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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 



COST PER ACRE FOR LABOR OF THE DIFFERENT PARK AREAS OF HART- 

 FORD, CONNECTICUT, FOR THE YEARS ENDING MAY 1. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905 



SQUARES AND SMALL PARKS 



Washington Square (o.o6 acres) . 

 Maple Avenue Green (0.12 acres) 

 Village Street (0.16 acres) . 

 Franklin Avenue Green (0.20 a;cres) 

 Buckingham Square (0.32 acres) 

 Campfield (0.34 acres) 

 Lafayette Park (0.62 acres) 

 Tunnell Park (0.65 acres) 

 Ancient Cemetery (1.32 acres) 

 Barnard Park (1.71 acres) . 

 Sigourney Square (2.85 acres) 



1902 



$106 77 



149 58 



248 80 



97 45 

 174 00 

 223 S5 

 112 79 

 III 92 

 200 00 

 166 20 



71 80 



1903 

 S216 66 

 165 50 

 83 37 

 113 20 

 195 32 

 263 S3 

 121 85 

 118 43 



221 03 

 175 64 



80 68 



1904 

 $96 00 

 166 33 



76 12 

 113 35 

 177 27 

 204 64 

 100 46 

 137 01 

 160 83 

 165 S5 



91 63 



1905 

 $97 00 

 165 33 



62 00 

 145 65 

 187 34 

 148 62 

 112 48 

 183 13 

 151 40 

 160 72 



70 18 



Average for 



four years 



$129 II 



161 69 



117 70 



117 39 

 183 48 

 210 09 

 III 90 

 137 62 

 183 31 

 167 03 

 78 57 



LARGER PARKS 



Bushnell Park (42 acres) Si 06 77 



Elizabeth Park(ioo acres) 39 86 



Pope Park (90 acres) 26 61 



Riverside Park (80 acres) 26 38 



Goodwin Park (200 acres) 12 20 



Total, 520.35 acres. Average per acre, smaller parks, 4 yrs. 

 Average per acre, larger parks, 4 yrs. 



$111 01 

 56 74 

 3083 

 20 17 

 15 88 



$121 99 

 60 42 

 36 ij 

 21 90 

 J5 43 



Sioi 16 

 49 98 

 31 08 

 23 43 

 II 73 



$110 23 

 51 75 

 31 17 

 22 97 

 13 81 

 145 26 

 47 48 



SUMMARY 



Whole Suburban Places or equivalent 



A-i 



A-2 



A-3 



Gardens 



B-i 



B-2 



B-3 



B-4 



C-i A Public Garden 



Parks 



C-2, Small Squares .... 

 C-2, Large parks "finished portion" 

 C-2, Large parks, "rough portion" 

 C-3, Average in Hartford 



Standard of 

 maintenance 



Fair 

 Fair 

 Fair 



Good 

 Poor 

 Poorish 

 Good 



Cost per 

 acre on basis of 20 cts. 

 per hour for labor 



$258.57 

 290.28 



525.00 



Acres 

 per man 



2.25 



3 



2.5 



1.25 



3 



2 



2-5 



4.4 



25- 

 10. 



