[)6 HISTORY OF THE 



Department of Parks, Board of Commissioners. ) 

 City of Boston, January 24, 1885. ) 



Samuel E. Sawyer, Esq. : 



Sir: — In reply to yonr letter of the 20th inst., which 

 was laid before the board at its meeting to-day, I am 

 directed by the commissioners to say, that as the}^ do 

 not find that it contains any new proposition for a set- 

 tlement of your claims against the city, no action there- 

 on could be taken, and that before considering the mat- 

 ter further, they desire to have from you a proposition 

 for a settlement of all your claims for land taken for the 

 West Roxbury Park. 



Yours respectfully, 



Geo. F. Clarke, Secretary. 



On the 24th of January, I wrote in answer to the 

 above, that as Lot No. 17 was the first condemned, you 

 will greatly oblige me by paying for it at once. Any 

 reasonable concession I can make to further this end, 

 may be considered at an interview; or if you prefer it, 

 you can make me a direct proposition for this estate in 

 writing. 



Tremont House, ) 



Boston, January 31, 1887. ^ 



Messrs. Gh/VRLR^ H. Dalton", 

 Henry Lee, 



Park Commissioners. 



Oentlemrn: — Without the favor of a communication 

 from you in reply to my brief note of the 21:th inst., re- 

 questing you to pay for the lot No. 17 first, it being the 

 first that was taken, and oftering to make any reason- 



