PARK AND CEMETERY. 
XV 
Beacon Hill. Improvements in Quad- 
ra Cemetery have also been completed 
by Mr. England, and he recommends 
that this tract be placed under the 
control of the park board. 
The report of the park board of 
Davenport, la., covers briefly the op- 
erations of the board for the past 
eighteen years, or since its organiza- 
tion, describes each of the tracts, and 
is illustrated with a number of fine 
half-tone views, picturing some of the 
attractive spots. Washington Square, 
Lafayette Square, and Central Park, 
belonged to the city before the com- 
mission was organized and since then 
they have acquired Prospect Terrace, 
three acres, Kirkwood Boulevard, 
Review Terrace, three acres, Fejer- 
vary Park, 40 acres, and several small- 
er tracts. The zoos in Fejervary Park 
and in Central Park, a 30-acre tract, 
contain 68 specimens. The total ex- 
penditures from 1890 to 1908 were 
$309,467. C. O. E. Boehm is super- 
intendent. 
The annual report of the park board 
of Hopedale, Mass., tells of expendi- 
tures of $2,746 and the replacing of 
the water supply pipe at the bath 
house. The bath house was increas- 
ingly popular during the year, and a 
total of 6,370 baths were recorded. 
The park board of Lowell in its 
annual report calls attention to the 
■comparative statistics of parks of 
Massachusetts cities prepared by the 
State Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 
recommends that a commission be ap- 
pointed to investigate the expendi- 
tures in each of the city departments 
with a view to getting a more gener- 
ous appropriation for park purposes. 
The city now has 79 acres of parks, 
valued at $586,500. A beginning has 
been made toward the acquiring of 
land along the river and canals run- 
ning through the city and plans for 
the improvement of monument square 
have been prepared by the city engi- 
neer and approved by Olmsted Broth- 
ers. Athletic grounds are to be laid 
out in Fort Hill Park. A fund of 
$10,000 was expended for the extermi- 
nation of the brown tail and gypsy 
mother under the direction of Park 
Superintendent Charles A. Whittet, 
and there is not yet prospect of an 
abatement of the nuisance or substan- 
tial improvement. Superintendent 
Whittet in his report recommends 
that a Topographical Commission be 
.appointed to study the future devel- 
opment of Lowell with a view to es- 
tablishing a comprehensive system of 
parks. The expenditure for the year 
was $14,566. 
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