1. PREAMBLE.] WHEREAS: The government of the United States gave to the city of Chicago a lifeboat, and,

WHEREAS: Said lifeboat should be kept on the lake shore, or as near there as possible, so that it may be used in cases of emergency; therefore be it

2. BOAT-HOUSE TO BE BUILT.] Resolved, That the board of public works be, and they are hereby, authorized and instructed to immediately cause a suitable house to be built on the lake shore, or as near there as practicable, and said lifeboat removed from its present location (Bridgeport) to the said house, and equipped in the required manner, so as to be in readiness for any emergency.

An ordinance concerning the removal of the dead from the Milliman tract of

the old city cemetery.

[Passed January 22, 1866.]

1. PREAMBLE-TITLE DECLARED IN HEIRS.] WHEREAS: The title to

out-lots forty-eight (48) and forty-fine (49) in the Canal trustees' sub-division of section thirty-three, township forty, north range fourteen east of the third principal meridian, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook and state of Illinois, and heretofore a part of the old city cemetery, has been declared to be in the heirs of Jacob Milliman, deceased, and, whereas, a re-purchase of said tract cannot be made at any reasonable rates; and,

WHEREAS: It has become necessary to remove the bodies which are interred in said tracts; and, whereas, this is a contingency happening since the passage of the annual appropriation bill, and which makes it necessary to borrow money to meet said contingency as provided in the revised charter of 1863; therefore,

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago:

2. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL LOTS.] SECTION 1. That the mayor and comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to purchase lots in the different cemeteries as may be agreeable to the several lot-owners in the said Milliman tracts, and of as nearly equal value and eligibility as may be, and procure the deeds therefor and deliver the same to the said several lot-owners respectively, in exchange for the deeds held by them to lots in the said Milliman tracts.

3. EXCHANGE OF DEEDS OR RE-PURCHASE.] SEC. 2. That in cases where parties hold deeds to lots in said tracts where no interments have been made, that said mayor and comptroller be authorized to purchase lots and exchange deeds in the same manner as provided in the preceding section or refund the purchase money, as may be desired by the said parties.

4. COMMITTEE TO CO-OPERATE.] SEC. 3. That a committee consisting of three aldermen, one from each division, be appointed by the mayor to act in conjunction with the mayor and comptroller, to make the necessary arrangements and provide the necessary labor and vehicles for the removal of the dead.

5. SUPERINTENDENT TO BE EMPLOYED.] SEC. 4. That said committee. with the mayor and comptroller, be, and they are hereby, authorized to employ a competent superintendent, at a salary not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, who shall supervise the whole matter under the direction of the mayor, comptroller and said committee.

6. EXPENSE OF REMOVAL OF BODIES.] SEC. 5. That the mayor, comptroller and committee be, and they are hereby, instructed to make arrangements with as many of the lot-owners in said Milliman tract as possible, to pay the expenses of the removal of the dead.

7. COMMITTEE OF LOT-OWNERS.] SEC. 6. That the mayor, comptroller and committee be instructed, if they deem it expedient, to invite the lotowners to appoint a committee of their number to act in conjunction with them in the removal of the deceased.

8. POLICE TO AID REMOVALS.] SEC. 7. That the board of police be instructed, if occasion should seem to demand it, to detail a sufficient police force to protect the parties engaged in making said removals, and to remove from the grounds any persons assembling there from mere idle curiosity, and generally to preserve order and decorum.

SEC. 8. That the mayor and

9. TEMPORARY LOAN AUTHORIZED.] comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized to borrow such sum or sums of money, from time to time, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance, the same to be provided for in the next annual appropriation bill.

10. WHEN IN FORCE.] SEC. 9. This ordinance to be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

An order authorizing the purchase of burial lots.
[Passed October 4, 1866.]

11. PREAMBLE.] WHEREAS: There are a large number of lot-owners in the so-called Milliman tract in the city cemetery who have neglected to come forward and quit claim thereto and receive deeds for lots in other cemeteries, as contemplated by the order of this council, made January 22, 1866, and,

WHEREAS: There are in said tract some four or five hundred bodies that no claim has been made to by any relative or friends, and,

WHEREAS: The owners of said tract are desirous that the same shall be vacated as soon as possible, and,

WHEREAS: It will devolve upon the city to provide a proper place for the re-interment of such bodies as remain unclaimed; therefore be it,

12. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE LOTS.] ORDERED: That the mayor, comptroller and the special committee appointed under order passed by this council January 22, 1866, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to purchase such lots, pieces or tracts of land in Oakwood cemetery as may be ample and proper for the purpose aforesaid, and not exceeding twenty-seven thousand square feet, and that the comptroller be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay for the same out of the appropriation made or hereafter to be made, for clearing the Milliman tract.

