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In several boulevard and parkway projects in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 

 one-third of the total cost of the project was financed by general bond issue; 



the remainder was divided into thirds, 

 one-third of which was assessed against 

 the city as a whole and two-thirds against 

 the benefited property. In other words 

 the city as a whole paid five-ninths of 

 the total cost and the benefited district 

 paid four-ninths. 



5. Installment Payment out of the Net 

 uJ *. Proceeds Obtained from the Operation 



of the Particular Project. 

 The operation of certain recreation 

 facilities on the basis of an income pro- 

 ducing utility for covering the cost, or 

 partially covering the cost of operation 

 13 N. <r and maintenance has been widely prac- 

 ticed in park systems for some years past, 

 but the application of this method to the 

 acquisition and improvement or to an im- 

 provement alone, as well as to cover the 

 cost of operation and maintenance, is 

 comparatively recent and is not yet widely 

 attempted. Some excellent examples of 

 the plan 

 follow : 



In Fort Worth, Texas, two projects 

 are being financed out of the net revenues 

 from operation. One of these, a large 

 swimming center, is an improvement proj- 

 ect alone; the other, a golf course, is both 

 an acquisition and improvement project. 

 Forest Park Swimming Pool was con- 

 structed in 1922 with money borrowed by 

 the park department on the credit of the 

 city. The cost of the pool, which has a 

 diameter of 125 feet, was approximately 

 $40,000; of the bathhouse, with a locker 

 capacity of 1,000 persons at one time, 

 approximately $20,000. The debt was PLATE 240 



PLATE 239 



SHOWING GRADED ASSESSMENTS 



ACROSS A ZONE LINE WHICH IS 



PARALLEL TO THE LENGTH 



OF THE LOTS 



