PARK AND CnnETERY 
393 
PARK NOTES 
Easton, Pa., has accepted a proposition of Mr. D. W. Nevin 
to deed a tract of land to it for $1.00 as a gift for a public park. 
It vrill also be of practical usefulness as a drainage area to c&n7 
off storm water from College Hill. It will be called “Nevin 
Park." 
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An elaborate report upon a park system has been presented 
to the Oakland, Calif., Board of Trade from its special com- 
mittee. Lyman Bridges, C. E., consulting engineer of the 
Board, advises that not less than four parks should be considered 
with approaches and connecting boulevards, covering not less 
than 3000 acres. 
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The Brooklyn, N. Y., Tree Planting and Fountain Society 
have been taking active steps to have the ordinance against us- 
ing trees for bill posting properly observed. The society is in 
earnest in its endeavor, and it would appear that the custom has 
become quite common resulting not only in the defacement of 
the thoroughfares but the destruction of the trees. 
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The plan for the Marine park at Newport, R. I., as designed 
by Olmsted & Eliot proposes an artificial beach, 925 feet long, 
with bastions at each end and a wall in front. On the rear of the 
strip a lawn with shade trees is suggested, to be used as a play- 
ground in summer, and flooded for a skating rink in winter. An 
aquarium may also be made a feature of the scheme. 
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Of all the proposals that have been submitted to the French 
government with regard to the well-known Palais Royal at Paris, 
which is fast falling into ruins, the scheme which finds most 
favor with the government and with the public is that of cover- 
ing in the whole garden or square with a huge glass roof, con- 
verting it into a hothouse, or winter garden, for the reception of 
tropical plants. 
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The force of laborers at work in Grower’s Woods, near Rich- 
mond Hill, Long Island, on a new park for Brooklyn, are incon- 
stant fear of dynamite, some fifty pounds of that material having 
been buried somewhere in the grounds about three years ago. 
This had been collected by an anarchist colony located at Mas- 
peth and on their dispersal by the anthorities, the stuff was or- 
dered to be buried. This was done by the constable who is now 
unable to locate the exact spot at which he deposited it. 
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City Park, Delaware, O., a small park and not particularly 
well situated, is under the care of David Grinton, who is also 
secretary and superintendent of Oak Grove cemetery of that 
town, and who has done duty in this dual capacity for a number 
of years. Speaking of water lilies as an attraction, he has used 
them in the cemetery for seven years past, and last year made 
his lily pond a prominent feature in the little park and with 
great success. The coming spring it is intended to improve the 
planting of the park by a number of beds of flowering perennials. 
The smallest of our parks may be made perennially attractive 
by intelligent care and forethought. 
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Judge Alfred C. Coxe, United States District Court, Utica, 
N. Y., recently delivered an address before the Oneida Chapter 
of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in which he criti- 
cised the location of the memorials of many of our great men. 
Among many he referred to the memorials of General Herki- 
mer, the Revolutionary soldier, one of which has recently been 
unveiled over his grave, all of which are virtually inaccessible to 
the general public. He suggested that the public park is an ap- 
propriate place for such memorials, so far as they can be judici- 
ously accommodated, thus affording object lessons to the greater 
number. This is a matter of great importance, and should be 
carefully noted for consideration as opportunity arises. 
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There is a growing sentiment in favor of preserving certain 
tocalities, famed for natural beauty of development, against the 
depredation and destruction constantly progressing in and about 
them. This is especially marked in regard to the localities con- 
taining the groves of big trees, and other beautiful natural fea- 
tures in California. State legislatures have never proved very 
effective in their efforts to protect such desirable attractions; too 
many private interests to serve and schemes to develop have 
been detrimental to such enterprise. It is to the National gov- 
ernment that the public is looking for the preservation of such 
grand examples of nature’s handiwork which w'e have in certain 
parts of the country, and seeing that once despoiled they can 
never be replaced, and that such natural features of our coun- 
try exercise not only a fascination but an educating influence 
fraught with much good, it would appear to be the duty of con- 
gress to pass such acts as will create for the people na'ional parks 
about and to include these natural wonders, so as to preserve and 
protect them for all time. 
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The Managers and Board of Commissioners having in 
charge the creation of the Botanical Garden in Bronx Park, New 
York, have agreed upon plans. The New York Advertiser s's.ys-. 
In the report attached to the plans the Board of Managers state 
that they will endeavor to preserve the present topographical ap- 
pearance of the park. Some changes must be made, however. 
These include the making of a large artificial lake at the junc- 
tion of Mosholu Parkway and the Southern Boulevard. A num- 
ber of new driveways macadamized and systems of footpaths will 
be constructed. The principal building to be erected will be a 
museum located about 1,000 feet from the Bedford Park station, 
which will cost $250,000. It will be 304 feet long, with two lat- 
eral wings of 200 feet in length and 57 feet in width. The 
building will be arched over with glass. Houses for the head 
gardener and staff will also be erected. Thirty acres of the 250 
will be devoted to tree growing, fifteen to woodland plants and 
shrubs and five to bog growing plants. The Bronx River will be 
lowered two feet by removiwg part of the dam in front of the 
Lorillard house. A stone wall will be erected around the entire 
tract. A number of gifts have already been received for the new 
garden. 
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The conservatory which the South Park Commissioners, of 
Chicago, are about to erect in Washington Park are from de- 
signs by D. H. Burnham & Co. The plans contemplate a build- 
ing 418 feet long and 61 feet wide in the central pavilion. The 
latter will front eighty-two feet each on the avenue and toward 
the park, and on each end of the building will be a pavilion, 
53 by 63 feet by 46 feet to the apex of the dome. The center pa- 
vilion will be 56 feet high. To a height of about five feet the 
walls will be constructed of cut stone upon a foundation of rub- 
ble masonry, and the entrances at either end, designed in the 
Renaissance style of architecture, will be carried out in terra 
cotta. There will be a terraced slope toward Cottage Grove 
avenue sodded, with the exception of the broad steps leading up 
to the center pavilion, and there will be planted a profusion of 
bushes and shrubbery to conceal the barren walls. The center 
pavilion will serve as a palmhouse. The roof will be of ribbed 
glass and iron and Florentine glass will be used for the perpen- 
dicular walls. All the entrances will have marble wainscoting, 
plate glass and mosaic floors. Toward the park side the ground 
floor of the conservatory will be on leyel with the turf. It will 
costlabout $50,000. 
