USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Clyde, Ohio March 15, 1923 Main Street Site Selected as Location for the Eliza Ramsay Home At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Eliza Ramsay Home at the People's Bank Monday night it was decided to purchase the Hirschberger-Pawsey property on South Main Street as a site for the Old Ladies' Home. The property is one of the first that was offered to the board for consideration. It consists of six lots on Main, East Grant and Sherman streets containing an acre and a half of ground. The price was $2300. A small creek, which is dry in summer, runs through the Main Street front of the property, which will probably be taken care of either by a 4-foot reinforced concrete sewer or by being walled up on either side and spanned by rustic bridges. It is understood to be the intention of the board to make the place a real beauty spot by landscaping and proper ornamentation. The fact that this property is near the heart of town, with paved street in front and sewage easily available, made it especially desirable. There were in all 24 properties submitted to the board but after carefully considering all of them the one selected seemed most appropriate. It is understood that a majority favored the park site fronting East Cherry street, but that that was not available. No architect has yet been employed by the board through Mr. Hohly of Toledo met with the board Monday evening and offered many valuable suggestions. As soon as the architect is selected and plans drawn for the Home it is the intention of the board to proceed at once with the construction. Funds for the erection of this Home were provided, it will be remembered, by the will of the late Burt Ramsay of Cleveland in memory of his mother, Mrs. Eliza Ramsay, who was one of the most beloved pioneer women of Clyde. The bequst was for $50,000 and it is not yet determined whether this is subject to the State inheritance tax. If it is, the sum will be materially reduced. This matter is now being threshed out and Judge S. S. Richards, chairman of the board of trustees, was recently called before the Cuyahoga county Auditor for consultation on that point. The board fully realized that in these days of high building costs the sum available will not contruct a very large Home, but it is hoped future contributions may provide for additional facilities as they are needed. The will of the late Mary B. Shatzer bequeathes an additional $500 to the Home provided it is completed with a year from the time of her death. ----