The indicator., 1897-01-23
lots in Upland park in the city OF Pueb-

lald out AT the lnteseCtlOn OF streets in
an ornamental manner, aud are sur
rounded by Ornamental shade trees,
which were planted six years ago, and
are in now good thriving condition
! The undersigned agrees to sell, trans
fer and assign to the said city Of Pueblo.
one share Of Bessemer Irrigating Ditch
company stock to each acre Of land
above conveyed and will also, sell, trans
fer and assign to the said city OF Pueblo.
| two cubic feet of water per second of
time, of 1864 water right, out OF the Ar
kansas river. Said land has good sys-
TEN of latterals from the main ditch
covering entire grounds offered, and
about forty acres of the said land is un
dsrlaid with water mains and latterals
I running therefrom, having connection
with tho south side water works mains,
which mains and latt"rals have at
tached thereto hydrants and fire plugs
at convenient points now in use.
The shrubbery and trees on the above
described parks and surrounding the
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lows, catalpa trees, and the shrubbery
consists principally OF lilacs and privets
Two of the above descibed parks are at
the intersection of streets within the
above first described lots prop osed to be
sold and conveyed One of the parks
named Goodnight park, contains four
large sta ues and II drinking fountain,
for horse and nan, in the centre OF
which park there is large circular ce-
ment basin, in the centre OF which ba-
sin there is large fountain with a
double overflow. The other park is at
the intersection Of another street within
the above first described lots, and con
tains a cement circular basin with large
overflow fountain. The other parks al
so have fountains and cement basins,
except one of them which has only 4
statue.
| Surrounding the two parks included
within the lands first above described
are bread driveways, which driveways
are improved and ornamented on both
sides thereof with ornamental trees an i
shrubbery, of the following varieties,
to-wit Lapland birch. Swedish birch,
German weeping birch, tartar cheriee,
red bud, tulip trees, smoke trees, laurel
| leaves. Irish thorns, weeping willows,
| Towering almond, Chinese ilorals,
| Scotch larch, and several other vari
cites. Also surrounding the parks and
| along these driveways planted in orna-
mental shapes and forms are numerous
small plots of Chinese lilac and snow
ball bushes and other varieties Of
Towering shrubs, planted six years ago
which lilac and SNOWFALL bushes are
now Of sufficient age to bloom abun-
dainty in their season. Included in the
above plots surrounding the parks and
drveways are planted German linden
which now bloom abundantly in their
season.
These several lots are laid out in ar
tistic shapes, of which might be men
toned twenty acre lot which is laid
out in a balloon and other shapes and
we'll planted in trees and lowering
shrubbery. The entire tract offered to
be sold was divided six years ago into
tracts of ten acres each, and smaller
lots, all with driveways and cross streets
| between them, and each driveway is
planted with Il double row of shade
trees throughout, leaving a sidewalk
~ feet wide bet Teen the rows of trees.
The trees being of the description
above set forth and we're planted at the
time the lots were plated and are now
in a good thriving condition, On part
of the tract now offered to be sold there
are about ten acres OF fruit trees, which,
if tho city so desires, it is agreed shall be
removed by the above described propos-
ers at any time within three years, and
ornamental or shade trees or shrubs
will be substituted therefor and plant
ed by us in such ornamental shapes AS
the city may direct.
Adjacent to the tract offered by us
we have about twenty acres of nurser
les, containing shade and ornamental
trees and shrubbery Of the following va
ricties, to-wit: Asia or green bark To-
Gust, Spanish black ash, American
black ash, American white ash, rock
elm, white elm, slippery elm, soft ma
pie, imported European quakine asp,
dwarf mountain birch, canoe birch and
American white birch, French willows,
balm of Gilsad, silver leaf maple, lom
bardy poplar. The shrubbery consists
of the following varieties: natural Xii:
manrock, silver bud, gold bud, myrtle
willow. silver center willow, golden cen
ter willow. very large amount of
French and California privets, tsix
years old) lilacs and other shrubs. a
great many of these trees are from two
| and oRe-haf to three and one half and
some four inches in diameter, and can
| be removed and used for ornamental
planting ut once, and nearly all the
trees described are sly years old.
The proposition includes the furnish
| ing of any of these trees and shrubs to
the city free of charge TO be used by
the city. either in ornamenting the lots
above described for park purposes. or
supplying where othes trees have died
out at any time within three years from
the date of next planting season. Pro
vided, however, that all trees and shrub
berry, except the trees mentioned to take
the place OF the fruit trees, are to be
cared for by the city, and any of the
trees and shrubbery which are planted
by us in lieu OF the fruit trees, are also
to be cared for by the city.