Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-05-28
GEN. M'cARrNEy,S REPORT.

"
Lincoln Park Affairs, under the PrcsI-
dency of DIR. +. NJ. Woodwork. IL at
tracing wide attention on account Of
It's ability and thorOughness. No part
Of the park management comes In for
wider appreciation than the legal de-
partment, under the charge of Hon.
james Mccartney. Following IL Mr..
McCartney's report of the legal affairs
of Lincoln Park:
TO the Commissioners of Lincoln Park:
Gentlemen-There have been some
matters connected with the administra.
ton Of the law during the last year nf-
fecting Lincoln Park which deem II
my duty to put in the form of n report.
When I took charge of the legal af-
fairs of the park. there was pending. In
the different courts. suits as follows:
In the Circuit Court of Cook County
five suits for false imprisonment
brought. one each by Mnrcellus Bow
man, Leo roloway. william King.
Frank Meyer and John Schmidt
against the former Commissioners Of
the Park. individually. charging them
with being instrumental In causing the
arrest Of the plaintiffs without cause
None of the cases have yet been tried
l understand that the plaintiffs cannot
show that either of the Commissioners
had any part In causing the arrest Of
any of the plaintiffs. and there II con.
scquently nothing In the cases to cause
any special annoyance. I will bc ready
for trial when the eases are reached.
On November ~. 1897, Frederick
Pischcl filed petition for maiitlamus
in the Circuit Court Of Cook County to
compel the Commissioners Of Lincoln
Park to give him such information ~
they possessed relating to the contracts
between the shore owners on the line
Of the Ohio street extension and the
park.
fled a general demurrer to the pc
titiOn which was argued before Judge
Hanccy. who sustained the demurrer
The petitioner took leave to amend his
petition. which was done. whereupOn
again fled n demurrer. which has
never been called up for argument. and
] understand the suit In abandoned by
the petitioner. ns he afterwards took
the matter into court Of clanccry.
where he was again defeated.
On November -, 1897, brought suit
In the Circuit Court Of Cook County
against Paul Redieske ana the suretics
on his bond as tax collector Of the
Town Of North Chicago for moneys
collected by him for the park. between
the date Of the failure Of Dreyers bank,
In which he had deposited his cOllcc-
lions, and the date Of giving his new
bond. Mr.. Rctlieske settled this claim
by paying the money SO called ana the
suit was dismissed.
On March -, 1903. I brought suit In
the Circuit Court of Cook County
against Paul Redieske. tax collector Of
the Town Of North Chicago, ana Ed.
ward y. Dreyer and Robert Berger.
sureties on his bond, for x?.1s7 ~. the
| amount claimed to have been collected
by Mr.. Retlieske belonging to Lincoln
Park and on deposit In Drcycr's bank
when It failed. This suit ID still pend.
ing.
On coming Into position OF attorney
for the Board. I found a suit pending In
the Circuit Court Of Cook County. on
the chancery eide. brought by the com.
misstOners against Charles Y. Gordon
to enjOin him from extending a pier
from lot -. In simmons 4 GOr,lon's
addition, out into the lake on submerg.
ed land taken by the commissioners for
the extension and Improvement OF the
park between Grace street and Devon
avenue extended.
An injunction was granted by the
court and Mr.. GOrtlOn's solicitors fled
a general demurrer TO the commission.
crs' bin, which was argued before
Judge Tuley. on Feb. III. 1908. and
Overruled. Mr.. Gordon refusing to an
swer farther. the Judge. on March 3
1898. entered final decree making the
injunction perpetual and ordering Cor
don to forthwith remove the portion
Of the pier already built by him. Mr.
Gordon took an appeal to the Supreme
Court, which was heard In that court
on April II. 1SsS, and taken under ad
visement by the court.
In May, 1897, Mr.. J. l.. COchrNn be-
gan the erection Of piers out into the
lake from his lots between Devon ave
nue. and Glenlake avenue. Mr.. Brown
and myself prepared ana filed bill
and obtained an injunction enjOininp
and restraining him from further ex
tending the piers already begun and
from building others. Mr.. COchran's
solicitors filed u demurrer to the bill ii
the commissioners, which has never
been heard by the court, all parties
seeming to liz awaiting the decision Oi
the Supreme Court In the suit OF The
People, etc., vs.. Revell, which II IL sup
posed will settle many, II not all, the
rights and obligations Of owners OF
property along the shores Of Lake
Michigan.
found also suit pending In the Cir
cult Court of Cook County, ON the
chancery side thereof. brought by til,
people. on the relation of the Attorney
General of the State, against Greenlee
This also was u suit to enjOln the build
Ing OF pier into the lake from Mr.
Greenlee's lot within the contemplated
Improvement OF the submerged lnndt
between Diversey ana Belmont ave
nues.