House and Garden 
THE GARDEN OF MR. DICk’s ESTATE 
possible remuneration connect¬ 
ed with the offices of mayor or 
aldermen, these offices have 
been filled by the most repre¬ 
sentative and public-spirited 
citizens. The mayor is elected 
each year, and each alderman 
holds office for two years. 
There are three wards, each of 
which is represented in the 
Council by two aldermen. The 
corporate limits of this city, 
which the residents still prefer 
to call “a village,” cover about 
l ine square miles, although the 
population numbers only two 
thousand people. 
Except in a small section 
near the railway station, where 
the shops and houses of arti¬ 
sans are located, the lots are 
large, as property is still sold by 
the acre; and it is the earnest 
wish of the inhabitants to post¬ 
pone as long as possible the 
cutting up of the land into sub¬ 
urban lots sold by the front 
foot. The taxes are practically 
the same as in Chicago, being 
between three and five per 
cent., but none of the proceeds 
can be sunk in graft at Lake 
Forest. It is all spent upon 
the improvement of the village. 
The streets are lighted by 
gas, except around the station, 
where arc electric lights are 
used. The sewerage and the 
drainage of many sorts are 
excellent. 
The water supply is at pres¬ 
ent controlled by a private cor¬ 
poration of public-spirited men, 
who installed at their own ex¬ 
pense a complete plant at a time 
when there were no public 
moneys to pay for improve¬ 
ments. At present the village 
government is carrying on ne¬ 
gotiations with the Water Com¬ 
pany, with the intention of 
buying the plant. 
Under Mr. Gorton’s ad¬ 
ministration an ordinance was 
passed forbidding anyone to 
repair or relay the old wooden 
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THE PLAN OF 
MR. DICK’S ESTATE 
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