, 1877-12-05


providing for leastn9 portion of the Lake
Front Park 10 tue Due-Dall Club, and the matter
having gone back 10 the judiciary Committee
for further examination and Investigation, It
u,ay not BE- ont Of ptacc to iouk back little and
sec for what purposes tho blocks between Ran.
tlu1ph and Madison streets have heretofore been
used. Prior to the time OF Judge Drunlt',ond's
Injunction In August, 1SG9. there was no 1ncs-
tion as to the right Of tie city to lease them,
for brief period at lcast.
ciRcuBEs AND ornEn SHOWS
contracted habit Of s9uatttng On this ground.
and, In or,ier to regulate the matter. Md.
Sonora offered, curly 10 1870, resolution cut
travclEng exhibitions TO show on the lake. cfront.
Tile tnattct WAS considered lAvurally hy tho
Committee on Licenses, which submitted re-
port, which was adopted. recommending
hereby. M .ss.aor}sed md drecttd 10 grant esnacs 10
travelling exhibtluns: to exhibit under canss..
onthat part u Lake Park lJlug between hAndolph
thsn s one w week It .ke rats q :ioo PCT III isy. " ~
During the early winter months Of 1871 there
was great excitement here on
THE suIAEcT Or NAsE-nALL-
Everybody fell that tho city must have o
club AMI that It's psctenstons to culture, wealth,
and population would at,ount 10 hotltnE II 1t
e..ary s to ind @ grounds. nd and pretty much evcry
body agreed that tie Lake Frnnt park was inst
the place that was ncctc1. \ formidable Neti-
ttun was presented 10 tho Council. asking It to
icy tne Iaun .ave tne Gronnus, snu, on tns
to the Council, and tho resolution annexed 10 1t
Was adopted:
Your Committee on wharyes and Public
waG Co. f' snes =: psM9ca Mecee a
IT, Z. Moscr. Charlcs isandoluh Thomas D. sny..
th&E dft q n ~ "a 4rk EFffbf fnFf ~
iiaso: Hall Clul. having had ,ne satno under Id.
sissnsot bs9 lsa,S IT, M Tso5s; hon1 commtse
.na.on are IN fsyor II T,sntpe @ he p!aIcf 81
thr nstiimnnrs ~ rcrnmn,e,,dtnv thnt m tn1rh ri
the fose front ~ n necrssury fnr lio nurn1ss nf
rIayins bal BE- placed NJ ths ,,:spossi of lie an.
Your Committee do mt recommend that anY
rental be asScd OF tic Chicago sast lail Ciuh hi.
.l,,i thsy be required 10 pay 800 per year for
In Tccous,ucni,ug the above, va do no with the
knnwicd"o tSat the mana9cr. Of lho CInu have t,a.
mans ia conser raGle extent to fo:tsr iuat tocn
pflr, and that ali the money whtcn hag bern taken
ie.,uimar e1nen,es n tc ciub. bsin tra,,u th m
i5tl. Iay Of March to tho 18th sa; pf NAV 81. Go0
NJ. month and from tho 18th dar Of MuY untli Tho
i5sh day Of November vcrT nearly ST, GOO per
''yar YoaI Committee fee, that on, national gas,s
.}onS be snsoasags1 sna ,;H tint ssa p,'de sgns
Isuni II il rrht TO listen 10 the t,fO petitioners who
AK Tho Council 10 grant tho sr Or tho LIKE front
@ taa,1 esxt ,s n aa
obIcction can BE- URGED sgsipst lho no OF 40 much
r.1a nnn,ea ~ tIs tns ns,t,nn sef.rrc ~ ~.
ecai question involved which has not already been
ra}.ad br Tho ma Of and Rruunis for cir.
rtnunt!s rum Hhich liz civ JcrIyes IN a
sehssn s9nnns wS s ;a ~ ent spaH ri
expressly ior such purpose, which affords ample
room r"oa far ar tc,nns u ooms sn1 siIes sh"ws.
Tho grounds askei for commeuce Il tho aouth
lins Of thv S10 tcet reserved Tor cifcus purposcs
n whicS & .cso rrounis ~ now pssssn
Uttered win n1l manner Of rubbish, 1t il desi4nesi
9s :: :ss ysn .ss +. ass essds .
* n s s
Your COMMITTEES bcIIryc t,at tho fame OF thu
c,nh whir he,onrs to f,hienuo VIII hentt onr civ
1ne I'll 1Ss NJ sa s se rn., n W."
bsjct which has been atteatci by thousanda who
wi.ne ssed the gsme It Duxter FAX iass summer
Tbe Mse Of IN Rroun,,s hT tho Cht.aro club for
p1aync bass bail Sots pot p,sseet plsTcrs Of lie
csnt unoccup.od land ii that place left {of such
purpose:
Your Committee do not believe 1t precludes the
ground tfom bnanK nsed ~ pafx. because = VII
not b. nsca LOT oali purposes onir snato o. tas
ana @ no. enn .y o H. fa1
~ M nin.smrc !" '0 '"f
yonr fom1n,t;cu aslioYa these grounds will bs
m adornncnt to ths city. Ind That lie fane which
viii attach to them oa scconnt Ut .nis fsulous CLUB
using thom wiz Lead strangers to visit then, and
compare tho lbefa!Ity of our C!ty t!oyctnn,cnt with
York. where city grounds ara u'ua for such paF.
povsea, vaa, con,,,,,.o f.,, TIM, ,u,, .nn,,,or :.
bon"qshie nn tb,t - III i.h,c. yasnx 10 .I,pa5
haYs sstticien1 ioesi nrido sna Xtneriesu uism to
fo,ter md encourage tbo vcjfsIs oi ihis purely
natlonai game. =.
ioar COMMITTEE therefore recommend the pas.
with 10 request Of !ho pes't,uasra whose pstasa
aF9 plscsa on :r tas pettson tsstfsa 70 us
aes@sa' aaSt .1e stss ~ ~ ssS III Gtf "
~ ~ aao H. amI t hs
t'rs - line iii cinh TO mn So0 lei of tho nn
| occupicd land on iho jakn. .ifolt, eommanetn!r
| At the south line Ut the !00 feet expressly
reserved tns circus PURPOSES. mud running aout Of
ncloai,!g .aa ettslion Of .sats aad ather conyen:
for ina uefiod of unp year fron, war to year fuf