| Show city buys buy s site for race track and amusement park location on ta tast t edge of town Is ideal can be be used As athletic field for school work on track may commence immediately puri hase of attract of o ground grottie on the kast vaa t c edge d e ot of town for a race igus track and n d a amusement ement park wai wa negotiated by the city this morning after a special meeting ot of the council lost last evening had considered tile the matter at the request ot of cora mitte j from civic organizations the tract is ia just south ot of the par owan paragonah highway between that and the win J gurr tarn barn and the west end of 0 it abutto on the east street ot of the city it to in ideal as to location tor for such a purpose and it sear near enough that it can be used as an athletic field lor for the high school which la Is now handicapped tor for such facilities former owners of the property were W L I 1 adams W J gurr and ana W U thornton adams owning the center ten acres which constitutes the major part ot of the ground necessary though the terms ot of the purchase are not known it Is under t tood hood that the city made a very advantageous vant ageous purchase requiring a very nominal outlay ot of cash action at this time resulted directly from a little little agitation renewed P d a couple of days ago by P A dark clark who interested the chamber if af commerce the gun and rod duo and an d the american Arop rican legion representatives from these organizations went A cut out and looked over the site which has been under consideration for a couple of years yesterday evening and there named committee representatives to meet with the council Af members embers of the committee who were successful in getting such buch prompt action were wilford day and arthur joseph from the chamber ot of commerce P A dark clark and W E thornton Thorn lon from the gun and rod lub jub and A B matheson from the legion since the race track south of town was abandoned some years a ago 10 to make way tor for the highway and the city received the picc eds from the sale bale of the property there the latter has been pledged to the purchase of another site as soon as ft a suitable one could be located and its action this morning Is a fulfillment of that pledge 1 tho the site purchased besides being located offers an unusually good grade As a matter ot of fact there Is less than two feet difference in elevation ot of tin east and west ends ot of the track which will util run slightly south ot of east frota from this end the tall fall north and south Is somewhat greater but it will require a surprisingly small amount ot of cu cutting ati ng and tilling filling to make it comparatively ively level those who have ex it state that a much better grade c can n be had than was ever possible on the old track krom from the east cast edge of the track to the street line there will be ample room tor for auto parking concessions etc and it Is so located that high water from the east irrigating stream of the city can be used to start trees and grass water from the city mains can also be piped to the track with a minimum ot of expense the north east cast corner of tho the t 1 act purchased will afford room to r racing acing stables and a baseball dia mond within tile the area will be a simple matter m much of 0 the la is ot of bourse tor for the future it appears now as though the work pt ol clearing clearene clear lne the ground and the track may commence dimmed a i ly iy one ol of the road engineers who i temporarily stationed here in co with the road work beroa has proffered total to take il trai transit out tills this afternoon or in I 1 1 morning and help to definitely I 1 rate the track funds are arc not available to pay fop any labor but there are dozens of f unemployed men who have I 1 indie ed a willingness to donate their f v ices slid and that will be taken adv I 1 tage of fencing Fenc plan rl build stables etc will 1 rl I grand s stands rs course hav to be done as B it can the project Is a very eimm commend end community undertaking aud and ole fit that we have sorely needed PT FT |
