, 1877-03-29


connection between Grand and I)fctcl boulcysrds
that they dopned the land on either side On cnnas-
@ Ss !enesos + sss % ~ ,su 't: oa Of es s
gil there ndtlons. Mr. Cornell could not furnish
the. acreage until to'morrow tths) morning, by
Ts The s"d
commissioners spent considerable time u nrtivIng
S' %heh aa .as %
dlfsetea 70 th's .nb|eet. ani 81 Cornell "a. kept
1nfTcd By the Nonnl In this manner.
n reply 10 NJ: iIerrick, NJ. Cornell as,d that
ssgareti any = PROPERTY M ',nde! isase Eeisher ssre
ts,s any foeeetngs pend!ne looking e tho &C..
I'D people might consider it as belonging to tho
e The colshouf s.d nanevy wsst
as; ~ S IT, II II. u: sasas
%s: sss:!ss .e s' s!sGa ys!ss He
ether ..ls! !. es,,',ns Ths tt!n,on tract eom.
6xea uns from 81, 800 to 81. 400 por acre.
THE RECORDS WIRE uEsTnOrEp
In tho bfg blaze, and had never beUM restored, md
nothing further hai boen done ly sither party.
Fo, tn ast on 9o Wc,t tide of tho oehot .ast
asrcs on Tho cast cost sci, o1 Tho Ceichoar tract.
n9 a9 e anss ts rse1 xs; afs e ,ats f. @ ss
time. Tho Thirty acres vc'o bought from II. ..
Thete wa. another pnn,ovy pnrcha.e Of 100 acres
for $1a5. 0u0 In tho tamo fertlon. Ths property
was much superior to the cla',ty acrct. being wcll-
sSne psopsy s Wss % II Ap? e eS
everything was nt the very highest md teal lcs.ato
speculation !yas rna mat. =,
tton proeccdlnga In regard to the Phillips Tract
,seEe eo!ni.,eterl jatt before TIC Arc. There nsd
nen @ tadss ss Ill., Ill., % ~, Heard iSs SSfn
eontfact Of purchase With r6iliips 1t $500 per acfc,
enbIcct to t,erfcctlun Of title. Phillips had given
AZ agse%eHsn. % to bear all e1pense VI '1sstion oat
IN M fe1ly d Gr he,rlek, nr. Cornell ..!d TIM. all
purchase. j.. woto made bI majo.ity'af Tho Daat4.
the purchase Was not ordered until the next rcgn.
ar meeting Of tho Board, but in every case con.
rhc records would show this, and in each casc tic
name Of tho vendor aud dcscrtutson Of tho property
MF. fraesdel asked II Ia any eass where property
bargain afterwards confirmed by The Hoard, there
was any dissesslon In the Board over ths cou1sua.
Nj. Cornell could not remember single in
stance. Sometimes lhcte might be difference
. % ~ s ss H.
III s'tSofty u re"!npeie tha sI pascse NJ was % ii I'LL
case granted by TIC fnl! board. In reply to MI
rrncsdcl tho witncss kald that se could remember
Shis ssritas. %ss !s.as Win III: r. Syes.: Sy
Ing about tWU acres. Il Was necessary that this
property rtond bo obtalncd in order % procntu tho
vacation Of thu streets in that suhtlarialoi,. Tho
sootl. Tho rcasun for Tho nonaconAsmation Of the
contract that The Doarh wae'hhort Of tnUncy At
the ttne. md night, BY waiting while, b abto to
III. Iieffisk nsted II, In, tho Myer. case. ttero
was va. n9t = & contract made by tho President under
The witness satd there wss, and n cash payment
n s:,o03 nude. There was anoti,cr !casan for the
n,1o;f%plst'oS' ,1 ct ts p1sfase md Tint wa ,hat
liUasd.
tatc. askcd 10 be allowed TO eross.cxamins Mr..
81: Kute. thought that some bounds should bo
set to tho investlgatio1, and tho po'nt might a.
sr Ssssts to t1,lns the sa.s
OBJECTED Io MAK1Ao EVIDENCE
fos Mrt. MJcrs. All information deatrrd By tho
s = s va ss ss psa
Iii. Darn1m saa Ia would be on hand no.t
ing. The Committee said that information
fron, any quarter would he acceptable,
The abtcet Of. TIC commlttce .was to dnl ont
whether there had boon any crooked operations III
the affair: ui the soath Park hourd. 0nmoto9 Of
ssnns9s q M1tgsn: an adjournment was then taken
9 - spe sts ssg y e South pars Board
10 Lilo Con1nttcu In compliance with resolution
passcd BY tho hitter on tho :,7th inst. arc OF con-
slon Of al lands pnrchased the dases OF purchaso
anu OF record, names Of tho vendors. and consid.
Grafton paid. 1t IL Impossible 10 reproduce these
reports here: eonsderat!ona Of space tosblddlus,
but they Will doubtless bc Of great ntslsnnto to
the Committee In conducting the Investigation.
Under tho headlng nf '.Dco1s Of lands ptsrchascd
by tho South Park Commissioners" thu total fooks
W Er Ts n tand hn a.. f.oinx,
purchased !, $.'j, .0H 81.
Tho lands not neqntreds by the Commission In.
eluda tho pafkWay oG Of Hooks 81. 70, and 20 In
James ii. liccs' subdivision; SAME oil tho cast i.
Of north l.0 acrcs. n. ". Il sec. q. %, II: sans
division. ... -
Tic west ta.s feet Of Lots II to 60, Inclusive,
nlock II. Mcton's Addition to Chicago Lot ! Ia
1l0yt's nrW Subdivision OF north 10 acres f. Il
N. u, fractional u Sec. ~. ~. Il.
pckeasou's Subdivision Of N. ". Il Sec. IL. ~,
This ". Il OF n. r. fractional v Sec. -. 81. II.
for Gage Park.
And lho school .house lot IN wcs. rark
price Is there!n stated to have hcen paid ars III thu
possession Of thu Park COMMISSIONER. :
Tha phlllph tract. now tu litigation and claimed
by William r. Kerr, !. C.. Dnnlevy, and 4. r.
M tho other. IL moi ra!d for, nor have any pay .
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