Telegram-herald., 1890-04-13
oh IT WILL BE JOLLY
Up ths River During the Coming
Sumner.
TIE NORTH PARA PLEASURE RESORT
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Grand Rapids has always been con
siceFed As particularly unfortunate n
the matter OF summer resorts, the only
alteraates having been Reeds Lake
and Ottawa Beach. TIE former hzs
tie Disadvantage u being small. and Is
nearly always crowded with people Of
al sorts, so that those attending a sun
day school plcnic are likely 10 be jostled
oy gang Of dog fighters, and the
crowd becomes too prOmlscuOus % suit
everybody. The Beach is too far away
Tor people 70 go, after a days work, 70
spend q lev hours IA the fresh air, and
= oniy available for those WhO have
| plenty Of tlme and money.
Realizing the necessity Of another re-
sort near the city, a company OF gem
tlemen have beeu Az work for several
months fitting up North Park. near the
soldiers Home. The building Of the
North Park railway was the first step TO
% taken, and that Is now about com
pleted, Only little ballastng remain
ing 70 be done. The North Park Com
pany tAen graded the grounds on the
rTer banA, just north OF the Soldiers
| Home, and south OF the bridge, across
the river, and they have now N process
OF erection a splendid pavilion. The
building covers IA 600 square feet and
. two stories hgh. One 81 de, nearly 200
feet long, fronts on the river, the south
end fronts on the grove, and the
east side faces the gravel road. A
I broad plazza extends around three
SIDES OF the building. The upper floor
/ Viii contain = ball room, 40x1O feet in
area. cloak and store rooms, and living
rooms Tor tile manager OF the pavilion.
The lower hOOr will contain a general
sitting room and handsome parlors,
besides two dining rooms and a well
| cOnd dlcted restaurant.
Mr. ComstOck says that the Company
| Will cover hall az acre more of ground
/ with buildings. They will build a
handsome boat house, a small depot, a
car house, an engine house; and 4 row
| OF sheds Tor the accommodation of
! those who drive ont, will be erected.
The state law prohibits the sale of
intoxicating liquors within a mile of
the Soldiers Home, and this pavilion is
only sixty rods from that building. In
I order TO furnish a good refreshing
/ drink 10 those VINO desire IL. Mr.. Com
[ stock has made arrangements TO pipe
| some OF the finest spring water in Kent
county, and bring lJ to the building.
Up Lamberton Greek above the Sol
dlers' Home reservoir, there is fall
of seventeen feet on his own
land. He has bull ta dam about fifty
rods up the stream, and race conducts
the water from the dam To a power
house near the road. Here is a twelve
foot over-shOt wheel, and the water of
LRmbertOn creek viii be used to pro
pei IT, The wheel will be used to pumn
water from spring near by, an.
force 1t into a stand pipe stu
ated on the adjoining hill. I'll
stand pipe Is being constructed by IL.
Cunningham Iron Works, and will D
twelve feet in diameter and sixty fec
high. The water will be delivered =
the pavilion, with pressure of l52 fee
or about tfty pounds. Mr. ComstOcK
has had the water of the spring ana
lyEed, and IL Is found to be of remarka-
bic purity, cold as ice and clear as
crystal. One drink OF 1t will make a
prohlbltlonlst happy for all day.
A heet OF new row boats will be kept
At the resort, and two steamers Will
carry passengers from the d. & NJ.
bridge TO the pavilion, and give excur-
sions UP the river.
Just opposite the grounds, on the
west bank of the river. is fine bathing
ground, with clean, sandy bottom.
and this, with flowing water, will prove
a special attration.
No inducements will be held out to
the rowdy element, and Objectionable
people VIII not be tolerated on the
grounds.
The gentlemen who are backing the
resort are: Hon. Geo. w. Thaver, Col.
Geo. G.. Briggs, Hon. c. G.. Comstock.
Hon. julius Houseman, James Blair.
Huntley Russell, A. J. Bovine and John
+. More.
The cable cars will carry passengers
from the city hall and transfer them to
the North Park Railway. The fare
from the center OF the city viii be
seven cents each way.
Everything viii b. completed by June
1. and the place will be opened up IN
fine style at that time.