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Annual Report 
Cost 
of Land 
Acreage 
Broiig-ht forward. 
Pestliouse being also located thereon, for about twenty} 
years. Steps were first taken to convert it into a park 
in .June. 1858. 
WASHINGTON PARK 
Land purchased in IS^S and 1863 
GARFIELD PARK 
This land was given to the city on Apr. y. 1S17, by John 
H. Piatt and Ben.iamin M. IMatt. to be used as a market- 
space. It was protected by an ordinance passed by Coun- 
cil, and used as a park as early as Apr. 6, 1843, and on 
June 19. 1868. it was dedicated formally to park use. 
2,441,283 49 
138,050 OO 
BURNET AVENUE AND READING ROAD PARK. 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905 
VINE AND HOLLISTER PARK... 
Land purcliased in 1904 and 1905. 
EAST-END PARK 
Land purchased in 1904. 
AUBURN PLACE 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905. 
McKINLEY PLACE 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905. 
CALHOUN-STREET EXTENSION OF BURNET WOODS. 
Land purchased in 1904, 1905 and 1907 
LYTLE PARK 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905 
OWLS'-NEST PARK 
Gift of Chas. E. Perkins and Edw. C. Perkins, in memory 
of their father, James Handasyd Perkins, and their 
mother, Sarah Elliott Perkins. Accepted by the city on 
July 31, 1906. Paid for taxes, etc 
WILSON COMMON 
Gift of Mehitable Coppenhagen Wilson. Accepted by the 
city on Aug. 28, 1905. Paid for taxes, etc 
HUNT STREET ATHLETIC GROUNDS. 
Land purchased in 1905 and 1906 
BURYING-GROUND IN HYDE PARK 
Came into possession of the city through annexation of 
Hyde Park in November, 1903. 
INWOOD PARK 
Land purchased in 1905, 1906 and 1907. 
GILBERT AVENUE AND ELSINORE CORNER 
Land purchased in 1904 and 1905 
BARR, KENYON, MOUND AND CUTTER STREETS PARK 
Examination of title in 1907 
LUDLOW-A VENUE TRIANGLE . 
Land purchased in 1906 and 1907. 
HUBBARD TRACT PROPERTY. 
Land purchased in 1907 
1,880 27 
14,429 82 
36,555 42 
21,555 15 
50,694 39 
72,626 56 
242,898 31 
382 83 
174 55 
247,793 13 
] OS, 346 28 
12,324 90 
.520 00 
81,784 06 
17,393 62 
$909,3-59 29 
J.75 
5.60 
1.00 
Total cost and acreage of old park property $2,579,333 49 395.35 
0.16 
2.50 
7.50 
0.8 
1.21 
1.50 
1.36 
5.8 
12.8 
2.75 
19.492 
0.2 
2.33 
2.20 
10.00 
78. 
Total cost and acreage of new park property 
Total cost and acreage of all park property on Dec. 31, 1907.1 $3, 488,692 78 474.347 
