Chicago: its history and its builders; a century of marvelous growth . e Menominee street extended to the lake,Lake Michigan, North avenue, and North Clark street. Nearly all the lots weresold to private individuals and a large number of interments were made therein. In a paper prepared by Dr. John II. Ranch in 1858 on the subject of in-tramural interments and their influence on health and epidemics, read before theChicago Historical Society, he said: Let immediate steps be taken to prevent all further interments within the corporate limits, and. as soon as practicable, let arrangements be mad
Chicago: its history and its builders; a century of marvelous growth . e Menominee street extended to the lake,Lake Michigan, North avenue, and North Clark street. Nearly all the lots weresold to private individuals and a large number of interments were made therein. In a paper prepared by Dr. John II. Ranch in 1858 on the subject of in-tramural interments and their influence on health and epidemics, read before theChicago Historical Society, he said: Let immediate steps be taken to prevent all further interments within the corporate limits, and. as soon as practicable, let arrangements be made for the gradual removal, at proper limes and seasons, of th( remains of those already interred, with the ultimate view of converting these grounds into a public park, which shall contribute to the health, pleasure and ere,lit of our eil \ A petition was presented to the Common Council in the fall of 1858, signedby a number of the residents and property owners of the North Division of the city remonstrating against further interments in the cemetery. This petition,. LINCOLN MONUMENT [ 111; 11 111:11 ii; r.
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