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PARK AND CEME-TERY 
HUNTINGTON FALLS, GOLDEN GATE PARK, 
I Annual reports or extracts from tliem^ historical sketches^ 
I descriptive circulars, photographs of improvements or dis- 
I iinctive features are requested for use in this department, 
IMrs. A. E. McCrea,' of Chicago, landscape architect and 
vice-president in charge of the department of Railroad Im- 
provement of the American Civic Association, has been ap- 
pointed to take charge of the improvement of station grounds 
for the Illinois Central Railroad. Mrs. McCrea will travel 
over all lines of the company between Chicago and St. Paul, 
Sioux City, Omaha, St. Louis and New Orleans to plan and 
execute effects in landscape gardening. Every station along 
the 7,000 miles of road in the nine States traversed by the 
system will receive attention. Flowers, trees and shrubs will 
be planted so as to get the best results. Much attention will 
be given to lawns and necessarily unsightly buildings will be 
covered with vines. The idea is to make the system pleasing 
to travelers and residents of the different towns and cities. 
Wherever possible, grounds surrounding depots will be con- 
verted into parks. * * * 
The repeated demands of north side residents of Denver, 
Colo., that Rocky Mountain Lake should be added to the 
park sites ordered for purchase are likeh- to be met. The 
property will cost $35,000. 
The executive committee of the American Association of 
Park Superintendents held its third regular meeting in Boston 
on December 14. A discussion on the selection of a conven- 
tion place for 1906, in which Washington, Harrisburg and 
Toronto were considered, resulted upon vote in favor of 
Washington, and the date was set for June 12-14, 1906. 
* * * 
The Philadelphia Allied Organizations, the object of which 
is to acquire a comprehensive park system for Philadelphia, 
have just issued a very valuable and interesting pamphlet 
comprising a report upon the existing and proposed systems 
of other American cities, which are illustrated with maps and 
plans. Maps of the present systems with proposed additions, 
where any, of some thirty cities and localities are presented, 
with text giving data concerning them, and a very complete 
and satisfactor}" understanding of the park question in any of 
these places may be gathered, as well as a much needed oppor' 
tunity afforded for the study of park economy, applicable in 
greater or lesser degree to all cities. This pamphlet, as the 
result of a union of forces, should lead to a speedy decision 
on the part of those interested as to what side they will be 
found when their vote is required, and ought to be a very 
strong factor in any educational campaign having for its ob- 
ject a national park development. I 
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Tbrough the trustees of the Coquillard estate and the heirs, | 
South Bend, Ind.. will come into possession of a ten-acre i 
park. In 1889 Mr. Alexis Coquillard deeded to the city of 1 
South Bend fifty-one acres for park and boulevard purposes^ j 
and shortly after offered another thirty acres, under certain | 
conditions as to the care and improvement of the property. I 
It appears that the city never carried out the terms of the | 
gift and in consequence by those terms the land reverted to | 
the estate, and nothing has been heard of the Coquillard park j 
tract until to quiet the title the trustees brought suit at law 1 
and secured judgment. Knowing their father’s keen wish to ' 
give a park to the city, the widow and sons have donated a 
valuable piece of land outright, only conditioned that it may 
be made immediately available for the people as a park. Fur- 
ther court proceedings by way of appeal, etc., are dismissed 
and the coming season will witness the work of improvement. 
* * * 
The last report from the Park Department of Cincinnati 
contains a conspicuous note reflecting upon the management 
of the Art Museum and the University of Cincinnati in neg- 
lecting the grounds donated to them b}' the city some years 
ago. The roads are rapidly going to decay and scarcely any j 
care wdiatever has been -bestowed upon the trees and shrub- j 
bery. The property donated to the university cost the city 
over $100,000 for forty-three acres, and the report claims that 
this land is too valuable to be left to grow up a mass of weeds 
and suckers. The misfortune is tliat the public is apt to , 
charge up to the park department this neglect. The Art Mu- 
seum pleads poverty. Both institutions should be brought to . 
time. Forty-three thousand dollars was expended in park : 
maintenance in 1904, and on park extension for the same year 1^ 
$i 34 , 8 s 9 - 6 S- ; f 
* * * 
The report of the commissioners of Lincoln Park, Chicago, 'C 
shows a large amount of work under way. Of the $10,000,000 " 
voted for the extension of the new park, $175,000 has been 
spent. The old park has been almost completely renovated | I 
and transformed. Upon the improvement of the walks and fa 
drives $15,000 was expended, and a new bird house costtH 
$10,000. Happily Lincoln Park is rapidly recovering from thefj| 
condition it was left in a few years ago under the boss sys-SH 
tem of politics and appointments. 
