Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-10
ID ASSIGN FUND
 FORPLAYGROUND

dreD's playground project were given
 consideration by the board of direc-
 tors of the Commercil club at the
 meeting this week. the disposition of
 the nucleus for a playground fund
 being under attention Final deter
 imitation of the matter was left for
 the next meeting the matter being left
 virtually in the hands of the lodges
 and others that have thus far contrib
 uted because of the fact that differ
 ent site was contemplated by the club
 from that selected by those who have
 now taken the matter up.
 That ehildren's playground is now
 so nearly realized fact was q mat.
 ter of satisfaction to the members Of
 the board although they were disap-
 pointed that a different site had been
 chosen. Much arduous endeavor had been exerted to obtain the consent of
 the city to the use of the old ceme-
 tery for a playground and many ob-
 stacles had been overcome The pro
 iect of the club had several advar.
 tages for it not only furnished a play.
 ground but also insured an honored resting placesl for the dead. In mag nitude and for ultimate good results to the whole community it surpassed present plans.
 Recognizing that the lodges and others who contributed to the play ground fund did so in the belief that the old cemetery was to be vacated that the bodies lying there would be removed and re-nterred with honor that graves that are now neglected would in the future he cared for and that this was to be done in connec. tion with the creation of a playground the directors of the Commercial club felt that such contributors have a right to express themselves as to their wishes before action is taken by the club. If no objection is made by any contributor the fund will be turned over to those who now have the project well in hand but if any contributor has objection to this course the directors feel that such donation or donations should be re- turned to the donor Or donors. The directors therefore ask that the sec. retary of the Commercial club shah be notified of any objection if such there be at the earliest moment and if no such objection shall be made they will consider that there is none and will finally dispose of the matte> at the next meeting two weeks hence. |
 Before the Commercial club took up the playground project although the matter had been broached, there { was no public interest in the matter and it had not been possible to arouse any. This ths club succeeded ] in doing and it made the matter of a 1 public playground one of the livest issues before the people of Bisbee. . The old cemetery site came to atter. 1. tion when it was sought for school . purposes and when it was found that 1 it could not be turned over for other . than public municipal purposes and | could not be turned over to the school | district which embraces more than . the city limits, the Commercial club. wishing to see honor done to the dead and desiring to accomplish two worthy objects selected it for the site of a playground alone. Next came the removal of opposition and securing favorable action by the city and such action was obtained.
 The directors of the Commercial club feel that first importance at aches to securing the playground. and that other matters are secondary to his and for that matter desire to CO operate wherever the sic may be se- lected and believe that in this the public generally will concur and do not expect that there will be any ob- lection to the turning of the old fund into the new, but in a spirit of fair ness desire that opportunity for ob- lection aud withdrawal of donation shall be offered thugh they do not be- ieve it will be accepted.
 The Play Ground enterprise
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