| Show 0 enlargement of school park being considered A plan is being consid considered cred by the board of education for the enlargement of the moab school park and athletic athle tIL field b the purchase of the south half of the block in which the park ie is located this would give to the schools the en tire block of five fie acres with the exception of a email strip in the southwest corner owned by mrs gus stewart the school park a as 4 it now noa stands consists df the north half of block 12 aggregating two and one half acres the park is iq what small mail for an athletic field and fifth the contin tied growth grouth of the schools it has been felt that more room will v ia ibe be a atil necessity within the next few year years with this thought in mind members of the school khoo board h have ave tins this week eek been negotiating for the purchase of the remain dir of the block nessa crouse owner of all of the adjoin ing lind land except the small smal stewart parcel has agreed to sell f r a conj con consideration j aeration de ration of 1800 which is congi considered dered a ver reao reasonable price efforts to purchase the Ste stewart lot were ure not t so however aa a the price asked was deemed too high the stewart land consists of a narrow strip in the center of the west side of the block mrs stewart has agreed ho however mever to exchange this lot for a trip of equal size ize running north and south in the sout southwest hest corner if consummated the deal will give the schools all of the block excepting a narrow narron strip 57 by feet running north and south parallel with the street in the southwest comer so situated the owned land would not be an ob st ruction to the block for athletic pur purposes Nies while the deal to purchase the crouse land has bas not come before the board formally there is a strong probability that it will be closed trustee S W dufford of elgin one of the outside members of the board has been interviewed on the subject and has expressed Ms his approval of the plan the deal will ill therefore depend upon the final decision of the three moab members the acquisition of the entire crouse lot for school pur poses has long been the keen desire of local citizens having the future welfare of the schools at heart as ar the p property I 1 it the only adjoining tract that could po possibly isible be acquired if the moab schools continue to grow the next fie cars wi as they have during the past five and there is no fouet but that they will ill do so the crouse land will ill be an abo absolute lute necessity in fact the development of athletics in the schools during the past two to terms hae has shown that more room must be had if the splendid headway in physical elu education cation ie is to cont continue dinue the firm fim belief ie Is expressed by many local citizens that the taxpayers of the county will heartily approve of the plan to acquire the additional land and it is to be hoped that the board of will see fit to close the negotiations 1 |
