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PARK AND CEMETERY 
The total appropriation asked from Congress by the United 
States Engineers for the support of Yellowstone Park the 
coining year is . $250,000. For the completion of the park, 
$300,000 of the original estimate of $610,000 remains to be ex- 
pended, and for the construction of new roads, $165,000 is 
asked. The report urges an appropriation of $200,000 for the 
metalling of 150 miles of the principal roads to obviate the 
dust nuisance which has become a menace to travelers. 
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A plan for the extension and beautifying of the East Side 
Lands adjacent to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been 
prepared by Samuel Parsons, Jr., the landscape architect of 
the New York Park department. The movement is for the 
purpose of improving the Willink entrance by purchasing or 
condemning the tract south of the East Side Lands, lying 
between Flatbush and Washington avenues. The sum of 
$280,000 has been asked for to carry out the entire improve- 
ment, the purchase of the additional tract and the laying out 
of all the east side lands. Mr. Parsons has already drawn 
the plans for improving the tract now owned by the city. It 
provides for big meadows and trees, with simple walks. In 
fact, the intention is to carry out in this district the simplicity 
of Prospect Park itself. No driveways are planned, as the 
wdiole is so small and the neighboring streets furnish good 
accommodations. 
iam Keyser, Rev. D. H. Canoll and S. FI. Ulman. The Coun- 
cil Committee on Education has also favorably reported the 
ordinance to purchase Garrett Park for public park purposes, 
at a cost of not more than $60,000. * * A tract of land 
known as Cottage Hill Grove, has been presented to the city 
of Springfield, Mass., by the Indian Orchard Company, and 
is now' being improved by the park commissioners, who have 
appropriated $2,500 for the purpose. * * The village of 
Brainard, Neb., has purchased eight acres of land for a park, 
which w'as recently dedicated w'ith public ceremonies. * ’’ 
Fairmont, Neb., is developing a new city park. About 200 
trees, comprising ash and elm, are to be planted. The funds 
were raised bv private contributions. 
PARK IMPROVEMENTS. 
The park commissioners of Milwaukee, Wis., have opened 
bids for the construction of a new pavilion in Lake Park at 
a cost of about $10,000. * * A bill authorizing the city of 
Toledo. O., to issue bonds in the sum of $175,000 for boule- 
vard purposes has been passed by the Ohio Legislature. * * 
The Department of Parks of New , York City has asked for 
$130,000 for needed improvements in the Bronx Botanical Gar- 
den. * * The Park Board of Hartford, Conn., has appro- 
priated $5,700 for improvements in Elizabeth Park. The work 
w'ill comprise the building of a new entrance and the improv- 
DBSIGN FOR CKNTRAI, PARK, TOPEKA, KAS., BY F. E. OEMSTED, JR. 
To be improved by the proposed bond issue now pending*. 
The Park Board of Kansas City, Mo., is to ask the city 
council to authorize a three mill tax levy in each park dis- 
trict for maintenance during the year. This levy will raise 
$110,500, and is to be distributed among the various parks 
as follows: North, $42,000; South, $18,000; East, $6,000; 
West, $29,500; Westport, $15,000. 
NEW PARKS. 
Park Commissioner O. B. Hawden, of Worcester, Mass., 
is to present to that city a new park to be named Hawden 
Park. It is a tract of 50 acres on the shores of Curtis pond, 
and has long been desired by the city for park purposes. * * 
The City Property Committee of the City Council of Phila- 
delphia has approved the ordinance authorizing the purchase 
for park purposes of eight acres of land bounded by Elmwood 
avenue, Gray’s avenue, 69th and 71st streets. The tract is 
to be named Connell’s Park, and will cost $4,000 an acre. 
* * An ordinance has been introduced into the City Council 
of Baltimore, Md., providing for the acceptance of a tract of 
45 acres for park purposes, located on Charles Street avenue, 
and Stony Run. It will be known as Wyman Park, and the 
donors are Johns Hopkins University, William Wyman, Will- 
ing of Laurel Lake and its surroundings. * The Council 
Committee on Parks, Milwaukee, Wis., has recommended the 
purchase of ten acres of land as an addition to Kosciusko 
Park, at a cost of $55,000. * * St. Joseph, Mo., will ask for 
$22,000 for park purposes this year, of which $7,500 is for 
maintenance, the rest for improvements. The paving of a 
roadway and the construction of two new iron gates for Krug 
Park, the construction of walks and drives in the other parks, 
and a new fountain for Patee Park are among the work 
planned. * * The contract has been let for a new pavilion 
to cost $10,050 in Bradley Park, Peoria, 111 . * * A new 
lily pond, containing 595 square feet of surface, is to be built 
in North Riverside Park, Wichita, Kan. * The forestry 
department of Springfield, Mass., has established a nursery 
for the growing of trees for the city streets. , Several hun- 
dred young trees have been set out under the direction of 
City Forester Gale, who has charge of the nursery. * * 
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Greenough will present to the city of 
Missoula, Mont., a tract of 45 acres of land for a city park. 
The tract lies mostly along the bank of Rattlesnake Creek, 
and contains a small waterfall, and other picturesque bits of 
scenery. 
