30 HISTORY OF THE 



Park Department, ) 

 Boston, June 4, 1883. ) 

 Samuel E. Saavyeh, Esq.: 



Sh': — By an act of this Board passed May 25th a 

 pubhc park was located and laid out in the city of 

 Boston, by taking lands belonging to several persons 

 and parties, whereby two certain parcels of land belong- 

 hig to Samnel E. Sawyer, as appears by said act; and 

 the Board having estimated all the damages sustained 

 by the said Samuel E. Sawyer by the said taking to be 

 $18,000, I hereby notify you of the same. 



Respectfully, 



George F. Clakk, 



Secretary. 



In reply to the above significant insnlt, I sent the 

 following letter forthwith to the commissioners: 



Boston, June 8, 1883. 

 Messrs. Cuakles H. Dalton, 

 Wjlliam Gray, Jr., 

 Henry Lee, 



Park Commissioners. 

 Geidleme7i: — T am officially advised by your Secre- 

 tary, Geoi'ge F. Clark, that by a vote of youi* Board on 

 the 25th ultimo, you have taken two parcels of my land 

 within the West Koxbuiy Park area, and furthermore, 

 that all damages are est'mated by you at $18,000. 



Surprise and indignation are but feeble words to 

 express the thonghts that stirred me on reading of this 

 shameful act of injustice. On relerring to my tax bills 

 paid during the last ten years, I find the assessed valu- 



