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Title: Parks for the People
Proceedings of a Public Meeting held at Faneuil Hall, June 7, 1876

Author: Various

Release Date: July 17, 2008 [EBook #26084]

Language: English

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PARKS FOR THE PEOPLE.

PROCEEDINGS OF A PUBLIC MEETING
HELD AT FANEUIL HALL,

JUNE 7, 1876.

BOSTON:
FRANKLIN PRESS: RAND, AVERY, & CO.
1876.

CONTENTS.

ORGANIZATION OF MEETING 5

SPEECH OF MR. JOSEPH S. ROPES 7

" " MR. GEORGE B. CHASE 10

" " MR. RICHARD H. DANA, JUN. 11

" " DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 20

" " REV. ROLLIN H. NEALE, D.D. 26

" " REV. J. P. BODFISH 27

" " COL. CHARLES W. WILDER 31

" " MR. JOSEPH F. PAUL 33

" " HON. P. A. COLLINS 36

LETTER OF DR. EDWARD H. CLARKE 38

COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED 45

FANEUIL HALL MEETING IN FAVOR OF PUBLIC PARKS.

Pursuant to a call published in all the daily papers, and signed by a
large number of prominent citizens and tax-payers of Boston, a public
meeting was convened in Faneuil Hall on the evening of Wednesday, the
7th of June, 1876, to take action on the recommendations contained in
the Report of the Park Commissioners. The hall was crowded by an
intelligent and enthusiastic audience; and the proceedings as reported
_verbatim_ in the columns of the "Boston Morning Journal," were as
follows:--

The meeting was called to order at eight o'clock by Mr. JOHN W. CANDLER,
who said,--

GENTLEMEN,--As Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, I have been
requested to call this meeting to order. It is usually the case, that,
when a mass meeting of citizens is to be held, a great deal of labor has
to be performe