Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-17
PUBLIC PARK MOVEMENT.
Citizens IN Favor of Large Public
Park at the Foot of East Hill.-
Railroad Officials and Mayor
Anderson in Favor of
the Project.

A special train, bearing several off
cials of the c., NJ. & st. p Ry., arrived
in the city on Friday afternoon al
about O'Clock, and were met at the
depot by Mayor v. A. Anderson
Among the Officials were Gen. Mgr: II
r. Williams, Division Supt. Atkins
Asst. Gen. Supt Rush, Trainmaster P
G. Hart and j. B. Mol, general road
Mayor Anderson spent half hour
in looking over the grounds upon which
the new st. Paul depot will be con.
structed, and it was the opinion of the
engineer that the site most suitable for
the new building is situated at the head
of Grant street This will undoubted-
ly be chosen, as plat of the ground
in that vicinity has already been made
by Asst. Supt. Bush, who will send the
same to the president of the road for
his approval The early construction
of the depot itself is assured, and all
that now remains to be done is the ap-
proval of the site, by the president
which has already been approved by
Gen. Mgr Williams and other officials
under him. While here, the officials
also looked over the grounds south of
the depot, where the switching yards
now are, with view to moving the
round house, coal sheds and other build
ings to that part of the company's terri
tory. 1t is rumored that the principal
object which brings the officials through
this city so often of late, is that it is the
intention of the company to move its
division headquarters from Babcock to
Tomahawk. The officials went through
to Tomahawk on Friday afternoon
For the past couple of years it has
been the earnest desire of Mayor Alder
son to have'a public park constructed
at the foot of east hill, and now that it
is assured that new depot is to be
built, he has redoubled his efforts to-
ward the attainment of that object
Many of the residents along La Sale
street, in fact all of them, are in favor
of the project, and since the railway
company has stated its intention to
build a small park to surround its new
stimulus. While the officials were in
Anderson held an interesting cOnversa-
and they were in favor o. meeting our
citizens half way, and to come to some
definite agreement with them by which
a large public park might be laid out
contiguous to their depot site, in which
event the company would donate a
large portion of its right-of-way To the
city. This district, which would be
used for public park purposes, lies be-
tween the railroad tracks and La Sale
street, and extends from Franklin street
on the north to Washington street on
the south, comprising within its bound
aries some twenty-three acres
The proposition is, to have the city
donate sum of money for public park
purposes, which with that which can be
the contemplated park, would go to-
ward the purchase of the lots on the
west side of La Sale street, which it is
claimed can be secured at a reasonable
figure. This ground, with that which
would be donated by the railroad COM
pany, would make one of the prettiest
sites for public park purposes to be
found anywhere in the country. It
would be something that every citizen
could take lively interest in, and it is
something that we believe each should
be ready to donate his mite to, should
it be found necessary to take public
for the purpose.
The earlier something is done in re-
gard to the matter, the earlier the St.
Paul company will know just what
steps to take, in laying the matter be-
fore the president of the road, etc. 1t
would most assuredly be to the interest
of Wansau more than to the railroad
company, although both would be prof
tied by large public park in that
vicinity