Show A III ili iii boine land transactions out our city council is reas reasonably original when the park was wait reserved a portion of 0 tile tract near it owned by the city was v as cut up into city lots pikes fixed on oa them and they were mid fold on oa this thia plan now kow tile the usual arity to sell city lands land is to put beat up at unction auction and knock them down to the highest bidder our city claase the other waa wa Celt aill lots lota reger reserved ved for fair glou grounds gi lids and other purposes pui put poses since the purchase of the new tract for fair grounds the city cily coll council cicil has bas decided to dis pose iose of the hie lots lola first les elved not liy fly public auction though that donld bouli be a new lien way but by soliciting sealed bids for tire the lots vo ith the right to reject auy ADY or all this to is ii a 1 trifle original if there is auy remon why tile city should not haac tho advantage of an open and public auction it is ia not apparent ap there may fully bu be a gool goo I 1 reason for it but alic sealed scaled bid kilina kilin 3 is u alij alijo ach ayn 8 tu to ito bo funny peculiar adro in certain direct directions ioni that til it most people are chacy ot of it will botne member of the tha council explain eipl tin why a public auction would not lot be a ai I factory a avny way to rell public lots lota feel by scaled bids As bids may be gisen gnon tor for any or all of tire the laud land it a public auction would be much the simpler and the people would have bavo a little more reason to feel that the best bid took the prie |