THE riEST $1,000,000 



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ployed. The lawn tennis conrts and comparatively open 

 level surface of most of the northern division;' the play 

 fields and open lawn features of the middle division, bor- 

 dered with raised and closely planted banks on each side; 

 these are in pleasing contrast to the formal treatment — the 

 Italian gardens, arbors, pergolas, bordered walks and other 

 ornamental attractions of the southern division. The lake, 

 with the connecting waterways under Park avenue and 

 Bloomfield avenue, with the artistically beautiful bridges, 

 carrying both avenues over the park driveways and water- 

 ways, greatly enhance the other landscape features of this 

 park. In winter the merry faces and gay costumes of thou- 

 sands of happy skaters enliven the scene, and turn the 

 somber effect of the winter season into a joyous moving 

 panorama for all. 



That the people of Essex County may derive increasing 

 benefit and enjoj-ment from the Yery large expenditure for 

 this park, must be the earnest wish and hopeful expectation 

 of every one who is a sincere believer in parks, and whose 

 sympathies are touched by the needs for that uplifting in- 

 fluence to all classes, which only attractive public parks can 

 supply. 



