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Sutggestion of Chicago Alderman or System from City to Thursday, October 23, 1930 LAKE FRONT PARK ALONG NORTH SHORE Conversion of the lake front from Lincoln park to the state line as one great continuous park, that will exâ€" ceed in expanse and beauty any simâ€" ilar project in the world was urged in a communication sent to Gov, L. L. Emmerson by Ald. John A. Masson of Chicago. The suggestion revamps the Burnham plan conceived more than 35 years ago when land along the north shore could be purchased cheaply. The alderman has a scheme to acâ€" quire all of the lake shore, between AMontrcse avenue in Chicago and the Wisconsin state line, a distance of mbout 40 miles, and fill in the subâ€" merged:land and develop it as a park area at an estimated cost of $230,000,â€" ©00, All this he would do without increasing taxation. By his process also he would build superâ€"highways within the city without bonds or other tax burden; Asks Excess Condemnation Ald. Massen suggested in his letter to the governor an amendment to the state constitution which would perâ€" mit â€" of excess condemnation. The alderman makes his suggestion at the present time that the governor may consider.it in making his recâ€" ommendations to the next session of the general assembly. Ald. Massen wrote the governor, "Some of us who dream a bit now and then expect to see Lincoln park extendedâ€"to the Wisconsin line some day. Some rough estimates prepared by Hugh E. Young, engineer of the Chicago Plan commission, place the probable cost of accomplishing this wt $230,000,000. "The ~commissioners of . Lincoln park are issuing bonds at the rate of $3,000,000 a year. At this rate it will take 80 years to accomplish this magnificent development. <It is conâ€" ccivable that, through the exercise of the power of excess condemnation, this development may be possible of acâ€" complishment within the next deâ€" cade." Proposes Madeâ€"Land Sale Becoming more specific, the letter continues: a "Probably the greatest undeveloped resources of the state of Illinois are "Probably the greatest undeveloped resources of the state of Illinois are the submerged lands of Lake Michiâ€" gan. The sale of 700 acres of madeâ€" land ‘judiciously located on the shores of Lake Michigan at $10 per square foct would net enough to push Linâ€" coln park to the state line. It would seem that the acquisition of the reâ€" quired riparian rights involved through the exercise of the power of excess condemnation would perm‘t this accomplishment." Ald. Massen urges his plan by arâ€" guing that the burdens of governâ€" mental operations and the construcâ€" tions of public improvements bear down heavily upon real estate. He thinks his plans would relieve this pressure. Ninetyâ€"six per cent of Brazil‘s im« ports to the United States come into our country free so it will be a little difficult even for our friend Pat Harâ€" rison to blame the Brazil revolution on to our new tariff law. Cns oots D9 Pagcac e Wisconsin Line THE PRESS