, 1881-01-06
TIE WEST PARKS.
The Proposed Connection with
the Soul, Side System.
An Inspection Of the Ground to Locate
the New Boulevard.

locating the line of tho new southwestern
lnnteynrtl Tint IL to cnnrcct the West park
hys.rm with t'lat Vt tho South sltlc. The
Gr0nnd wns [nokc,l over by Com
ni4sioncrs Wootlartl, McCrea, Wood,
ltahIrs, Wilkrn, md fsrcneck, and
ii TRluCHE reporter. Commissioners Nc
Crra, isal.lrs, md Drcnuck compose the In
lroyc1Nent Committee. wl,asa duty It was TO
Inspect tho ground antl report back to tic
Iunrl the route tl,Rt they thought best for
TIM new boulevard.
THO party-witl the exception Of Co,nmis-
sIoncr Drunocls, WHO joincd It shortly after
warl-starte.l from, the Park Board office. mt
the CORNER Of Wesl Washington and lInistctl
streots. ut I o'clock, III two carriages
and wns driven to the north end
Of Donglas 1'Nrk, AMI thence 10 tic
new greenhouse, where thousands
uf r,,rc md coninlnn plants nlul flowers wura
III fill bloom. The l,ariy then drove acrass
Og!lrn ayenno uyer to California avenue,
md tln.ncG along ttie hitter street TO tto
WHICH tic Trucks or the chlcaeo, lmrllngtan
" Quincy, RuEIroRt puss. Numerous xDlil
piles VI bricks were scattered a!oslE Tho ront-
Side, Gn.l ,nnle were being brought by men
and tcntlls for
THE SEw s1ops THAT THE RAILROAD
COMPANY
above 1nentioned Is about to bllild Mt TINT
locality. 4 little further on WAS Twenty
seeon street, Into wI,!ch tho ;arrioKeS-led
EUtsic for tho occasion--were Turned nnd
centre of te park: Az Tint portion Of Doug
1enct, ~Nirl extends aru,illd ii. Away to
tic southwark a,,d, westward lies II
stretch Of n1,occnpI.M lind. I.oomlng MP IN
Brit!cwell buiI,itng, the yast. brick structures
of tho Chicago A!nl!enble Iron Works. tie
ilnncnsc Mccormick 1sraner Manufnetnry, 4
large nuw lfpnr-story building abont to be
md conspicn"nsly tint ds!ightf,il Institution
called The pest-iiorse. Tilis latter was nl.-
must On II line with, tho proposed bouluyartl
to !oc!n tip III tlo, minds ot tho Commission:
ers. On reaching. what was supposed
to be y section ltne-nbout opposit. the
centre of the southern honndary, linz of tile
the grO,!lld for a few minutes. After tcs.in-
ilE their seats In the vehicles agal, tho Cont
Msssioners wero driven buck 70 Californla
sEsne sxlh s,f aa fHnco sawata ;n to Twent
a!Ighsctl and liegir discussion ef tho nut.
ter u hand, Atessrss Bronock and Wood are
tile Southern" members Ut the l}oartl, mil
c!nsely look after tho interests Of their con.
stltuency. Ill tho matter OF pnrk improves
lnellts. Thy former proposed tl,at tho botl-
lcyard-wllch Is to be 200 feet witle-slluud
ESTESn FROM THE CESrl.E or TIE sOuTIG-
Elm I.IS1;
Of Douglas Park 10 point 1000 feet north
or 'fwenty-siSth street, where 1T should turn
md rn,l eastward to Cnlir0rlln avenue n1,d
tl'encs along tlat highway to rhirty-tirst
street., passing tho mali front of the Bride
situated back from! tho avenuo :N0 feet Of
1n0re, TweHty.sxtll street eing its northern
boundary. Commissioner Wo'al'a pian Was
TO- r!;n T., tlie bonieyart stta!ght FROM te sell-
ty-first street, wl.icl, wo,,ll bring It acr0ss
llnocc,ipl.d lnn4 avoiding the public
t,nl9rnnEl,lares,. and ~ rcar Of tho
avenue, lie thought tl,at the future growth
Of tile city would slDw the wisdom Of estal,-
fishing tint line, .l,atll gentlemen lave no
Property Interest IN that Vicinity.
!, Again rcstttnlnE their 3enta III tho cnrrtnges
tho tomlnsslo,Icis were driven AIonR u tenn
p0rary. road 1t! tho rear Of tho BfidpwcIl
gro,n'nds ,'l to tho wGstfprk @ of the West 3rancl.
Of S nSs ,of 9f M @ u fSe fe crssk rG n a s
down tlle steep bnnk TO the 1ce-cUvered
strcanl. :rhe carriages were sent. buck
70 She front cntrailco, OF the Hrit!ewcll.
rs they wonlu lave dong III ttlclr boyhool
14Es, md enjoying laugl ut, Commissioner
Wilke!i's tumble. tile Commissioners reacl,ed
= ponl, whcre gnng Ut nridewclt prisoners,
ont md lont!tnE It OIL wagons which conveyed
It to tho icC.lolse connected With the prison..
= pg!te nntt 1bIiEing oyersecrof the prisoners
conducted tho inspecting party tU tho o.ilce
Of Superintendent Felio'l, w]so was agrecably
surprised nt tho visit from such Ill u,Illsu,t
quarter. Tlt, party was tNkrM through
thu yArlons departments Of tho prIsot,, ailsl
found everything lust as It should bn mid rs
lieut. Msat r. Wax, most ali OF the XJo minutes b.
ing quietly and bus'ly engugrtl ut work. On
returning TO THO comfortable Office Of Alr.
Feitel, that gentleman laid out n city map.
aud
TILE notfEFAE4D 1lOuTE WAS DISCUSSED.
MIR. FELTON, BNtl TINT lkH would do NIL ho
could to assist tile Commissioners, so fur rs
TUG nrltsewctl grnnhd was concerned,
ana expressed tho >opinton that It
woHla ,bn best to run tho boulevard
nlong California ,ayon!lc, Instead uf gong
il.rtiler 70 tho westward and running It back
Z, tho lrEleWell, However, llu would mid
tile gentlemen, whether Il raii III front or
rear of tho prlsun..
Kidding Mr., FELTON, g00l-by, tic ConlmIs-
s!oners wrre tiriyen eastward Along Twenty
sixth strcet to Western avenue, uiid thenco
down TINT tll0roughfare 10 'rllry.tirst street,