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weather soon afterward stopped all improvements; but with the 
return of spring they will be pushed rapidly forward, and it is 
expected that this park will be finished by the early summer of 
1907. The plan at present contemplated provides for the proper 
landscaping of the ground, placing of cement walks, planting of 
trees and shrubs, and the necessary sodding. There will also 
be drinking-fountains provided. 
Inwood Park — The rough topography of Inwood Park will 
necessitate the expenditure of a large sum of money; still its 
situation between thickly-populated districts will make it a very 
useful piece of property for a playground and recreation field. 
The proposal to place playgrounds, tennis courts, and provide 
for a lake was taken up with the engineer, and from a cursory 
view we concluded that these features could be worked out 
admirably, and that this property would become one of the most 
useful parks of the city. Work will be pushed forward as soon 
