Park Department 
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From reports while the parks were kept open during July 
and August all night long, some 7,305 persons took advantage 
of the privilege of sleeping in Washington Park, many women 
and babies passing a portion of the night there, finding great 
relief from their heated tenement rooms. 
Garfield Park 
The statues of Presidents William Henry Plarrison and James 
A. Garfield located at these squares makes of this park a very 
attractive place to visitors, especially those who are interested 
in historical associations, and it is a refreshing resting-place for 
hundreds of tired, w^ay-worn pedestrians. Being located in 
the center of the shopping district makes this park very con- 
venient also to persons making purchases in this immediate 
district. It is a fact that during the summer months this park 
is patronized as much, if not more, than any park in the down- 
town area. 
The department has made a special feature of the planting 
of these squares, especial^ in the arrangement of the tropical 
plants, and those who are not fortunate enough to have homes 
and plants of their own may see here some of the rare speci- 
mens of the tropical world while resting in the shade of the 
beautiful trees. 
Hundreds of way-worn men, as well as great numbers of 
the w^orking' class found refreshing sleep here while the park 
was open all night during the past summer, the report of the 
watchman on duty showing some 2,885 persons to have taken 
advantage of the privilege afforded them of sleeping at this 
place during the sultry nights of July and August. 
The proximity of this park to the business district prompts 
me to recommend to your honorable board that there be placed 
near the Race-street end a public comfort station, as the great 
number of people passing this point at all times would justify 
the expenditure. 
The removal of the fence around this park would add won- 
derfully to the embellishment of the place, and I would earnest- 
ly recommend that it be removed. The present coping used 
for the base of the fence would be ample barrier against any 
