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dust at the time of its application, and 
remained effective for this purpose for 
from eight to ten weeks. The mixture 
has little, if any, bonding qualities, and 
does not protect the road surface from 
stripping by rapidly moving automo- 
biles, but probably after a number of 
applications enough oil would accumu- 
late to form a bond. Only one applica- 
tion was made and the effects almost 
entirely disappeared. The work was 
done by the reservation forces, and the 
cost, including the cost of materials, 
was about four cents per square yard. 
A short section of Fellsway east from 
Pleasant street to Pine street, contain- 
ing about 15,000 square yards of sur- 
face, was treated with “tarvia," a spe- 
cial preparation of coal tar. This sec- 
tion of macadam roadway was in very 
poor condition and needed resurfacing. 
The “tarvia” treatment was considered 
the most economical method, as, be- 
sides providing resurfacing at a low 
cost, it also eliminated dust and fur- 
nished a surface which was not easily 
stripped by automobile travel. This 
work was done by the forces from Re- 
vere Beach Reservation, who have had 
experience in this class of work, and 
the cost, including materials, was about 
nine cents per square yard. 
The total expenditures on the sys- 
Boston Metropoiltan Park System. 
tern, as given by Secretary John Wood- 
bury, for the year amounted to $403,- 
296. It covers an area of 10,089.62 
acres and includes 27.4 miles of drives. 
For administrative purposes the sys- 
tem is divided into seven divisions 'each 
in charge of a superintendent. The di- 
visions and the superintendents in 
charge are as follows : 
Blue Hills Division, Bartholomew J. 
Costello; Middlesex Fells Division, 
Charles P. Price ; Revere Beach Divi- 
sion, Flerbert W. West; Riverside Di- 
vision, Albert N. Habberley ; Speedway 
Division, John L. Gilman ; Beaver 
Brook Division, Robert Elder; Nantas- 
ket Beach Division, Moody Leighton. 
COMPLETED SEA WALL, LYNN SHORE DRIVE. 
PARK MEN to MEET in the TWIN CITIES 
The annual convention of the Am- 
erican Association of Park Superin- 
tendents to be held in Minneapolis and 
St. Paul, August 11, 12, 13 and 14, as 
announced in our last issue, will be the 
first to be held so far west and prom- 
ises to be one of the best attended and 
most interesting meetings of that or- 
ganization. Superintendent Theodore 
Wirth, of Minneapolis, and Frederick 
Nussbaumer, of St. Paul, are in charge 
of the local arrangements, and an ex- 
cellent opportunity will be given to view 
Mr. Wirth’s active construction work in 
the Minneapolis parks. F. L. Mulford, 
Secretary-Treasurer, of Harrislutrg, Pa., 
is endeavoring to get a complete list of 
the executive officers of municipal parks 
throughout the country, and it is ex- 
pected that a substantial increase in the 
membership of the association will re- 
sult. 
At the recent meeting of the execu- 
tive committee with President John F. 
Cowell, of Buffalo, in the chair, tlie 
president and secretary were made a 
committee to send a letter to all park 
commissioners in the country, asking 
them to send representatives to the an- 
nual meetings and pay their way. 
Mr. Wirth presented following amend- 
ments to the Constitution for submis- 
sion to the next annual meeting; 
Article 1, Section 1, to have the word 
“sustaining'' inserted after the word 
“honorary.” 
,A new section to lie added to Article 
I to he known as Section 5, and read- 
ing as follows ; 
“Section 5. Sustaining members may 
l)e Park Boards or other governing 
bodies who contribute ten dollars an- 
nually, and wlio therefore shall he en- 
titled to the printed puhlicalions of the 
association.” 
The Secretary-Treasurer reported that 
ten bulletins in seventy-two sections had 
been sent out, of which twenty-one sec- 
tions have been returned, and ten are 
apparently with pcojile tf) whom they 
were first sent. The bulletins on 
“Wages” whicli was to l)c sent directly 
to the secretary lias had few responses. 
The association has a membersliip of 
84 aitd two new names were presented 
for election at tlie annual meeting, tliose 
of Superintendent F. W. Barclay, of 
Wilkesbarre, Pa., and Daniel H. Ellis, 
of Bridgeport, Mich. 
The headquarters for the meeting will 
be at the West Hotel, Minneapolis. 
The following is a preliminary pro- 
gram ; 
August 11, 9 :3() a. m. ; Business 
meeting. 
2 1 '. .M, : Business meeting; papers 
and discussions. 
7 i>. M. ; Visit to Lake Harriet. 
.\u(;usT 12, 8 A. M. ; Visit to St. 
Paul park system with a concert at 
Como in the evening. 
August 13, 9 a. m. : Visit Miinu- 
apolis park system. 
7 I'. \r. : Business session. Papers 
and discussions. 
.August 14: Visit to Lake .Minne- 
tonka. 
Papers were suggested on the follow- 
ing topics: “Concessions," "Oiling and 
Dust Laying,” “Concrete in Park Work,” 
“Park Commissions and .Administr;i- 
tion.” 
The dates have been so a.rranged that 
on the return from Al'uneapolis mem- 
bers of the Society of ,\nicric:m Flor- 
ists can stop at Nitigara I'.alF and .attend 
that meeting. 
