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ments. Nine pianos, especially adapted for hard usage, were 

 purchased by the South Parks in 1910 at a cost of approximately 

 $140 each. 



LINCOLN PARK COMMISSIONERS 



The Lincoln Park Board operates five small parks, the two 

 most complete being opened this last summer. Two of the others 

 are not yet equipped except that one has outdoor facilities and 

 shelter. No attendance figures for 1910 had yet been com- 

 piled, September 1, 1911. Under the former superintendent, 

 the director of playgrounds was ignored in the planning 

 of equipment, and his authority destroyed by the direct opposi- 

 tion of the superintendent. That policy has been corrected, how- 

 ever, by the present superintendent, with the result that the direc- 

 tor of playgrounds is now developing practically a new depart- 

 ment in the Lincoln Park system. 



IN GENERAL 



The small park and playground facilities, attendance, and 

 cost of operation in each district, and also of the Special 

 Park Commission of the city government, are set forth in detail 

 in Table E of the Appendix. With the exception of Lincoln 

 Park, the tables are based on the 1910 operations. A summary 

 thereof is shown below : 



Special 

 South West Lincoln Park 



Commission 



Area, square miles 93 36 13 



Total population 777,457 902,768 358,429 



Child population 275,300 349,660 117,865 



Number of fieldhouses 10 3 1 3 



Number of playgrounds 11 4 2 16 



Number of swimming pools or 



beaches 12 4 1 2 



Uses of facilities 5,240.856 2,306,541 411,226 3,144,197 



Cost of operation $448,863 $118,631 $33,032 $46,352 



It is to be noted that the jurisdiction of the Special Park Commission 

 extends over the whole city of Chicago. 



The last school census was taken by wards, the boundaries 

 of which do not coincide with park district boundaries. The 



