Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1877, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1877. THE SOUTI PARKS. Mr. John:Wentworth Comes to the Front Once More. Investignting the Contract r_or Dolog the Board’s Drellglnm & Mr. Sidway Pat Through a Lively Conrse of Questioning. Mr, Jnmes T Rool's Services---Tho Board’s Readiness to Do, Inves« tigateds Tho Westorn Avenuo Improvement, -and Why It Was Delayed. Dr, Shermari Tarns wp Agalg with Hlis Tale Abont Mis Trees, HMORNING BESSBION. TILE WEST PARK BOARD, The South Park:-Tnvestigating Committeo met at the Grand Pacific yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Gen, Ttowett 1n the chalt, and all the membors of tha Committee prosant. The following documents * wore received from the West Park Commissiont # 8rnt [hiave the honor to transnit ierewith o <o OF B Fotolulion BAARIMONY Nawed LY tie NOSL Very Peapectiuiy, Ao O MR Becretary. 'The Inclosure was as follows: Resnited, That the Lexlalative Committeenow n set. »lon In this clty Investi the wiairaof the Kouth I'ark Commiatiun e requestod to sppointa i whien el Comunittcs will atigate tie aflatrs of this Board, and thal the Secrctary of this ioard be ditected 10 sund o eertliled copy of thle resulution 1o the Ubaire man of tlis Conunlisee. NH. DAVIE, the acconntant, then prosented an account for malntenance and Lills rocelvable, which lo certi- fledl to as correct, e would be competled to fure nish theee iteme from time to timo as they camo up. Beveral things had come up which at first Ulush appearcd Irregular, snd such of theso ns an Jnvestigation falled to prove satistactory ho had reportad to the Coamitice. 2 HONERT B, ALLISON was the firet witnoss sworn, and was cxamined by Johin Wentworth, Witnesswasamomberof the (rm of Vandecor & Alllson, which owned drodges anid scows, and mado a verbal- contract with the Park, Commissloncrs to do certain work for them ‘at. 86 ver lioar.. Mr. Barry, tha Superintondent, had: the dircction of the wark, and the time was kept Dy a nian known as *Mike." 3r, White, tho As~ sistant Supetiniendent, olso looked In two or three thnes a day, Uarry cortlfied to.. the.. correct: noas of the account. Witness did sbout four months’ work on the parks. Thoy wore pald for tite number of hoara of actnal work by the dredge, and the prico was §0 per hour for cach dredge employed, the witness paying for fuel . and: holp, ‘Witnoss had been tivo years in Chlcago, and wasa brother-in-law of James Morgan, Presldent of tho Uoard. The work wos nevor fnished by tho wit- nese, his flrm selllng oft the ‘materlal to a Mr. Dridge. Ilo.counld not give snyidea as to tho ~amount of work done, . Gen. Itowett asked If witness knew what amonnt e receved for: his four months® work, to which! tho answer way, ** Abont §5,000," Dy Col, Thompron—>r. Vandecor.owned the two drod a tugboat, and somo scows, and pro- poscd that witness shonld ro Into partnesship with bLim., 1le, had no contract with tha park ot that time. The tcrms were, that wite “ness wa to aseumo holf tho indebteduces on the machinery, 1o attend to the outeide business of the firm, and to raisc some money to carry on u contract with the Government for raibing a wreck in thcharbor. At the -thno tho agrecment was made o knew nothing about dredging belng peed- cd for the park. Tlcy sold out becauso they found they were not making any money. 8x dollars an hour seemed liko good pay, but it must ba remem- bered that thie waa only counted on the actnal run- ‘anticorth—Teccived. - no. bonus from n:’ldzn for the contract, and waa very giad to.'get ridof it : The By Col. Thompion—No Park Commisaloner lind any interest in tho contract. Mr, Morgan bad o lien of §8,000 on the machinery, secured by chatzel- mortgage.. Vaudecor and witness found thoy could not keep up the foterest and- pay tho notes as thoy. mnlurudbuml asked Mnffll to buy .them ou o) Morgan declined, and finally an . arrangoment wi made to sell m.qu 8, _None of..tho Commissian- era ot any of the 3,000 pald for the work., The c“m’c{“m to Bridge was made in order that 3for. un might take the machinery under his chatiel- lximrlun#n Ir. it turned out that thera were no vther one upon it, Jn{‘wnutnr Southuorth—"The dredge waa uscd to fetch up coal from a wreck in tho harbor, and had, he leliovod, formerly- been uscd fop dredying It Lincoln Park. Witness thought the price pald was very small, Tho dredge cost about 12,000, snd required four men to nn} 1 1 woa in good condition, Witness ald his engineer i conts an hour, and the athor nien 25 centwun honr whita they were on -the dredge, They had o break-down by which thoy Joet soveral hundred dollars, Whén: running they sowgtimes made ton hoars a day. Vandecor mado the contruct with tha Park Dosrd, and witnoss 41d not know whetlier bids were advertised for. Thers wae s weitton: contract with: Bridgo.’ The latter assuimed tho chattel-mortgago Indebtedness, snd also $700 of bills, While Vandecor & Alllson Liad (L dredge they pald off about $400 of Intar- est. Heldga was an agent for ltuaz-n. and had no actual Intorast In tho property.. The tranafer was made {n this way, as bufore cxplalned, In order to rutect Morgan In cass there | wers - other lens,. Witnesw . purchased a half-Interext in Mnr, and the park contract was not made anti] the fullowing Septetnber. Ha did not know whettis eetho dreduy was worked aftar they transforred Lo Uridge. The tranefor was mado. in tho winler, ‘\:r‘l.lcnblhu dredge had Iatn idle for two or threa onthy, ”.f Senator Southiworth—Tho object of . the dredging was to ‘i‘“ o wator-way to the lake, and drain o awamp. The wituess furihor explainod tu the Scnator, who avowed that ho knew nothing of :fififlnm the benciits sccrulng to the park by tho In DMorgon Years Lofore witnees bought 1n, A pler was bnilt out into the lako, for two rcasons: One was to keen out the snnd, ‘and the othor ta sdmit of tho entanco of pleas W, It wos.n Prateet the wholo lako.front, ooy @ Col.. Thompson wished to put Mr, Moy stand at oncu, ‘Tho last wibiicss had baon stapped 4t the niust interesting moment. and the evidenco. would yo out through the n . “'au““?