https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=SHIRAS%2C_Oliver_PerrySHIRAS, Oliver Perry - Revision history2026-04-05T14:35:01ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.1https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=SHIRAS,_Oliver_Perry&diff=180270&oldid=prevRandylyon at 18:06, 28 February 20242024-02-28T18:06:09Z<p></p>
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</table>Randylyonhttps://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=SHIRAS,_Oliver_Perry&diff=179966&oldid=prevRandylyon at 19:31, 31 January 20242024-01-31T19:31:27Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon his retirement as a judge, Shiras spent a large portion of his time exploring the area of [[EAGLE POINT]]. He gradually developed the idea that a portion of the land could be set aside as a picnic and playground and the land improved for those purposes. The rest of the ground should be devoted to more quiet purposes. The opportunity to transform his ideas into reality came soon. In April, 1908 a park commission was appointed and Judge Shiras was chosen chairman. It had been one year since Charles Mulford Robinson, at the insistence of the [[DUBUQUE WOMEN'S CLUB]], [[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]], and the [[DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS]] had been asked to survey and make a general plan for a park system in this city. Considered an authority, Robinson considered Eagle Point as part of the proposed system. (7)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon his retirement as a judge, Shiras spent a large portion of his time exploring the area of [[EAGLE POINT]]. He gradually developed the idea that a portion of the land could be set aside as a picnic and playground and the land improved for those purposes. The rest of the ground should be devoted to more quiet purposes. The opportunity to transform his ideas into reality came soon. In April, 1908 a park commission was appointed and Judge Shiras was chosen chairman. It had been one year since Charles Mulford Robinson, at the insistence of the [[DUBUQUE WOMEN'S CLUB]], [[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]], and the [[DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS]] had been asked to survey and make a general plan for a park system in this city. Considered an authority, Robinson considered Eagle Point as part of the proposed system. (7)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:sgar2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Shiras card showing membership in the [[GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (G. A. R.)]]</del>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The city council in February, 1910 at Shiras' suggestion adopted an ordinance providing for the election of three park commissioners. In the April election [[ADAMS, Herbert|Herbert ADAMS]], [[PIEKENBROCK, Frank J.|Frank J. PIEKENBROCK]] and Shiras were chosen. Although he paid close attention to the entire park system, Eagle Point Park remained his special focus. (9)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The city council in February, 1910 at Shiras' suggestion adopted an ordinance providing for the election of three park commissioners. In the April election [[ADAMS, Herbert|Herbert ADAMS]], [[PIEKENBROCK, Frank J.|Frank J. PIEKENBROCK]] and Shiras were chosen. Although he paid close attention to the entire park system, Eagle Point Park remained his special focus. (9)</div></td></tr>
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</table>Randylyonhttps://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=SHIRAS,_Oliver_Perry&diff=179965&oldid=prevRandylyon at 19:30, 31 January 20242024-01-31T19:30:25Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:sgar2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Shiras card showing membership in the [[GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (G. A. R.)]]</del>Upon his retirement as a judge, Shiras spent a large portion of his time exploring the area of [[EAGLE POINT]]. He gradually developed the idea that a portion of the land could be set aside as a picnic and playground and the land improved for those purposes. The rest of the ground should be devoted to more quiet purposes. The opportunity to transform his ideas into reality came soon. In April, 1908 a park commission was appointed and Judge Shiras was chosen chairman. It had been one year since Charles Mulford Robinson, at the insistence of the [[DUBUQUE WOMEN'S CLUB]], [[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]], and the [[DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS]] had been asked to survey and make a general plan for a park system in this city. Considered an authority, Robinson considered Eagle Point as part of the proposed system. (7)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon his retirement as a judge, Shiras spent a large portion of his time exploring the area of [[EAGLE POINT]]. He gradually developed the idea that a portion of the land could be set aside as a picnic and playground and the land improved for those purposes. The rest of the ground should be devoted to more quiet purposes. The opportunity to transform his ideas into reality came soon. In April, 1908 a park commission was appointed and Judge Shiras was chosen chairman. It had been one year since Charles Mulford Robinson, at the insistence of the [[DUBUQUE WOMEN'S CLUB]], [[DUBUQUE COMMERCIAL CLUB]], and the [[DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS]] had been asked to survey and make a general plan for a park system in this city. Considered an authority, Robinson considered Eagle Point as part of the proposed system. (7)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:sgar2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Shiras card showing membership in the [[GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (G. A. R.)]]</ins>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The city council in February, 1910 at Shiras' suggestion adopted an ordinance providing for the election of three park commissioners. In the April election [[ADAMS, Herbert|Herbert ADAMS]], [[PIEKENBROCK, Frank J.|Frank J. PIEKENBROCK]] and Shiras were chosen. Although he paid close attention to the entire park system, Eagle Point Park remained his special focus. (9)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The city council in February, 1910 at Shiras' suggestion adopted an ordinance providing for the election of three park commissioners. In the April election [[ADAMS, Herbert|Herbert ADAMS]], [[PIEKENBROCK, Frank J.|Frank J. PIEKENBROCK]] and Shiras were chosen. Although he paid close attention to the entire park system, Eagle Point Park remained his special focus. (9)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On June 12, 1908 Judge Shiras directed the raising of funds to pay for the park system. There were no funds from taxation available until 1909, but Shiras contributed a great deal from his private investments. The first purchase consisted of just over 85 acres. As the opportunity arose, more tracts were acquired along with the river bank for over a mile. Interested in ensuring access to the grounds, he proposed a stairway which was constructed from the [[DUBUQUE HIGH BRIDGE]] road. With the help of [[STOUT, Frank D.|Frank D. STOUT]] he convinced the street car company to extend its line into the very center of the park. (8)</div></td></tr>
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