, 1881-03-15
TIE WEST PARKS.
Annual Meeting Of the Board Of Com.
missioners Yesterday.
What Was Done In the Why or Improve
mcnts Last Year.
Tho President lndulDcs In a f1oseate Descrlp.
. lion Of Whal The Future viii Produce.
Reports Of The Secretary, Treasurer, Mt.-Eltttau
Of 0frlterS far lie Ensuing iear.

Tho adjourned ANIMAL mce,lng of tho West
Park lsuar'l wNs held yesterday afternoon, all
tho members be.nx present.
President Wilcox presented his annual report
u the thnrl Thu rcp1rt Atates that tho Vrnys
receipts from all sources for the year etldlng
Fet. - Isst were $'si.'(G. The toto dab,irsc
inrnts hase l,ccn t1fs un.48. leaving bnlancc In
tho hGHt1s uf tho Treasurer of &l9.tMkM.
Unttcr an net Of tho f.rpIsntu,p, tho t'narl
wna authorized to fund *:ssu0 Of lis tnde!s.e,!-
ness running twenty yenrs. which 1t did BY Ikst-
Ing lmHds heArlnH per cent interest. Tho aCt
nlsu required that tlu nrtcceds OF tho hulf-M!El
,nrk u,sd boulevard tux he applied to tho pay
ncnt Ut interest. and tho excess to cancellation
Of tho bonds. The huif-tnli tux has bcet COL
lrcied at,d used In cotntlon with tho
..s.nIi tux. f!esIIcs payinX the Interest
to date, $:1l1.19 III this money has been ,lseh.
1h!s Rstm shuuttI bo appropriated. President
Wilcox says, IL the purchase ri bolds. llcn,-
after the fund nrlsinY from the ha.f-mLIl tNx
should be kept
Al'ATr Ff.oM ALL OTHER FINDS
on tho luuks. md every dollnr over what is re-
siIlred To nay tho Interest applied to tic pur~
cbnse of these boiule
The rrport says that tho three parks. beng In
Widely. separated parts Of tho West Division
tend to create nh cxtFGne local Interest In each
ty thu4c whnso property md Interest lies near
rnch Enrk. and property -owners look With impn-
tiet,eu Upon Improvements which lst fnudo III
T., ~ "nsn te, atc '.o. "lrcety 'tersl.
criticised tho uetion VI the I.oarl, being prctu-
riieeIl uy sclf-lntercst. There Is no fnvoristsm
shown III tho park improvements. The differ
cncc In tho Icht 1,uHnces OF tho parks
lies partly III tho first cost at the land
itself, ns shown by tho Englncer*s rcp,rt. Tho
.,a -, .s y. s,o ~ .S Ae -
NGEGs. The total ufGl Ut Central Park ID tSj.S1
nGres; cost. *itJlGlH,; improved. ~ ncres.
eirGunssanscs w. snia ID nasc nrssn whieh
mei1t aha ittii,r,vrtSnt m Mt!ont tllo Pfnpnr'
.nH ~ aAs nstn Gaft.ca "! M'nnl't .cRaIn " -.
rk which Ws low sH oeu Ss t"' to js u.s FIJI
!enrs be:nFG c,ts!er ., tilo ot'iGcs anu during
tnnss l"ar vcArs wl!e satKr del'lts %erc p'nec;l
inlsl'Eenent, y Is enh were Enlhtns n exGr.
eeh t @ aiSr M1,sH!E park. % @ f - aus oe
thereit,. me Htt't balance OF Central Pnrk
sho ,p;ot - =" H. ~ lH, m
,,,N,.,,,x,, !. -, NM. ,t.,>, r,.r,,.>.cr
- s"s' , - >, ~" 1mf' ,sHts t.N lNnHCh
nov visible b,!t = muss Of brick ana stone.
wn,en n 1ess H. protSGtsa' w eF % .ox esoc
at Il thu o IT. uhs sst w s
tne s1tei3m f e wehy sizens xas cnea 10 T.
talae.
Ihn ar'es'nn %e nGentra'parE Z @ If Tet 9n'y
INttlu'at 3NEEi'ss4Als ~ AHn bccN !" u
.lSpsn Of ZAP fsct " - M cost It. "l osnr $9vt
il0pes are Sa.teFfSii't @ o. Ms yct Esofng cna-
pHiiG susGess; IiG hrieshm wclly u po!1glas
AEu iiulinnlut iMrRs nAsb n!1osueG satisfactory
fsstilts " sess inuhl Ge. e.l!iI the acpth ahu OK
IGiiee or tto eGntra! l'Ark wei.
tnic i't Hunnbott and no.lu1as Parks than III
e'ra' rarS, nce tne atser nas laiGn penints
s Il s ss q bss sonpea s aad
ot r 4. ,,., e,o, o.o .u
aiS TnS oard has , rsxenuo ,s oe S FIRM
Tue yreut htlk Of this sun IL required to main.
tniil liu present in.prosH!ncnls IN tlv parks and
This current expense Will absorb tho lsUasds In
cs,tne. and futnrc lrt'Ercss +! dcve!nplnE l1ew
rreslcellt Wilcox slya some Earan taxpayers
have up!'rtcl!stu thv sltultlon anu seer tug
iar THO work heforc It. 4 petition Inns htetl pre-
set,.et' a','' bi l,!tstAset, IN thc LsGtslatnre
fst'T ws Il i ,et esty;na,' n" e,1i'' wii INK " HILLS
ADD $4,000 To THE INCOME
of ttu 1tm,r.1 In hmc. that thc I'm, mn,- ~.
Itr i;nar,i l,.sv airrscIatr.i Tie necessity i"r
nRnEl rndw9y which stt,sld cGnncct llnngIns
WY for ponnyarrl pnr!a,se* 20 feet wide was
Central Eark tn the s9.ith containing sevetl nn
ohs-llA!t ncres. td !,ssl tcet lung: rms latter
ora lxcl Ut Sa,'tst: Tbo iitts was IL Litigation,
and was mt settled fnr hrc ycars. when
| tue leHNt owners r'i!'sHl to take tb1 award M
LESS Interest %as hllpttud tlltrInY tho tnerilli.
liiy cnsc Iad bGvsi ~ tho s"nrts for sone time,
a1i s now pending IL tho Illinois Supreme Court.
Tho title til th!s !a1,l har!ng been nc1uIsea Tho
| l'ntrd prtrcei"t To- nuke tue nteh.nrcdtHl con.
5 we wfn is %! s.aso ufs c pcso so nsSS
| Thu arltowny VIII pfontbly be opened ~ tho
public n tlo lst 0t July next i IS thirty. elKht
nln In Ce!!tral l,mrk % tho snaln driveway In
bnagIs ~ Fark The distance 9 ts T. is.a$i.ti feet: