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Fighting Over Condemnation

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
May
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

FIGHTING OVER CONDEMNATION

OF THE LAND IN FRONT OF THE CENTRAL DEPOT

Which the City Wishes for Park Purposes-Proceedings Adjourned

Edwin Henning has filed his answer to the petition of the city to condemn the Henning property opposite the Michigan Central depot for park purposes. The answer claims that proper notice was not given of the proceedings, that there were residents on the property at the time notices were posted: that the proposed improvement is described as a public common or park, which are different things; that no effort had been made to obtain the property by gift, compromise or purchase: that the property is not to be taken for public use but for the Michigan Central railway: that the council had prejudged the case by declaring the improvement necessary before a hearing.

The case came up Monday morning and was postponed until May 18, when a jury will be drawn.