(‘ e ‘hu OWSDADrS uncon. . Howcett sal 0 NeWS| T Accounts bave rathing to do with the Sreparationof thefeoe t, r, Wentworth denounced the Bouth-Park Cory- mission as the worst monopoly i vxistence, - Ha Wae nut after any particular person, bat ho did Wikl to cet st the fucts 1n_reurd to tho manage- mout of this soulless corporation, at whlch‘hn weomed to conslder himsell the natural snsmy, “sxpmined by Col, Thompua.Hooght tha e Yy 0 ompeon—HBought { prop- Srbydelnes, S16:) rom the Lioaatn buck S Iululn'rlmrn May 31, 1875, undera Il of sale, Did ollciiation of ' Vandecar lang befors wit- ¥ thoutht of becoming, o Fark Commiv- ad nothln to do-with the lotting of the o at the Wi cautrace to Vandecor & Allison, T'hey could .not+ pay the mortgage, either principal or {ujorest, and of discouraged. * Ty ollered 1t bock Lo pits, pat @ was atraid Lhat there wight bo womc lien upon I, and accordingly it was transferred to lirjdge, who waa to bold it uuti] wituess wos saticficd that there were uo dleas - in existeuce.. The dredges were conveyed o lirldgo about March 10, 1870, aud two usys Iater wilhess L ta Californla. During hts gbuence Drlige leas the dredye to Yandecor & Macdousld, Witness Leard of thls transaction while he waw iu Californis, snd ni- mediately telegrapbed that it mus) be-aio) ped, hio would nutallow It to be worked WMHI it wnined his praperty. The lenss.was dated April 47,1870, and terininated May 13, (Leaso pro- duced, and found to bear out thls statement. ) Alr, "lirldue recelved some mone: ~Ior rent, 28 ahown, aud witoess duclioed lugccept It The dredge had doue no work for the park sluce that time. Witaess was not convulted about the makin, of the contruct between the Boun and Vandecor ! Alliwon. The fru-namo wa Vandecor & Co., but, of caurse, witness knew who was the Co, chattel mort;zage was given. by Vendecor, One of his rensvus nruklnfinnudun in making this cou- u 04, that he did not want 1o wiake wuch con- tractwhilo ho beld s mortzagoon (be property. la did not consider tnat It was necessary to waru his co-Comwissioners un that polut, altbouyh deli- €ate as to moviag in the matter hiwsell. At the lime the contract way made witneas Hot bee cume satisded that he would ultiwatcly be compclied to forecloss the mortgsge Yandecor wae In arcars of Interstat that time, aud Wiluces did not know that he pos od any uther bropeity whatever, Lla bad becn trying to seli the wflwn('u a0 advance on the worlguge. A Weniwarth asked Mr Morvsn about a * beantitul white fence ** which had been erected ¢n the property bought by tho Fark Comwiuloners {rum Mr, Wentwordl e witnoss sald thy Board Liad built tbe fence. Thc{ hag s policouwn lookhug after pruperty In that viclalty, tr. Wentworth said tiits ¢stablished bis contens :1:.-‘::\::“ Iga ('umuflnlm;vn had mude valuable fm- TUMLuienta on @ plecs of property contiguous (o & Truct which ‘they’ had not Acquleedy abd bad bt even taken procecd,use (o acqulre, MR Lo U, SIDWAY tame next, Mr. Weutworth otii) oetiug as Intetlog- Lt After an arguiment with Cob, Thom peus to 6 alwisgibiinly of cortala questlons, Ar. Went- #oril docluced thut bo wie therv 038 Giticen, aud “of property dows wer to e, Wentworth, witn ; s TTon on (ho dredyes w1 palomiae pat. wanted hls furn at tho witnees, who dldn‘t requirs Any prompting from Thompeon, 1ie then roduced an opinfon of Meeers, Ayer suil Kalca n relation to tlio contemnpinted impravements, and wanted 10 know who jirucured the passage of the Inw authorizing the finprovomenta, Tho witneax wax unnhle to say. It was troe that 8 Park daw was made in 1807, fut rejected by the prople, e voted ngalnst Jt, but really eould not recolluct it providonn, Sir. Wentworth wanted the Committes to nnder. sami that the neople residing threa miles weat of tito Weatern avenue bonlevard wero azed to pa; for thesn Fonth Uarke. Mr. Sidway safil that it wa# the understanding of the Commiselon that the boulevardn should be wo far completed an to bu apencd up for uwe, and then the parks proceeded with, There was some lznd on Western avonue which had not_yet heen acquired for varions ros- sans, Thers was soime trousle as o the title to tlie Walker property, and o . ditferenco between Mr. Westun ond’ the Toard an to soma land which they claimed for strect. Not long since the property-owners on Western avenue pe- tioned Law loard Lo go ahend, A resolution had ecn paxeed by the Bowrd looking towards this, Dut condemnation wis an exp-uxive luxury, and e believed that if they had condemned all t| w reqnired for the parke §t would have cod thew abont 90,000,000, The grealest tronble In con- demnation cases had oriven where aait wos instl- tuted before any improveuents were mnade b tho nelghborhood of the lnnd in question. One in- stance of this wan the Colchonr-Bunievy property. A grent waving had been wade by purchnsing land Inntend of condemning it. Mr. Wentworlh—Wero wot all ?0‘" attornoys ownere of land_in the viciuty of the parks, and were not all the Commissfonora also ow ners of land mear there? Waanot that the reavon you are all apposed ta condemination, Tor worhd you not have ta wwear down the value.of your own land? N Stdway{ domt own any lani thero myself., T cannot suy abjint others, Sir Wennworlho-1 it ot rofer to you spectally. £ abont tho othar Commissonera? Witness—1 aiways nnierstuod "i:',‘m?'f},',{éh Core “Uaye, organ o des nell, "taye, Sowen 5 "l'(f lmwr,r M".‘ !