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Department of Parks, Board of Commissioners, ) 

 City of Boston, Jannary 31, 1885. j 



Samuel E. Sawyer, Esq.: 



Sir: — In reply to your letter of the 24th inst., I am 

 directed to say that the board will insist upon its deter- 

 mination, not to considei' the proposition for a settle- 

 ment of your claim for damages nj^on the lot taken 

 May 25th, 1883, except in connection with a proposition 

 to settle at the same time your claims for damages un- 

 der the snbserpient taking. 



Respectfully yours, 



George F. Clark, Secretary. 



Tremont House, 



Boston, Jan. ^ 



louse, ) 

 31, 1885. ( 



Geo. F. Clark, Secretary Park Commissioners: 



Sir-: — In acknowledging the receipt of your note 

 crossed by mine of the same date on the way, the pur- 

 port whereof being dictated by your Board, I have only 

 to say in reply, that I have ah'eady rendered my claim 

 to the park commissioners for the estates on the western 

 side of Walnut avenue, called Monteglade, undei* the 

 date of April 29, 1884, which I reluctantly made, hop- 

 ing that this fovorite section of my valuable propert}'' 

 would be waived and let alone. But if the commission- 

 ers find it indispensible to the perfection, beauty and 

 completion of the park outline, in establishing it, and if 

 I am thus compelled to part with it, which is like the 

 taking of the very " apple of my eye." then I have 

 only to say that to save further controversy, litigation 

 and dehi}^, any reasonable concession I can make from 



