Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-14

an Order Of the 9th OF sepembeT, in relation 70
the purchase of lot Of land fos a Public Com
mon. have attended totbsir duty, and subtnis She
following
REPORT.
The Committee were instructed to consider the
erpsdienCy Of procuring land for Common
On that point, they found no difficulty in reaching
the conclusion, that the health and convenience
Of the Inhabitants of the lhickly settled part of
the city require such accommodations as a public
Common can alone supply. This, in the opinion
OF the Committee, must be so obvious TO every
one that They do not consider it necessary TO nre
sent any considerations in lis favor They believe
1t 10 be expedient if suitable lot can be obtained
for reasonable consideration. JH0
So largely has the City extended itself in its
central popeatons hsthe selection Of lot Of
land, of suitable dimensions, has been found diff
hculs; and, indeed, but one lot has been found
which the Committee could think of inviting the
City Council to examine. 1t lies between Elm
and Highland Streets; and west of new street
running by the side of the tract Of land recently
purchased and enclosed by the Agricultural So
cleiy; and extends short distance up the rising
ground known as %Ne~tontill.' = By opening a
street on the west side, it would then be entirely
surrounded with roads; aud that street would be
at sufficient elevation TO give pleasant view Of
the entire 6eld; and the working Of it would af-
ford sufficient width for the grading Of portion Of
the land which is low and wet, but which the
Committee are assured, can be nude bard and
dry, at a reasonable expense. The Common
would be paralleIogam, the longest lines extend
ing north and south. Probably s. oft would be
plain, land the balance nelevaton which it would
very desirable TO have. The land belongs in about
equal parts to Hon. Levi Lincoln and John Ham.
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acres; and those gentlemen propose TO sell it to
the city for four hundred dollars the acre. with the
further sum of five hundred dollars to Mr. Ham
mond, in consideration Of his removing his barn
from the north west corner of the lott being
upon land winch the committee thought If very
desirable to embrace in the common The land
Is offered to the city by the owners, at the price
named, upon condition that it shall be forever
ed and occupied by the city as common
1t Is understood that neither of the gentlemen
desires any immediate payment of money onac.
countof the sale, il made and the commitee
are therefore of the opinion, that if the Civ
Council should decide TO make the purchase t
should be so arranged as that the amount Of the
purchase, v 300, should be made payable in
certain number of equal annual instruments. 81
mat while the whole burden shall not be thrown
at once upon the city, the liquidation of The deht
shall be made certain in a given number Of wears
II the land should be bought BY the civ 4
small annual appropriation would be sufficient for
the fencing Of the common, for grading it, and for
supplying It with the necessary trees.
Upon an examination of The premises, The LOT
will be found as accessible to all parts Of the citv
as any that can be found that is at present unoc-
cupied. -
In conformity with the facts herewith present.
ed, the committee submit the accompanying or
der. For the Committee. ResnectrolI,9 -
Submitted.
J. S. C. KNOWLTON. Chairman