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"PARK AND CEMETERY. 
deprives others of their rightful en- 
joyment.” 
The magnificent new passenger ter- 
minal of the Chicago & North-Western 
Railwaj^ Chicago, III, was formally 
opened to the public on Sunday morn- 
ing, June 4, at 6 a. m. Invitations were 
issued to the press to inspect the struc- 
ture and its facilities on June 2. It 
was erected at a cost of over $26,000,- 
000, and is equipped in every way right 
up to date ; if is a splendid addition to 
the growing group of Chicago's show 
places. 
NEW PARKS 
Clarence S. Wadsworth, Middletown, 
Conn., has purchased Pike's ravine in 
the western part of the city, and after 
improving it will present it to the city 
for a park. 
The voters of Springfield, 111., did a 
good thing when they carried a bond 
issue of $40,000 to purchase Mildred 
Park, located at the extreme south end 
of the city, a tract of 110 acres, having 
an abundance of shade and a large lake. 
If properly developed and cared for it 
promises to be an ideal park. 
Real estate for a small park and play- 
ground has been secured bv the Rock- 
ford, 111., Township Park Commission 
in the heart of the factory district. It 
will be immediately improved. 
Hatton, N. D., is to have a park. 
The City Council of Racine, Wis., 
has granted $10,000 for the purchase of 
a park on the lake front. 
The old temporary Capitol grounds 
will be improved and planted, which will 
give Austin, Texas, another interesting 
park. 
The citizens of Lansing,. Mich., have 
secured permission from the State 
Board of Auditors to improve one of 
the vacant squares in the heart of the 
city belonging to the state. 
Deeds for the transfer of Kenilworth 
Park to Petaluma, Calif., were turned 
over to the City Attorney on May 2, 
and $20,000, less the first installment, 
was paid to the Stover estate. Kenil- 
worth Park will be maintained as a 
public park and recreation ground. 
Some 20,000 acres in Monument 
Canon, near Grand Junction, Colo,, is 
to be set aside for a national park. 
The first of a number of parks pro- 
posed for Charles City, la., was se- 
cured early in May. The new park 
is a strip of woodland bordering on 
the south shore of the Cedar, begin- 
ning at Hildreth street and ending at 
Allison street or at the south end of 
the St. Mary’s street steel bridge. 
Saxby Park, Freeport, 111., the gift 
of Mr. Saxby, was dedicated on May 
13. 
A five-acre tract, about the old ar- 
tesian wells from which the city for- 
merly obtained its water, is being laid 
out for a public park at Caldwell, 
Idaho. 
Two additional small parks are 
promised for Mt. Clemens, Mich. 
The firemen of Joplin, Mo., have 
helped the “City Beautiful” idea by 
securing a small park at the corner of 
Second and Joplin streets. 
PARK IMPROVEMENTS 
Extensive improvements in Capitol 
Park, Sacramento, Cal., include an 
underground conduit system; regrad- 
ing of the cement walks around the 
front of the Capitol; reconstructing 
the back driveway; making a large 
lily pond; changing the front terraces 
so as to have a chain of “carpet bed- 
ding”; taking down the tail arc light 
poles and placing in their stead artis- 
tic electroliers — are among the plans 
which have been decided upon. These 
improvements, which will be carried 
out as soon as possible, will be paid 
for out of the $25,000 fund appropri- 
ated for the purpose by the Legisla- 
ture, which will be available on and 
after the first of July. 
The new public comfort station at 
Cadwalader Park, Trenton, N. J., will 
soon be constructed by Joseph D. 
Smith & Son, to whom the contract 
was recently awarded. The public 
station will be centrally located, and 
will be 30 by 24 feet. It will have 
cost about $5,000. 
The Public Comfort station in Wil- 
cox Park, Westerly, R. L, has been 
pushed rapidly, and some tree plant- 
ing has also been done. 
A scheme for centralizing the pub- 
lic buildings of Toronto, Canada, is 
being brought to the attention of the 
Dominion government. This in con- 
nection with a parkway which is to 
be made this summer in the neigh- 
borhood of the university will con- 
stitute a big start in the City Beauti- 
ful idea. 
A miniature plaster model of the 
marble bandstand to be erected on 
Boston common is a memorial to the 
city’s benefactor, George F. Parkman, 
has been on view in Mayor Fitzger- 
ald’s office and has met with general 
approval. The stand and pavement 
around it will cover about 3,000 square 
feet. The superstructure will be of 
pink marble and the base of granite. 
The ceiling and floor will be inlaid 
work and there will be 12 perforated 
pillars of bronze. Derby, Robinson 
and SheiJard, architects, have de- 
signed the building in the early Ro- 
man style — that of plain, chaste and 
delicate outlines, vnthout a trace of 
modern ornamentation. The city 
council appropriated $50,000 from the 
Parkman fund several months ago for 
the handstand and other improve- 
ments for the Common. The stand 
will cost about $25, 000- 
Three concrete buildings are to be 
erected in Riverside Park, Wichita, 
Kas. — A refectory building, a wom- 
an’s pavilion and a bandstand. These 
buildings will be fitted out on modern 
lines and will greatly improve the 
conditions of the park. 
Kane, Pa., is appreciating its park, 
and Mr. J. E. Henrietta, trustee, is 
taking great interest in providing 
amusements for the children, which 
are adding to the popularity of the 
park. In the future the children will 
have to be specially recognized in 
park affairs. 
Kenilworth Park on the East side, 
south, Portland, Oregon, a recently 
purchased eight-acre tract, is now 
being improved by Mr. Emil T. 
Mische, park superintendent. All the 
modern requirements of a city park 
will in due time be provided and the 
planting plan will surely be attrac- 
tive. 
A new pavilion and comfort sta- 
tion to cost $3,000 will be erected in 
Colt park, Hartford, Conn., and gen- 
eral improvements to the extent of 
$1,000 will be carried out in this park 
during the season. Among the im- 
provements is a new entrance from 
Wethersfield avenue. 
A large amount of excavation is to 
be carried out at Onondaga and Lin- 
coln Parks, Syracuse, N. Y., in all 
about 125,000 cubic yards. 
The Beaverhead Club, of Dillon, 
Mont., approves of the plan for a park- 
to-park highway, which was recently 
started by the Hamilton (Mont.) 
Chamber of Commerce. 
Mr. John Charles Olmsted, of Olm- 
sted Bros., landscape architects, Bos- 
ton, has lately visited Fairmount 
Park, Riverside, Cal., with a view to 
preparing a report and plans for its 
development. 
Mr. Emil T. Mische, park superin- 
tendent of Portland, Oregon, has 
prepared plans by which Portland is 
to have a complete park, with sunk- 
en garden, fountain, formal planta- 
tion of flowers, trees and shrubs; ter- 
races, wide sweep of lawn, pergolas, 
exedras, children's playground, wad- 
ing pool and men’s and women’s gym- 
nasiums. 
