CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2] — Page 109

understood and

: has not been fully the advantages to the public not fully appreciated doubtless from the imperfect manner in which they

•have been stated.

My preposition was as

follows:

that the Government should relinquish

to me the land

the Bluff as far

on

as

such restrictions as

the North side of

the road under

they might deem

prefer, in cnwideration of which I

awould undertake to out away

an

the

East face of tire Bluff as much as would be safe throwing the level space thus obtained at the foot, into the Parade Ground, build a retaining the North and East of the

svall

on

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Bluff, and build couned drains along the East side where now >

there

au

mone.

I beg to repeat this proprosition

and while I am aware that in

giving

its consent the Government

will confer a great faver upon

mio,

G

I would

point out that the land of which I should thus

become lesse

cannot be of

ت

use li

anybody else and its value to mo

is chiefly derived from the

prcecinity

of my house on the Bluff, and I

also desire to show that the

interests of the Military Departmen and the jublic generally

carsulted in the oncession

aw >

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