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project so as to allow for any compilation whatsoever which either the 

 accounting department or the engineering department may wish to make 

 at any time either during construction or after construction. 



A TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD PARK 



Grading: 



Fill 65,000 cubic yards at $0.50 $32,500.00 



Clay subgrade, 6 inches 6,000 cubic yards at .70 4,200.00 



Loam surface, 6 inches 6,000 cubic yards at 1.20 7,200.00 



$43,900.00 



Walks: 



Park 2,240 square yards at 1.35 $3,024.00 



Street 1,280 square yards at 1.35 1,728.00 



4,752.00 



Curb and gutter: 



Standard i-foot street curb i,9o linear feet at .70 $1,330.00 1,330.00 



Rails and fences: 



At building 200 linear feet at .30 60.00 



Horse shoe courts 340 linear feet at .30 102.00 162.00 



Sewers and drains: 



Tennis courts, lo-inch sewer tile 400 linear feet at i.io $440.00 



Skating rink to creek, lO-inch sewer tile 710 linear feet at i.io 781.00 



Building to cesspool or sewer, 12-inch sewer tile. . 110 linear feet at 1.90 209.00 



Catch basins 1 1 at 50.00 550.00 



1,980.00 



Water supply i ,200.00 



Building 17,000.00 



Tennis courts: 



Ten, concrete 6,070 square yards at 1.55 $9,408.50 



Backstops 1,280 linear feet at 3.00 3,840.00 



13,248.50 



Wading pool (i): 



Curb 150 linear feet at i.io $165.00 



Floor 142 square yards at 1.50 213.00 378.00 



Canvas-covered play court 35O.OC 



Playground apparatus 3,000.00 



Lighting equipment 3,000.00 



Pergolas (2) 2 at 700.00 1,400.00 



Plantings: 



Street trees 48 at 8.00 $384.00 



Park trees 40 at 20.00 800.00 



Shrubs 2,000 square yards at .75 1,500.00 



Seeding and rolling 8 acres at 100.00 800.00 3,484.00 



Total $95,184.50 



Plus 4% engineering and contingencies 3,807.38 



Total estimated cost : $98,991.88 



6. Plan of park accounting and books of account. Only the general plan 

 and a very brief description of the books of account can be attempted here. 

 How these books shall be kept is a matter of bookkeeping procedure which 

 may be determined from standard works on that subject. Consequently no 

 attempt will be made to describe the process or to enumerate the accounts 

 necessary. 



