The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
OuR PARK pROIECTS.

Il
The Prospects and Opportunities Of
Public Park for this City-Wbere
May be Located aud What II woui
Cost.
! rARK DISCUSSIONS.
For several years past the project OF
public park for this city has been period
cally revived only to subside again int
forgetfulness. Some Of the proposition
have lacked feasibility, others have had n
responsible parties behind them and som
have had the misfortune OF being brough
forward at a time when the public mini
was occupied with other matters demand
ing more immediate attention. 1t wa
proposed at one time to terrace the bill
above the water works and beautify |
alter the manner Of the hanging
gardens Of Babylon; then somebody
wanted TO buy Hornbrook's Park and turr
It into a suburban resort for the public
and at various times the advantages O
various points on the Island for this pur
pose have been brought forward.
THE FAIR GROUND PROPOSITION.
Now the Directors OF the North West
ern Virginia Agricultural Association come
forward with proposition to sell itt
property on the Island known as the
Wheeling Fair Grounds or Driving Park
to the city, to be used for park purposes
accompanying their offer with conditions
which ensure the conversion OF the prop.
erty to such use II the offer is accepted.
AT meeting OF the stock holders held
December l3, 1879, It was agreed to offer
the property TO the city upon the follow.
ing terms: The city to pay $4,000 in ten
year bonds at five per cent. interest and
the stockholders 10 give $40, 900 to be used
as park improvement fund under the
direction ofsix park commissioners, three
TO disappointed by the city and three by the
stockholders OF the n. W. A. Association,
SO long as the expenditure OF the i'm.
provement fund above mentioned shall
continue. A committee oil five, consisting
OF Messrs. II. X. List, 0. @. Dewey, NJ.
Reilly, J. II. and L. ". 0glebay, were ap.
pointed 10 make this proposition. Tie
property referred 10 is almost too well
known to our readers 10 bear much dis
cription. 1t lies on the west bank OF the
Island, just north OF the eastern end OF back
river bridge, and contains nearly twenty
FIVE acres, which could be used for park
purposes. The southwestern corner Is the
lowest, and is occasionally subjected to in.
undation from the river, but no considera-
bic portion OF Il has been submerged
except during the one or two floods which
~ sNf ! tta Iulo kas.
a iow old forest trees, and seme which
have been more recently planted by the
association.
ACTION oFscoUNCIL,
Last night in the Second Branch OF
Council the proposition was submitted as
follows:
1oM. Council of tic City Of IIhceliny:
The Northwestern Virginia agricultural
Association offer 10 sell to the city OF
Wheeling their land on Wheeling Island
in said city, known as the "Fair Grounds, "
for tho purpose OF public park, for the
sum OF s50, 900, and they will take for said
sum bonds of the city running ten years
and bearing five per cent interest, payable
semi.annually. The said Association
agrees that il the city accepts the foregoing
proposition they will contribute one-tifta
ofsaid bonds for the purpose OF decorating
said land aud converting same into such
park, provided such contribution by said
association be expended and the expendi-
ture thereof controlled entirely by COM
mittee OF six, three of them chosen by the
City Council aud the other three by the
nprsona who are stock hOluerg Of said aSan.
citation, when the real estate aforesaid il
transferred to the city.
[Signed.l Il. X. LIST,
y. W. oGLEBAy,
NJ. REILLY,
J. II. 0GLEIAY,
.. G. DEWEY.
Committee appointed on behalf OF the
Stockholders.