PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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The Common Councils committee on Parks of Detroit, 
Mich., has decided to recommend the appropriation of $12,000 
for new green houses for Pelle Isle Park. 
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A bill has been introduced into the Wisconsin legislature 
authorizing the common councils of cities to establi;:!! park 
districts. 
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The authorities of Cedar Rapids, la,, have begun work on 
the improvement of P>ever park. Mr, John Thorpe was en- 
trusted with the preparation of plans by the park committee. 
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The park board of Oshkosh, Wis. , has voted to spend 
|io,ooo on North Park. This park is little more than wild 
property at present. 
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The city council of Indianapolis, Ind., has transferred all 
the park funds before held by the Board of Works to the new 
Park Board, amounting to 1 100,000, with full power to dis- 
tribute the funds. 
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The Richmond, Ind., city council has decided to convert 
Maple Grove cemetery into a public park, to form an entrance 
to Glen Miller. No burials have been permitted in the ceme- 
tery for the past ten years, and people are given until May i to 
remove the remains of what relatives and friends still lie there. 
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Worcester County, Mass., people believe they should have 
a park made out of Wachusett mountain, thinking they have as 
much right to an open space as the people of the “Metropolitan 
Park” district. The mountain would cost $254,000, and the 
owners are desirous of selling. 
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I’l e action of the mayor of New Orleans in signing an 
ordinance passed by the common council, cutting off a piece, of 
Audubon Park for the benefit of some of the neighboring prop- 
erty owners, has raised the question in that city as to whether 
aldermanic councils have the power so to interfere with park 
properties after they have been dedicated to park uses for the 
people. It seems ridiculous to think it possible. 
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A movement is on foot to create a national park at Santiago, 
Cuba, to take in the territoiy of San Juan hill and El Caney. It 
is, however, very early to consider such a project, or at least it 
might be well to await the time when somethingdefinite maybe 
known as to Cuba. In the meantime, care should betaken to 
preserve the points of interest as far as poss ble as the battles left 
them, to add to their future interest. 
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Since 1885 Pittsburg, Pa., has acquired by purchase, gift 
and investment $5,204 500 worth of substantial property, 
including lands, buildings and parks. These are among the 
most attractive acquisitions of the city in recent years. Those 
which can be classed as new are valued by the municipal 
officers at about $4,000,000. Included in this estimate are the 
400 acres of Schenley Park with its improvements, Phipps con- 
servatory, and the propagating houses; Highland Park, 290 
acres, an'd Friendship Park. 
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Governor Scofield of Wisconsin signed the inter state park 
bill March 30. It provide: for a commission to acquire over 
600 acres of land at the Dalles of the St. Croi.v, Ijing on the 
river for some tv/o miles opposite the Minnesota Park. It 
appropriates the money to pay for them and gives the governor 
of Wisconsin the authority to co-operate with Minnesota in 
perfecting Insterstate Park plans and improvements. The 
secretary of state has had some handsome full page half tone 
engravings made of the Interstate Park of the Dalles of the St. 
Croix to be inserted in the thirty thousand blue books to be 
printed. 
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A bill has been reported in the Massachusetts legislature to 
allow Boston to borrow $50x0,000 for extending its public park 
system, the bonds to be outside of the debt limit. Also another 
bill to permit the Boston Park Commission to bu)’ lands on the 
White estate on Chestnut Hill avenue for park purposes at not 
over $120,000. 
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The Woman's Civic League of Cincinnati, O., has succeeded 
in securing from the Board of City Affairs the Pearl Street 
Market place, between Elm and Plum streets, for a children’s 
playground. The space set apart is 53 feet by 350 feet, and it 
is placed under the control of the Park department. Gymnastic 
apparatus, sand piles, etc., will be supplied by the league. 
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The Memorial tree association of Indianapolis, Ind., has 
offered to plant 300 trees at Riverside Park in the near future 
The association has decided to mark the trees in honor of 
friends of the association and noted persons. The ten-acre 
tract in which these trees will be planted is to be known as 
Memorial Park. 
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The Scottish diversion of Golf, which has been making 
such inroads upon the activities of our leisurely citizens, has 
invaded the South Park Board of Chicago, and public links will 
in all probability be a feature of the recreation department of 
that park. The board may even appoint a professional guide 
and instructor. 
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Bishop Potter, of New York City, has two plans which he 
hopes to carry out in connection with the new Cathedral of .St, 
John the Divine, for the benefit of the poorer classes of the tene- 
ment district. He plans to surround thecathedral with a public 
park and to provide frea transportation to and from the cathe- 
dral and the tenement districts Sundays, beginning ni xt sum- 
mer. For the park it is proposed to plot it with playgrounds and 
lawns and walks, with shrubbery and flowers and benches and 
other devices for recreation and rest. This beauty spot on 
Morningside Heights will be given over to the public under 
certain restrictions. 
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Crandall Park, Glen’s Falls, N. Y., is to be adorned with a 
column monument 51 feet high, to be surmounted by a bronze 
star 5 feet from point to point. It is of Woodbury, Vt.. 
granite, and w'ill have cost when erected $7,000. Crandall Park 
lies on the northern limits of the village and is crossed by the 
Halfway brook, which Mr. Crandall has dammed. In the pond 
thus made he has built several artificial islands, giving pictur- 
esque effects. Trees have been set out and thousands of dollars 
have been spent in beautifying the park. North of the pond 
are about fifty acres of meadow land, upon which Mr. Crandall 
is planning to set out trees and construct drives and walks 
during the coming summer. It is surmised that it is his inten- 
tion to give the whole property, after he has had it laid out as 
he wishes it, to the village for a public park, although he refuses 
to either confirm or deny the report. 
