Chicago: its history and its builders; a century of marvelous growth . erty made claims to these accumulations andlook nominal possession of the land by virtue of their riparian rights. Theserights were eventually recognized and confirmed by law though much litigationwas found necessary I establish them. While upon this subject it may be re-marked that in later years the Lincoln Park Commissioners have come in pos-session of all these claims to riparian rights beyond a certain limit, and they havebuilt a driveway along the waters edge which now marks the boundary of thesemade lands on the east
Chicago: its history and its builders; a century of marvelous growth . erty made claims to these accumulations andlook nominal possession of the land by virtue of their riparian rights. Theserights were eventually recognized and confirmed by law though much litigationwas found necessary I establish them. While upon this subject it may be re-marked that in later years the Lincoln Park Commissioners have come in pos-session of all these claims to riparian rights beyond a certain limit, and they havebuilt a driveway along the waters edge which now marks the boundary of thesemade lands on the east. When the tract of dry land was thus formed by the accumulations of sandbeyond the old shore line it was promptly appropriated by squatters who hereerected rude shanties and obtained a livelihood by fishing and collecting debriswhich had floated ashore, and which had a salable value. The tract became knownas The Sands. and in time became quite populous with a nondescript class ofpeople who defied tin authority alike of the city police and the officers of From Harpers WYekh A RAID ON SIGNS. AN INCIDENT OF JOHN WENTWORTHS ADMINISTRATION CHICAGO: ITS HISTORY AND ITS BUILDERS 179 Bv 1857, when John Wentworth was mayor; The Sands had obtained suchan evil reputation that the mayor determined to clear the tract of its objectionableoccupants, who had no legal title to any portion of the land, as tilt place hadbecome the scene of constant disorder and a menace to the peace of the Wentworth ordered a raid on the Sands, and the police, led by the mayorhimself, descended upon the place, razed many of the shanties to the ground, andordered many of the others to be burned. This put an end to this plague spot,as it was called, for the time at least, and the lawless inhabitants were drivenaway to make trouble elsewhere. This action of Mayor Wentworth wis regardedas one of the notable acts of his administration. AX INCIDENT IX THE EXPULSION OF THE SQUATTERS One of the ow
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