“:m‘ vortli's quiastlon, 1cun vay that in, the elghty-acre O ) ber acrs wan ndjudded orlat- na)ly, the Board saked far n new trinf, and cut the price down about 824,000 on the forty acres: con- cerned in the lust trial, Chey nre golig to, huve n third trial, and hope to cut it down $22,000 mare, . & 3fr. Wentworth gave n very Indicrous defi- m“:;u‘%llr‘u_“m wmcfi hie gave ns **The people’s cano.verwus tho pudlic goud,” curious Al produced mnoh merelment, and nd the eflect - of ‘lmdlnllllu Mr, Wentworth's. countenunco with o roscate blueh, witncas, rosuming, sald (ha nelther he nor L’;‘;::gll had ever I?l'n.‘lldnnfi of ‘the Buand, Cornell hu) served na Secrelary and s Avulllvrk:rp celving pay thurefor at tho rate of $2,400 and 33, - 00 per yotir, e supposed thal th'se sums wero paid in ‘cash -monthiy. Mr. liowen bad als re. ‘celved a salary a8 President from March, 1872, to March, 1877, It waw tene that bolh Cornell and Tiowen were In orrears on thelr assersments. Wit- nean ywaa not cogntzunt gf. this fact until it was Lronght out in.the examination, 1Ile did not be- Tieve that it wis ever supgested by tho Commlieslon- #rn that 8a those gentlenwm were In- avrears their ralories shiould !im daducted from their ovordue nssessments, (1o was unaware what atmount they it Wentworth—Yon are a financler, anin ver ablo one, ag wo nll know. [Mr, Bldway—Tihan Jou.) Now du you expect, IF You have pent mongy for Iand nol covered by the 'ark act, {o vay for thd Iands lnl{dc,{llu utatatory Hmits which you vo yot Lo require? T Sldway-Thia burcliase of tho_ Cotton. tract waa mpda duping iny absence and sickness, If the Commilnsionoer always make s good bargaine os In this in-tance.it will help' thein “ont amazingly. I do not think, however, that it was contemplated that the Commisatoners shoald spoculate Inoutside auds, Rir. Wentiworti—ore fa what I want to got at, The wonupolists who live along tie lake-front sald 10 tho poor peopls who Inbuuit Bridzeport and do nothiniz bt pay the fazes, thot they would giva them a 200-foot boulevard all arouml” the city, so thatwhichover way. the pour mun turned his curt, unlesa he drove into the river or the lake, ho would como 1o a butilevard, This was thos a great gift to thess commun peopln. But where s tho noney Lo coma frou If the Commisaionors vpend it all -oin: foreign » Muwers and- ** Reteeats,” and such likey If; the treca had . bacn planted on tha boulevards or poor peaple's | parks seven years 020 thov would have furnished the pros, ple \vlfll stiade by this tne. But the Commlssion. cra allow thut they bave not yet cven taken stops to condemn vome of the boalevard property. Mr, Hldway~It was always undorstood that Mr, Gago, Lolng & llr‘yu vroperty-ownor In tha Town of Luku. wan consldereéd nm to a preat extent reproe reating that sectlon, -1 Gsgo had lived his.teem wopld have ospired In March, 1470, Ha belloved that Gage wished 10 be reappolntad, and thought also that Gage wos much afrald that It would be tmpnted that ke acted from selfish motlver, Mr, Wentwarth—\Was 1ot tiago afratd of Cornell and Murgan's Infiuenco with Jadgo Wililamey Witnese—Not that [ know of, . Mr, Wentworth—Waa there any sceret movement (o get 1d of Guge?* - Witgess—I nover hoanl anything of it. .. Mr, Wentworth—Whore.do_tha.Judges live who hava the appolutment of thie Commiusionera? Witnesa—Judge Willfams lives fn Hydo Park, Judzo MgAllleter on the \Weat 81de, Judge Booth on the North 8ide. Judyso Williama 1sthe only ona living suuth that I know of. - Mr. Wentworth—Don't you understand that Judge ‘Wiiliams controle tha appointment of the - Commissionors? Witneas—-I shionld be atrald of contemnt of conrt if Tanid s, 1don's think that he dues, 1 am not the fnancicr of the Board, and the.Impresyion that 1 am Is erroncous, Mr., Bowen could prabably tell much mora aboutths finance of the Hoard than Tcan, Mr. llayard, of.New York, hus Leen a ve Iargo purchaser of park -bonds. Dunham wantc an gxemption of bis propurt® from. arssssmont on tho graund that ho had’ dedicated a plece of pround for a park, T'he matter was referred to tha_ nitarneys of tho Npard, who adylecd that the oxemption be not granted, the xo-called dedication being one which could very. ééally bo taken back, Durham then said that he'wonld ilght the Board to tho bitter end, and he had fought his axes ever shice, Tlio Joard had ot Judgment aguinat him ot la "'.:t thls point a re was taken untll.2:30 p. m. AFTERNOON BSESSION. TIIN BXAMINATION OF M1t BIDWVAY WAS NRSUNED at the afternoon sesidon by Mr. Wentworth. Tho witness deSnod tho duties of the Conatruction Come mittee, Which conalsta of two membura, 3r. Cors ol being one, It 1s rogarded aa the moit respon- sible committee, bLut no pay is attached to tho ofice. Far, two years prst the Auditing . Comnnittea . hava sudited the. bills and: reported thom ~to. the Doard the' Audltar fs Chalrman of the Auditing Comm! tee, and seceives $:3,000 salary ver year. Witnoa could not say that the same power which alected tho’Chdlrman elected the Auditor and Chalrman of the Construction Commitice. Whilo ho was Auditophe belonged to no party, Threo formed a quorum, and & majority of the Committee, 3ir. Prico ls now Anditor,” Mr, Wantworth—1 want to prove that by George W. Uage's death the balance of power In the Doard ‘'was changed, and that alnce thateyent no improve- ments whatever bave been made onthe western portion of tho park, Look st this record and find the ayca and noes on ydur votes where they stuod three to two, Qo right ahead,—a man like you ought not to bo atrald of anything but his God. Mr. 8ldway then took np the minute book and looked it over as desired. As Mz, Weontworth ex- plained, his dosiro was to prove that the East Parks had been benefited at tho expense of the west suce tlon, but he got very Ittle assistanco from the records. Mr, Bldway had on several occaslons voted for improvements in the West Park, someof ‘whiclh were carried out. On another occasion the ‘witness waas free to state that the position taken by him in favor of & sower In the West Divislon was 6n Incorrect ono.” He was posltive that no