, 1881-03-26
flights Of Michlgan.Ayenue Property.
Owners-The Dedication a
Legal One.
Mr., Scanmon Has the Docu-
ments to Back Up His
Position.
Mr. Thomas Hoyne Also Scouts the
Idea that the Canal Has
ANY Title.
It Is MI Attempted Grab to Pay
State Claims Of Cnnal Con-
tractors,

!" 40 -" n'.p
o9a1e t'a'h's VI t'nai e""'
tractors,
The attoution Of the Cook uounty MEM
har. ~ t,o f.coielnturc is invited to House
U1, nee ~ a.,,"at ~ ,v,,tnt, Ia IN .tr,r
Blli No. .oo' t"e op]ec1 y. "'leM - " oIl'r
lineage ol eD "ke LAX anfk tho 10, @ " nav
contractors. These Representatives should
make 1t their espcclal business to look nfter
thio ,o,s,,ra ,.rfch ,vua
.es.s.1 tam '.eusu.o, -. wv" w" ~ nopv ~ -.
CONCEIVED IN FINED AND HORN In In
1Qr1ry,
md see to 1t that 1t Is sumnlarily and per
fhe cann} commissioners 10 establish titIo to
-srsn.t,, t.,o,,.,,,a, ~ t,,o con.l Evnd ~
property pelons'l's " t''o Ia''a' , unu' ~
which adverse POSSESSION, Is sc'd Dy any par
a canal fund to be used for tho purpose Of
s>.r,t.nr ns .ha ,rdlvI,1naIs ~ their hc,rs
paying tno am"asl'aa,s MS " 'nea. "'aa
o can"1 bsct in e sc u un W who wero paid
IN sofn n2 " s, 'tIS iso IT, fa"e vac @ hs M
scbcmn nac ~ ~ stcai | ,nc | Iake park is not now
far ~ tho rccortt shows, was Atr. Boyd, OF
Fulton County, Representative to Congress
rom amt, t1,at tlistrict. who in ISIS Introduced a
t!un. unt 1,s"' ~ W. !,s,t -. to9' Ias'..
bill IN tho lioase oi kcpfcsehtatlSes eee'af-
Ing that the land belonged to tho Canal Fund,
and proposed to liaye 1t used for the purpose
ferred to Il COMMITTEES and died t'ere.
The move IN the leRislaturo was st4Fted
at tha session two years ngn and has been
renewed mt tho present onc. 1t Is basstl nIM'
AN OPINION GIVEN TO THE CANAL coMafls-
ut their request, by Lawrence, Campbell! 4
Lawrence. IN December Of ISIS. That opinion
Is In brief TINT tho city ,ns an eanitahIG tile
to what Is known as tho 4ake Park, being
iino Of Atiohiann avenue md THO Illinois
CentrnPs right 0f way, from Park row to
Madison street, by the nct Ut :!anuary;,
ss nss { Mtsgs" aff 3S' s snsthe eas & s i
AioneTs wcro authorized 10 examine TUG en-
nai route, select such places ~ weye eligible
for town sites, cnl'se them 70 'e laiu or lnto
town lots, md cause earlal land IN or near
Chicago suitable therefor to be laid ntI !nto
town lots. Tho Hnart. was further tlrGcted
to sell m tho 2Ottl of June tile lnts In tho
Town 9f C!toaEo, and M!so FractionH! Section
Section II Is that part Ut tho city which
lies cnst Of State. snuth Of Madison.
and north Of rweIftil streets. It Was
town lots, streets, and alleys, us in the tnllE-
.rmcnt Of tho Commissioners wDnid hest pro-
mote the Interests Of the Cana! Fund. to
which fund the land belonged, The bpinln,
holds that the Commissioners hatl bower to
dedicate such pArts Of this land rs they might
deem best for streets aud nllcys. hut had nn
power to dieest the title nt inc state 70 any
psr nr - f,r .ao acnn nI1ru,ses r chnfci M mr..
noscs. or ni,y other nnhfl, tlse cxrept strcsts
and alleys. .,.,.,. -. -. ,,o,,,.,,
THEY HAD NJ Po"EH,
oa because the Legislature hay not given II;
When the commissioners plated tho GROUND
Park from cass tn west Ut THO southern ex-
tremlty. aud the width OF Michigan avenue
was then laid down upon tue plat as !.o feef.
sas s1Sq 70 es tp' oen i ws u o si ata t
row street; hut, assuming thHt tho Com
msslonets t,.lsndcd y to 20 o''o, iho
dedacntion was not !G:fectiso be-
accepted t; It oven refused to arcept the TO
dediGatr, atM! coni,i,sAl acceptal,co ~ width
70 power tn dcdlcn1o THO 'antl us q park.
Thora ts no ground orbclieying they intend-
cd to tledicate # rs a street; n'a. II they did.
thn city did not accept 1t, and tho 'leilcatloli
failed.
Tho amended City Chnrser of 1868 provided
that M, cncroaclllnents sl'oui't 1e made by
any ratlroMl company or ntllcr person oil
for its passage was tho mistaken assumption
tint tho Ennnl Commissioners liad ll}ntle 4
valid dedication nf tic land. Hut tue recital
81 snpPoie b ~ n We mnE ass ns ,t str
tne Slnte !lo'n asheltlsh Us nM'l tllte ~ liz
properly LOT ula uso VI Inc ea''ai
THE SECOND GROUND
unon which the civ ran bnse fss claim I. the
pka.F WIKI net. ~ 1SGn wi;ct, vrs,ts,i IN IN
ci'W tho nnl Ivinr sn,,Ii, ~ Wn9,ro" strcat n@
.ri;b nou"r @ ~ XII + nnH ne, t ,,r"o,,Is ="
n nark fmnd' 'This gra,,t' snys ~ t(,s nnintu,
.as "a asu",u,an os ;hm ts1t v' hi ~ y'stnH ~,
tsti, ~ IT, i3 -. ,hnt ,sti,,v ~ r}r @ "a.
st,n., ~" ~ e. i"t, u, ~.
81 m!e INV! Iot'tss,nots ~ ',,tttnte W.
rhu fe sne se tYos vSG. snnc :" y, XII ~ IN ~, ei @ ~