, 1877-12-29
LAKE-SHOI{E DRIVE,
The Merits OF the Netherlands
6ystem and an Expensive
BreakWater,
Conference Between the Lincoln Park
Commissioners and North.Sida
Taxpayers.

The I.tnco'n.Fark Commissioners held n
special meeting ycatertlay aftcrntk,D III their
roons in tic Ashland block. There we're
present Commissioners Stockton, Hurts
',crg. Ka1[Ait. Ntttrow, AMI Winston. The
latter ptcs!tied. Tic uhtcst Of tho meeting
WIS tn itoll rnnftrcs,cc with Committee of
the Citizens Cntot, ot TIC Sprth Side In rcgar!
to the Sosth-Shore Drive. There wcrc present uf
this Committee Messr1. Henry ". King, ticnrxc
l.. Dunlap, .Juitan y. Kumtcs, William Btcwart,
a. {. Ilet'nK, Ueorge T. Adams, II. +. Rogers,
Perry II. Smith, volncy T.. Turner, anil t}eurQe
rrussinr.
Commissioner Wit!,tow Atated what had becn
done In the past tu regard to the aafcty Of the
North-2iorc UrjYc. 1hrce hundred amt twenty
feet of frontage had bcen protected aceorjEng
TO tho Netherlands systcu, and no further cor,-
traets had been let.
Mr. Kusnscy wanted TO fnaw how much It
wuuld cost to continue tho work.
Commissioner Winston klated that they had
bids ranging from SITS 10 SO per running toot.
Several ot tic gentlemen wanted to know
whether TINT work would endure.
Mr. WitIlrow statcd that It. had stoud In 1lo1.
land fur ovcr 100 years.
Mr. King wanted to know what 1t would coat
to build t1rcakwatcr suc! n8 fruletl the ILL.
mol. Central fatlr,nd track.
About t2u rcr running foot one Of the Com
tnlsslonera ssntcd. The breakwater was coll.id-
cred neither feasible nnr dufaLle.
Cotnsnfsst0ner Withtow stated that there x'as
culvcrt u, tho I.ake.Stutc Drive which had
proved q nuisance, bccausa 1t constantly filled
str. Smith wanted to know something Of tho
pilfnE syhtetn.
Central fiaftroa1 Company had tn0rc t,ubry
and could do l,ettcr work than the buartl could
afford to. The Doard l'ad unly sW,W0 wifi,
which to make alt improvements mud keep u1'
Ind unlv about &;K, ,uoU to run the park.
Mr.. King wanted 10 know II TINT included i'm
proscncnts i,iade tho grounds.
Commissioner Winston tppliel In the mega
tire.
Mr. Kumscy wanted to know II the Eoard's
means wcrt: limited.
Mr.. Winston statcd that they l,ati limited the
taxes themselves, bctausr they Thought e,0.tWU
ycar was enough to run tEe park. considering
tile times.
rhe question Of riparian rights was next
brought uE. and Commissioner Witlrow ex-
rfafned the language of the art, lic thought
TINT any citizen eoul.l prevent tile board from
spending u1lar HQU feet ont from, tho sl,org.
VITO OWNs THs hAKxf
Mr.. Smith Rtutci that stne ont Ind q title to
the llue Ut low.watcr mark.
Afr. Wfthrow stated tin. tho State 1fne ex-
tcntle halfway across the lake. ant! It might llo
been Etvcn to BHtne rAisrhaI company by the
ttllnet[ tit years gnrc By.
sonc furt',cr questioning took place. mud
Commissioner Withnw sntctl that tho park
only extended to iow-wHter marx. IL. rcad a
dcseslrtton Of the pnrk anu its defining limits.
ME. King wautcl to know bv what right tho
city had tho pifi"g done ut Fullerton avenue
conduit.
commissioner Withrow stated bcca,ttc they
Ind right to tho water. ai lid not need to ask
E,rrtnfs6iun nf tho Park b,arl.
Tho question Of low.water mark was further
dfscussctf. atIh 1t was stated that no one had
ot wafer: commlSstoner Withrow furtl.er cx-
piatncd that It would 10 usciess IL bl,lll
brcakwater III front of Lincoln Park unless tho
law gave them thu power and absolute control
outside of the lanA. They Ind felt that II II
brcakwa.er were built tint #, wn.1Id 10 IN
entering wedge -, for n lakc-shors rail.
himself ns opposed to nuy brcakwntcr what
ever, because 1t would bo IN eyo-soru md Dl,.
srsas ssrsstss !: t. sos s Psfs J. o s
brond enough to have carrfage-way upbn 1t.
Such breakwatcr Us tiev had at Pine strcet
would only provo nutsanrv.
Mr.. Adams wanted to know II It wouldn't
Day " build narrow brenkwatcr.
sfr. Wfthrow said that It would cost too
much.
Mr.. Smith called attention to the Lake-F Front
Park, which hud icen filled uf.
Coinnissioner Wtthrow statet1 TINT the idea
was to keep a'l open space In Lincoln Park for
tirst improve Tho fand TINT they had
AccNETIoys.
Mr., Smith thought It woulI t,ay to make
twenty acres Or tnuEs Of ncw fattI.
Commissioner Wlthrow thought that q hoat-
in1 spase would he MI injury and detrimental to
the park.
to protect the LaKc.Shorc Drive.
Commissioner Stockton wanted to khnw how