Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-14
PARK PROSPECTS,
The Committee Considers the
Case.

Case.
About month ago the stockholders
of the Northwestern Virginia Agrieul-
tural Association made q proposition TO
sell the Fair Grounds TO the city Tor
public park, under the following condl'
tons: The city was to pay $4,000 IN
bonds which would mature in ten years
and draw D per cent interest, payable
semi.annually. One-tiith OF these bonds
were TO be used towards improving and
adjoining the grounds, the work to be
done under the supervision oil JOINT
committee from Council and the stock
holders. Council appointed a commit
tee To confer with the other in regard to
the park, aud the first meeting OF the
former Was held last night. All were
present, Capt. Wilson, A. Caldwell
Robt. Simpson, James McAdams, ) Z.
Hughes and Fred. Goodiellow, a thing
unprecedented in the annals OF Council
Committees.
Can't. Wilson was made chairman,
and called the committee to order with
Wilson-Well, gentleman, what do
you say.
lughes-I suppose the first thing Is
10 consider whether We want park.
Caldwell catch your hare be
fore YOU cook it. I'd like TO sell out the
tire department and buy u park with
the proceeds.
Hughes-Well, I'd like 10 have a
mark. but there are other things I'd
like better.
Gooiiellow-I take it a park is good
thing and something 10 be desired by
us all The question OF having park
is one which Council should take up
and which should have its careful con
sideration. like the proposition oi
the gentlemen and feel grateful that
they gave the city the first opportunity,
MIR. GoOdiellOw went on, ut great
length, To dwell On the advantages oi
park and was willing TO even examine
Wheeling or ChaplIne Hill.
McAdams-TO test the sense OF the
committee. move that the purchase OF
a park be deemed inexpedient.
Caldwell-There is one thing which
must be- considered in this proposition
there will he no immediate OUTLAY,
but the debt will be met ut intervals
But do not think the Fair Ground Is
cheap at S5O.0M think II is an cnor-
NOUS price.
But think it would he unwise to
check this right OF 10y saving il is mex
pedicnt. Now we might stretch out
| thus period Of payment tn ten or twenty
wears, and there would he no trouble IN
negotiating Tor money on city security.
Now there are persons bowling about
the streets being unpaycd, aul yet they
I have not enforced the legislative prlNi-
! lcgc oi putting on the ten cent tax.
After little discussion rs Ia whether
the city had gone to the limit ul her in
! drhtedness, and the decision that she
/ had not.
SIMPSON, second Mr.. McAdams
! motion, and do not see why the city,
merely because her credit is good. should
run into debt. Ii the people thirst Tor
country air they can 20 TO the suburbs
or out Caldwel's run.
Caldwell-YcS, to the Peninsula, back
ofthc Fulton slaughter houses. What
Ward calls "sarkazm
GoolicllOw-lcs, CaldwciFs run,
! BakerlOwn, is magnificent, truly. More
| "sarkaZm.
Captain Wilson suggested the hill over
! the Ton mill, at Mt. Wood, and dilated,
with Caldwell and GoOdlellOw, on the
/ beauty OF the scenery, the grandeur OF
| the location aud the magniiiccncc ol the
| view. Then the committee turned 10
/ Chaplinc Hill, and the lively magma
ton Of some Of the members saw
il all trrracci and hcautiiicd, glow
lng with flowers, murmurlug with
cascades and gllttcrlng with rainbowed
fountains; where the festive piCnlCkcr
could carve his cuslard pie aud lunch on
cold ham, Nc., etc, aud so on.
4 park Is Il fluent subject, and several
ui the committeeman grew eloquent
and their descriptive powers would have
transcribed those at Scott, aud rs the
scene grew and ilourished, and airy
nothingS took local habitatiun and 4
name, the reporter grew cntranccd AMI
forgot his notes, However, hc heard
Mr.. Goodirllow try to get Nj. McAiam-
to Withdraw his motion, but Mr. McA,
refused and vote was taken; Mcssrs
McAdams and Simpson voted aye, ald
the others no; and the motion was lost
The lair ground, was again taken VI
and it was evidently the feeling OF thr
committee that 1t would not answer ia,
purpose. The expense OF convcrtin.
that tract into u park would be q buckle
berry above the City's persimmonS, and
then the tolls on the bridge would pre-
vent people from goingIOver. That scs
tied the fair ground, aud the COmmittc,
turned To Chaphne Hill The difficult!
I mould Ia g., fnt a lint a
sugg, sted that an elevated railway
would be put up inside of two years
and All Caldwell said he would tax,
stock in 1t himself! In such bright light
were the advantages set forth that even
those opposed became interested and
eagerly talked up the prospects.
Mir GOOdivlluw moved that the chair
man ask the COMMITTEES from the iall
ground Tor an exposition Oi their views
lie thought this would bo desirable
even IL the committee had no intention
OF considering the proposition, AS u
might give rise to something OF which
they did not nov dream. This motion
was adopted.
! Mr.. Caldwell moved that sub-Com
mittec OF three br appointed by the CHAR
to examine and report to this Commitie,
what locations near the city are sultabl,
for park, the amount vi land that may
he purchased at each location aud ia,
price at which the property can he pur
chased.
This was adopted, Messrs. Simpson
and McAdams voting no. McsSrs
Caldwell, Goodicllow aud Simpson wer,
appointed as the subcommittee.
The committee then adjourned to
| t,,...t ,t tho gall al tho chairman