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PARK AND CEMETERY 
ParK Notes 
The salary account of Lincoln Park, Chicago, under the 
new reform commission, shows for the month of September 
a decrease of $2,701.80 from the figures for September of last 
year, the total pay-roll amounting to $12,759.70. Six thou- 
sand daffodils have just been planted in the park as an attrac- 
tion for next spring. 
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The South Park Commissioners, Chicago, have changed 
the name of the recently established Brighton Park to Mc- 
Kinley Park. It is on the western border of the city, and 
embraces 40 acres of territory. 'I'he board has also adopted 
a resolution setting aside ground in four parks as sites foi 
statues to the men after whom they were named, including 
Washington, Grant, Jackson, and McKinley. Definite step.s 
for the erection of the monuments have not been made, but 
it is expected that public-spirited citizens will supply the 
funds. 
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.'\t a recent meeting of the Quincy Boulevard and Park 
Association, Quincy, 111 ., the report of the finance committee 
made by Mr. E. J. Parker showed that 32,000 trees, shrubs, 
and vines have been planted in the parks of that city during 
the past year, largely from native stock of Illinois and Mis- 
souri. The cost of the entire stock was $802.30, making an 
average of 2P2 cents apiece, and the expenditure for labor 
was $2,517.43. In parks where watering could be done, only 
5 per cent of the planting of the last two years was unsuc- 
cessful. 
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Visitors to Buffalo this fall, should not allow their eager- 
ness to see all the sights of the E.xposition deter them from 
going through “The Park,” just south and east of the grounds. 
It was designed by Erederick Law Olmstead, and its smooth 
roads and drives laid out on the striking “Olmsted curves,” the 
admirable arrangement of the planting and open spaces will 
be of much interest to those who love a good park. It has 
broad meadows for all athletic games and sports, and a 
“Zoo,” with cages of unique, rustic design. 
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The Appalachian National Park Association has issued a 
little booklet giving a synopsis of the work accomplished by 
the association since its organization in 1899, and endorse- 
ments of prominent people, newspapers and associations ; com- 
piled by Dr. C. P. Ambler, secretary, Asheville, N. C. The 
bill introduced by Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina, for 
the establishment of a National Forest Reserve in the Southern 
Appalachian mountains to comprise about 2,000,000 acres, and 
asking for an appropriation of $5,000,000, was reported back 
with the approval of the committee on agriculture at the last, 
session of congress, and as it has practically no opposition, will 
in all probability be passed during the next session. 
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Movements to make small parks out of grounds around 
public buildings are reported as follows : A triangular park, 
bounded by a circular driveway is to be constructed on the 
grounds of the Boston, Mass., statehouse. The work will in- 
vohe the lemoval of from eight to 20 feet of earth, and the 
'.egrading of a street. The County Commissioners, Pittsburg, 
Pa., are considering the parking of vacant grounds adjoining 
the jail. “Federal Park,” Nashville, Tenn., is to be laid out 
around the Federal building, and thrown open to the pub- 
lic. j'he national government has turned the ground over 
to the city park commission, and improvements have already 
I'e,gim. The Board of Trustees of the Northern Illinois State 
Normal Schools has received an appropriation of $10,000 
from the Legislature for the purpose of beautifying the cam- 
pus of that institution. They will employ a competent land- 
scape gardener to plan the improvements, which will include 
the building of a steel bridge across the Kiswaukee river. 
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In the injunction suit of Henry H. Werdes and John Berg- 
herm to restrain the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. from 
using Forest Park as a site for the St. Louis Exposition in 
1903, decision has been rendered against the plaintiffs. The 
court holds that they are not the proper parties to bring suit, 
and that since the damage is to all citizens alike, the suit 
should be brought by the legal representative of the state. 
There is no private injury, says the court, and hence there can 
be no private action. The attorney for the plaintiffs says that 
the case will be taken to the Appellate Court. 
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NIilwaukee, Wis., is fortunate in possessing a dozen or 
more small parks, not far removed from the more densely 
settled areas, which were presented to the municipality or 
acquired when the city was young. The three founders of 
Milwauke.e. Solomon Juneiu, Byron Kilbourn, and George H. 
Walker, have each made monuments for themselves by gifts 
rif small parks to the city. Part of the court house square 
is a gift from Juneau; Kilbourn gave part of a thirty-acre 
tract near the reservoir, now known as Kilbourn Park, and 
Walker gave a block from Walker’s Point addition on the 
.south side. Clark Park, in the twenty-third ward, was also 
donated by the owner of a real estate addition. Chase Park, 
a triangle bounded by Clinton street, Mitchell street, and 
Kinnickinnic avenue, is surrounded on all sides by street 
railways lines, and was presented to the city in 1835 by 
Mayor Horace Chase. There are four other triangles on the 
s®uth side, which are well-kept and popular. In the down- 
town district, the most frequented of the public breathing 
places are the Fourth Ward Park, facing the Union Station, 
Grand Avenue Park, and Juneau Park. The Flushing Tun- 
nel Park, and three others on the east side, complete a list 
whidi will be of immense value to tbe city when it is more 
densely populated. 
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The following movements for acquiring land for park pur- 
poses are reported ; At a special election recently held in 
Wichita, Kansas, it was voted by a majority of 1,217 to pur- 
chase ten acres of land at $50,000 for a public park at the 
corner of 15th street and Ohio avenue. * * * trus- 
tees of the Billings estate, Sheboygan, Wis., have offered to- 
donate to the city foi a public park a tract of land of 34 
acres in the center of the city. * * * Board of 
Viewers, Pittsburg, Pa., is engaged in proceedings for the 
condemnation of a large tract of land adjoining the Carnegie 
library. * * * qrjjg -work of turning the state capitol 
grounds of South Caiolina into a park is proceeding on def- 
inite plans. The legislature is to be asked for an appropria- 
tion of $25,000 to aid the work. * * * q-^e parking about 
the Auditorium and city building, Topeka, Kan., will include 
the construction of driveways, curbing and a fountain, and 
the laying out of flower-beds and grass-plots. * * * Hen- 
ry Clay Park, a tract surrounding the statue of Henry Clay 
at Pottsville, Pa., is to be beautified according to plans pre- 
pared by Thomas Meehan & Sons, Philadelphia. The speci- 
fications call for artistic grading and planting that will cost 
about $5,000. 
