The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-16
City to Purchase By Con-
demnation Two Acres
E. Washington st.
Immediately In Rear Of
Porter Auto Company
Garage Stand.
Shelter, Feeding, Watering
And Other Facilities
Is Plan.

Some relief is now in sight for the
suffering farmers who come to town
in wagons and buggies and are un-
able to find a place to hitch, with
out being hemmed in on all sides
and otherwise disconnected in an at
tempt to stack up on the two sides
OF the city square that the automo-
biles have left. Tuesday night at
the regular monthly meeting of the
city council, an ordinance was adopt
ed which will cause Immediately ac
ton to be taken.
Since the advent of the automo-
bile, and the consequent curtailing of
parking space for wagons and We
hicles, it has been proposition for
the farmers to find suitable place
in the city to leave their teams and
conveyances, and the city heads in
trying to solve the problem to the
least inconvenience finally found
that nothing could be done to relieve
the congested conditions except by
providing a sufficient place in close
proximity to, the business section of
the city. An effort was made to
secure the Swain show lot and an
other lot two blocks off the square,
but the price was prohibitive. 1t
was finally determined the only
course left to pursue was to con-
struct Tree livery stable with
troughs, water connections, and
necessary sheds and other facilities
not only affording ample space for
hitching purposes, but fun protec-
tion against the weather, and facili-
ties for feeding and watering the
animals-an arrangement that should
readily appeal to the farmers and
solve their existing difficulties in
coming to Paris on big days.
The property that will be con-
demned accordingly includes all of
city block No. ~, and about one
half OF blocks 70, 43 and 44, plus
some two acres of the old Cooney
estate lying beyond the old marginal
alley, which runs on a line drawn
across from the Methodist Church to
the Christian. Church, and lying on
the south side oil f.. Washington
street. The west line of the free
livery stables ground will be about
20 feet back of the w. n Porter
Auto Company garage, which faces
on Brewer street. 1t runs right
down thence east on II. Washington
street to a point about half way the
grade, thence south, thence north b
the west line, being square piece
of ground, and win embrace in all
about three acres. The ground will
be graded, filled, and brought up to
a level with the street, and then a
shelter constructed over it, with feed
ing troughs, hitching stalls, water
line connections, and everything to
make it a comfortable place, and
within easy access of the business
section of the city.
Although the county, it is under
stood, will not be asked to partici-
pate in the expense of the under
taking, yet the operation of the
stable will be on a gratis basis-no
charge being made for the use of the
facilities.
The facility will fill a long felt
want, and provide an accommodation
for the farmers that is unequalled
in any other city, as in most every
other city the size of Paris no
provision for shelter has been made.
A committee was appointed by the
council, composed of John II. Arnett,
chairman, DR.. c. A. Love, and Thos.
E. Leach, with full power of attor-
ney of the city, to cooperate with
the city attorney in instituting the
necessary proceedings of condemna-
ton and acceptance of the property
sought, and bring it into the circuit
court at the November meeting.