, 1879-04-10

Af$cr q long nntt nnRccountaple lolay, tHo |
bill providing for parls approaches has passed
tho Illinois House Of Representatives, ontl
became law yesterday under tho Governors
signature. There was no moro opposition to
1t in tho Houao than there had boon In tho
scnato. As tho bill contains Tho emergency
clause, tho Park Commissioners can proceed
without delay TO carry out tho project, mud |
proper energy Gnu provide each division OF |
tho city this summer with handsome boulo-
varil rcacl,ing from somo contral point to tho |
several parks. Tho first stop to 10 taken will
bo Nh application to tho Common Council,
and to tho owners Of property contiguous to
tho street selected, for tho consent to I'm
provo said street. This consent should ho
giyon immediately 20 fur ns Michigan avonuo
is concerned, because tl,at is conceded by NIL
to DO tho most desirable, md in fact tho
only available, strcot for that purpose in tho
South Division, as to similar boulovards in
tho West and North Divisions, thoro may DO
some difference Of opinion o. to streets which
ought to DO taken, and tho discussion Of the
choice may occasion somo delay; but this
circumstance ought not to interfere with tho
PROMPT improvement Of Michigan avenue.
Tho terms Of tho bill aro auch TINT neither
tho Council, tho owners of contiguous prop
erty. nor tho general public eau reasonably
1nako INV objections to tho scheme. as to
tho Council it will not bo troubled by my
sectional jcalousies, since each division Of
tho city ;s equally favored, and tho consent
osked from II amounts rcally to m escape
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street in question. Besides, the Council
will scarce)y hositato to do what tho ercat
bulk of tho peoplo expect md demand from
it, Tic bouloyardine of only one street in
each division Of tho city will loavo ample
accommodation for tho trucks and business
vehicles which will hnyo tho freedom Of a1l
tho other streots. As to tho proporty-own-,
crs, thoy will hayo the improvement to pay
for. It is true but tho cost of similar ina-
movement would fall upon them in ary case
| t],e difference in their favor under tho now
order of things ia that tho street,
onco improved at their expense, will
thereafter 10 kent in first-olass ropair. Tho
property.ovners also onjoy m advantage in
lint tho Improvement will bo ma1o before
tlcy nav for 1t, mud tho cost thoroof will bo
| divided into four annual installmonts instead
of coming ii, a single payment, rs would DO
tho case IT similar Improvement wcro 1nado
under authority Of tho City Government. As
TO Tho general public, every man mud woman
who takes prilo in Chicago will favor tho
uroicct; tho parks will thon bo easily
aud comfortably roachol by those who ride
and drive, while tho stroot-cars and stcan,-
cars will furnish moro room aud botter nc.
comn,cdation for those WHO do not; even
tho drivers of WAGONS, carts. Glrays, tricks,
aud businesA yohiclos OF all kinds excluded
fro,n tho bonloyarils. will approyo tho meas.
uro, for they will hayo all tho other atrectt
moro to themselves.
Tho South park Commissioners will prob
ably apnly for tho control Of tho Michigan
ayenuo boulevard from, Van Buren Btroet
southward, How far south this boulovari
sholl rim will 10 moro difficult to determine
Tim noarost noint, Mt whfcl, the now apnroacl
ran In connected with the Park gysto,n ia n
Thirty.afth street. whoro Tic South parl
bonlcynrl bopins 3: tho obicotion to such us,
If rh;rtv,ffth street il TINT II In .,ow bus;
ness street. md will grow to 10 moro 80, mt
it IL needed by the residents Of tho tl;strio
totxycon Stato street and tho lnko NJ n thor
ourhfare for their supply-wagons. Tho nox
s.rcot whioi, It would 1,o praoticablo to us
ma connecting sycnuo is Th,rty.njnt1
Int tho horso-car tracks are alroatl
loil Oh that street. Torsy.tlird streu
would In tho next. Forty-goyontl street nfte
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