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/. Identification. 



(a) Name of city. 



(b) Name of county, 

 (r) Name of state. 



2. Population of city. 

 J. City areas. 



(a\ Land area of city. 



(b) Water area of city. 



(c) Total area of city. 



4. Park areas. 



(a) Land area of parks. 

 (b} Water area of parks. 

 (c) Total area of parks. 



5. Approximate percentage of park system developed. 



6. City finances. 



(a) Money raised by taxation for current expense 



of all city departments including parks. 

 1 (b) Money raised from miscellaneous sources for 

 current expense of all city departments includ- 

 ing parks. 



(c} Total money raised for current expense of all 

 city departments including parks. 



7. Park finances. 



(a) Money raised by taxation for current ex- 

 pense of all parks. 

 1 (b) Money raised from miscellaneous sources for 



current expense of all parks. 



(c) Total money raised for current expense of all 

 parks. 



Questionnaire No. 2 is to be sent out to districts served by county, 

 metropolitan or district park systems. 



/. Identification. 



(a} Name of the park system. 



(b) District served. 

 2. Population of district served. 

 5. Area of district. 



(a) Land area of district. 



(b) Water area of district. 



(c) Total area of district. 



4. Park areas. 



(a) Land area of parks. 



(b) Water area of parks. 



(c) Total area of parks. 



5. Approximate per cent of total park area developed. 



6. District finances. 



(a) Money raised by taxation for current expense 

 of all district purposes. 



1 (b) Aloney raised by miscellaneous revenue for 



current expense of all district purposes. 

 (c) Total money available for current expense 



of all district purposes. 

 7- Park finances. 



(a) Money raised by taxation for current expense 



of parks. 

 l (b) Money raised by miscellaneous sources for 



current expense of parks. 

 (c) Total money available for current expense of 



parks. 



8. If your district included any municipality function- 

 ing independently from you and whose statistics are 

 not included above, name it. 



Questionnaire No. I is applicable to all park departments in the country 

 except for those cities which are served by more than one park system or 

 where the system consists of a county or a metropolitan system embracing 

 more than one city. In such cases Questionnaire No. 2 is applicable. 



A close study of the questionnaire will recall the simplicity and yet 

 the thoroughness of it, and if used by all departments would result in much 

 saving of time and energy. A brief discussion of data contained in the 

 questionnaire might be of advantage. 



Both questionnaires are asking for the name of the park system and 

 the population served, so that the achievements of the various localities 

 may be grouped inot those of similar size. 



Next, the area of the city or district, the park areas and the approxi- 

 mate percentage of park area developed are called for. These show the rela- 



1 If miscellaneous revenue included receipts from the operation of revenue producing activities, include only 

 the net receipts from such operation. 



