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The land in the region of which Bartholomew's pond 

 may be considered as the centre, comprising some two or 

 three hundred acres more or less, and extending from 

 Brown's Pond on the old Lynn road to the Lynnfield 

 road, combines many attractive features for a Public Park. 

 It seems desirable that measures should soon be adopted 

 to secure this land for this purpose. Cannot the citizens 

 of Lynn, Peabody and Salem, individually or in their 

 corporate capacity, make a movement in this direction. 

 Nature has already done much — a comparatively small 

 expenditure only will be required to render it one of the 

 most attractive places of resort by the citizens of these 

 several municipalities. 



It may be appropriate in this connection to allude to 

 another subject of a similar import. In Salem and the 

 vicinity, comprising a circuit of some ten or fifteen miles, 

 are large tracts of pasture and woodlands, over which the 

 waves of an increasing population are gradually rolling. 

 If this movement should continue in the corresponding 

 ratio of the past twenty-five or thirty years, only a short 

 time will elapse ere this whole area will be occupied by 

 residences or for strictly private purposes. Would it not 

 be well to have portions of this land in different localities 

 secured, as opportunity may offer, to be appropriated, 

 when required, for public use? 



At noon several little picnic parties were scattered 

 among the trees, enjoying the contents of their baskets ; 

 while the main body gathered at the chapel and there par- 

 took of the collation spread in the shade of the building. 



The afternoon session was called to order at 3 o'clock, 

 the President, Henry "Wheatland, in the chair. In the 

 absence of the Secretary, Win. P. Upham was requested 

 to act. 



Records of preceding meeting read. 



