, 1879-05-17
ADAMS STREET.

MOVEMENT TO MAKE IT 4 NuuLEvAnD,
Last evening between fortY n,tl il.ty Ut the
owners Of property along West Adams street
assembled at 0wsloy's Hall, corner OF Robcy
ntl West Madison streets, tu further consider
the projcct Of petittontng tho Council to turn
Adams street over to tho West Park Board fur
boulevard purposes. atr. L. F. Allen presided.
Mr.. E. A. Shcrburne, OIL behalf of tic Commit
tco appointed Ut meeting held tho wcck pre-
vious to asccrtatn tho requirements of tl,e lAw
governing s,ich aetun % wus contemplated,
reud for tho information ot tho meeting tile rr-
cently.approycu statute.
The Clla1rIlnl t0uk occasion to correct q
wrong impression wl!tl tlu said many l,uu no
doubE FORMED by rcaullg thu report CONCERNING
Of TIT OWNERS of property upon Vest Auauls
street wetu opposaA to the transformation uf
that tilorougitare nto boulevard. On tho
contrary 40 fnr nj h1s observation iia.l gone, no
JOHN i. Owscy Also took OCCASION to say tlIut
lle AaI heard ally una nlau speati aeuItst thu
Incaausc, unt lio had only Ut, equitable interest
tn property OIL Auat1s street. au Il Fcai Interest,"
oil Washington stfeet.
Tho matter VI circulating petitions for sigma
tuEes was discussed, At,d 1t was thought best u
engage o1le or twu ;Grs1hs, upon sulury, to do
this work, and to tlfs cnd collection Was taken
III, Hni the sum OF St5.35 secured. The n,oneY
was turned over to aussrs. Uwslcy un<l Hem
s.rcut. who wer0 Instructed to rl,sago tl!u A.
sIstAHce NECESSARY.
Thn ChnErmuu uald he had lccn informed that
the C0uimlttet on Streets ind AItu, Ut iI!u
West DIVISION tlaI uIrcaty sc1Gctel West " ash
1llgtun street 10r boulevard PURPOSES, aud rc-
ported thc eat'e to thH Council. II this wrse
81, u committee should ba ut ouco apluIlIlcd by
thia meeting to eoncr with itiu saai Cofnlnitten
Of tbs Council. mud csilr4yor to sucurp pus.-
ponctntnt VI action I'll tho STRUT atrrady
nalIletl,
AID. Everett, Of tho Twolfth Ward. sale snch
actlon nasi bcu,' sakcn BY, tho Committee. UuL
II was laid over one week aud plIullslch. ana
would III all probability hc reached by thr
Council ncxt Monday evening 1t could, Ito bu.
l1eVati. lo Fursaicr pustpOnc,! utie wreh II thu
proper alllucncs could he brought ~ bur.
appointed sltssrs. john +. Owsley, j. l.. lligele,
W. j. utmstreet, John McLArell, T. 8. Albright,
john CoughIant J. q. AlaE'l, John Z: Waugh,
ana Alcl4ul +. Dono.hus 10 wait on tho
fur tho Wcst division und an.leayor 10 prevail
upon them to dufcr tnat aclioll uu,il the claims
" the West Adams sircet nroperty.u~n
shsll hare been formally laid be!oru ehcu anu
their claims upon thu consideration Ut tie Cuun.
TIL. ccIamlttce will meet to-day at 30
o'csoek At the o!t,cs Of Mc..ra. Albright a Keo.
nan, eofnsr Ut Monroe street mud Filth avenue.
propertY'oHners holding l5,S5j feet aiong All.
a'Hs street had bsen secured, anl 1t would ba
NECESSARY 10 nave not over 1,lU0 feet musu to
secure the requisite majority,
AID. Everett statet that exaggerated eslf.
mates ha'l been msde as to ttia cost Of trans.
formlnE :Adums street into q boulevard. ti..
p,es as h!gh =. g per foot having bssn eirca.
to the cost, aud Mr, Cornell, o{ ths South par;
Commission, had told Him ll,at a f,5. foot strcei
col,h oa gradcd, u,l4 iilled In, a,ll nlacaiam
lied In ail particulars like the south PARK Uou.
leyarda at total cost not cxeeedul. $2.bU per
foot.
The meeting thcu adjourned.