center with i I 



from the dm 



always sli id I 



driveways ii ] 



between (ontiiiiin. ti i -, ml tml ii I 



sometira( s foot paths, bicycle paths bmll 



paths or othi r <on\enieiices and otttn 



shrubs, flowLis, statues and ctlm d i 



tions. A fiirthf 1 de\(l pi i i i 



like the Inst toini «iil 1 I i 



narrow strt < ts foi liou i 



side and with ui ( nl n 



ration of tht pi intnij; i 



middle and sidi dri\( i i 



some bouIe\ irds ha\i 1 I 



vide for electric cai ti 1 | | 



turfed reser\ati ii wiil i 



where thp cars ir I I i 1 \Mtli 



little dangir I I I I 11 r \ilii 



cles. Su(h ri r i ilh Ic- 



urban dibtuct- n i il i in iht ^lt^ cf 

 Rochester a sniKlftiack lesirvatim i 

 placed on either suU of i siiifjle ro id» i\ 

 between the cuib and thi sidiwalk A 

 parkway, so fai as it tan b( disinniinattd 

 from a boulovaid m( 'udts nioit bitadth 

 of turf or plant! <1 ground and includes 

 usually, narrow passages of natural seen 

 cry of var\ing «idth gi\ iiig it a some 

 what park liki chiractir and inducing a 

 less formal tieatmcnt of tlu roids paths 

 and accessory features Parkways art 

 frequently laid out ihmg stnams t.0 as 

 to includi the natural beauties of brook or 

 river scenery and to prescr\ ( thi mam 

 surfaoe-wat(r diannels in pulilu i mtrol 

 thus providing for thi ide(iuat( icononii 

 cal and agreeable n gulation of storm 

 drainage and Hoods 



6. Outbiniq tc.eii<(tiO)it of Umost un 

 developed (ountrv s(ln^r^ usu illy from 

 500 to 5,000 acus m e\ttnt aic wistl\ 

 included in the park s\ stems of s m 1 

 the larger citits on account oi ll ii 

 creasing difficulty of reaching th ii 

 spoiled sfener\ f ll | n ii ii 1 



because, oth i 

 hers of pmi 1 

 the outskirt 

 pleasure at i 



comfort to tlu i , i 



landowners upjii wliusc propity ll e\ jii 

 forced to trespass The most notable e f 

 such reservations in America are those. 

 of the Boston Metropolitan District, coin 

 prising four forest reservations with i 

 total area of a little over 10,000 u res, with 

 17 miles of connecting parkwa\s The 

 most notable of sue h n i\iii n^ m 

 Europe are those of 1 I 



Epping Forest {") i4i I 



mond Park (J I'lS le i 

 Paris, amounting to i 

 chiefly maintaine el ne)t 1 \ 

 the national government 



Afanagement —T\n most gencrall\ 

 adopted and most sucicssful methoei ef 

 managing cit) parks in the Initiel stnfi s 

 is by an unpaid lominission of tlnee t) 

 five members appointed for terms t i ihn 

 or five yi ars anel ictiring succi ^ ueh 

 so as to m iintain continuity of j e li \ 

 and comparative independence of loi il 

 political changes The cemiinissiein i] 

 points as c\ecutive officers i seerctarv 

 and a superintendent, the latter haviii 

 some technical skill, ind each diiotiii_ 

 his whole time to the woik and receivii 

 a salary. Under the orders of the supe i 

 intendent, who receives his instructions 



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