, 1880-04-20
WEST WASHINGTON.

Tho Vvckt pnrk Commissioners Still Un-
decided Whit Action TO Take.
Tic West Side Board OF Park Commission
ers held meeting yesterday afternoon ut
thefr Office on the corner OF West Washing
ton mid llnlsted streets, tho President OF tho
Buartl Iii the Chalr.
WASHINGTON STREET sI1,EwALKs.
After routine business Ind been disposed
Of tho Chair teud n communication from City
Commissioner Ut Public Works WALLER, call-
Ing attention to tile ttilapidnted conditton Of
certain portions Of the West Washington
street. sidewalk, md asking what they III
tended to do III regard to tllouI. ue aiso
read the answer he had mule, in which
Ae stated TINT i was II view Of tho fact set
tl!o opinion Of Its attorney ns to tIleir poWer8
to pilss ordinances md enforce tholl regu-
hitting sidewalks. That opinion being i'm
favorable, tho BoArtl hoped tliat tho city
w0.t!h continue to control ti,at street untfl
the l}nnrd cjutH commence improvements.
Thu Chn1r said that this brought up the
wIiole question ngnlll OF the Boards power
over tic boulevard. l1o sAttt that llo would
opinion from tho members Of tho Dpnrti upon
tle subject, which should be decided upon
us soon rs possible.
/ COMMISSIONER WOODLAND
said lie supposed II would be grcnt dis
npi!uintneft to tn, people Ut the West Sitle
TIC city with tlio West Parks wus abandoned.
Fur Ills purt, lle would bu unwilling u nc-
cept tho, unlnlon, Of tho Hhard's attorney
%t'pat yHnE H E; TN Httsr s1 y st ;t test9 q Of Of
nlca!( with t!slr .parks, and, II thGy got u
cn.spls Ut years IN Nt!vaHcu OF tho West Side
In tllelr conpsctlon, y would put South Side
l IL SssSs sssts s s % t boar & Il ~ s ws1t ss
Of la1D WIS 0f any validity, llnh control Of
tho street, nMl I'LL ntten,pt to tluke Ill ~
sessnlcMt Won III not iNcrc!se their RESPONSE
bi!lty.. lilo hoped lnatle .cnse would 10
resulted adversely, thel! Tho enterprise could
be abandoned; but not before
GEN. SMITH
BRfl TINT lie did not SEQ how }le could we'll
uppGar for tic Park Commissioners til u test
sss oat ~ ttsa sSn y n ses ta hey a sfh s
lnndo to exclude teaMls from! Washington
street, md sllD q purity Tor Violating tho 0rtti-
l!ance. III ltts why tho question Of the
,1HNEs rtgt to. To- regulate tho street could be
CUmnlssloncr Won,lard thought this was
not aA assvahtaKe0ttH way tU brlHK the Hsits-
tlon betnre tho Court lle preferred having
ir,.vel, would be tin point IN Issue.
ton: Smith ditl ,nt, thlnk there would bo
any difference IN the two cases. Tho assess
lnnkIng iqt ~ ortllnary driving siFeet, INT .
street. for boulevard purposes. rhs trulthla
with tho net OF la10, authorizing tito t!sscss-
lnont, w1ts tllat y wis 20 broa4 as TO be M;
| cert.in+ liz dill hot know how he could
lnnke an assessment under that net.
Tho Chair sAld ho lind iAd conversation
with Gel. Smith, WHO linl toll 1lln tfnt tho
trouble otiA4tt bp kuttcii over BY future iegis-
lAllall, bur whether peOplu would llkD to walt
TIL tllls WIS LNlle WnS A4U9atl0Il. rlie l3Onr,l,
however. could ll0t well 10 contrary to the
atlvicD lniA down in Gen, Smiths opinion.
Mr. j.: q. bull, MI attorney, md Ol!a Of the
West washington Btreet pr0perty-hO!ters,
saII tint 1t seeine.l to him thnt tho Hoard
stuod III q position where they should
ASCERTAIN THEIR NI0lrTs AND LIABILITIES,
Either r!ghtfully or wrongfully they i,atl
| Becurel possession OF thu street, II riKlt-
| fully, they enNlu not lot 10 Af 1t. lie BuK-
Ecstctl that the i!0ass1 make ar ,Rttenpt 10
property-l,o!tier, who could sue 10 sMjuIn thu
1harst from 30 dining, .arl titus bring tho
| question !nt0 u court ut equity; or u prop
erty-l0laier c0nl.l CAUSE tllu Indictment ct
! tha Park lsoAru for neKlcet!nK their duty TO
make u boulevard Of tie streot; nlso, II the
| l3uar.l neglected. for 4 reasonable length
| Of tlMo t0 make the Improvement
rrpperty-holtter could bring suit tO
hayU thu B0Artl show why lltnnslalh,is should
not issua compelling theu. 70 10 It. lie
Thought that the soolcr the Board got, the
caS9 kefore ths Courts the better:
did not tlink thnt the l,oar,!'s snttoFnoy started
| from the right p0lnt. 'Ilie ide. wns conveyed
tlat the power OF the city was, ,suporiar to
that OF tlia Hoard, but both bodies got their
pQWQE from lie St0tb to which tia XtrtotA OF