Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-13

A scheme for "a Park and VaferwOrks
I'm the sister CIty-S25. 900 of stock
Already Subscribed for the New
RrIdge-What EdgeSield Might BE.
Though Edgefeld cannot elect Aldermen
until January next, it has done away with
none Of its professions, and il the schemes
Of its property-holders can be carried out,
it is bound to be, what has often been pre-
dicted for it, the loyeliest spot in all Ten
senese. The proposed new bridge connect
ing it with Nashville, already has S25, 900
Of stock subscribed. and in few days a
Board Of Directors is 10 be elected. This
will be the third bridge spanning the Cum
berland here, and will have the effect to
materially reduce the exorbitant rates Of
toll now paid by the people Of this city and
Edgeheld. The rate Of toll for a loaded
wagon crossing the great suspension bridge
at Cincinnati, which was built at a cost of
one million, eight hundred thousand dol
lars, and which has the longest span in the
world, is only sixty cents, while on our sus-
pension bridge the toll is eighty cents. An
effort will be made 10 make the new struc-
ture a free bridge, but this can only be done
by the county taking the matter in hand
The bridge will be either a Fink Iron
Truss or a Suspension Bridge The point
at which it is TO be built has not yet been
fully decided upon.
Edgefeld has a word 10 say, too, about
the park which has been for some time the
li-absorbing theme in the City Council. Ii is
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and is going TO have one it should be one
becoming the Capital Of Tennessee, and no
little cheap beer-garden institution thatwill
never have more than a mean local reputa
ton, TO be made the subject of ridiculous
comparison. By the exercise of patience
aud prudence, it is thought the desired
object can be accomplished as satisfactorily
as a minor project, and the long-felt need
be supplied at a comparatively moderate
cost. The new proposition il, TO locate the
park on about one hundred and fofty acres
of land on the eastern bank Of the Cumber-
land, extending from the present Sus-
pension bridge good distance up the river,
and going back from the water far enough
for necessary proportion. The eligibility
Of this spot could be made perfect by dy viking
the Cumberland, and constructing gates
and sluices, rending the park free from
overflow at all seasons of the year. The |
pond on this ground could be made very
attractive feature by the throwing up of
pretty little island in the center, and during |
the short winter season we might have a
skating rink-an invaluable acquisi. |
ton to a city furnishing so few winter |
amusements as ours. There is more |
natural shade on this territory than any |
other yet suggested, and the desired "con-
tiguity" could be as easily secured here as
elsewhere. There would be a fine drive Of /
full a mile and half, and the central To- |
cation of the park would be an advantage /
duly appreciated There would be no dis
reputable localities TO pass through in /
made 30 generally attractive.
Edgefield can also find a place for the |
proposed new waterworks, and if Hagan's /
scheme does not succeed, she may stand /
some chance of securing that institution. /
Ii is claimed that pure and delicious water
could be supplied both Nashville and /
Edgefield from a reservoir built upon the /
elevation known as Capitol Hill, on Mich
Olas Hobson's place, just above Pugsley's /
Branch, and near the river bank, there /
being no intervening cemeteries and no |
filth that could be carried from that point |
OF course it is a matter Of doubt whether |
the City Council of Nashville will look |
favorably upon these propositions, while |
Edgetield insists upon staying out in the |
cold and refusing 10 pay taxes for the ben
eft OF the Nashville government. How |
ever, we give them for what they are worth, |
and hope they may receive due attention. !