moncy had been pald 1o lobbylsts or othera ta get bills through tha Leglalature, . Jaues I, Koot had been smuln{ed Ly the Coninission uptoabout six uionthe sgo, e had e!m\fu of tho back taxes and the vrocedenda befuro the supreme Court. Hoot wus {uspeingeld now, and If bo rendered vervicus to tho Comintesion he inight probably expuct payuient 'he Loard h-d uo- charge for lobbylug s, ‘They had one regulur attorney, "Mr. Melville . Puller and Judge Vrainbull wployed in the PLlilips cage, dldacy dmith way employed to oasiut Mr., Ayerin the vriginal Culohour. condemuation case, Never heard of Mr. Esxton tn connection with the Park maiters, aver heard of & newspaper nian nanied Thomson belng mwowl by the Board at Spripgeld, The witng 84 been ullered to bo runniug o salvon lu hyflll etd probably ‘'nomson wus helplo: i 1be ssloon, {Laugtiter. ] . Ie had vialted tl abaul thirty or forty times. i ‘The wilness was Bot pcquainted with CANALA TiisTLE." It Jvas probable shias uther Parks vxchanged flow- era and plants with the South Park, but that was matter under control of the Superinteudent. - Mr, Wentworth sssorted that Fifty-ifta ‘street Ahowod & fine bed of Cansda thislles contrary (o the 1aw fn such casce mado sud provided—all ibrough \bg negieet of tho lluurd, + Mr Kales trusted that some fnquiry might be wade about castor Laaue, Mr. Wentworth complaiued that tho Board were ralsing Canada thigfes much 10 the dutriwent of the araiers I that vicinity, He then got after the unhappy Relreats, * which he deiiaed ss saloon -, Mr. Bilway said thare was one fetroat where freshmchity werw sold ab prices just ausiclant to COVOF gxpenses. 'nunrm for'1870 would whow the expenss of the **Relroat,” and theso reports weta probubly diresdy printed, Mr. Weutworth wanted to know about the Simen sptucied Boreey fotne reniia i fa2t 1 2 0] ntha ovening. Whal the contof Ihuu’r-ld-!lnknk-; & 5 bled © M way—The cost of the clay to make th rosd. perhaps: §1,200 to ll.boo.l Trhe mek‘lg atout 8 mile long, #nd {s the ustural grade of the ground, with four-or five laches of clay. latd upon it llllr. Weatworth—~1as the cost of tho side-tracks tded the eum which would be roquised to uc- 11 the right of wuy on Western avcunu and fty-glih atreet? Witnees. Lo sido-track cost st tho outsldo 82, 000, You cau judse for yoursell whothcr couid bave bought the propurty i guestion for any such Byurc, My personsl opinioa 1ethat thess slug-tracxy shogld bave beed completed two or threa you r. . Yrleadelt=My constraction of (ko law was, that we were requared 10 open the bouwlevatds for general use, but not necersanly to complets thew. That Is, that we were to put them in such #hape a3 (o bo open Lo the publle” for trafe. The Commisloners exercinod ‘thelr own jndgment, under the advice of counnel, a8 to has far they sliold carry tho Improvemente, 1 dan't beliave that a dollar hng ever heen apent on either Qrand or Drezel bonlevard 10 kubserse the privale Inters esta of any Commisrioner, ¥ OLLWOOD HOULEVARD was then taken up. 1t forma a connection between tiranit and Drexel bonlevands, and the improve monta were ordered by the supplemental act, Tt had been graveled alanz the centre, The Com- mirsion had probably & hundred thoneand trees in the nuraery, somo of them eighteen feet high. Mr. Wentworth—Why don't yon not some of ‘em out on Weastern Avenue boulevardy Mr, Bldway—The judgment of the Commirelon ‘was that thoy would st them oot as fast as desir- nble, \Witneea thonght it would be & good thing to ret somn of them out. Mr. Wentworth—That ahowa again that you aro In a minority in the Hoard, Was there not a feol- ing fn the Koard that thelr policy was to refrain from improvemonts In thst quarter until they un- loadedy Mr, Sidway—Thero are only two or three housea on Western avenue between the linits you wpeak of, and it has Leen the policy of the lioand to miske tho piost Improvements where the population wis the denrest, 1 wanted mome nf the trece set vut, hut wan nossibly atleefed jn my ion by tho fact that the nurscry department wss under my especlal control, e, Wentworth—Tell us abont the Noween now, ot of houqueis are made. Ilave you dorfved any reyenne from them? Mr. Sldway—All the flowors that were cut wero piven o the hoepitals and the Ladies' Flower Mis- rlon. 1 don’t tink any gontidman can objoct 10 ! Mr. Wentworth—We want to clear you and pet you a whitewashing report from this Committee, iy Gien, Lowet/~The Flowar Misslons aro scif. constituted bodles mostly connected with church orgaulzations, Jly Mr, Wenticorth—The . Bonrd hns. no band of Its own, Tho cohcerts. cost anout $1:%53 cuch. Dun't know who 18 to have the.** Retreat'' this tirorth—1) take It and shut it up ti) wo #et the right of way, Does anyhody, Commixajon- wra or others, get free tickets fo the ** ltetreat ™ Witness—No: not that 1 knaw of, Mr. Wontworth—1 want to briny ont all the good noints of the Purk Commisston, 1fave you gofany relatives employed by the Monrd? Mr. Sidway-—No, Mr, Weniworth—We have heard a good denl abont nevatiem. and brothers-in-taw, 1 did not wmean that Morgan had two hrothera-ln-law, but that tie gentlenien marricd sisters, 18 the same thing, | have done ali | could to clear the Park Cemmissian, and I've got tnroush. senator Sonthworth—What uld you mean, Mr. Sldway, by saying that you expect to PAY A BILL OF JAMES 1. 1t00T's 1 In It for lobhving, or whaty The wilnces expluinoil that Mr, Ttool had been. Instramental In. prepating a bl to factlitate the collection of back taxcs, and If lie received any pay it woulll be for that. and- no othes purpose, * ‘The l"l)mlulsnllln liad never pafa a cent for lobbying to ny peraon, . 