DEMPSEY PARK 
During the year considerable has been done at this park in 
the way of planting both trees and shrubs. 
EDEN PARK 
While not in reality new work or construction, the important 
expenditures on this property in the past year were the rebuild- 
ing of the Cliff Drive and the resurfacing of the Main Road from 
Park Avenue to the Gilbert Avenue entrance. A very material 
addition has been made to the general planting in the park. In- 
cident to this, there is the development of the Iris Garden, trans- 
forming an ugly dumping place into a pretty garden in connec- 
tion with the grounds at the Park Avenue entrance of the park. 
EVANSTON ATHLETIC FIELD 
Two new tennis courts have been established on these 
grounds and some minor shaping of ground surface near the 
streetway done. 
FERNBANK PARKS 
On Milton Sayler Park the ground surface was shaped and 
lawns established through the sowing of grass seeds. 
SHORT'S WOODS 
The community there transferred their golf grounds from 
River Park to Short's Woods. The department did a very con- 
siderable work in trimming, cleaning and trying to save a large 
number of older damaged trees, and the whole grounds have 
been effectively cleaned. 
FILSON OUTLOOK 
The shrub plantations on the border of this property have 
been materially added to, filling out earlier planting of the year 
before. 
HULBERT PLAYGROUND 
The ground surface was graded to a finished condition and 
the fence surrounding the property completed. 
INWOOD PARK 
A material addition has been made in planting on this prop- 
erty. Otherwise, expenditures were purel\^ maintenance. There 
is being advertised for construction a new roof which practically 
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