Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-10

the drive but to walk to either end.
Some went north to Fullerton ave-
nue., Others south TO North avenue,
ana large number returned in dis
gust to the woods Of the park, while
everybody kicked loudly and vigor-
ously against the policy which led
the commissioners to remove the
bridges One of these indignant cit
liens has written the Evening Post
as follows:
| "CHICAGo. June Z.
| Editor Of The Evening Post:
9Why have the two wooden bridges con-
Meeting Lincoln Park with the granite
beach been torn away And why, as the
direct consequence, are thousands upon
thousands of people shut off from the lake
all the way from North avenue on the
south to the Daily News Sanitarium on the
north? Have not the bridges been cut
down so as to accomm )date the very
amiabe and elf-sacrifcing persons who
pay IS per annum each for anchorage and
harborage for their yachts Are not the
rights OF the thousands deliberately IL
nored at the behest and for the exclusive
benefit OF the privileged few? Is Lincoln
Park, maintained with moneys wrung
from the multitude being converted into
pleasure ground for the very richE Has
the AVERAGE citizen and taxpayer no ri 5hts
that the Park Commissioners are bound to
respect?
"There's something rotten in tfe manage
ment OF Lincoln Park just now. Not only
are pedestrians cut off from the lake, but
their limbs and lives are in jeopardy within
the park itself Fast driving is the order
OF the day inside the grounds. The lofty
gentleman with "rign is utterly regard
less of crowds who are compelled to walk.
Such racing as is never tolerated in Chica-
COS street, i, common in Lincoln Park
especially on Sundays Aud the fellows
with wheels-they, too. fancy they own
the park and that it is their high privilege
to make taxpayers hop, skip, and jump for
their lives
ats high time, Mr.. Editor. for the people
of the North side to make the Park Com
missioners the reckless drivers and the
bicycle cranks feel their displeasure
Bridges should be reconstructed forthwith,
and citizens should arm themselves with
guns or clubs and be prepared TO defend
their lives against insoent people in car
riages aud eckless ruffans on wheels
TAXPAYER
Given over to the Wealthy.
CAS- Taxpayer claims, in the alb
sence of these foot passages, people
in the park south of Fullerton ave-
nue. are entirely cut off from the lake.
The sea wall is magnificent prom
enade, and has been the resort OF
thousands of visitors to the park,
who greatly enjoyed the breeze that
sweeps in from the lake across the
island-like drive. Sunday the sea
drive was almost deserted by foot
passengers, but there was no lack Of
fine carriages rolling grandly along
the boulevard, and may be that wa:
the result desired. Anyway. the
2 removal of the bridges seemed K
t keep the common herd of rest-seeker:
+ aloof from the aristocratic turnouts
. which found no difficulty in gaining
the drive.
I'm explanation of their actor
the Park Commissioners give severa
; reasons Commissioner Charles +
r Clarke says he thinks the reason tn
2 bridges were taken down was becaus
+ they were unsafe. And he also say
that in six months there will be a.
iron bridge completed between the Sc
wall and the park. Robert A. Wa
i Ter, President of the Board, says tina
: the bridges interfered W tn the abul
ment of the jackknife bridge whic
I connects the two sections of the Sc
= drive. He also says the wooden foo
5 passages were 'eye-sores.
"These excuses appear flimsy t
" those acquainted with the facts. NJ
body ever noticed any shakiness /
: the bridges. If they were, why nc
bar off vehicles only and still give th
people a chance to reach the sea wall
. That jackknife bridge which is bui
over the inlet between the two SCI
tions of the sea wall, by the way,
u an accommodation for the yach
~ which find shelter in the lagoon. TT
I bridge bulges in the middle to allo
% their masts to pass under. 1t is f
+ the convenience Of these same zach
It that the two wooden bridges col
Z Meeting with the park were removes
&c These accommodations for Il
y humble people frequently prevents
Il the Yachts from reaching the lake
II quickly as their owners desired, f
re the bridges were hard to swing. III