, 1880-10-23
THE SOUTH PARKS.
Adoption of the ordin9nces for
the Michigan Avenue
Boulevard.
Plan Of the 1mprovement-Calling In
Park Bonds.

! A0 NbUtu III ~ bQteAN llEk 3GSlGItHkf AbLS
er'inoil. There were present. Commissioners
Price, Russell, Cnr,,ell, and Walsh.
| CALLING IN iNJSt,s.
Judge Murray F. Tutey, Of tho Circuit
Court, WIS also present 10 draw the numbers
Of So. ON nworlofbonsls which aru IN be called
H. This was lhlle In Brder to comply with
Sec. Ut the South Park act, which pro-
ftues: That, wlere the i3nard cannot Gull in
tl,o bonis ut t.er cent they shall select by
lot 80 many Ms iuNy he required to absorb the
money Iii the sink1ng-fuuh. The selection Is
70 be made by the curpnrate authorities Mt
tho efld Of each successive year after tile
dhte of the bonds, Or within n month there
inter- In the presence of onc Of the Judges
Of tho Circuit Court, who, with tho Park
board, shall mike and sign duplicate cer-
tificates OF the result, ong of which shall
oe filed In the office Of the County board md
tue other with The County Clcrk. The fol.
lowing arc tic numbers Of the bonds called
iii under ttEs aet!on: Sevchs-Sos. ~, 1y,,
Isl. 575 1os, 1888, t0a, to4, e,s, 1s7, 10l, o., ~,
10. 81, l, go ::25 30 IT.. e1i, 1al, lag. .ss.
bs0, III, III, e, l0s, 19, 81. S1xcs-Nus. 755, ~,
LIS. s'7, vi, 7al, s73, 500, 6sz ss'. Gl', ~,
8it, Ti5, 7GI a52, 7a G1&, 1,109. 9p,, Isl, stu.
s57, ool, sGD. Fiycs-Nns. i,lso, 1,ls4, 1,lse.
All these bonds aro 81 900 ench.
AIr. J0seph F. Bonied, attorney for tie
board, presented tho draft Of ordinances
and Notices Of assessment fur the
IMPROVEMENT OF MICHIGAN AVENUE
md T!llrty-lfth street. There arc three
ordinances Rnd three assessment notices,
which c1vcr tic ground rs follows: Ono
provides tor the improvement uf Michigan
Alenue, from the north line Of Lake I'nrk
place to the south line Of jackson street.
Tie driveway IL to bH Of tho uniform width
Of hfty feet; the centre nf 1t 10 be tho centre
feet Is to bo macattani. consisting,
first, Of a course Of broken limestone,
M SIX Inches ill I, thickness' thy cubes
Inches in tlllekncsH, the cubes mt tn exceed
tlreo inches In diameter; third, course Of
clean bank gravel S!x Inches III thickness,
viii ten.te roller. as iaia Eght M eet seo On
each side Of the narnda,u is to be laid Of
Homogeneous 1iletainorpllEc stone blocks Ut
uniform tl!iski,ess, width, and length, which
thick. four inches vile, and twelve inches
long, nor greater tim six inches t!lick, four
Inches wide, nrsl twelve inches long. placed
edgewlse III lateral courses. and l3ii npon
The curbstones are to ehf u quality tqunl
to tho hest quality 0f Athens stune. not less
| tlIan six feet long, two and o'.e-slalf feet
deep, and four inches III thickness. with top
| edge full md square, each STONE tn have Il
stsaiEl,t bnse tlu Whole length, aud IL ba
firmly bgdlcd upon flat stones They arc Il.
be btlsll-untnered ol, the top surfaco and
eight inches from the top.
The sidewalks on tic west side Of Mich
| fgan ayeifue are to be lull alongside Of tlle
| lol-llncs and to be stone ilaggtng eight feet
wItfo nnu five INCHES thick, and mt less tl.an
lar.inercd: On The pelst fitc Of tle street tic
| sidewalk Is to bo fifteen feet III width
md made 0f compDsitton OF asphnltlm
| Nnd stone nf sufficient thickness IN bring tho
| present walk UP to the established grade OF
| the street.
Tle city owns half of the street In tho
7Tss snt'9r T; st 1 ,% Wl @ sss ornor ths @
also provides for. plantlnE-si'aces for trees.
inclies III dia,ns!er ut q p,nt two feet aboye
| their roots. They will be planted In tie
Of the street. not 10 exceed tiftY feet apart.
Crossings ARG u!so provided lor, .as we'll ny
brick cntcli bAsiIs to be built tt tue planting
1T % e9!S' ?f s sssSs.ss s T
i.oles mid tic other otceteras ara aIso
provided 3D., fof; I,l.e i;,a, cost Is to
to bo leylel OIL lie proporty abutt'nE yth' on tle
avenue. Tho method Ut ascertalnlnE cost and
assessing thu S!.ino are also duly provided for.
Another onllnnncc, provides for the In.
south !lno Of 'rhirty.titiii street. 10 tic north
line nf Jackson street. TlIIs ordiuuncc is
Tx. tl!e other in its provisions, tho street to
aq eeyyy y TIT Il liz f Whit W Of hS ry, sehrs Sf act 1s Is
to he Ut nacadnm,, Us l,efore described both
sides Of the sidewalk nre TO 10 laid Of stone
Se,It fcst onE fir fest we and ye
from t;rairl boulevard to Michigan avenue.
THU driveway Is to b. fifty feet wide. md, to
hayu no plantlils space, sidewalks alMl other
Mntters being tho same rs lit TIC other Or
t[nnnces.
THE ASSESSMENT NOTICE,
being under tho INV Mct of 1870, provides
that on tho 10th t!ay Of Snven,l,gr 4. H., 1SbO,
the S0ut. Pork cOt'lnlisstoilcra at rcgulnr
meeting at = O'clurk In tho afternoon Will
proceed to cssInAte Us ncNr rs may ha tha
probable cost 0f the Improvement Of aIicll-
gun avenue, FROM the south line ut. Thirty
fifth street to the .nOrtt! line Of Lake i'ark
paee Y c"toty w %it Y, tss s nrGssoHs s % Of
III iSne5s ot oetseF IL ,Sfa' is S entile s 0 s H.
lla,ico for tho Improvement ot Michigan
street Ia tla north line Of i.aks park nlnre."
Tho Board will likewise proceed to lllake n
speclal assesseltt on contiguous property
ADuttEllg upon the strect SO To bo Improved |
mated cost Ut sail improvement. Property |
owners lnny, II they see lit, appear before tic
lI0ar1 at tta 0tllco Mt such luectlne, mid be
heard tnuching tho estitntetl cost OF the l.. |
prepayment mud the specIal assessment IL DO |
i,latia therefor, The otl!er. nutlres provide |
of to Sllehisal sss avsn!as I nproys'neat @ ] po''o"
pho President Ut The l30artt. .Atr. Walsh, |
thought TINT something should lto done Iii |
regard to tue pieces Ut experimental pAy1- |
nlent already lald. before tho ordinance In |
rrgarl ~ Michigan AVENUE improvement WINS |
adopted.
Mr. Dontiold thought that they could not |
do butter thnn nd0pt q uniform pavement, Us |
there might 10 II difficulty In collecting thu /
assessment. llo thought thnt they could not |
luvy MI assessment for an Improvement al- |
ready nlAtlC.
Thure was quite q desultory discussion /
assessment. nntic4.s were adopted.
commissioner Russell moved that tho Sec
retary bo instructed To publish tho notices |
Of assessment III acuntormlty to The ordinances
passed by thu Board. Tho melton prevailed. /
Thb Board tlen adjourned.