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At the request of the Common Council, the Legishiture placed 

 four of the smaller parks under the charge of the Board of Prospect 

 Park, viz., the Carroll, City, Washington (thirty acres), and City 

 Hall parks. In the latter are to be placed the remains of the Prison- 

 ship martyrs. Washington Park was laid out in 1848, and although 

 plans have been made for its improvement, it has been proposed to 

 lay it out in lots, and sell them for the benefit of the city. There is 

 a cemetery included in Prospect Park, from which the bodies are, 

 however, to be removed. 



SAVANNAH, NEW ORLEANS, SAN FRANCISCO, DETROIT, AND 

 '^- CLEVELAND. 



Savannah has a great many small public squares, some of which 

 are laid out with much taste, and many of the streets are lined with 

 the Pride of China trees, presenting a beautiful and unique aspect. 

 New Orleans has its Jackson Square, formerly the Place d' Ar}nes^ 

 which was laid out at the foundation of the city, and which has 

 recently been much improved. In it is the equestrian statue of 

 Gen. Jackson, by Clark Mills. Upon the granite block whereon it 

 stands, Gen. Butler, while in the military occupation of the city, 

 caused to be engraved, "The Union, it must be preserved." La 

 Fayette Square, in another portion of the city, is pleasantly laid out. 

 There are also several smaller squares. Owing to the peculiar 

 manner in which Detroit is laid out, there are many pieces of ground 

 of different sizes and shapes, intended for the public use. Some ot 

 them are now being improved, and when completed will add much 

 to the appearance and beauty of that city. San Francisco has 

 twelve squares, but the Plaza, or Portsmouth Square, is the only one 

 improved. Cleveland has a fine public square, ornamented with a 

 statue of Perry. Mr. Nicholson proposes to give to this city, for the 

 purposes of a public park, from two hundred to two hundred and 

 fifty acres of ground, lying on both sides of Rock river, provided the 

 city will expend in its improvement, the sum of $50,000 per year 

 for ten years. 



CINCINNATI. 



Until recently, Cincinnati has had no place that could be called a 

 park. The first eftbrt in supplying this want was the conversion of 

 an old cemetery into Washington Park, containing four and a half 

 acres, almost in the heart of the city ; and it looks very prettily, with 

 its lake, fountains, walks, slopes, and venerable trees. The next 



