The sun., 1897-08-22
GRAHARD, Il STREET. ESS TOWN.
II Is Also LtEhtIesa Carieaa. S1ayorIess, Park.
less and All but Houseless.

at In Also LEhtlena, Cnrleas, Mnyorless, Pnrlrs
less and All but Houaeicss.
LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. 21.-The most remark.
able town in Kentucky lies in Fayettc county
and Is known as Granard.
Tho town site consists Of hfty-two and half
acres lying adjacent to the city limits OF the city
of Lexington on the north. Every foot OF tho
ground Is owned by Dennis Mulligan. who came
to this country more than sixty years ago and
had been in business here until last summer in
the same house, on the corner of Limestone and
Vine streets. for flfty-fve years as a grocer. Ho
amassed a large fortune in the business and
many years ago bought from old Tommy Mccoy
the farm which now forms the town Of Granards
Granard has no streets. no alleys. no water
works, no electric or other lights no street cars,
no Fire Department. no Mayor. no policemen.
no Aldermen or Councilmen, no trustees, any
kind Of town officers. no lots. parks or any Of
those things which are usually found in a town.
But Granard is town, as the general statutes
about twelve years ago by Dennis MulliGan.
James II. MulliEan, Louis II. Mnlligan, James
incorporation, who was warm friend of the
Mulligans died several years ago James Fl.
Who has been a conspicuous member OF the Ken.
tucky Legislature, was ConsulGeneral to Samoa
child Of Dennis Muilisan. Louis H. Mulligan. a
son Of the Judge, is young physician. James
he is with his father in clerical place,
Nobody ever knew the exact reason for the in
on paper for a decade It is stated by old inhai;-
itants that at about the time Granard was in
tend the city limits OF Lexington. which, had tho
plan been accomplished, would have put Dennis
hs S Of thy hG
true cannot be learned now The city limits Of
question of the elder Mullgan paying city
taxes on the old farm has never been raised
work in a grocery store and by diligence and
begin business for himself His grocery was al
ways headquarters for the hundreds of his fel.
low copntrymen who had settled in his city
Ing central & &kentusk magnificent o,s system ,Is5n OF
Wlth Maiiean. and m thus f It Was that he RAPIDLY
accumuat ed money. He invested the earnings
Of his business in real estate and when nth the his, is
sale be bought II and built thereon the palatial
suburban home. Maxwell Place; L. MN,; where his
tans lavishy; and where, some OF the most dis
tinEuishcd politicians and public men of Ken
Dennis Mulligan for many years member
of Lexngton's Common Council. and afterward
OF Lexington, and her progress was in many
ways assisted by him. But he WAS always OPP
and when the present street railroads charter
passed the Legislature the only street exempted
was Rose street, which extends alongside OF
Maxwell Place.
Mr.. Mulligans town of Granard Is now leased
to a German dairyman. Fred Iialdeman, who
occupies the only house in the town-the old
Mccoy residence. 1t is a neat story and a-half
brick house Of the style OF sixty years ago. and
mlks his cows and sings his German songs.
1t isproposed to put Grahard to new use now
that the city authorities Of Lexington seem de.
is planned to build poolroom in the confines OF
aranard at a point nearest the street car limo
he hal railroad Rrnnl-
way and within sight OF the house OF the late
Gen. W. T. Withers in which Cen Grant Ruth
erford b. Hayes, and King Kalakaua were ontcr-
| tained. Tho Grand Juries OF Fayette county
are not often so severe on the poolroom operators
as to make the fines prohibitivc and II is bo-
lieved that a poolroom establishment would
prove paying enterprise in, Granard. No def.
inito steps have been taken TO carry out
the plan. and It is likely thai nothing will no
done before next spring. Should the city au-
thOrities continue 10 wage war ON the pooroom
men. II is more than likely that Granard will boz
gin to grow In the spring. ime.