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is made for a band-stand and a music-court, and back of these for a restaurant and 

 shelter combined. Access to this building may.be had from carriages by means of the 

 concourse, as indicated on the plan. The concourse is wide and comparatively level next 

 to the music-court, with the purpose of giving a place where carriages may assemble and 

 their occupants get the benefit of the band concerts without the necessity of alighting. 



To the east of the music-court is a broad, grove-like lawn intended as a playground 

 for girls and smaller children where they may be separated from the rougher sports of 

 boys. 



Adjoining it is an especially planned enclosure for little children and mothers, with 

 a covered arbor for the latter and a variety of simple amusements features for the former. 

 These include swings, see-saws, a sand-court, and a level strip of turf hedged in so that 

 they cannot wander beyond bounds and need not be closely watched. 



Proceeding now to the second division of West Side Park, we have opening out from 

 our cross-axis a beautiful expanse of rolling landscape, somewhat hollowed out through 

 the center and treated as a quiet meadow-like lawn and supported to the north and south 

 side by wooded knolls. Many vistas — lengthwise, crosswise, and diagonally — through 

 this section have been worked out with great care. Shaded winding walks and drives 

 circuit the tract in as unobtrusive a manner as possible. Their chief purpose is to make 

 its many quiet features accessible, and to lead the visitor to points of advantage where 

 he may enjoy, so far as is possible, a feeling of separation from city sights and sounds and the 

 relaxation and rest of the country. 



Located in this section we plan to excavate a natural pool and a meandering stream 

 leading to the lake beyond, also two wading-pools for small children, and an adminis- 

 tration building placed where it will be convenient of access from all parts of the park 

 and yet not unduly conspicuous. A zoological collection may be introduced in the southern 

 or Communipaw Avenue region. 



The third and last division of the park may be said to begin with the level meadow- 

 land at Marcy Avenue and to extend to the Hackensack River frontage. We have planned 

 it as a great athletic field with amusement and recreation features and a lake. 



This lake is an important factor in the scenery in contrast with the other two sections 

 of the park. It is on the line of sight as far back as the plaza at the Hudson County Boule- 

 vard, and goes far toward tying the different parts together. Around it we have pro- 

 vided a narrow winding path and in it two islands. A boat-house is shown which will 

 also be useful in winter for skaters. 



In the athletic field proper we plan to provide complete facilities for outdoor sports. 

 Ample areas are arranged for baseball, tennis, and general sport. A field-house with locker 

 facilities is located about midway of the field. 



Along the river front we have planned a formal promenade terminating in buildings 

 which, in the future, it is hoped will be useful as boat-landings, a recreation pier, res- 

 taurant, etc. These buildings also terminate the long vista down the straight sides of 

 the lower circuit drive. 



A feature of this third section of the park is the proposed sunken, transverse, traffic 

 street connecting Marcy Avenue from north to south. It is intended for the future, and 

 does not enter into our present programme except that the grade of our drives, paths, 

 and ground-surfaces are so designed that it may be introduced when needed without 

 entailing any remodeling or material change in the existing conditions. 