1y Gen, Roielt—Ny telegrnin. to Toot at Wash- Inuton. as to when e wanted return roferred to hie tax L), 2ty Mr. Triesdell—If oot presents o LI It will Le npon the hunia of time emp! l?fll in the service of the Commisaton, 1 nm perfectly satisfied that Mr. Hoot wiil at no time presentu bill for thne spent in lobbyi wrote to Huot requenting him ta further the . passago of tho resviution under which the Conituities ure acting, and If possible to acitale the paswage of o Inw requiring a yearly ins vestizution or account, 1 can furnlsi thig'letier if desired, but this v the sulstance of it The reso- luton wns then pending In (he llouse. Wrote the letter i had m after writing the letter, nnd discussed the form of the luw deslrablo In the remisor, Hoot left mo with the linpression that ho coinclded with ny views; liave heard thrauzh the newspapers that loat ummsnd the passuge of the rexolution, While thie Lill was before the Sen- ote, I wruto to Seniurs odges and Robineon, the letters being of 2 alinllar tenor, I no wore expect a il from Koot for servicea rendercd than from odges. . Mr. Trucsdell wished to bo informed, s Ar, Bldway appearcd to be In a minority in rexard (o 1MPHOVEMENTS ON. WESTERN AVENUE, what arzuments he used 1n support of ble Viows, and what were thiuse ndvanced by tho other side, Mr. Sidway said he had contonded for the cren. tlon of a swall ako, but this -wes opposcd by his brother Commlissloners on the ground of oxpense, They had reduced the annual tax to $200,000, and wery shott of money, In rosponas to Mr. Truoadoll, witness sajd that he had no ofictal knowledyo that o promise had been made to the puor people of Uridgeport, In or- der to secura thelr votes for the original Park act, that improvementa should bo mado forthwith on the West Parka, Tlethonght the (fllnlnl:llllll which had poken of proceeded from the property- d not tha poorer clus. Iy Wentitorth—Ms, Bowen has, during the post year, had but littls to do with tho affairs of thio loard. Mr.. Wentworth—I find cortain suma pald to James P, oot pending the pavesye of tha . resola- tion. Why did e get this mouey 7 Wituesa—1le Lod & heavy bill ozainst tho Board for tho tax-cases, and theso amoiluts wero probu- Uiy putd on account of thix bill, If the Committee will oxcuso po 1 would suggowt that the blile be anked for Inslead of questiuning me on such ttomas, ‘The Doard was hard up, and Sr, Hoot did woll If Lo got his money witlin a few monthu, r, Trueadoli=Can you positively swoar of your own persunal knowledge that -no “Park . Comuls- sloner ina:io any offort to defeal tho passagoe of thy resolution, or vx‘rruml toany person thelr wish that it might be defeated? Witness—It fs my vplulon that when the resolu. tlon wan drst offered thore was o genoral idea that the Committee miglt probably do wore harn thay good. Weesovon cumo to chunge our views, the newepapers balng 81104 with charges of fraud and mn"cu-nce“ and wo mwede up our mindstuat i it the Cowmmissioners could not atforl Ly any means nal to have an Investigation. ‘i papers asserted, after I bad written to Jaumes P, Runt asking him to advocate the passaze of tho resolution, that oot bad opposed i, Our talk on this aubject partook of the nature of a gencral dis cuselon #a to the beat methiods of conducting thy {avessizatlon, I -favored the Investigation, and asked Itoot to support any Investigution or Jaw looking towards a permanont suporvision of the affaim of the Board, Ar, Knlea oxplulied that hls understanding was thut Mesars, Sldway and Root coneldered the tesoe lution as, 1 some respects, defective, Hldway wanted an luvestigatlon, and asked Koot to hielp ns fur as ha conld to ubtalu one, John Wentworth—Whea you aatd that you wore at first opposed tu the. resalution on the ground hat tho Commitico woald probatly do more harm than good, did you refer to the Bowen inatter, or tho tax-certificates, or what? 3Mr. Sldway~Ta anawer tiat will opon up a mat- ter which bas been much disussed in tho nowspua- pere, and which inay plscemo In & somewhay sidio. nlous light, Itwlll requiro an houp ortwo'a work, but L will tell all abautat {f dostrod, 'Thie Committeo roquasted thie witnoss to go shead, and he accordingly did so, e said that the Com- missloners felt that the lnvestigation was Inwtlyated by certatn persona st Springleld Interested In o certain sait, for the purpuso ol muking ovidenco, THESE WENE TUX' BUSPICIONS OF THE LOARD, held by the Board privatelv, . lla did not know that those sueplclons were entiroly removed by the time that he wroto to oot hut by that Ylmo the Board had beconie cunvineea that they could Lot afford to oppone an investigation. . Thu witness wus not per- soually acquainted with Mr. Fitch, but believed tliat ho was personally intercated {u tho Colehour tract, Juilge Dunlevy—liow would ft help Colehour to fnmn;llm‘: fiu\,m- of the Commlavioners? Wonld t not hurt him! Mr. Sidway—1f I am golng to be farced Into this thing 1 wanta fair show, Wae learned that thero ‘wore two sels or rings in Btl’lnufllld working to. gether o & certaliuxtent. ~ We wera Informed that here wus the ring wanting to get hold of thie Park and nlsou tbe Colelour Dunlevy crowd. The ing fafled 10 achieve thelr objeet of or the Pilllips tract, or with the exinting Conie miswigners, had, o wero informed, jolned furces wiih the other lat with a view of furcing aus the present Bbard and gelting ju & hew onv, Judge Dunlevy—~Do you know thit Colchour's Intercat {6 wortyaged 1o the extent of $400, 000Y Me. sidway—1 don’t belleve that snything about Colchour was buns-tide, - Mr. Kales—~What would be your Inferonce If a mortzage fur $400,000 was put on & plece of land Itnmediately bofore s fury-trisl to aswers dawnges, Colehaur befog conmdercd as a rany liloreated ? My, Sidwiuy—Wo belloved that jury was a hribed 1u?. We belloved that the mortgaga wae a fraud, and intended to infigence uu]urrv. Judge Dunlevy—Is not Gen. 