28 HISTORY or THE 



This bond expired on the first day of Jannaiy, 1880, 

 withont effect, and the writer was very glad of it, as it 

 was bonded for $9,317.50 less than the same property 

 was sold for in Febrnary, 1872. 



Park Department, > 



Boston, December 21,1881. S 



Samuel E. Sawyer, Esq.: 



Dear Si7\' — The following order has been passed by 

 the City Council: 



Ordered, That the City Treasurer be and is hereby 

 authorized to borrow, under direction of the Committee 

 on Finance, the sum of six hundred thousand dollars; 

 the bonds or certificates of del)t to l)e issued in nego- 

 tiating this loan to be denominated on the face thereof 

 "The Public Park Loan," and to bear such rate of 

 interest as the Committee on Finance shall determine, 

 and the Commissioners are hereby authorized to expend 

 said sum for the taking in fee, by purchase or otherwise, 

 for the purpose of a public park, lands to the amount of 

 six hundred thousand dollars, in assessed valuation, 

 within the limits of the proposed West Roxbury Park. 

 As land owned by you is within the limits where the 

 park will probably be located, the Commissioners would 

 be glad to see you at this ofiice between 10 and 12 

 o'clock A. M., at as early a day as may suit your con- 

 venience. 



Yours truly, 



George F. Clark, 



Sec'y of the Board. 



