchase and I'm.
pso'ement Of lands since tho daie Of tue asst pus-
and tl,o ob|octs, purposes. ana Items Tor which
said faxes 70 raised wcrc extended: tho amount OF
u y which h.'s Sssn ssa1 ana 'a BY
nlIsslun uf selling. md to whun, Tald,. End whit
:Psssa s s: ssss sf si wS Is
TIE NEwsPApEuA
uns,s y St sns eesk
land, Or other aliiclo u thing Of value haa bceA
paid directly Indirectly. e tho exnor. eai.or
se pre,sniln; % to act for thcu Is payment gft.
Ss I pstsndsd to hass Nv bsc ssndsici By ticn o. 6y
eithor or them. SoT IL thrEo any evidence sl,at
money anything elac las been patd 10 ay 1T TIC
Tor any M . 1sGp
the statements and pxhiblls before reterscl to- a,l
was 20 ent1ruIy prupet 10 deserve no Goun4uut.
ArTORNEYt, BEASTS, BtnDs. ETC.
The amount paid tor Attorney fees, tho entire
ct t :, e. az to Ss nsa ot s susns
:s As s?t ~ Essi
FULLY ascprtatned BY cotIaultnK such statcmcnta anil
szhlb!ss. md IN 40 far a. We dren, nny Of these
@ wpsy ssH 'ew oydenss I'll 0%n o
nsnt. h.! be,,' patcha:Msd e Tor tae park. ,..
md completing them, and thr annual co.t Of keep:
r III III Gcissel M iiat vs. havs now responded to
saeh .pss!S t imy y IT, s,soiosT M ~ M
1T, seu,ned ptapcr tl!at va should acck to a.cur
tain whether there had bccn nny excess VI power,
p"s ssa ;! %ofs u .e Il eos's.ossts ~ isass p.
lnqulsles took Wide range, md wc have further
10 foport that, III uuf Judgment, Mdssra+
aAuE AND CORNELL.
t1ssnt Snos 4. S he dSSsp. srsst. Ia sransaeson IL
portion vi which thu COMMISSIONERS VERY Obliged
e asanlrs for Kask pufesss. r., Tasy sought :" par.
% tsa,ansSls I ptice. anI Instead u c"ndamnus it, ~
W. thtnk tho law sc4uifed, lhey purchased tnu en-
tiFe tract. procured Z. convcyaass to AR; hss.o,
aonet4 the portion needed bY them: aftctwnfd, by
Tho direction Of stes.rs tiagp anu Cornell. recon-
Gibbons. sssss retaining tas tit!s 10 Two oi thu
four 9ts for Cornell Until recently, when: " t.s
q s Soax hs liz; q IT, e.
M.sy IT The statement. Of n; cotns.! relative
ltBete aEi tlbtulIe hut HsfeEMl Yuar4 hAl auteE.