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which are to be had in view in the laying out of such portions of the 

 ground as are to possess the character of a garden ; for the require- 

 ments involved, being essentially dissimilar, can with no greater 

 propriety be incorporated together in a ground intended for popular 

 resort, than can the requirements of a lecture-room and a dormitory 

 be incorporated together in a building which is to be used for edu- 

 cational purposes. 



Assuming that there is adequate space for the development of 

 both ideas in this case, our first study has been to establish a 

 division which shall give to each class the site which will be most 

 convenient for it. 



For refreshing purity of air and beauty of prospect, the central 

 part of the square is, beyond question, to be preferred. As a place 

 for public assemblages, the lowest ground, in the angle between 

 Myrtle avenue and Canton street, has the advantage of being readily 

 accessible from the more densely populated parts of the city, and 

 offers a sufficiently large area of service that will require but little 

 alteration to make it available. 



We accordingly set off, in this quarter, a space of 370 feet in 

 diameter, which will give easy standing room for a mass meeting 

 of thirty thousand persons. The whole of this ground will have 

 a regular slope towards the north end, which furnishes a suitable 

 location for the display of fireworks, and is provided in the center 

 with a " rostrum " for public speakers, to which may be attached, if 

 thought desirable, convenient accommodations for the seating of 

 guests of the city, for bands of music, or for committees. 



Although the space is not large enough for the practice of mili- 

 tary manoeuvres, it will serve for the parade and drill of a regiment, 

 and for a marching review of a division or larger body. It would, 

 on any occasion of necessity, be a convenient and suitable posi- 

 tion to place and hold in readiness for service a large or small 

 body of troops. 



It has the advantage, for this purpose, of being in the immediate 

 vicinity of the State Arsenal, and between it and the Jail and the 

 City Hall ; and as there is no other position in the city which could 

 be thus occupied without interrupting the common use of the streets, 

 such a reservation may eventually prove to be one of importance. 

 The whole space may be brilliantly lighted. There will be no 

 fence or barrier of any kind between it and the streets on either 

 side, and when occupied by public meetings, thousands of persons 

 may pass in and out without confusion or serious disturbance to the 

 main body. 



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