'Fhompuon the rep- rescutative of tho Colehour pmrny Witaves—I dou t know; nelther dld 1 cver. s, bat we intonde . Lo frecze Colehuur out and breal Lim up by litigation, nor ald 1ever hear Alr. Price say o, v. Kalas=1s there anything else that you can ask him, Judge, that he don's know? [Lauyhter. | dr, Sldwa, e, that YoV felt thatevory meas, (auda. lent sud otherwise, wae adopted’ to help ous this Colehour ciniia, By Gea. loweit—Tho frst verdiet was 85,730 per acre; the sncoud reduced it about $2,500 per acie, den.: Thompsou—The first trizl was tried upon tho busts of thg thea value of the land. The evle donco at both trisls showed s depreclition since 1873 of 3010 40 percent, aud at the sccond trlal the prices rulingin 1873 were tabon as a Lasls. Judge McAllwtcr beld that the timo of fling the bill the timo at which the laud should be valu Under thls ruling, the laud would have buen valued at about 8U,000 an acre, but the jury found for 8n averagu of about §2, 500 anacre, “Mr, tobey, whom the other side bad sccopted ma thele attoriey, bhud valued the land at 25, a1 BT, il (g wituesace for tho Park Board vatued itat 200 to 3500 an acre. Rowett uaid that they had dectded to accopt tho sorvices of any gontloman who would mvk proper questions, without consideration au to what aldo of a certsin iawsuld he wight bave boen oo, Bupator Soutbworib bad beard that Mr. Hobey bad been connocted with the Colchour trial, but would hear anybody who would furnisb evideace pertinent to the Investigation. Mr. Truesdoll said the Committeo rame 10 Chica- 20 In miter ignorauce, and had Loen compolled ta udvertise for Infurmation. Uy Kuew Mr. lnbo{b] cpule, and had always beard biw spoken of as lunulnf bleh at the Bar, Without revurd to that, 0 would eccept Iuformation from whatever source tmight come, evon from the Devil biwsell, Lo thougnt that the Comttasion had nothlng Lo fear from leqtinute Investisation, sod Mr.” Sidway ;l;vn'ld, u justice to blmsclf, speak out all be 0w, Goa. Rowett sald be Lad - Latreduccd the resolus tion, and as far oa hi experience went thers was more opporition ta it than defene of it. r. TProndel] ant) (hat 16 was thia very oppori- tion which passed the resolntion. Col. Thampson, on behalf of the Commissioners, #aid that those gentlemen felt that their repnta. tione were eafe fn the handsof the (ommittes, whom they eonatdered a«_entirely withont prejn’ dice, Hut, when they vaw the attornese reprosent - 1n2 {he very futerrats concorned prominent in thie investigation, they felt that thelr suspiclona wera ton certrin extent correct. Judze Dunlevy said Le represented Gen. Wright, of Indianapolix, and other gentiemen larpely in- terested in the Colehonr tract, as well as himaclf, consldered that he had & tight to speak and o nsk questione, MR. JOEL 8, SIERMAN wan then sworn, sfter both sides had declined to call him ns 8 witness, Mr, Truesdell accepting him. ‘Tha witneas, in examination by Gen. Smith, 211 that he had on many vecastuns mad nst the I'ark Hoard, indlvidy yely, and had fled them threo years ago. iy Years apo Panlt Cornell snd CGeurza W, Gaze fold him that. If he wonld help in ihe pasvage of the amendment to the original Tark act, they would buy all the ‘shade and ornu- mental tréee which he had to sell. This was befora the fice, prohubly io, 1860 of 1870, he thuught in the winter of 1800, * They saw they could not buy tie trecs uniler e exiating law, and {hey wanted tnore powere, They agreed to lake all his trees, bnt no prics was named. Witnean wrote to hle friende and saw some of them fn the northern part of the State, nnd innlsted that they should voto for he b, fic could not sny that he got the actual Emmhe of any of them, find hie could not renem- <f who hie wrote {0 or talked (0. 1L was bis im- preseion that he wrate to. Gen, [uller. bat he conldw’t bhe sure, 11is Impresalon was that lie also wrute to Mr, Shaw. present Speaker of 1he lfouse, Golnu reply i eithier of the leitera, but talked to Gen, Fuller afterwards about it. Did not know that Fuber * promired . to support the LIl Remembered talkinz to 3r. Shaw atMt. Carroll, and his impression was that Bhaw promired to snpport tho Lill, Never offered there gentienien any inducemanta to pan the bill, £ald to them that the Jicov.e of Chicao wanted it and that it would make a markel for treew amil shrublieey, Wrote some Jetters and talked with ather parties, hut conld not recollect their names, Mad an Intervlew with Faller after the the bill, and he raid that he **let [t pass,™ Epoke to the Commissfoners after that, and they acknowly thelr oblipations to witess, 3r. Shiway told witnees ta make out n achednle of ail the shinde and ornamental trees which he had to sell, The Joard afterwanin bouzht the trees, ot all, Tie had the balanee, Witness, while nt St T'aul, was teleyraphed for by hin s’ at Kockford that’ e wom wnnted- At the park office, lle anewered that he would be on hana _ at the nekt meetinz. AL thoi tlwe Mr,” Sidway -offered a_resaliiion providing tat withess shoitld be employed, hin enmazement to dale from- Aug. 1 thia belngatout tho intddle of duly. A ROVING COMMISAION, Witness was sent to Benton 1iarbor te examine rome trees beloning to Col. Manning. brother-in- law of Paul_Cornell, wha hailu coutract to fur- nish treee, Bidway furnished money for wit- ness' oxpenses, and old im o go. Ile made a Teport uboul the trecs, Manninz was lo have 81,50 cach for Uhe trecs delivered at the park, Witness repuried ‘everything sl siraight. 