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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
DEVELOPING A NEW PARK 
IN AKRON, OHIO 
PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR ELIZABETH PARK, AKRON, 
OHIO. 
met with equal amounts by the city to de- 
fray cost of development, and was so 
accepted by the City Council, and work 
was begun the last of April. Since that 
time Mr. Mason’s enthusiasm and generos- 
ity has prompted him to anticipate his 
donation and advance money in excess of 
the total appropriation to permit of all 
possible improvement this year. Conse- 
quently the park department has been able 
to execute most of the important features 
included in the plan of development as 
prepared by Park Superintendent Rose. 
The land was in a very rough shape, 
with prominent and rapidly changing con- 
tours, though the conditions were provi- 
dential for the work of permitting all ma- 
terial from cuts and excavations to be used 
Last year the city of Akron, O., acquired 
a very desirable addition to its park sys- 
tem in the gift to the city by Mr. F. H. 
Mason of a tract of land of 23^4 acres, 
beautifully situated along the valley and 
on both sides of the Little Cuyahoga River, 
in the north section of the city, to be de- 
voted especially to playground uses and to 
be known as Elizabeth Park, in memory of 
the deceased daughter of the donor. 
The gift carried with it an appropria- 
tion of $3,000 annually for three years if 
LAKE AND DAM, ELIZABETH PARK, AKRON, O. 
