The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-12
TIE SANITARIUM LOCATED
A CHARMING SITE SELECTED NORTH.
EAST OF THE CITY.
ire Committee Enjoy Barbecue Dinner in
the Mountains aud Royal Ban
quet Last Night at
salge's.

Yesterday morning Messrs. J. NJ.
Boroughs, Col. w. P. Gaines, Doc Day,
j. H. Raymond, jr., Hon. p. Ornelas
of San Antonio, Dr.. Tobbin, Mr.. Shep
herd of Presidio county, John Peeler
and others, having in charge the San
itarium committee. visited the dam,
and after thorough inspection of the
work the party proceeded up the
river to the site offered by Mr.. Frank
Hamilton and Mr.. J. M. Boroughs.
A PICTURESQUE SPOT.
1t EN- braces about twenty-five acres,
and is situated on the high
bluff familiar to many of The STATES
MAN readers, a short distance above
the mouth OF Bull creek. It's a pic
turesque spot from which is seen some
of the most romantic scenery in all
Texas. The committee were charmed
with the location and the matcbless
view it affords of the surrounding
country. When the dam is completed
the water at the bluff on which the
site is located, will be about forty feet
deep, and by electric road and boat it
will be only few minutes distant
from the business portion of the city.
A BARBECUED DINNER.
After walking over the ground aud
drinking in the beauties which ma
ture has bestowed with lavish hand
upon the surrounding country the
gentlemen were invited to a bar
becued dinner which had been pre-
pared under the personal supervision,
of Mr.. ". H. Huddle, who, is as per-
feet in woodcraft CUISINE as he is in the
art of transferring nature to canvas
Ample Justice was done the dinner
and the party returned to the city eX-
amining on the way the Mount Bon
ell donation.
Late in tie afternoon the committee
visited and examined a location in
the eastern suburbs, offered by DR.. j.
j. Tobin
A BANQUET.
Last night splendid banquet was
| rendered the committee at Salge's,
Mayor Mcdonald and many promi-
nent citizens being present.
| The banquet was served in Salge's
best style and the occasion was en-
livened by wit, mirth, toasts and
happy responses.
THE SELECTION ANNOUNCED.
During the progress of the banquet
the committee, through Mr.. Hanks,
announced their acceptance OF the
Of I | nj h
ers, which is substantially as follows:
"Fifteen acres in one body out OF
lots 80 and SO, and 30 and 81 in
division b of the city of Austin
on which fifteen acres your SANTA
rum building is to be erected. In
addition we also offer fifteen acres in
three separate tracts of five acres
each, all of which we offer as free
gift, and the latter fifteen acres being
donated to you with full pow er TO dis
pose of same at your pleasure, you
using the money derived theretrom in
the interest of the sanitarium build
ing.
at is about one mile from the cap
itOl on the same street that runs east
from the center of that grand build
"In addition to the above we will
allow your association ten per
cent of the amount realized from
the sale of $50 acres
of property around and adjoining the
spot for your sanitarium building; the
10 per cent being paid into the sani-
tarium fund from the first cash pay
ment received on sales of this prop
erty.
AS regards further advantages of
this location we guarantee you cleo
trio street car transportation, running
from the present Union depot directly
by your Sanitarium building; electric
lights and water works and q depot
building on the Austin and
Northwestern railroad, about
two hundred yards from the loca-
ton of your building.
ave guarantee the above improve
ments at the time of the completion of
your building or soon after you shall
need them to facilitate it's erection.
Gail this property will be at once
plated, streets graded and the prop
erty put on the market as town lots"
The proposition embraces some
minor details and is signed as follows:
G.. NJ. Rogers, J. j. Tobin, ii. A.
Fitzhugh, j. G. Fitzhugh, Nelson
Davis, w. S. sherwood and r. Bert