Telegram-herald., 1890-09-06
HE'S VERY LIBERAL
Can Make Their Own Terms for
the Constock site.
4 CHANCE FOB The HORSEKEs
And West Miolissa AssselstieE-wt a.
lara br1ghAn says fssy Have 40
Mones-Nhy Nansi strest
Nas >ot lufrssed

A runof has been IA circulation for
several DAYS " the effeci that < c.
Coanst0ck would huild a Haile race
course on his property across from
Norta Park. Willard brighzgn. of the
Horsemens Association, when seen
yesterday SAID thai he had heard OF
such 5 runlof, bat he d.d noI believe
there WAS anything N a. The horse
men have not been making any nego-
tauons with him Of late, neither have
they had Ans meeting Al whlch suoh
matter Was discussed. lie w&s Of the
opinion that Mr. Comstoek doula not
undertake 60 baiid track T. he had
been at too much expense tie year lEa-
proving North Park.
Ia Speaking of the present squabole
between the Kent County FAR Ass0cla-
ton people. he said he did not think
they would be able - settle their little
legal difficulty inside Of a year, and ia
such a case il meant that they would
hold nb fair next year, neither would
they be able 70 build q track. he also
stated that the horsemen were too poor
10 undertake The securing Of grounds
and buildings Of a Icoarsc. Ia
order 10 secure good track
Il must bee commenced ilis
fall. Tie Comstook ste would
have TO be graded at least four ieet
/ higher and then il would take The
/ frost OF the winter . settle T. A cover
/ ing Of loan the spring would make
/ Il III FOR the flyers next year.
Hon. 4. &. ComstoCk WAS seen last
night, and he faid that he had no Ia.
! tention OF building a track TINS year.
"lf the West Michigan Fair Associa-
1 ton and Horeemcn's ASSOCIATION can
come to any agreement they can make
any terms with nae they please, De
continued. Il viii let them have my
/ site and they can pay for Il when they
/ choose. or they can use lt free Oi any
cost. They must not have anything 10
/ 90 with the Kent people, however, un-
/ der ans consideration. The site winch
4 | offer i in nv opinion the best that
| could be obtained. and ! offered the
/ Kent poople most LIBERAL terms. They
made objection after objection though.
] They objected - nay night OF
way for q railroad, and ] gave way -
them. though the fact e 4 Nas The best
4 thing they could have had. The Tact
4 of the whole matter IS. several of the
/ directors had property IA the south
! end. That i the reason why they
bought the Nanderpool site"
"Nhy did you withdraw your oter %
gravel Canal-sty'' WAS ssked Of Mr.. Com
stock.
THAT is very easily explained be
replied. ssThe offer was firFt made io
the council. and that body referred q %
the Board Of Public Works. The poAfo 4,
however. delayed matters 20 long tnAi
IL withdrew my oher eince
then / have learned that TIE
board were drawing up regular
! specifications which would have CO.'S
mo 5000 or $1,000 30 carry out. All
offered to DO was 10 take up the oio
blocks from i.eonare-st. 20 the clty
limits and grade the street even Win
gravel. and Il would have made = pass
able road. As il n, q is Norsc than =
corduroy road, totally unfit FOG driving
purposes.
NV oHer was not purely chsfltabie
one. viii confess. To begin VIII, J
ike n good road 70 drive on and then
I again ID would have made driveway
/ 70 North Park over sl0oo has been
/ expended in improving 'arai-st.f 81
winch / have pald S1oe coo, ano u 4
time We should haye q good road