Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
A Description of Woodlawn Place, a
Most Valuable and Ornamental
Addition to Mexico.

MEXICO notable sale of real estate.
The property to be disposed of lies in
the northeastern part of the city and
has been christened sWoodlawn Place
by the gentlemen who have spent SO
much time and money in adding to
the beauty and value of this already
desirable land. A few days ago a rep
resentative of the LEDGER was shown
through Woodlawn Place by one OF
the present owners and the force of
words is inadequate to express the
surprise which overcame the writer,
when he saw lying before him a stretch
of ground that would indeed be a
credit to city much larger than Mex
leo. The south entrance to the Place
is on Love street, about two blocks east
of Jefferson street, and the broad ave.
nue. extends north from here until the
north entrance, on Summit avenue, is
reached. The first thing that impressed
the writer was the extreme width o.
the street, it being sixty feet from
sidewalk to sidewalk. Included in this
is space of eleven feet, on either side
of the driveway, which is splendidly
sodded aud intended for a grassway
and setting for trees. This leaves a
driveway of thirty eight feet, which
is ample room for four carriages
abreast. The roadbed is in perfect
condition and a ride over it reminds
one of the asphaltum roadbeds in the
large cities. On both sides of the
street five-foot sidewalks are laid, ex-
tending the entire length of the Place,
increasing the total width of the ave-
nue. to seventy feet. The lots, which,
on the west side, vary in depth from
1853 to 1853 feet, and on the east side are
I55 feet deep, front east and west and
range in width from sixty to seventy
feet. All that money and skill can do
has been brought to bearton the inn
provement of these lots and from an
uncultivated piece of land, has come
an undulating stretch of green that
would please the eye of the most ex-
perienced landscape gardner. About
half way betweerfeL Love street and
Summit avenue, Pleasant street runs
west from Woodlawn avenue to JEFF
ferson street, thus giving direct
communication with the principal bus
mess street of Mexico to those who
buy lots in that part of the Place. The
lots have been carefully graded
and sodded and the growing grass is
as green as the greenest shamrock
that ever fgraced ''paddy'' on st.
Patrick's morn, while on st. Patriek's
night and on every other night in
the year, one can well discern the
| color of the grass by the aid of the
electric lights, which spread theil
luminous rays over peaceful Wood.
lawn after the sun has gone to rest
But the great and crowning feature
of this beautiful place is the perfec
system of sewerage which underlie'
it.This sewer was put in under the per
sonal direction of theCity Engineer, ,ane
has been officially accepted as part o
the sewerage system of the city o.
Mexico, which fact in itself insurel
perfection. Arrangements have beer
SO made that every lot in Woodlawr
Place can have the best of connections
with this sewer, at the same time al
lowing one to excavate an eight OF
nine foot cellar under any residence
erected. just north of the bridge, which
blythe way, is one of the finest pieces
of road engineering in the county
being perfectly invisible to the passer.
by, Macfarlane street, forty feet il
width, runs east from Woodlawn ave-
nue., connecting with all streets eas'
of the Place. To insure good class
of residences, the owners will not al.
low anyone, who intends building il
Woodlawn Place. to erect house cost
ing less than 81, 900 and to enhanc'
the beauty of the place no one will b.
permitted to place the front line o
his house nearer than twenty-five fee
from the front of the lot, or to erec
any out buildings nearer than sevent,
feet from the same line. To anyon'
who has examined the plat of the lots
it will be clearly shown that no stable
or factories can ever interfere witt
the appearance or healthfulness o
this Place and as far as the question
of health is concerned, with it's rolling
ground and perfect sewerage, Wood
lawn will undoubtedly be one of thu
healthiest parts of the city. On'
thing that the owners wish to impres
on the public is, that the lots will b.
sold to the highest bidders and that NJ
uninterested parties will be expecte'
to place bids. Of course the gentlemen
who have put SO much money into thi
enterprise expect to receive fair re
but they wish people to thorough
understand that the sale will be car
ried on with all fairness. One impor
tant fact, which prospective buyer
should take notice of is, that althoug
Woodlawn Place possesses all the ad
vantages of suburban addition, yet
it is within four blocks of the publ
square, which adds to it the many ad
vantages of home near the busines
portion of the city. Audrain count
is proud of Mexico and Mexico
proud of such men as have mad
Woodlawn Place what it is, but sh
| will be still prouder of the men who
; by buying and building therein, wi
make Woodlawn Place what it will be
It is plain to be seen that anyon
wishing to buy lots as an investmen
/, could do no better than to buy here
|, as the value of this property viii un
doubtedly be doubled In less than
year and every residence erected /
the place will add tofthe market valu
of the lots. Truly, 1t 10 beautiful Wood
lawn"
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