Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
STOP THIS OUTRAGE.

Vigorous opposition will he offered
by residents of the North Division IL
the Lincoln Park Boards action In Civ
Ing To the North Chicago TurIgcmeindr
perIiis sion to construct an Open-nir
gymnasium on the north end of the
campus or baseball field All CLASSES
Of citizens who use Lincoln Park as n
breathing place. away from the dust.
heat and turmoil of the city. are indi.
nanr that any portion OF the very linz
tied space of the park should he In
closed for any purpose. The projected
gymnasium would occupy u piece NJ
ground $50 feet long by 80 feet wide.
The proposition IL To locate II at the
north end of the common which n used
during the summer months for baseball
and other games. The gymnasium will.
if constructed according To the lrrscn,
plans. render useless Two of the base
bail diamonds" and fields. II will
cover entirely one. ana Il will bc 80
close 10 the second lila mOnd ~ tn make
II impossible to play ball there.
The gymnasium" would bc IN I'M
slightly iron cOntrivance resembling u
high fence. surrounding the space Ia
be- filled with gymnasium apparatus Of
every kind. Besides this. there would
he II building for dressing. toilet AMI
bath rooms and lockers for the use OF
the alleged gymnsts. Altogether n
very considerable space OF ground
would be occupied and the park would
bc disiigured.
The feeling among rhe North Sidrrs
Is intense. There are rumors of indig'
nation meetings at which the gencros
ity of the Park Board In acceding to the
request Of the turner society will bc
cmphatically condemned. There l. talk
Of the institution of legal proceedings
10 prevent the board from carrying ont
the bargain II has made with the turn
crs. Il could raise In two hours. among
the people around Lincoln Park, money
enough To fight the Park Board to Il
standsiiil In the courts on this PROPOSE
ton" said one of the bcst-knOwn men
Of Chicago. who lives on the North Side.
and" he added. Il will probably do
So"
posed gymnasium are: That II would
practically take away from general
public use u considerable space In u
park that Is not now nearly large
enough: that the board ought IL in
crease rather than diminish the open
free area of the park: that the proposed
gymnasium will h.. In effect, for the
sole us. Of n private association. he
cause but very few Of the thousands
who visit the park care for gymnastics
anyway. AMI of these fewer still will
90 to the trouble of bringing proper
clothing Ia the gymnasium and taking
II home again that they may have II
few moments exercise on the aplmr-
atus: that the general public will not,
In any degree, he recolnpensed for the
loss Of the ground by the theoretical
advantage of having gymnasium ap,
Iaratus In the park: that II this np,
paratus Is to he open to all. there Ii no
necessity for an Enclosure.
The proposition To construct an open
air gymnasium In Lincoln Park was
first made by the turngemelnde more
Than a year ago The idea then adyanc'
.d was that the gymnasium should bt
for the exclusive use Of the turner's
The proposal was not well received
by the then board. Later the PROPOSE
lion was renewed with the mobilization
that the place and apparatus he entire
~ under the control Of the park board
and for the use Of the public, as wei
rs Of the turner's. This proposition was
accepted after some opposition, and last
October the board agreed to set aside
for this purpose a space 81 by 800 feet
the turner's to eXpend 5000 In lifting
II up. As President Crawford under
stands II, the apparatus and the spac,