, 1881-04-24

bill for this object has hpcn introduced into
the Legislature ut Springfield b. the Hon.
"Chris" Manner. The present law gives lile
PARK Commissioners SS', ,OM working capital.
After the payment Of interest and necessary
expenses, such rs ntlice rent. clerk hire, aIlt
other things required to keep an establish ,a
only $4,000 is left for Improvement p'tr,,
poses An increase of the tax from two aud
onc-|lalf % five mills would double the ST.
@ and ieaye Sioo ;s FIT 6 p Mhrr f"5 ~;
bill is driving ut. This spring the Board has
but $l:v0o left over from last fall to start On
the spring work, aud by june. probably, II 1t
| finishes DouSl las bai1le;aru.-Wheh runs oe-
| tween Central and Douglas I'arks,--the inn
| pruyenent cash will be about gone, and they
will be able to do nothing the rest Ut the sea-
| SOIL.
| in q new place. Last week Il cross bill WAS
filed in tho United States Circuit Court by
| Charles H. Phillips lit tile case Of the South
| Park Commissioners against James Morgan,
| cx-Prcsltrlt of tile Board Of Commissioners.
| Phillips sets out that since 1S49 he has been
/! the legal or equitable owner nf tile south
| half Of Fractional Section Is, IS, II. About
the time he bought it tic erected valuable l1n-
| proven!ents. and lived Oh it until 1S'i3. when
tr;rt contains :..,3 acres, and is now wholly
within the limits OF the South PARK. and he,
having l,econe involved in litigation with
| ". J.. Kerr, made I'LL agreement to COLL
}Et luc itEN III Lac JtlNlIl NilA NnI!-
! missioncrs OH the contract that they
should defend his title, and when the liticA~
| ti0n Was ended and his title established pay
| him the full value Of tho property, such
| value tU he determined by Il jury. Phillips
! charges. however. that the South Park Com
| missioncrs have not carried ont this arrange
| lilent but that they have made Ill agreement
| with krrr to buy the land of him at :: price
not more than 2,o09 AZ acre, and have a.
ready. paid him <::a,Ot0 nl account: The
principal amounts to $4,000, ut 5000 an
acre, and with interest from August, lS!0,
wullu make some $5'n,0 ,0G0 still due after the
payment "f tile 81, ,o0o. The Commissioner;
in any suits. 1t is alleged that this action
constitutes Il breach ot trust oil the part Of
the Commissioners, who were simply. his
trustees. holding the title to tile land for him,
and Phillips asks that they may be cl1joined
from further CARRYING out their contract with
Kerr, and tllas his rights in the property may
BIZ ascertaied and protected.
The owl*rs Of property at and near
Brighton and al Interested in the compile
tim Of the city. rairoad MI Archer avenue IT,
Brighton and beyond, are requested 10 meet
ut the PALMER House Tuesday, April 70, ut :;
o'cuck y. Ill.,, to consult in relation to this
MATTER
We learn that large number Of buildings,
most of them residences. are t. be lnule-
diately put up At brighton and in the yici1'-
1y:. Onr report gives lGo, ami it's sail that
half a dozen times rs many w"uld be built
during the summer if the horse-:ar line were
extended to Brighton. \ meeting OF prop
crly-owncrs is called for Tuesday afternoon
ut o'clock 1T the Palmer i1oltsc, to see what
the City Railway Company arc. wiling to
over Il mile to that point. and II they will
nut tlo it whether other parties will take hold
nf the work and build it. 1t is believed that
in single day Ill the stock could be- taken
to build the road it tho city railway franchise
does not prevent its construction. Inquiries;
lis to how that franchise can be Vacated il
the Company refuse to build the road VIII
b. in order. Propcrty-owners III the vicinity
Of Brighton will doubtless be out i'll Strong
force 1T tho meeting.
Mr.. Potter P.!lmtr will remove soon from
Ills Dearborn avenue residence to the el-
giant tweive-acre domain ut Forty-seyenth
street and Grand boulevard.
TIE BELT ROAD.
The charter of the Chicago Belt Transfer
Company has been filed In the Recorders
office. This Company takes the place Of the
Chicago Park & Transfer Company. Its pur-
poses are stated in tie charter to be:
l. The construction Of Il belt of road for
tile transfer Of freight, passengers, and ex-
press with the proper depots and transfer |
yards.
9. The operation Of Il freis sht clearing-ho |
III connection with the transfers.
3. To afford the rapid-transit facilities now |
demanded by the extraordinary increase of |
to'I ,,'o.a t"a;I,,;o. - t,,a $1,000 o,.tat -
ss." ,a.'1 ~ :I, - ',..", ~, y. 49,
construction Of this road.
,,.;t,. .,,','sa, ts.,", '';,, s.a ,,, ,os,
,,tar1r,, n'tn r,.;nas1a ,,,,, ~, ha.."t
tna'..xa5 a,, s.'", ..s. w.. 'a..'e - 1922
ing Ia ,'nn,'ln % int.rastaI i~ r..,i est,te mo
Of the most Important points of the scheme
vii! be the large ward required for the re-
asserting OF trains. The details of the ar
raugalntut of this ward have not been deciI-
Ell on, but it is likely to require not less than
/ 900 acres. It will be filed with
tracks. on which trans can he
broken IN and rearrangeI ac-
corlliug to the points Of tcstin atinIl. At the
same point there will be The cJearjng-housp.
general offices, repair shops. \ belt-road
is in successful operation IN indianapolis:
companies have BEEN Incorporated for such
projects in Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Kansas
City. and Denver: the New York Central has |
constructed 4 circular track around Hocll-
ester; anu the Peoria & Pckin Union Rail-
way Company was Organized to ilanle the
terminal business Of the two cities mined in