32 THE FOREST PRESERVES 



HARTLEY BURG 



FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSIONER 



In Bartley Burg the district fell heir to a tried and sea- 

 soned veteran in the management of public affairs. He had 

 for years represented the great West Side of the City of Chi- 

 cago on the county board and his training fitted him admirably 

 for the important part he played in the establishment of the 

 district. Commissioner Burg is chairman of the highly im- 

 portant Committee on Forestry and Improvements and is a 

 member of the Rules and Judiciary committees. 



WILLIAM BUSSE 



FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSIONER 



With Commissioner Busse the creation of the district 

 brought the second man of experience as head of the county 

 governmental system to its directorate. He is a country town 

 commissioner who was president of the county board from 

 1907 to 1910. He held that position at the time the present 

 Cook County Courthouse was erected, a monument to his 

 executive genius. His acquaintance with the country dis- 

 tricts has been invaluable to the Real Estate, Plan, Deposi- 

 taries and Forestry and Improvements committees on which 

 he has served. 



JOSEPH CAROLAN 

 FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSIONER 



Commissioner Carolan is another country commissioner 

 whose long service as such commissioner and ability in the promo- 

 tion and management of public affairs has made itself felt in the 

 development of the county's chain of forest preserves. As chair- 

 man of the Committee on Requisition and Supplies his energy has 

 been one of the principal arteries on which the district has fed 

 and has grown. He is also a member of the Finance and Rules 

 committees. 



JOSEPH M. FITZGERALD 

 FOREST PRESERVE COMMISSIONER 



Commissioner Fitzgerald as the representative of the 

 city's Stock Yards district on the county board, assumed the 

 duties of forest preserve commissioner with an appreciation 

 of the district's possibilities that is reflected in many of the 

 recreational features of the preserves today. He has always 

 been a strong advocate of the District as the world's greatest 

 system of public parks in which the pentup city dwellers may 

 find health and recreation. He is a member of the Finance 

 and Forestry and Improvements committees. 



