PARK AND CE/AETERY 
69 
< PARK NOTES. > 
The commissioners of the Minneapolis parks have decided 
to establish a limited zoological department in Minnehaha park. 
* * « 
The city of Santa Cruz, Cal., has been bequeathed some 154 
acres on Laveaga Heights for a public park by the deceased own- 
er whose name the property bears. 
» » * 
Mayor John C. Atkinson, of Henderson, Ky., at the time of 
resigning the office last month, presented the city with a piece of 
property for the purpose of a public park. 
X * * 
Beaver Park, Albany, N. Y. , has cost some $449,000 of 
which f 105,000 has been for construction. According to the 
mayor’s message it will cost a further $200,000 to complete it. 
XXX 
The contract for building the propagating houses at Schen- 
ley and Highland parks, Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded to 
Thomas Weathereds Sons, New York city, at a cost of $40,000. 
XXX 
The total receipts for the year ending March ist, 1895, of 
the park board of St. Paul, Minn., was $89,222.08, which with the 
previous balance gave $162,366.29. The total disbursements 
were $135,657.09, leaving a balance of $26,709.20. 
XXX 
A notable and useful feature of park adornment is the foun- 
tain, and looking over the country it is a feature showing much 
neglect. Moreover it is one that invites the consideration of 
liberal and public spirited citizens, for the fountain is an excel- 
lent memorial. 
XXX 
A project is on foot, originating with R. E. Lee Camp, Con- 
federate Veterans, Richmond, Va., to induce congress to create 
a National Military park about Appomattox Court House, where 
Grant and Lee met and consummated the surrender of the 
southern army. 
* X * 
The Essex county, N. J., Park Commissioners have selected 
John Bogart, of New York, and J. S. Barrett, of Bergen county, 
to lay out the new park to be made under the act authorising 
an expenditure of $2,500,000. Erederick Law Olmsted is to 
be retained as consulting engineer. 
* * * 
The Illinois legislature has passed the bill for the extension 
of Lincoln park. Chicago. It adds to the responsibilities of the 
commissioners by requiring the utmost care in expenditures. 
It is within the possibilities that many miles of the lake shore 
north will eventually become a public park. 
XXX 
Frederick IMac Monnies has a large amount of work on 
hand for Prospect park, Brooklyn. A fine Quadriga will sur- 
mount the soldiers’ memorial arch, and side pieces containing 
equestrian statues of Grant and Lincoln will be striking works 
of art. Four collossal bronze eagles will complete the caps of 
the four columns at these entrance gates. 
XXX 
Omaha, Neb., has a park area of 543X acres, valued at 
$1,267,000. In 1894 there was expended on the park system 
$118,865. ^ complete statement of the purchase fund to Janu- 
ary 1st, 1895 shows an outlay of $425,393.92, and the park main- 
tenance and improvement account to the same date shows an 
expenditure of $265,444.31, and this dates from 1889 90. 
* X X 
A magnificent scheme for beautifying the lake front of Chi- 
cago, is now under consideration by its leading men. D. H. 
Burnham, of Woi'ld’s Fair fame, and C. B . Atwood, the archi- 
tect of the beautiful Art Palace and other structures, have pro- 
posed plans, the scope of which, if carried out, and it is in the 
hands of the most prominent citizens of ability and resources, 
will make Chicago by a long way, the greatest park city of the 
world. 
XXX 
Plans have been prepared for extensive and costly improve- 
ments at Schenley and Highland parks, Pittsburgh, Pa. Among 
them are a zoological building 500 feet long, built of gray sand- 
stone, to cost, with surroundings, $100,000; a new bridge oppo- 
site the casino, near which will be erected the grand monument 
to Mrs. Schenley. There will also be constructed a refectory 
and large shelter buildings as well as a lookout tower. In 
Highland park a handsome entrance is to be erected and sever- 
al additions made in the way of buildings, etc. 
X * * 
Thirty thousand dollars has been appropriated at the annu- 
al town meeting of Swampscott, Mass., for the purpose of beau- 
tifying the sea beaches of that resort. It is proposed to clear the 
beaches of unsightly buildings, make a certain portion a fisher- 
man’s landing and to build suitable fish houses, owned by the 
public. The fish houses are considered to add picturesqueness 
to the place. The appropriation is conditional on a sum of 
$15,000 being secured from the Metropolitan Park Commission, 
or from any other source. It is said the latter amount is as- 
sured. 
-X X X- 
The following statistics concerning English pai ks and cer- 
tain large manufacturing municipalities are of interest: 
Population. 
Density.of 
population 
per acre. 
Acreage 
of 
Parks. 
Annual 
expenditures 
on 
Libraries. 
Birmingham 
478,000 
39-1 
360 
$ 82,681 
Manchester 
505,000 
40.0 
215 
102,196 
Liverpool 
517,980 
98.6 
600 
76473 
Glasgow 
656 946 
56.9 
700 
43=798 
Bradford 
202,975 
20.3 
216 
28,308 
Leeds 
367,000 
17.7 
663 
44,990 
X * X 
Considerable improvement might be effected at the small 
country towns if the railroads touching them would paysomeat- 
tention to the appearance of their depots and grounds. This 
could be done at comparatively small expense and would react 
to the advantage of the companies. The Chicago & North- 
western Railroad is carrying out some excellent park-like im- 
provements about their depot at South Milwaukee, a work which 
could be carried on elsewhere with excellent results. Many of 
the leading railroads employ landscape gardeners for improving 
their station grounds. 
* * * 
A new park is under way for Menominee, Mich. — Albu- 
querque, N. M., has awoke to the necessity of park improve- 
ment, a hitherto neglected work. — Hinton, W. Va., is at work 
on a city park. — The bill for a park between 20th and 30th Sts. 
and west of Ninth Avenue, New York city has been approved. — 
The Seventeenth ward of Albany, N. Y., is to have a park. — 
A project is on foot to make Stony Point, on the Hudson, the 
site of “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s successful capture of the British 
forts in 1779, a public park. — One thousand dollars has been sub- 
scribed towards creating a public park in the central part of 
Oldtovvn, Me. — Neosho Falls, Kan., has acquired the fair 
grounds for a park, giving the town one of the finest parks in 
the state. — Bonds to the amount of $10,000 will be issued by the 
Newburgh, N. Y., council for the further improvement of 
Downing park. — Peabody, Mass., is practically committed to a 
park system, some valuable bequests depending on official ac- 
tion . 