An ordinance authorizing the borrowing of eleven thousand dollars to complete the removal of the dead bodies in the Milliman tract of the old city cemetery.

[Passed November 19, 1866.]

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago:

13. TEMPORARY LOAN AUTHORIZED.] SECTION 1. That the mayor and comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to borrow the sum of eleven thousand dollars for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of removing the dead bodies from the Milliman tract, in the old cemetery, and to provide for the payment of lots in other cemeteries for interring such dead, the same to be provided for in the next annual appropriation bill.

An ordinance for extinguishing the titles of lot-owners in the Chicago cemetery.

[Passed June 10, 1867.]

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago:

14. REFUNDING PURCHASE MONEY.] SECTION 1. That the mayor and

comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized to extinguish the titles of the different lot-owners in the Chicago cemetery, by refunding the purchase money paid to the city of Chicago, together with six per cent. interest thereon, to the purchasers severally, or their heirs or assigns, upon such purchasers, their heirs or assigns, re-conveying the title thereto to said city.

15. AUTHORITY TO EXCHANGE LOTS.] SEC. 2. In case any lot-owner should prefer or elect, the mayor and comptroller may cause lots to be purchased in any of the several cemeteries near said city of an equal number of square feet, and of as nearly equal eligibility as may be, and cause conveyance thereof to be made to them, upon said lot-owners conveying, by good and sufficient deed, their title to lots in said Chicago cemetery to the city.

An ordinance in regard to the Chicago cemetery and to establish a public

park in the north division.

[Passed October 24, 1864.]

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago:

1. BURIAL PROHIBITED WHERE.] SECTION 1. That hereafter no body shall be buried in the Chicago cemetery except in the lots which have been sold by the city.

2. LAND SET OVER FOR A PARK.] SEC. 2. All of the north part of the Chicago cemetery which has not been surveyed and divided into cemetery lots, consisting of blocks seventeen, eighteen, thirty-three and thirty-four, and the north part of blocks thirty-five and thirty-six in the subdivision made by the canal trustees of section thirty-three in township forty, north of range fourteen, east of the 3d principal meridian, is hereby set apart for, and declared to be, a public park, and shall be known by the name of Lake Park.

3. WHEN IN FORCE.] and after its passsage.

4. PREAMBLE.]

SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect from

Resolution naming a park.

[Passed June 5, 1865.]

WHEREAS: It appears by the records of the city

Chicago that there are now two public parks designated by the name of Lake Park therefore,

5. NAME, LINCOLN PARK.] Resolved, That the park recently set apart from the unoccupied portion of the old cemetery grounds shall be hereafter known and designated as Lincoln park.

Resolution authorizing a deed for park purposes.

[Passed February 21, 1870.]

6. DEED TO WEST PARK COMMISSIONERS.] Resolved, That the mayor and comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the West Chicago Park Commissioners a deed conveying all the right, title and interest which the city of Chicago has in and to the following described land, to wit: The east half of the north-west quarter of section 24 township 39, N., R. 13 east of the principal meridian, for the price or consideration of seventy-six thousand nine hundred dollars, and that the comptroller, upon delivering said conveyance to said park commissioners, shall receive from said board three bonds, each for one-third of said consideration in said deed mentioned. The first bond becoming due and payable November 1, 1871; the second bond becoming due and payable November 1, 1872; the third bond becoming due and payable November 1, 1873, each bond to bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, payable on the first day of November in each year, and also a mortgage in the usual form on the said land securing the payment of said bonds and interest as they become due.

Order authorizing an exchange of lots for park purposes.
[Passed October 17, 1870.]

7. AUTHORITY GIVEN TO EXCHANGE PROPERTY.] ORDERED: That the mayor and comptroller be authorized to receive a good and sufficient deed of lots fifty-three to seventy-three inclusive, and the east half of lot eightyseven and lots eighty-eight to one hundred and four inclusive, in block 49 and lots twelve to twenty-eight inclusive, in block 48, canal trustees' subdivision of section 33 town 40, range 14 east, containing an area, including half of the adjoining streets, except Clark street, of about five acres and thirty-two one-hundredths in exchange for a good and sufficient deed to the property known as the Ira Judd tract, containing an area of about two acres and forty-five one-hundredths.

8. PARK COMMISSIONERS MAY IMPROVE WHEN.] ORDERED: That the above named tract of five acres and thirty-two one-hunredths (more or less) shall not be improved and used by the commissioners of Lincoln park, for park purposes, until they shall pay into the general fund of the city of Chicago the sum of sixty thousand dollars, to be divided as the common council may direct among the several parks in the south and west divisions of the city.