, 1881-01-09
THE FUTURE SOUTH CHICAGO.

About week ago me SCUM alA eoniIlis-
sloners MADE pubic tAelr fepoit .ot 1Ao , Ca.
enamg Dec' y to~' Ane sAo""s "ao ~
sucn nature US 10 M!host stal .ao s"A 80
at first sight Nearly se,N"'"9 nave alleaas
been invested IN the syslem OF palAs 1ot I.1' ttu
southern part Of tne clty' anu 'n1re a!e ' es.a
S822oU OF PONDS outs'aao"e' Luz inolea
ton IS I1lnl1 notWl'ns'anuloR uao esn1 neas' ~
annual lhssaii1heAtS "n'In tuo peop,' - %ae
South DIVISION : ana .dSoe >rath nafe
been paying, lnctuo3ng the accumulallnR III
terest, upon the purchase money % tuo l.Aio'
which were designed TO olscna1se an oo''ea7
ton OF this account mere WILL sun oe iaise
deficiency. JUST now large tnis uenctenes
WILL be 1t does not seem ppsSaple ~ uete1-
mine, since certain poitlons ~ tn' 1Ahu 40
still IN nt'gauon, anu ~ - " VIC 1ekto os.oe
that the statemen1 o. toe hoatu was wv lAuls US
explicit upon 1hls po1n1 a., ~ eson'a' '.o
Commission seems 10 OWE 7o.s'o'o - oo"ua'
with fuftner payments on e'o 'a1lu ~ oe
made. while the eslimateo 'esootces' 4ne4ao"
1nR over S4s"oV ol e1A-eei..neatss saea ano <oiu
pealed tax eases, are oniy eo0oooo ~ .oa a.
pears. IN aao1t1on " l!l's' .11A. "oou. v-'oos'
GU nave peen expenue" ~ 'n1p1o1e"en1e'
for which the commission mas ~ sno" t"o
main houleYards'-drana anu Die@ei,-a 1eW
auxiliary ooulefaras' anu alloset1e. oi7 Aetee
OF improved area N Ine t"o pa1hs' - ~
ported by me toa1o. 1ne ete.1e pu!A u too
property still remains TO Dc ln!pto'eu'
Estimating the to1al anount a'ieaus piAc,
tically invested at e1gns hlllions' t10 ",al
araa Of the parks-l,oof acfes- 4n"Ae
the cost OF the sSstem' up W .ne pieseu'
time and IN It's present. colnpalatl'olS pl4u..- ~
tive condition, more tnan 9t''"o pet aeie! -
the sentiment OF tne taxpayers cuuiu 70
defnit1y expressed II woulo % loo1'o W ue-
mand some more satisfactory showing TOT tne
vast sum OF money tna1 mas a1reauy peen
raised anu EXPENDED unoe' .no aslesmsns
that the eight annual lnsta!lrneh1s si'oulu
pay for the land, and some more accuiate
statement as to tna future taxes 1of t'lS' la'iu
that remains unpaid tof' tue improvements
yet to be made, and Ine ma!ntenance VI VIC
system. 1t cannot pc denied 11aa' slese taAes
have become serious onl.en ~ eue es o"1e's ''s
OF property III the soaEh part VI I1o e''s' e'''o
especially IN hyde FarR ana tnese taApase eie
may fairly claim more speclnc accounting
"t4s*.@ ANA"' ~ ~ : -
This IS one We" OF lne caee. run @u.
other view the South PARK system onefs a
compensation that atones IN tne pfospect o.
future oenents 1or tne preseht "il7a'1Sis'eSo4y ,
condition OF things. IL mas oeen con.enueu
by those who nave opposed LUIS e@te1islse a'.o
outlay for pleasurs-lands that the t"o PARKS
are too far removed from the popuioas Sec
lions OF the city ever to serve 1ne 1u1l pai- r'
pose for which they were pro1ectea: me Ing
rapid growth OF the CITY SOUTHWARK oufloes
the past few years has done muen ~ ie.lo'e
this impression, and the complexion u tne
Michigan avenue boulevard, lutnlsnnk ue.
lightful driveway from the business pofuo'
OF the city to the parks, ana the increased 1a.
cilitfes tor reaching the PARKS ps sunutpan ,.i.a
trains, will IN couple o. years opl1eeiate
most OF this objection but lnefe Is now ~
addition to this, an apparent oenent 70 oe ae; =,
rived from the South farA ssstem "alsi
was hardly taken into consloeratlon AZ 1nt
time the parks were or1g1naaly lalo OUT Nt
refer to the growth OF popuiatlon around u.