Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1913 — WILL PETITION COUNCIL FOR PARK [ARTICLE]

WILL PETITION COUNCIL FOR PARK

Many Oppose Holding Celebrations On Streets and Want Large Park for the Purpose. A petition was circulated Tuesday by Judge Hanley and liberally signed by professional and businessmen, asking that the city council appropriate money for the purchase of ground for a large public park. Several tracts have been selected, .notably, the crab apple orchard, south of Grace street and extending to the river, the Kanne grove in the extreme southwest part of tbwn, the Strong tract along the river bank at the planing mill and others still further from town. Many are opposed to the holding of celebrations on the streets and say truthfully that there would be much more comfort where there is an abundance of shade and that a platform of a permanent kind could be erected for the free attractions where every person could see ’them and where band concerts,, etc., could be held. The argument in favor of having the celebrations down town' are that the businessmen put up the big end of the money and want the crowd where they can get a share of the business. A large park would be a good thing if it did not cost too much to maintain and could be used for many occasions, among them the Chautauqua and possibly the vesper services.