1fe was nfter- avards sent to New York (o Inspect and report as to the best aterfal for making roads, He was to ex. amine the roads in Prospect, Central, and other 'mmz. and to report In two weoke, 116 wan alne 1o inquite ‘o to the enhanced valies of roa estate consequent on the finprovomenis In these parks My dway sunt him, and gave him $350 or there. abauts for his expenves, e met Howenand Core “uu InNew York, and talked with them about onde. Witness on. his retarn from New York told Mesers. (inge and Sidway that thelr cxpenses were more than were wormanted, He poluted outthat lake shore gravel could be tsod instead of Jotiet #ravel, e asked If. he sliosld .proparo a full re- {mrl. nnd Mr. Goge sald It was not neceasary, that liey could not make the ronds without using Jotict geavel. Also told Cornell that In justice to him- Felf lic ought to miake o report, tho papers having announced that ho lind ‘,’flll 10 New York in order o prepare one. Cornell aid it was not necessary. he next transaction related to trees. Mr, Sid. Wiy wave biw throo warrants for $500 each un ac- count of troes, witness haying claimed that he had been taken away from his Dbusiness snd must have an advance waude to hin.. . He afterwands.prepared o Hut of the lrees, with the usunl selling prices (re- tail) attached, amonuting to S136,000. This Lo oftered to abma hlr 00 per cont if they would close out his stock, and this hmufht tho ‘biil down, as be remewmpered, Lo about $10, 000, A week ur two befare the fro 3r. Sidway ofered 8 resolotlon to purchaso the whole siock for $10,000, 3ir. Usze yoled against the resolution, Witness had at that time received $1,500, aud Mr, Bldway guve him an ordes. for 81,500, saylng that n The bank was on LaSalle street, ond was tha one with which SBidway and Jonn G, Halnes wero connsclud, DId not remeins ber the unt, but thought e ot §4,000 on the warzant; m»;m. have been 8 hundred or two niore, By dir. Trueadell~When' witness looked the matter Ilr at. the Board ashort time ago, Mr. Towen rald that the warrant was asgood as a check on the bank, nnd tunt witness ought not ta have paid anytlingta get bis moncy, bist should hare Kotten the faco value. Counld nut ronember wheth- er the wareant bore Interest or by whom it wus wlj N 51“;( ten, Smith—The trees were to beturned over the fallnrrhv,i' apring, the Board buying thom an they stood I Hockford, Witness gove u recalpt to Sidway for the 34,000, and 8 bil} of sale, [ls dlil thls under Col, Manning's advice, that gentlomsn having told bim to do ax Sidway sald, TINX, CAME TIUE PINS, and that broke up overything, 1Ilo got leavs of abie seuce, and went to St Paul to .get somo cedar roots 10 mako rustic scats; While thers he beard of tho fre,. and .declded that Chlmfu, culd not need any ornamental weats fur awhlle; and so re- turned, “Mr. Sidway sald that the park work would be dlscontinued fo a tima, il Gun. Rowett—Cun't yuu coma down to what you complalned uf to the Commiissionurs? ‘The wiiness then went on to say that on his re- turn frum New York Mr. Sidway usked bim Iif he did not remomber receiving $500 out of tho sufe, to which ho an«wored that ho could uot, Sidway then said that witness would havo to carey the treca until tho next apring, and this witnees denlino ‘Llo park had nover taken tho trees, Two ycars thoreaftor the Dourd yot nbout $:10,000 worlh of treew. They settled with bim, but, as he contended, not as foll. lle took off U per cent, feaving the blll about $12,000, from which lio deductod ta 1,600 which o hiad formerly ro. celved, Mo, clalnod pay on tne iuveutory reparcd by hia sun, —stock shipped from Racks ord, Mz, Sidway. declined to settlo ai any other Lasly than the inventory of trocs recclved at the purk, This maden difervace of $1,200 1o §1,500, and hero the troublo bugun. 8idway safd that he wonld be d—d tu h—1 {{ s would pay on any ollier basls than tho one 3ot forth by him, Jud)unu accumulatad on tho trees to the amount of $441, witneas belng unabla to carry them, Finally, they *‘cseayed to settle,” Witness louked tnroughthe park und found enough stuff omitted from the Jmtk llat to make an extra of $360. A man numed Sisw was mado the Kecelver of the property which tho park did not take, and wllncnguru a bill af sale of the wiiolo outdt, Gen, Hmith—No your statements show the full rrounds of complaint which you bave agalnst tho "ark Commisslonery The witneas said there was more to come, sud proceeded to detall his grievances, 1l saw Sid. way, who told itm that owiug to Uage's ence ho tould not get hie money until noxt day. Wit- Titra ruve 8 recelpt for $1,000, Bidway saying he should rtl the money noxt du{l. ‘They didu't send 1t to witneas, but Shaw told Lim that it had been sont to him (shaw), This anionnt did ot Include the $441, At Ul point the witncss declared that ho hnd jost got round to where he commenced abont the trees, and us be bad occupled romothing overan hotr and a Latf fu telling—nothing, e Committes dectled to adjonrn, tho seaston break. ingup in & burit of langhicr &t the naive declara, tion of the old man that his tram did not (o until Uo'clock, and that ho had not yet begun hls story, L THE CALL BOARD. Annual Mcoting, Impending dissolution threatehn the Cal) Board that was so ausplciously organizod eleven monthe ago, principally by the pruvivion men on 'Change, and one faction which has sprung up in that body declarce that tho Board must fal) if the gruln fn. tetont on 'Chango porsiste in its desire 1o abollsh tHo graln call that Is made snd was estabs liashed on wquaro business principles, and sole)y: with o . view to' baving falr snd impartial transactlons i cere Tue pro- vision lnterest {s represcnted by heavy men—those whose capltal Is counted at from one huandred thousand to a million dollars each, —and they de- slrod tha call on grain and Insist upon baving i, and prop ose to have it. But at the recent annual electlon, it Isvald, the graln Intercat—which fs numerjcally s it not stronger, than (ke provision Interest—atole & march, %o to speak, on the latter, and, by voting whan the others remalned away from the poll 1u the screne bellef that tho uaulu ticket" would yo Ui atitution. Yestenlsy arteruoun after the 4:03 o'clock eall, the anudal meeting was held, and the outgoing Governing Comtmities prese: THEIR ANNUAL HBPORT, as followe: | Toihe Mermbare of ke Provision, Oraiu. and Stock Erchange-tuxreenea; Ooen wad Call Losrss buvivg coma popular 1 nearty ‘all the largu clivsoftha Uufled Hiates, 8 Wuwor Of busicess mien assoclsted tnouseclves tixellior wbout & year ayo for the Durpoes uforcaniainga “'call " in ¥ ua provisias, grain, aid local wtocice, which reaulted 14 tho formation of thia Frovison, Grald, sd ek Exchaoge. Afice s sulli- clent uuniber bad: bota pledscd (0 Geas, Lhis preseat rouin wi mouthly featal vl _$150. that thne (o sccomwodate bofors many montlis the d it lusdeausie, mud 8 larger room was sl for. Roum No. 34 (a this bulidioy was then lessed tor w0 years from iay 1. 