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I’ark M il** andThe clerk reel the fellow a ir cominun.-eat; lt;n filt;lt;m P M. (’rap i, nudte of subscribers to the park fundP.urlinyton, 1.., Jar.. 4, DOK. To the H lt;n raMlt;- Mayor and City Cour-cil:Hertl*mcn—The various* maps whi h the landscape .*ny in* • a . Me.-srs. Karn-shaw Punshop. of Dim ;n..at . « ►h:-ayreed to furnish for th* imprlt; vlt; mlt;or.lt; f **ur new public park ha\lt;- been received. and I will h ivlt;‘ tie* maps ac ‘om-pany this omimun. atio:,. so that the council may '■ x.imine 'loin.Tip-re .s a t« poyraph a! map a yrad-iny and diainay * map. and a lt;oilt;rlt; d map. showiny the entire park as it will appear \vhlt; n completely improve 1 as suyy. stlt;-lt;! by Messrs. Karnshaw iV l‘un-shnii. Tliis last map •■mtirac-s a plant-iny plan which was not inelu 1 • 1 in the contract wdh \b s-rs. Marvsiiaw .V Pun-sh'Ui. but which they ha\lt;* added ft lt;cost. This ;s a very valuabb part of the improvement. and woul 1 ordinarily } avc add. d probably .*.;•»• or ?t*♦«* to t *lt;st of the plan, but in rdlt; r that thlt;* maps and plan.- miyht !lt;•• complete nnd to th* ir eritit'.- s.i t isfa. t ;lt;ui. as stat* i above, the M'S-, s. Mari enuv *v Pun -shon have y n* rously ad led rhlt; same free of cost.Th»* maps and plan: arlt;- w. 11 lt;\ nit*- 1 and the colored mao and piantiny plan is ♦•specially a fin** pie ■ of w rk. M*-ssj Farnshaw Put dv n l.st\ * pra is*f.*r tile satisfact*lt;i manta i in which 1lilt; have complied with i Ik- terms of the.r c ui tract, ami I trus* that the ].!,111s will rivet with the approval of tin* city cotim :!.Tin- price apn a lt;1 uf on to be paid * til.- Messrs. Farnshaw w Punshlt;:i for th. se maps and plans was ami?.l i if.it nshaw’s tr ivlt; I n« • xp - f bis trip to Durlinyton. amounting '• . which I have all adv pa. 1 1 wouldrespectfully te.iinst the city council to malo* an order f«r ’ h* pa.vim l t of one-half f ties amount, and as trustee of the fumls raised by private subset lp-t ions 1 w 11 pay : 1 lt;t h* i half.As trustee for j»nvatc subscript on- I have already } aid out the follewin.y sums:For the Jac .b Kr klt; l land ......$ l.'.aaFor the Jerotnlt; tlo k land ..... M.ueaOn account of the - m-s \V in-yarten lands ................ 1.J00To lbs Moines . »untv ........... r.nuFor the lt;' 1. e-suker land .... L’.fmoJ'or the P. C lt;;.• - r land ...... 1.1M0For the da* b s. holer land ...... r.eawer* pai l in condmnnation pr* e.-t-d iv s c uld v* :y ai prlt; ] ria'.'dy be charyed up to the judyinent fur. I, lt;*r s.one nth* r fund umb-r tin circumstance. ,itv! 11. ,o;.mi nclt;’-saiy in j av *ne-half tin* c st of the mops w lt;lt;u. d 1 v- - ti 1 • 1lt; ft •■. th • park fund, which would be applicable for the city's half of tie* i ayrm*nt of the pr. ■“ of the maps. If that plan .s mt1-ractiea :!lt;* I trust that th«*counwilldevi-a- - me neons by which they can furn sh one-half of ti. amount ' ■ be pa ;d t» the er yine»*j - for ‘in- m ij s for the improvement of thlt;- parkXlt;w that t he nr*p- ' p, ..n r, ... v. | if the weather was suitable l should ask th** c nncd to vis.t tie* park and lo.lt;k over the yround. ‘hat they miyht •*•* wiiat iinprovem**nts are f*lt;lt;nt• nipl.it* d dut ny the cominy sumtiu r Th s c int ••nTotal ............................$10.0 iATh. s mak-s an astfrr- yate exp. nditure of $10.1 Oil for th* pui chase of land. Somepro’.ai'iy be arrany**d early in spr r.y when the w.-a'le r s more f ivor-able. It ;s expe.-ted that work will b*-yin in tie park early in the spriny andbe pr utlt; d \ ;y rously through tiesummer.Mr. Karnshaw advises me that he • x-p.ets t,. l,tve vlt; r' soon for tin Pacific coast flt;lt;r th** winter, and wi-‘h* s to have a draft s* at to him dur ny tin* present \vlt; • k. I th. r'for* hop. that th council wilt make s lt;me p.rovis.on at its presen* -• -si' ti to pay f r their share of the cost of the maps.K spectfully submitted.PHILIP M f’RAPn, Trusp-e for the Sulser.bers to the ParkFund.The matter was rlt;*l i red to the committee f the whole, called to meet Tiiursday.L lt;L Coop, r asked to have pool table license f e rlt; i'umleil. Not yraut- d.Appro\..l bills to the amount of .p;.. w».lt; ia\orabl\ reported bytin* committe,* lt;n elaims and allowed.Th** weiyhniasP r reported collections aniountiny to $:;7.for December.Tin* I )elt; .mb* i l eports of the chief of polic-* and police nlt; rk writ* rlt;*b rrd to police committee.Tip* commit’* e of tin* w hole approved the assessment list for Kiyhth street sewer except the items of six lt;xtra lt;ut h-basins and one inanlnlt;b . cost of which it was recommended should be pai'J lt;lt;t!t of s. wlt; r fund Ad lt;pt d'J'lle committe. of tie WlK'lC I’eport.’d favorably lt;n recommendation of Health oflicer Stlt; r 1lt; tlt;»r supply dcp.lt;t for disinfectiny chemicals and lt;mplu\-nunt of proper person tlt; make use of sam«* in inf. ct.al premises-.Same committee reported favorably on i »t-t it ion of V Muckcnsturm and otln r.- for order on stre. t railway company to operate its line on South street. Mayor was directed to order
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Tue, Jan 07, 1896
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