Telegram-herald., 1890-09-11
TIE AGONY OVER.
A Sic fsr / ks Verbs FAR Is
Eln2Ay Secured.
TIE Osrectess as4ftru Tees Ferssr
Acaoa d Choosing tae Lass
Froat aae JACKSON Park

catcAao. sep ~ TIE NeTla s Co
lgasbsAa Expes lea W4ll - held ca
Jzcksea PARK ana re L4se kseaL iats
IS a. sugAatle IS teirEg- Eve dite tors
coui3 Rake H. Ihzt aas TIE t2gal new-
ber nsesent az tbe mestiag Tuesday
afsesaooa, and tAs meubeTs maae tee
vote uaaplmoas ca The tnlga ballot.
TIE NaaQnAl cosaasi issioasrss wAea
they meet September IS Sl.l not %
asked 10 ehanss the site, bat - adj 81
Il Midway P.atsaace snd rhe imPreved
portion q the park, tae two tsiDs
about t0e acres fn extent ahis gives
Jacksoa Pas al8ne more tran
enough lsad fcr the fair SO tha5
Il rhe Lake Fgoat presents aay
obstacles u can be pat % one sloo
and ne ~hole fair located on the south
egn end q TIE dual site. Il IS simpig q
question nos as 70 whether he author
tiles, local AID National viii acl
promptly On the Lake Front matter i
they do not The Lake Front and It's al
vocates will 20 out in tie cold
Advocates of other sites msde q
strong fght and managed 70 GET mat
ters somewhat mixed. but they accepted
defeat gracefully and joined IN the
three cheers for the dual site that Ny.
kirkbagn proposed y hen the matter MAS
settled. After the confict. which lasted
nearly four hours. there seemed TO be
T the best OF feeling.
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED
The resolutions thai were passed were
I IS follows:
wHERzAs Uncertainty seems 20 exist
I throughout the community and also outside ~
1 Chieago N regard 70 the site Tor lie Wogld !
+ Columbian Expasilioa; and
WHEREAs 30 Oflciol 0c.lOn has hsea taken
+ by this board upon the Da ter a site inc9a-
/ slsfsRt vita tae proceedings q July J last
/ therefore
Rss0'ysd That having fully considered The
I recent reports Of the committee on builcinzs
and grounds respecting tae lite heretofore -
/ lectec and the other sites which have been oi
I fered. the board Of directors nnds DO scniciep'
reason FER changing - position evidenced y,
| the resolution unanimously adopted upon ssif
I July last the terms OF which were concVrred
I in and accepted on tee following day b. The
| National commission. further
Rsso,rsd That tho National commission hS
/ ofrcially informed that this board desires u
add 20 The site rendered and accepted July
about ninety acres OF the north or improves
/ portion cf jackson Park, ard also the ares
/ known as Midway Plsisanee adjoining sale
/ park, containing about seventy acres.
The vote by which they we're finally
passed. included every director present
| as follows;
! Adds, Alderton, Baker Bryan, Chalmers
| Closry, Crawford, Davis Gage, HisinbotkaGa
| Hutchinson. Jerery, Keith Keys. kirkman
Kohlsaet, Lawrence Lefens, Mccormick, Mc
/ Nally, aie6ill Nathan, Nelson, Oden Palmer
! Peasley, Peck Phelps, Sehvab, Seehergeg
Strong wacker Waller, Wheeler Young.
REPORT on SITES.
After the usual preliminary work hac
been done L. T. JefFery, in the absenc,
OF Chsirman Cregier, presented the re
port Of the committee on grounds aa1
buildings The early part of the repor
recitsd the work doae by the commit
tee, from the first choice CT I
site down TO the previous meet
| ing of the board. The con- nit
tee said that the consulting board o
physicians had reported that they hac
visited all the sites in company witt
engineers or persons specially qualified
70 furnish information as 10 elevations
[
| roundings, and such industries as migh
in any way influence public health, an.
from their examination they expressed
the opinion that all Of the propose,
sites wero unobiectlouable. In refer
ence 20 the preparations required q
put tho different sites in order for occu
pancy, the committee said that thi
engineer bad estimated the cost Of fll
ing jackson Park ~ S1,2iA5Q0.
The West side people had Offered
about !, 900 acres. To improve 500 acre
in the Garfield Park site the estimate,
cost was SSs5, OO0-
The north shore site, containing so
acres, was next presented. The cost O
preparation was estimated at s07I SOC
Mr. Hutchinson reported on the Lax
Front. He said he had called 70 his as
sistalce Directors Palmer, Strong
Waller and Architects Burnham
Root The plan was 10 beautii
tho present Lake Front and fill in
strip east Of the present tracks fro1
Jackson street to Park row FOR buildings
About thirty to forty acres would DO pn
lnder roof To do this IL might cos
Sto0,0 0oO to $500. Q00 more than to pu
them on grounds already prepared, bI
the attendance would be much create
and the receipts larger. TIE Illino!
Central bad agreed % pay for 10
filing in if it won rs suit rs 70
the Governments consent he said
Nessrs. Palmer and Strong had Gales
on tho Government engineer and b.
bad informed them that no formal ~
quest had been uaae to the Socretar
OF War for permission 20 Gil IN 20
lake front lie thorght permissio
coulG be secured Il properly asked ioi
TuE vorr.
The fnal resalt of the vote Tor sit
was. Lake Front aud Jackson Park, g
conditional votes for the same size,
North side, .. West si3e S, Lake fron
. and Meth side, The original sit
hai - votes, = maiorlty oi the board
TO 90 To wAsffNoroy
Atsn a. jearned session in the ever
ing Directors Allison. lligia5othsrn az
Kirsham were appointed a committe
20 go - Washington ana ak the secre
tsrT Of War for his content 20 use POI
uon of the barber Tor .hs fair
ems IA Tk4E pfsE