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oughly watered, whicli would add wonderfully to the appear- 
ance and to the comfort of tliose who visit the park for recrea- 
tion from time to time. 
A complete planting of trees and shruhs on the slopes of 
Eden Park facing the ri\'er would answer a double purpose — 
first, from an economic view, the holding of ground on the 
rugged places l_w the intertwining of roots in the soil, thereby 
preventing entirely the sloughing-off of the steep slope that is 
continually precipitating into Columbia Avenue; and, second- 
ly, making a greatly enhanced appearance, especially from the 
river, which alone would amply repay the department for the 
expenditure. 
If the sloughing-off was prevented by the planting of this 
slope, it would al)ate one of the most trying annoyances the 
department has had to coritend with during the past number 
of years in having' one damage suit after another every time 
there is a heavy rain. 
The small amount of land lying between j^resent park 
property and Columbia Avenue prompts me to recommend 
to your honorable board the acquisition of all the property 
adjacent to Eden Park and extending to Columbia Avenue. 
This would bring to an end all litigation of property-holders 
for damages caused by landslides. With the acquisition of 
this property and the accomplishing of the above-named em- 
bellishment, in conjunction with resurfacing and sodding of 
^•arious places throughout Eden Park„ all of which could be 
done for a sum not to exceed $100,000, Cincinnati Avould 
have in Eden Park one of the most beautiful parks in this 
country. 
One of the inno\'ati(jns most needed in the Park Depart- 
ment is a municipal nursery. I would recommend to your 
honorable board that a lease be made of some ten acres of 
ground suitably located for nursery purposes. At this nursery 
could be cultivated and grown to plantable size sufficient 
shrubs and trees to plant from twenty to twenty-five thousand 
plants each year in the different parks from two to three years 
after seeds and cuttings were placed in the ground. This 
method of proA^ding trees and shrubs has been successfully 
carried out in the cities of P)Oston, Detroit and Cleveland. 
