, 1881-05-08
WEST SIDE PARKS.

| ADJOURNED Meeting OF The Hoard-1rix-
| ccllancOus Hkt1Aincss
Tue board of Park Commissioners ct West
.uleaSo held MI adjourned session last nicht ir
.llear ounce, l5i West Washington street. Presi-
aen@ -'eetea IN the chair, and present Commits
soiieFs % Hahlts, Breunock, Carter Wilcox. and
"hken. Gen. smyth and Mr.. ]. O. Ball. nttor-
neys for the Board, and Mr. Clark, the co,lectnr
Tor fao Washington street boulevard, we're utso
present. "~& <N''o
+Ar' bnil read an ordinance for tho govern
u'ent OF the purks and bouieyarls. the Old one
nastng been found defective III one or two mr.
ucol"rs, and referred to him for amendment
se'eral weeks ago. The old ordinance
contained contained no pcnal clauses, and no pro-
.is'ons against oycicle-r riding, tho selling Of
liquor. nnd several other undesirable -pr,ctices
~, Ine he" ordinance contains thirteen additional
cruises, and Is made us comprehensive us possi-
ule. it was referred to the judiciary Cotlnit-
@ see VIII instructions to report ut the next rcgu-
WIN regard to tho occupation Of the bouIe-
~ :nfa ~ tne swltch-engincs Ut tho Milwaukee s.
mll that the question presented many dilIjcuI-
1ies. which he discussed in secret session Of the
noara; At the direction Of the Improvement
WIN the attorney OF tho railroad, but received
no reply. 1t appears that there was au UNDER
s.anohng sian between tho last improvement Com
nllttec And the railroad company th4t the lat
tcr Should, by purchase Of other ground und a
Encouragement Of its track. do away with the
1ost OF tho switching at thlt point.
The matter of employing IN engineer and ST.
periutendent for the Washington street bOule-
ward wns referred 10 committee Of three witl,
power to act
The bond of John Buhler, referred at last
meeting to Gen. Su,yth, WAS reported Us satis-
factory. Zen. Snayth stated that he thought the
bond was better us it was than ii it had cited
MIN tl3Qhler) rs the Treasurer OF tho Wshin.-
Ton street fund, as he WAS not recognized In law
as the Treasurer OF any special fund. The bond
was accepted.
The Improvement Committee recommended
that the laying of water-pipe III Central Park bo
let to j. j. Wade for $EU0.
Commissioner Carter reported that tho entire
STRUCTURE OF the boat landing ut humboldt Park
was more or less shaken by the frost, probably
because OF insufficient Foundation The t1pper
portion, he snu need not be disturbed but tho
three lower steps. including tho buttresses, will
have to be RESET lie recommended that tho
foundation should be Il buttered wall not less
thAn fourfeet six inches in depth. lie esti-
mated the cost Ut Sl5J- 1t WAS ordered that tho
work be forthwith commenced under the SUPER
inttndence at Mr.. Carter.
Ihe Special Committee the unimproyeu
portion Of Douglas purk recommended that tho
same be su:llner-faltowcd unu seeded down
uuder tho direction of Commissioner Brcnnock.
adopted.
The Committee on Douglas Park presented tho
bid of G. W. Getchel Offering to pitt three-p ply
fclt. composition and gravel roof utl the pa
ylhon-guaranteetug the same for five years
Tor ss6. and recommended thut it be accepted,
which WIS agreed TO-. The changing Of the boat
landing ut Douglas Park was referred to the
same committee. The artcslan, which was only
l1U feet deep, dried up entirely last summer.
The bore has been Increased to the depth IF
...::.O feet,-probubly the deepest in the Stute,-
work was begun list summer Anu completed
about TWO months ago.