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Show I.KIIIS PUBLK PAKE. Peaa ut Inn to be a I'ark by a In(t Shot and it Will 1'roij-ubly 1'roij-ubly liy Sold. The committee on public grounds of the Lafc city council has submitted the following follow-ing report on the park. Iu A. D. lt&S ten acres of land was purchased from the widow of Joseph L. Kelley situated on s e of see S tp 5 srlosl meridian, for the sum of 11800 intended for u,e as a public park. Immediately improvements were commenced com-menced on said tract of land by appropriations appropria-tions of city funds, for tiic purchase of water wa-ter shares, the purchase and planting of trees, etc., as follows: In 1688, US; IMS, NBt 1S1W, 133.75; up to January 18U1 a total of (Mtt.75 had been expended and about 400 hundred trees including planted removed and replanted thereon. Yoor committee have duly examined said tree3 and we find as follows: 1 That none of said trees are in a thrifty or growing condition. 3 That few of them not exceed to are alive at all. 3 That the trees planted by Mr. Kelley during bis life time have mostly died either altogether, or in part, and that whilst 6ald traot of land is beautifully situated as to prospect and perfect as to drainage and good for the purpose of building lots, residence property, etc., that requires and obtains individual in-dividual care, but said tract of land is unsuitable un-suitable for the purpose for which it was purchased, namely, "a public park," or place of resort for the citizens of Lehi. For the foreiroinir reason and the further reason that a sufficient growth of grass and shade trees could not be maintained on it fcv any reasonable public, expenditure. We are further impressed with the necessity neces-sity and desirability of procuring for the citizens of Lehi and at as early date as practicable, prac-ticable, a piece of land of suitable size and locality and of kind and quality, that a e'rowtli of grass and trees could be maintained main-tained on it at a reasonable expanse and located lo-cated as near to the city as it is reasonable to expect at this date. |