1577, at $6,0.0 per annu, - Tu wmeet tils \acicased. exp would Bugieat 10 Qur successors clisriod for scata lu the Eack: fesiswld, tu ity wanser en o u would alsa tend lo make she Lall ware orderly and leas digleule for the § abilug UIBect b wacsge, Durfug the pat yeut the sitendanco ui the 2:39 an €0 p. . b been yood, 4 10 LLe past 3, and of provilons oa the . i, Ifllrhtl ortivs of thy orului vl oi local sovkiy WhICh Was bt &s succes: ul a1 yous Colnibicics beped tor. Theentlre salsy ot stocks Tur the yoar wersliinited t0 §243, 770, We ex- usranive its poct, however, the coming year stteddunes and larger anien of 1 dishursemonts, $4,872.84, U The report In aigned hy W, N, Drainard, 1, P, Hntchinxon, John JI. Wrenn, Edward L. Brewater, 4. V. Fisher, N, K. Fairbank, snd J, i1, Dwight, THEN THE NEW HOARD 0F DIRECTORS MELD A MPETING with clased doors, a stalwart and muscular janitor being empluyed to hang ou to the nside knols and keepout ali intruders, including the reporters, But tbrough the plass doors could be reen tha following yentlemen, whose oflicial posftions ta the Doard are also polcd: J, W, Preston, Presl- dent; J. B, flobba, Flrst Vice-Prenident; Second Yice:Prenident J, Van' Inwagen, dr. ;. Lirectorn, W. E, Meilenry, 3. b, Duchs 4. G- Wiawal . Spruance, J. T. Lester, F.'T. Erskine, oJ. I, rench, C. W, Brega, E. ¥. Puleifer, C. T. Tre- fl’.-“l‘;n:i. Beymour, T.'T. Gurnoy,' and @, J. The, President gave the janlfor to anderstand that Tne Tainexy, reparter would_ not only not b admitted, but be could not have any notes of the meeting.’ Bt he go ‘em, nevertheiess, ‘The gestures nnd facial oxXpreselons of (ho gen- tlemen plainly indicated they were unanimonn over samething, pine was taid suecerafully to find It out. They all agreed to discontinue thal (to thum) troublerome grain call, They were not gulng to trouble themaelsea poing from one Bonrd to an- otner, and therefore were :nln{ to stop the grain call Just &« soon as poralble, which means ot once orat the close of the month, They dlscuarcd thn matter nt pome length, and we:e unaniumons on the supject. Then they elected & Governing Commite tee to nyunedo the gentlemen whore naues are appended to the above report. 'n.? are Mesrn, Praaton, Duteh, Mellenry, Leater, Frakine, Trego, and Seymoua,—8 new set, entirely. Now, the provision men who organized the Call Bonsd - rre feeling vety sore over the tarn affairs have taken, and predict the downfall of their pet fundtution If the graln cail fa dircontinueds for, ray they, the Board will amnunt to nothing whan the provistun trade [s quiet, os 18 {8 in the rpring and sommer, Some of them are_really. Indignant about the matter, and onc Tnmlncnt gentleman threatens to overthtow the whole arrangement and Lpen a free Nourd, where calln for alt interests will be made, and open trading can be done without & clique or ring 10 builldozs peopls who desire & square deal, s ark, portentons cloods hang over the youn: Buard, and there is every proapect of a Hl{ Iln(? the ostabiistiment of & new 'all fioard,” 'gnu: face tione are firm in the stand they bave taken, and dixruption scews Imminent, ¥ —— A DEFICIENCY, 8ax Fraxciaco, April 10,—Buit will be bronght in-day In the Circnlt Court by the United Statess ozainet David W, Cheeseman, ex-Assistant Trens- urer of the San Franclsco Mint, to recover on al- leged degeit n the Internsl-Revenue stamp ac- connt to the smonnt of $17,000. Defendant allegen: {hat the stampa were lhlrnpd him {n packages pur- porting to contaln quantities and values, aeveral of which vell ahort, amounting iu the total’ to the al- Jeged differen ANy et SWUNTR HAVERLY'S THEATRE. o#TIURSDAY Evening, Aprll 12, Farewoll Ben- WILL E. CHAPMAN, Manager of the Theatre, The performance will commence with the DUMB BELILB. Ellza, the Dumb Belle, Men LAURA v, her firat appearsnce au any stage, for this occsslon onlys Capt. Tlarry Vivlan, WILL'E ChstA Utlier churacters by Voluuteers, After which the new Local Comedy of YOU ARE S0LD; OR, THE VIOTIMS, Faur well-known Journalirta, To conclude with NELB. nkl .-Mr. ROBERT McWADE IAVERLY'S THEATRE Sinager MAGUIRE & HAVERL WILL k. CHAPMAN E; t 1 . RODBIZIR'T McWADE, : In his own verefon of RIP VAN WINEKLE, And supported by a complete D 1t . ne%"?\wzn'ne:’.lny;nslffiu.dg;?‘ ‘n;""""“’ huraday ovenin 2, Wit {.‘I}APMfi pri y Farewell Benefit-to McVICKER’'S THEATRE. Week commencing MONDAY. April 0, 18 tho colebrated comedian nAd thavacier actor, Mr, | F. S. CHANFRATU, in g{:flnrlgln-l drama-of American Weatern Life, I, 10 s UAVERLY'S THEATRE. Return'of the fslmed OATES ENGLISH COMIC OPEItA, comurized of Torty artiste, Uie Diost miccess- ful organization for the rep - wi v, under the ms r. Satnuel Colville, Mustcal and Ktage Dirocior, Mr. Jeuse Niliiama, Monday Sl Turs In{‘::\'enlnzl. April 10And 17, La Frile de Mmo, Angot: Wedneadsy even- ing. The 'Grand Duchem; Thursday and Friday cren- inie. Ueru ro0a), Baturiav evening, Princest de Trebtzonde, Wednesday il ¥atunday Matinees. Dox- iheet uow open, and acats ma¥ be scoured aix days In MUSEUM: BEN COTTON'S VAUDEVILLE ARD ROVELTY COMPANY, Monses Cronded, Colebrated Lee Family, The Two: Oar Fans (Orphnns), Admission, 15, 25, 33, and 60 cents, No extra charge for ved scats, NEW CHICAGO TIEATRE; Clark-at,, opposite Sliorman Houso, POSITIVELY LAST WEEEK s or ) Billy. 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