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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
The city council of Traverse City, 
Mich., have arranged to use $7,000 of 
the $50,000 bonds voted for park pur- 
poses some time ago, for the purchase 
of a park on the bay front east of the 
G. R. & I. track. The frontage on the 
■bay will be 264 feet. The depth of 
the tract is from 250 to 400 feet, run- 
ning through from Front street to 
the bay shore. 
Coney Island’s “Dreamland,” the 
great amusement park that was de- 
stroyed by fire less than a year ago, 
has been purchased by the park de- 
partment of New York City for a 
seaside park, and will be included in 
its system of public parks, under the 
care of the Brooklyn Park Depait- 
ment. More than $100,000 will prob- 
ably be expended on its improvement 
this season. 
PARK REPORTS 
The ninth annual report of the 
Board of Park Commissioners of 
Lowell, Mass., for year ending Dec. 
31, 1911, contains a large amount of 
information and experience in con- 
nection with children’s playgrounds, 
small parks, and their requirements in 
the way of supervision, instruction 
and equipment. It is quite profusely 
illustrated and very interesting as to 
contents. Lowell has four larger 
parks above 10 acres in area, and 
some thirty playgrounds, smal 1 parks, 
squares and school grounds; in all a 
park area of about 143 acres, which 
has cost $668,718. The most notable 
event of the year in the record of the 
administration of the city’s parks was 
the adaption and use of a part of 
Shedd Park, Lowell’s largest park, 
containing 56 acres, for skating, and 
the citizens took ample advantage of 
the splendid opportunity for such 
winter’s sport. The success of the ex- 
periment leads to the belief that in 
other parts of the city land will be 
flooded and used for skating, and 
coasts made where land in certain of 
the parks is available and suitable, 
next season. Considerable attention 
is given to the trees of the city, but 
lack of funds is hampering the com- 
mission and insect pests suggest im- 
mediate and decisive action to check 
them. The receipts for park main- 
tenance for the year were $14,314.33, 
which was expended. The superin- 
tendent’s report include a very in- 
structive and comprehensive discus- 
sion of the tree question, as well as 
an appropriate educational adjunct 
to secure all that the small parks and 
playgrounds stand for. Not the least 
interesting sections in the booklet are 
those giving the suggestions of the 
supervisors of the playgrounds, and 
altogether the report will be good 
reading for those actively interested 
in the small park and playground 
movement. 
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