Telegram-herald., 1889-10-16
THE FAIR GROUNDS
Meeting Of the Ksnt County
Society's Directors
ALLBIDS FOB TIE GROUNDS REJECTED
I've Bids Received Raagiag Prem
$4,000 - sss, ,o0o-Maay PROPOSE
fioas for >Ss .ites-Ss~ BIDS
called EoF ~ be Opsnsd me z6ta.

Tnedrectors Of the Kent County Far
ASSOCIATION held meeting yesterday
afternoon Tor the purpose Of opening
tie b.ds for the purchase of the
grounds. There were hve Of them, a.
follows.
K. Reynolds, SIS, 900. If satisfactory
terms Of payment could be made and
perfect title could be given.
Valley CITY Milling Company, S55 900
on the same conditions.
Vim. II. Gilbert, s5l 900, provided a
clear cham of title could be gwen from
the United states, and provided there
were thrty-four acres OF land.
G. O.. Sgeasberg, $4,000, If satsfac-
tory terms of payment could bee agreed
upon and a good title given.
G.. " Watkins, s60,250, 10 conditions
[ beng pecLned.
4 sixth pr0pOs.u uOn, better than any
| OF the others, was also received, bat as
| it was nos presented IN accordance with
| the terms of the advertisement Il could
not be considered. All the bids were
! rejected, and the matter viii be read
vertsed for further bids, 10 be- opened
October 26. The directors also voted
- make proposition 20 the West Mich
igan society 10 lease the grounds for
ten years, on condition that the latter
society discharge the mortgage il now
holds, give the Kent county society ;
| lie members the privileges they have
heretofore enjoyed, keep the fences
and buildings IN good repair and also
insured as heretofore. This PROPOSE
ton Is binding only IN case the grounds
| are not sold.
The propositions from those having
| sites for sale We're also read and placed
/ on nle. There We're eight Of these.
Mrs. Anna Blssoll offered the stand
ard stock farm at Reed lake for S30,-
COO. It contains l04 acres, has a good
| half-mile track, and cost a few years
ago $40, 900.
+. W. stevens, agent for Rufus c.,
Ellen and Albert Perkins offered eighty
acres on section 10 of Wyoming for
$500. Mr.. stevens states that the
| grounds are locate near the junction
OF the {. X N. II. and l.. :. 81 VI. :.
railroads, winch will be completed next
year by June l, and depot Will be
| built.
The ROys site, containing fifty acres
en- section 9, Wyoming, for $500; also
thirty-nine acres additional at the same
| rate.
The ChesebrO site in Paris, consisting
of five separate parcels, owned by dif
terent parties, was offered for an az
| gregate of Sl6,S00.
{. {. COmstOck offered to sell hi:
tract OF ninety acres for SO, 800, re
serving thirty-three feet right of way
for a railroad on the south line of the
land, from the line of Grand river to
the west line of the c. x W. VI. railway
and also the privilege of curving, If
| necessary, to the right, after crossing
the gravel road at the turn, some TWEEN
ty-tve rods from the G. Il W. VI.
Alvin Garraway offered 100 acres in
section IS Paris, for Sl20 per acre.
Edward ;. Beals, Robert NJ. Beal.
and Martin Beals offered eighty acres
the south Onc-haf of the nOrthweS
One-qUarter OF section I3, town 6nOrth
range l. west, at 500 per acre; OIL
eighty acres and twenty adjoining sOutf
of this tract for Sl20 per acre. reserv
ing thlrty-three feet from the nOrtl
and south lines for railway, and Of
fering 10 give from land adjoining tn,
| same amount.