Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
COUNTY BOARD SESSION
ONE OF REAL BUSINESS

| interested parties filled the lower
| floor of the court house. There were
ardent discussion of the matter and
! for quite a time, it hardly seemed
possible that the gift of the property
would be accepted. Opposition arose
primarily because of the provision
contained in the proposition that the
county appropriate 100000 to con-
struct a new stock pavilion and a
grand stand.
Resolution
The proposition as submitted reads
as follows:
"The Marathon County Agricultural
society makes the following PROPOSE
| ton, tO-wit:
/ ITO deed to the county of Marathon
the eighty acres of land, more or less
known as the fair grounds, to-wit:
the northwest quarter of the north
| east quarter, and the north so feet
of the southeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section "a, and the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter and the north so feet of the
/ southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter Of section 35, in township 29
uOEIu Vi IdISG 4 east, 6ACSpI1iiSo IlIS
right-of-way of the Chicago & North
western Railway company, and that
portion of said land lying south OF
said right-ofway; the same to be ded-
| icated perpetually to the use of the
people of the whole county as a pub
/ lie park, and never to be diverted to
any other use, subject only to the
right of the Marathon County Agri-
cultural society perpetually to keep
and maintain on said grounds rae
ing track and the buildings and con-
veniences which it may require for
the purpose of carrying on its agri-
cultural fairs, eXpositions and exhib-
its and to freely carry on at its dis
cretiOn such fairs, exhibits and expo
sitions and in case of failure to keep
said grounds open as a public park
then the title thereto to revert to the
Agricultural society;
"All on condition that the county
of Marathon shall,
a. Accept the grant for the pur-
poses aforesaid;
o. Create a County Park Commits
| sion pursuant to Chapter 264 Laws OF
/ 1919.
SO. Appropriate the sum of Sixty
| Thousand Dollars to construct on said
grounds, live stock pavilion and a
new grand stand, the construction OF
said stand and pavilion to be done By
such committee or commission as the
county board shall designate, but the
plans and specifications therefor tC
/ be approved by the Marathon County
Agricultural society before construc-
/ ton begins.
! and further on condition that c.
! c. Yawkey of Wausau. Wisconsin. will
agree to contribute the sum of $2O, ,00C
and in conjunction with the park COM
mission, eXpend the sum Of $4,000
thereof or so much thereof as can
be advantageously expended in i'm
proving said grounds for public park
purposes and pay the remaining $10,-
900 thereof to the Agricultural society
to assist in maintaining its said fairs
and eXpositiOns and that the city OF
Wausau, in consideration of the spec
ial advantage of said park and its in
habitants, shall agree to permanently
/ provide the expense OF maintaining
said park in good condition and OF
keepig an efficient caretaker of said
premises throughout the year.
This proposition is made in con-
/ sideratiOn of the offer of d. l.. Plumel
of Wausau, Wisconsin, to contribute
| the sum of $4,000 TO assist in the
construction on said premises of a
suitable agricultural exhibit building
/ through the same committee or com
mission who shall be placed in charge
of constructing said grand stand and
/ pavilion and subject in the same man
ner to approval of the Agricultural
society"
4. l.. kreutZer
/ After the roll had been called and
a letter had been read from 0. f
/ Knoke, of Hatley, A. l.. Kreutzer was
called upon to speak. NJ. Kreutzer
gave an excellent address, which
proved particularly effective because
/ of the large acquaintance Mr.. Kreut-
ger has throughout the county and
the friendship that has existed fol
many years between the senator and
members of the county board.
1t is our duty to continue the pro
gress and development made by the
hardy pioneers of Marathon county,
Mr. Kreutzer declared. 1T is always
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