The Detroit times., 1911-11-15
CHAS A. NICHOLS.
Secretary

Accepted
Following is the resolution referred
TO and majority report OF Committee
Majority Report of Committee No. 10.
To the Honorable. the Board OF Esti-
mates for the city OF Detroit
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
Parks and Boulevards To which was
referred the resolution OF the Com
mon Council. authorizing "A bond issue
in the sum OF $4,000 for the purchase
OF certain real estate lying on the De
troit river front. between Summit,
West Jefferson and Morrell streets.
begs leave to report that II has exam =
ined the premises and considered the
proposed purchase from several View
points.
Your Committee has no Illusions as
10 the present value OF the property
for park purposes. 1t is now acces-
Delray branch or the Fort street line.
IL is situated in what will within Il
very Few years he purely factory
district and is already almost sur
rounded by steam forge and iron
rolling mills, copper and brass rolling
mills, automobile factories, and a load
ing track OF the Wabash railroad
The suggestion that this tract or
land can be- the nucleus OF a river
front boulevard is an idle dream az is
also the suggestion that this tract will
be Joined with Fort Wayne when that
land is vacated by the federal gov
eminent and turned over 10 the city.
The tract proposed to be purchased is
nearly one-thrd OF n mile from tho
nearest portion nf Fort Wayne and at
least one very large and important
factory interVenes.
One-fourth OF the tract is under
water and must be filled in and built
up TO the water line. which VIII be
very costly.
However there is no doubt OF the
economy Of providing as many parks
as possible within the limits OF rea-
son. for the sake OF the future gen
erations which viii crowd this city rs
well for the health progress OF the
present inhabitants.
The tract proposed -ba-p44re q aSed
Is one Of the best. in the city. com
handing "a fine view OF the river front
OF Detroit from the westerly city linn
it's TO Belle Isle AT the point Of the
proposed purchase. the mighty river
sweeps to the east in a majestic curve
bearing constantly growing fleet or
ships toward Lake Erie
recreation pier at this point, stint
lar 10 those which have worked such
wonders in congestcd New York city
would be- a GOd-send Go the residents
OF the west side especially after the
proposed north and south crosstown
line Is built
Until the city feels able TO develop
the property as a park, and with "a re-
creation pier the tract VIII be invalu-
able To many city departments in pro-
viding dumping ground for earth
for disposition.
THE undersigned members Of your
committee recommend the concurrence
OF the Board Of Estimates IN the reso-
luton OF the Common Council 10 au-
thortzc a bond Issue ia the sum OF
S55 600 for the purchase 81 this prop
erty FOR park purposes
Respectfully submitted
ARTHUR T. GORDON,
r. q. CRAIG.
EUGENE " BROW
EDW r NICHOLS
ARTHUR y STORM
BY Estimator Gordon.
Whereas. The Common Council OF
the city Of Detroit has authorized tho
issuance 81 bonds % the city Of De
troit I'M the sum OF S55. 900 10 be de-
Of the CITY ~ Detroit" for thee pur-
pose ~ acquiring the property dc
scribed as lots 3. 8, ana Of part of
y e. 30 living between West Jefferson
6OiIi feet frontage on West Jefferson
avenue GIl.t0 feet frontage on the L.
: Harbor line Ia the Detroit river, and
SIS 80 feet from tho-seHthcastcrly line
Of West Jefferson avenue and said
IlaEbnr Limo. on the westerly side OF
the property t"V,Tf feeI 'TT6W JTrrCT-
son avenue TO the Harbor Line. on the
.tasterly line. and being all told. 10 30
acres In tho city % Detroit WAYNE
county Michigan. for park purposes.
therefore. be II
Resolved, That this Board 81 Esti-
mates does hereby approve 81 and con
sent TO the issuance OF bonds 90 the
titN 90 Detroit in the sum 81 So. 900 to
be- denominated Park and Boulevard
Ronds .of the CITY al Detroit the prIn
cipal ~ said bonds 20 be applied FOR
the purchase ~ the aforesaid rropertv
ADOPTED as follows
Yeas ESTtWHtuTF NUdTUy. NTETam.
Raumgar h.-l@t blow EFeFF. Carpcntcr.
Clark. Crnig Cranshaw. rTeTOr Diups-
man, ETish Gordon. Eicbba Kramer.
kulWiclN. Long. McGraw. Sidebottorn.
Michalak. Nichols Paterson. Phistcr.
Reid Robinson Robins. storm Stteuu
Theei Wardell. Wenze1 Wilson. and
Wobrock LIZ
Nays EstimatOrs Bressrnnn Schnei-
der and rHe President.
Placed on Gle.