The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-17

Our Pup1c SQuNnrs Pew, II any, cities Of
the Uaion prcaent more picturesque appearance
60 Che eye Of = stranger than Philaielphia does
when viewed from Paramount Basin. The rcgu-
larity 20 rdioUled by foreigner, add' 70 " syn
metry. Iu streets, running 10 the -four cardina.
points Of The cemIass, r,-cmbe, as rrolope says
"a multiplication table" while tho green verdure
Of It's squares relieves the todum Of 'ts rod buck
houses. Il is our purpose to speak Of ouo public
aqusres and to CxaiuiHc into their present rordi.
don and previous use
To commence oith thc largest pleasure ground
Of our city, tho PARK Is but right the most exc
tcusiye bBd most beautlu ~ situated should GER
tsiulS take p eCcdcuCe.
Previous TO i's purchase by che city the locality
nov known as the Park auswg ed 70 the nntau Of
Lemon Hlll. and WAS the residence of one OF our
weaHhiCsl aud most respected citizens. Tho
ground lie beautifully situated for pnblic resort
EX ending for more than thrUe -lourths Of a Hilc
along the Schuylki river, aud highly situs'cd,
the view presented from II embraces mol only the
river, but also the woods and tclCg Ct the cDun.
Try. In fact, just such landscape AS the eye Of
tie busincss.Uoru citizen, aching with the glare
Of bricks, and filled with the dust Of the street,
would love TO dwell upon. During the summer
months q fine military band l. In attendance
every afternoon, aud uscOurses sweet strains for
The entertainment Of all Who may wish 70 attend.
Thst bo.h the Park aud IT, surroundings arc duly
appreciated by Our CtzOns Is attested by the
crowds thsf daily flock 10 rest boncahlt shade
Of H. branching trees.
! Logan square, situated At Eighteenth and Vine
streets, has beeu rendered historic by the holding
| thercst Of the Great Ccntrai Fair When the his
ury OF this Rebellion shall he written, associated
| with the glorious monuments Of patriotism,
| coupled With NiCb Sbufg, Atlanta, Bnd Mobile.
| We will fnd the name Of Logan Square. They
/ were proof Of the los atty Of our mihttTy il is
| testimony 20 the patriotism Of our civic popu-
lBtiun. Before Logan Square became public
peasurc ground, il was used As the POttcr's Field
| Aud mSuy OF our readers will remember, at tue
tine Of the planting of the gres: aEg. stan, the
Workmen came upon human skull, sad relic Of
the former use Of that beautiful locality.
The square is at the present time, in a much
injured condition, from the effects Of the immense
| buildings that have so lately covered its grassy
surface; but beneath the careful nurture Of its
| Superintendent, we doubt not that it will be, by
| next spring in a condition 20 justify the popular
predictions for this pleasant resort. With the
deer and the fowls will return our citizens end
their families, and the place once more become a
playground iUT children and resting spot for
the weary.
Independence Square ls spot too dear to the
mind as well as the heart Of every Ancricau TO
Dee0 any sketch oil it, history. Tradition still
points Outt the place wh're the observatory erected
bt Franklin otjod, from which the Declaration
oi Independence was read to the people. We can
only protest against the wqclchcd condition in
when ihts sacred spot Is ~ the present
be oDgs, but we do know that il is a dis
grace 10 the honor Of city to have that square
t. which most attention should be paid left IN
the conuitiOn Of public common, with the grass
trOdden down and the walks covered with sticks
and leaves, which would be Cisgraceful TO any
farmers field. Now is the time TO remedy the
evil let The ground be plOughed up and grass
| repauted. ard by the cusuing spring the square
| would TteumC the beautiful appearance which II
has, up TO the present time. always preserved.
IMPoR1ANCB or An Asylum POR FOUNDLISGs.
The Board of Guardians of the Poor, in their
late report on the deaths in tho CEildren's De-
partmont Of the Almshouse, have furnished a
most important argument in favor of the erection
Of a suitable building in which the foundlings
and homeless children Of our city could be pro-
Perly provided for. Tie statistics show that from
Jatusly, 1861 10 June, 1864, the number of found
liDgs sent to ouT AlmshOusc WAS upwards o.
$50, and Of this number l26 died being upwards
Of four. fiftbs of the whole number entered u
the books of that institution. Our City Councils
in 1862 granted the Board OF Guardians autbo
rity TO erect building especially for the recep
tion OF this claeS OF untoTtunstc5, and an aPpTo
pristiOn was mad0 towards defraylug the eX
penses of It's erection. In accordance with th(
ordinance, the Board proceeded to receive plau
for such Il building, and selected one, the esti
mated cost of which wSs, at that time, $50 900
The inmates Of the house were employed in 1t
erection, So far as procuring the stone and grad
ing the site were concerned. Bat before tn
building was in an advanced state, sutt cient TO
, the employment Of skiliul mechanics, the grGs
| advance of prices rendered an extra approprla
ton, nearly equal to the original, necessary
| Such an appropriation has not yet been pre-
cured and ht re- the matter has rested. The i'm
pur aucC Of such sn institution cannot be over
estimated, ana the attention Of Councils is mo
| eaTLeslg called 20 the matter.