, 1881-02-07
TIE COUNTS.
Mortgaged Property Cannot Bo Dedi-
Gated to Public Uses With
out Waiver.
An Interesting Decision III tic
Case OF the Altliilo SIttnrc
Park.
New Suits, Divorces, Judgments,
Confessions, Etc.

~~"A~1ee-Hs0y Ns-s
&ALDrNls SQUARE.
A. question OF considerable Interest Wns lc-
chicd Saturday mnrn!nE hy Judge Gardncr III
thu cnse Of lieath nstInst Smith rs to tho ttlN
10 whnt Is knf,wn ny Al,iine stnre, fronting IN
Tthccntics nvctl,sr, hctwccn 'fhirty-srvcnth mud
Thtrty-ninth strcrts. It scens TINT pripr 10
1870, lIcnth. tho complainant, and Il. r. Smith
owned Jointly certn1n property afiurwnrtt cln.
brRre,1 In Alsltno Btiuare Subdivision. Feb. i,
1870, a.n,th ,otiRllt out Heath giving mortgage
OIL tho property to sccrro st5,o00 Of tho purchase
money. 1t wns also agreed th,t If smfsI, aubd.
vlded, acpnrate lots could bu retcAscd On pny-
Mcnt Of Il pro rAln I'll tho mortgage. lnAuHust.
1874. Su,ith u,nde subdivision Ut this and sumo
adjoining property Under tho nanlc Of Alllnu
square Subdivision. III this subdivision, with
which l1caih was we'll acquainted, tho rar. pf
tho property Il, controversy in tho present suit
wns markell "Alsllno S'inhrc+" immediately
underneath which was tite word 'prlrnt4" In
brackets. This suttiIvisloM has , @ iicysr bocn
desa"nx nna Ahs u s VIZ s sas
prnperty. tho same Us tho first except as tv onu
nllry, which VIVA reduccs' tO ten tcct In width,
bubble q Z thy wholu u i: sn!ith Yiai,ned
lattcr dcs,lcd 4. l:xtenelvc improvements in
+ IN ls:4-777o, md walks atia drives. ate lald
front Df iho dwellings were within tbo lots and
outside tl,o st!nare. iho tive being sep4r1tea by
OF tho square w.ls cut oil from tho strect by a
massive stone fencing, with onr opening FOR Il
nrstn nts1r"y sscss anS @ to sn, III st i @
ssa sssScS 4 ths Aia!"oF FfS; sqse s,s,,Si.:
followns @ 10 reloasc.l rvr lots cssr!bea aoas Is
"in A!lihc snunrc Subdivision" II Febriary.
1910 Glcf+,n unrt lusa Wert re!ensed ~ Heath by
II sfr1i1ur tfh4frInt{tnt-
twrnty-four tnoru luis were rele!sc. :. IN AtiluB
snSr9 ef !"s : T. E'ts wcs5
nh tho lots In tho a.lbtifvisnn ct1lbrnccd In tic
ground covered Is tue tnortRaEe, und wero
given 70 ennblu Smith to n,ake buildlug loanson
.sstaitIi subsequently executed to !tcath Two
other " nortE4Kes, ono dRtcd A'sg II, 1S!t. for
Saars ltcs,lisislaa; tho other Of Of Atis. ii, tsS,
for $2l,vO 9 other lots III tho ss.1,u rcsubsllvis
@ te lois ' IN .hu sSdssss This a.er yrt M
gage was nude IN suttrment uf nlt Da1Hnces due
Heath. and was 70 b. patd nut Of tho first enlus
part Of 1870 nl tho h1,ises bud bcGn suIl by
Smith. and tho next ycar tho city coased tovying
d short tine ago lieath flied bill to forccloso
thc or!Ri',ai nloriHKo OH that i'Mrt nf tho prop
sray y included % e ino S,aaro or centre ut of the
owners defendants. Thu defendants claimed
tho iiiortHage h.d hecn relcused or It's lien lost
erasna Il III to " ta &c " 'e or
tho public fl tho urOI,nd cm1Ir tho sottilrn: f,r
second, BIZ m estouDci. rs nuujnst thu tiufen,i.
ants frott, ctnitnt,jt ,,i,y riuntB to tho Trtnnt
emhrncat In tho pnl,lru not Hutqrtilnatc to thu
city iu usu tbo slne liz il Iublg Iurk,
flu Judge, II. tletlt!lrF tito c,is, snttl no nor.
sui, fxit ,c5ljcutu Mny ;nort, or rrcutcr titir in
rcml &stiIto tlun o hcltl ht,llsclf lf ilo bud M
tittc, or AlA Tito WIS conditional and fniJnd.
tho dcllgutIon wp,id fiji. Any tlvtjiea.
tiOn hy Smith thur wis subject to
Ie,.th's mortgaKe, Unless iIcnth ina in
Ro1ue Eny tuttlG4l Iii thu dedication tr cstoppcd
t|Hiscjf trutt tlofiyiltg il. Ns tho stttJ: ri ft,f
tirst s,Ilxllyisul wns marked tpriyntc." II ,,rr
nii1,1r n,ly i(irn thnt II wna nte.r ror ii t,thII,.
Ilsc IlC,r WIS thcrc ,ltythfnr In tf rtrnrflcd nnf
tU iutiitate tint Il wis irtcG,l for tho i'm nj
the sIIrrt,,1utiinv tot-mwnstH. If thu snnc" hMI nj
bc0n sjupjy TesIxunted as a sn,lHro or n
"park.' Or atl hoen icit uatcs.gns,csl, then, ~
thcrcon cnllld jnsjst TINT tho uronf hH,l hcri,
dedicated IT, n pu1iJs ,,se. ltt1t. M fho snGr,,
VIVA tmnrketi ..nrIrnfrH lnt-uwntrs rnJi.i mi
CHIN INV i;tlo tiorI.,,nflur. Gniitb, hnwcrnr
mn,in M ,irtrr rho iirst s,,i,dTvIsEn
hi1t. he,inr iissntisi,r,i viii II. mitcmntcI il,
::p,sGj,c The sums vyT,unys Jnarkc d, f,c e,sf
s,i,.ivision ~ @prIrntr. a. fhn tirst s,,hiEats.
ian wns MT vactth It was 1f,nrts .h,iu titmi,tf,i
II thn rt.snhiIrsfnn was trWujiv mud" ",,S II
mi then M sfetticntion ts7if hi c,ni,,ei rnt,nr
II MINIS rycrnt pnrhnns M II, Smith nIn,'r 1850.
iinM IIrath thnr ,ss.,ntcT m s,tcn tIr,3irntIon1
liz nithnr sfvncG mr. f,o,virrctl ihn ,,in+
nr,tts thn frfni tThut WI t1,.nl.'H nv Sn,y,h
execution Of tho. release and Tho receipt of tho
rnnrtKGges ny liGnth in which lDts Wort d..
ThrpG VIZ ~ r ryi"ro ~ fisnts