Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-30
WILL FILL In THE LAKE.
NEW GROUND TO BE MADE FOR
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Eighty-n nine Acres TO he Reclaimed from
tho Lake-The Filling 10 BE Finished
by the Last of Next JuIy-Makhng APP
poiniments-The Foreign ExhIbLas.


poiniments-The Foreign Exhibtas.
[Chicago Dispatch.
Specifications have been prepared for
Killing and piling the lake front for the
Worlds Fair The executive committee
spent two hours discussing the details of
the work. A number OF contractors await
ed the result of the committees action,
and about a hundfed coples OF the speci-
| iieations were made for the bidders.
The filling required to be done will be
east of the Illinois Central Railroad, be-
| tween the north line of Van Buren,
| street and the south line of Park Row,
| both lines beiiig extended cast for a dis
| tance of 1900 feet. A line connecting
the outer ends of these projected lines
| will be the eastern boundary of the por-
| tion to be filed. The area will be about
| forty-four acres, and will be inclosed by
revetment or shore protection 1890
| feet i'll length:
The area to be piled Is abotit fOrty-fve
| acres and lies on two sides OF the filed
| tefritory-nofth and east-and is l.
| shaped in general outline. Between the
| center line of Monroe and the north line
| of Van Burcn street the piling Is to eX-
| tend east from the Illinois Central right of
way $50 feet, and from Van Buren, street
| to Park Row the piling is to be $50 feet
wide The piled area is to bo protected
| by rows Of piles tied together by heavy
| tin bers.
The contractor for the filling will be
| required to have the revetment COM
| pleted and the whole area stipulated for
| filling filled up to height of six feet
above city datum en- or before April IS,
| 1891, and the whole work of filling on or
before July 81, 1891.
That part of the piling between Mon
| roc and VAN Buren, streets is required to
be done by April /, 1891, and the re-
mainder Of the work must be done by
July 81.
Treasurer Seeberger said that since
| the directory had decided to fill and pile
| the lake front there had been notice
able increase in the collections, and that
a better feeling prevailed among the sub
scribers. Some OF them had been hold d.
ing off because the work was not rapid
enough. Now they Were satisfied and
coming forward with their payments.
The Treasurer has $s00,O0O in bank to
the credit of the corporation.
"Who shall solicit exhibits? is the
question that is forcing itself on the
attention of all concerned in the inter-
| ests of the fair" said Commissioner.
awhile the commission has the power Of
| absolute control of the Exposition, Con-
gress has not provided 1t with funds to
pay the necessary expenses. There is a
yast ns S5iEsgs Rstwsen 81 ass tbs q&t42FtE i Ct
ability to perform, owing to the meager
sum placed at its disposal by Congress.
1t makes no difference how much 'au-
ikxrS ho ucfA h.
| moment it ceases to have the necessary
| funds to pay current expenses that mo-
ment it becomes powerless to go ahead.
| This Exposition is not like a Government
| contract which so soon as the appro-
| prlation Is expended can wait until Con-
| gress meets again. This work must be
| pushed~ night and day without any let
up.
"The Chicago Board has undertaken
| to furnish site and eXpcnd $4,000, 900
| in buildings and other accommodations.
| Thus it may be seen both ends of the
| tair have been provided for. The Gov
| ernment has furnished the bosses and
| Chicago the capital to erect the build
| ings, but who is to furnish the exhibits
| or procure them seems to have been left
out of the calculation. The ten or
eleven bureaus proposed by Director
| General Davis to attend to these mat
tars will cost mt laast Sin. .nnn ZACH, sns.aa
| of them much more, and of course it is
| out of the question TO pay this expense
| from the present Government appropri-
alton. 1t must b. evident that this
work, TO be done effectively, must be
| done through bureaus, as proposed by
| Mr.. Davis, and under his special super
vision. 1t looks as if Congress created
a great national commission without
| making provision to enable it to perform
the duties required. No doubt this will
| be remedied when Congress meets again,
| but in the meantime who will collect
tho exhibits and pay the necessary ex-
| penses is question for the numerous
| conference committees to solve"
| Mr.. Davis will probably appoint Vice
| President Bryan Chief of the Foreign
| Bureau The appointment of Mr.. Bryan
| will make him an officer OF the National
Commission, which has charge of the
foreign exhibits. Mr.. Bryan is an ex-
ceptional lnguist for an American,
speaking five or six European languages.
He is a courteous and polished gentle
man, scholar, and business man Of
large capacity. He is irst-class lawyer
withal, and is eminently fitted for the
place.
| some OF Jnc commissioners arc Veerlng
around to the original position of the
local board respecting the site.
"The main buildings" said one of
them, sought to be on Jackson Park.
I'd like to see Washington Park used for
the overflow and as the camping ground
OF Indian villages and special exhibits.
As much Of the money as can be so used
ought to be put into permanent improve
ments. / think the position of the
South Park Board in this matter was
right. jackson Park, it seems to me,
could easily be made the location of the
main exhibition. The view would be the
finest i'm the woodworking like IL any
where. IL would be convenient, and
could be reached by water and have a
water connection with the Lake Front. "
j. Herva Jones, of Rockford, ILL.,, pro-
poses TO reproduce sold Faithful" the
largest geyser I'm the Yellowstone basin.
He thinks the rccurrent explosions can
be reproduced by means Of compressed
air.
Plans for dividing the fourth floor OF
the Rand McNally Building for the
Worlds Fair headquarters are being
made by the architects.
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