Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-18
NEW THINGS PLANNED
FOR RYLAND PARK
New Cement Walks to be Laid
on Two Streets.
An Illuminated Archway Built at East
Entrance and New Lighting Sys-
tenn Installed

Some important changes and i'm
provements in Ryland Park, the
beautiful property donated to the city
by the late Geo. W. Ryland. ex-Lieut.
Governor of Wisconsin, who was for
many years one of Lancaster most
prominent citizens, are to be made in
the near future.
For several years past much in
convenience has been experienced in
the spring from water and ice &C
cumuIating upon the cement walks on
the east and south sides of the park,
for the reason that the walks were
lower than the surrounding lawn and
terrace. The electric lighting of the
grounds has also been insufficient,
being furnished by two arc lights,
one at the southeast corner of the
park, on Madison street, and one at
the northwest corner, on jefferson
street.
New cement walks, five feet wide,
are to be laid on the east and south
sides of the park, and in the center
of these walks will be cOnduits
through which the electric light wires
will pass. SO that the usual poles
for carrying the wires can be
eliminated.
At each of the four corners Of the
park there will be an attractive
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will be installed a cluster of five
Mazda lights of 100 candle power each.
In the center Of each of the four sides
of the park there will be another
standard with a cluster of three lights
each, all so arranged that a portion
of them can be turned off at such
seasons of the year as render the
lighting of the grounds unnecessary.
During certain months of the winter
and spring it is probable that only
one light in each cluster will be
turned on.
In the center Of the Madison street
frontage of the park, at the walk
leading from the street to the library,
it is proposed to erect a suitable
archway upon which will be inscrib-
ed the words ''Ryland Park" This
archway will also be Illuminated and
will probably bear a tablet inscribed
TO the memory of the donor of the
park to the city.
The above action was decided on at
an adjourned meeting Of the city
council held on Thursday evening Of
last week.
At a previous adjourned meeting
held on Thursday evening, Sept. 5, the
following resolution. which led tc
this action was adopted by a unani'
nous vote of the council:
Resolved, by the Common Council
of the city of Lancaster, Wisconsin,
that that part of the resolution adopt.
ed by this council on the 9TH day OF
March, A. D., 1912, setting apart
$5O47. Is of the money received by this
city from the executor of the last
will and testament of the Honor.
able George W. Ryland, deceased.
as a separate fund to be held and
maintained by the city treasurer, the
income therefrom to be used in car.
ing for, improving and keeping in re-
pair Ryland Park, and the principal
thereof to be so held as a separate
fund until such time as the city
should use the same for the purpose
of erecting in said park a municipal
building, be and the same is hereby
modified and amended so as to permit
of the said Common Council now
using a part. but not to exceed fifteen
hundred ($15OO. OO) dollars, of the
principal of said fund for the purpose
of nuw building permanent cement
sidewalks in and about said Park,
erecting therein a permanent and
suitable arch whereon shall be IN
scribed the name ''Ryland Park. " ana
making other lasting and suitable i'm.
provements in said Park, for it;
establishment and the convenience
and pleasure of the public visiting
the same.