Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-07-18
Driving Park Matters.

At the meeting at Smiths Hall, on Saturday
the chair, and james Reed, acted as secretary.
Little was done beside a dissultory talking
up of the project, and the appointment OF
committee to act in consort with one already
in existence, appointed by the F. & NJ. associa-
ton TO collect subscriptions for the purchase
of the land for the Driving Park. proffer
however, was here made by L. W. Smith, Esq
which has since taken a definite and very
satisfactory shape. 1t was, to be one of ten TO
purchase the Hubbard and Taylor plot lying
between Jones woods on the plank road, and
the Round Head road on the west The offer
was so generous, and looked so feasible, that
on Monday, by a little effort, the ten men were
found who were ready to make up the needed
sum to secure the ground, at the rate of $3.50
per acre as it had been offered They stand on
the list as follows: L. w. Smith, VIM. F.
Hubbard, J. B. Shepard, Thos. Mitchell, Geo:
c.. Hubbard, L. P. Collins, L. Taylor, A. C.
Fisk, J. c. Hubbard, and VIM Sanborn.
The plan proposed is, to give the Farmers
and Mechanics association the use of the land,
with the privilege of purchase, at original
price, any time within the term, until the year
1880, by the payment of per cent. interest TO
the company, the +. & NJ. association to make
their own Improvements of buildings, fencing.
grading of track, &c.,-a very manly and
generous offer, certainly, to the association.
As an agreement has already been entered into
with the owners of the land, nothing lies in
the way of proceeding at once to fitting it up
for the fair of the present fall.
The land is said to be handsome in its topo-
graphical adaptation to the purpose desired
The plat is to be made easily accessible by the
opening of roads on two sides, by the contin-
uation of the cemetary road to the Round
Head near the house of r. F. Moor, and the
other the continuation of road now opened
by D. Weary, little west of the James
town branch on camp street, until it cut the
proposed cemetery road. The plat is cOnyen-
lent to the village, being, we arc informed, not
more than 80 or 100 rods in direct line north
and west from the NJ. E. Church.
The next step to be taken is to get ready for
use by the Association, is to raise the necessary
means for building, fencing, &c. The course
for securing this, has not been decided upon,
but it is thought that an appeal to our citizens,
especially the business men, will not be IN vain,
for sufficient amount to begin this work, and
that the receipts of The Association will be
such as to enable it TO complete the work.
Thus the great end is secured in securing the
land: What remains is easily practicable. We
congratulate the Association upon its accom-
phshment on so favorable and easy terms, and
express our own gratitude, Which we presume
is only the common feeling of the community,
to the ten gentlemen named, for the service
done in putting the enterprise of Driving
Park and Faft Ground, into so satisfactory
position! Besides the boon Conferred in hay-
ing these things as a fixture to our village. the
opening of roads through a pleasant section of
the town for building purposes, and general
convenience is adding to the Improvement and
importance of the place, and materially to the
list of taxable estate.
Stop Youn HAIR from falling out by the use of Bar
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