, 1865-07-13
0UH PAKK8.
Their Improvement Dtmanled.- -
Waiting TOR Orders.

The improvement OF our CITY p,EEs Is a subiect
which has long been aeitated, In an underground
kind OF way, among the people. and wonld have
been brought more prominently Into notice but
for the war, which By its d.nands, not only on
our personal services but our peeun,asy rcsour.
ccs also. efsctualY preelu led the m reh Of pub
lie Improvement. except IN directions Imperative
y neeaea by the puolis We hsve hence, during
c!ut1Eel5 10 public .-oyems ns Of purely psAc'i.
cal chsrscter,. ignoring ,hose t1hlch belong
mere resrly to the sen 1mental.. Wo have set Ia
1S9 aPpy ss Esf WITH e :s' W h,!
at1eaet insuguratsd the putincat,ol OF The river
We have - peop!c cone much towIds the bell
Sa7s 1 md eu
have, TOO, donc something 10. the pftmsrY educa-
ton Of the a.tet. In the extension OF school ia.
clutter, and h'.s ssss =, 1tt;e light lase aatt
community. As individual or associative work
err. We hAsc also done much in fattheeipG the
WORK OF progress. We hare extended our cry
railways, butt large blocks Of business houses
md thoutands Of pEfTate residenccI, bnlit ao
Cp1ra house, aud ms'elisltF improved the aspect
of the city tn hundred diiierent wl}s. But ae
: people We have neelected the ornamental, that
which ministers to The sentimental, the rational
in Our natures. Our dram aEr3cia.ton5 aud die
county ard city tlxes have demanded ali that We
crhld tpase, TO meet the se1n 1ealsies Of Tic Stu
Atton+
Our public parks fer in.t.nce, have been much
neglected. The wisdom OF our early day munt.
1sss sn,h led sf IL sfp9 e ;s 9 pss
parks. Had they hut foEescen the rapid growth
Of cur city, tts glowing n nrt, they would hare
made more suple pEoyelon for it, needs in this
dlrecuonf, bat .hey are entitled 10 our th2nka
10. what they DID, 6tncs then eome little pro.
tretE hRs been made at fpasmodls intervals, TO.
Tsrd the forming q those p:os into pa7zs.
Eize deeerved, A. half elance at its dimenstons
wae enough 70 e1rs!y the gazeE that It WIS use
less ,or rask purposes; Wash!neton Park hiss
been fersed, and eem:;pl.ntsd, but not drained
done for It, th.t il IL nnt worth spe4ktue OF.
The parks IN. the West and North Divisions
tsdlJ need looking after, atd in the clAe Of the
Common Council last year appropriated the sun
Of one thouEAnd dollars toward its Improvement,
and this year IN additional 0re thousand. Tht,
ronId stint. Il Is perhaps not enough TO put i
in complete tim, but 1t would suia-e TO make /!
place where the people might resort during ths
Summer months to enjoy themselves. whsrea.,
the citizen who can allow 70 nne piece Of pop.
eftY to fems1u 20 long ruimproTed. aud, tufn
away to eeek pleasure elterhete. Tint park y
4 l.ssine Il. n ~ .hs essentials ., ,,,,n pa.z
WEE ssitee, bas @ no trses e1esp. Gsa se!ns;, NJ az
honrs esve zach Is epring there spontaneously,
no fountain. onttide. Of the Datural spring down
wsrda from heavens arch. which Waters al,ka
the park snd the arreets outside, taking particu
IN tie absence of drans Its simply sloppy .repni
eivs, In wet weather and for rntny dsys thereaf.
ter, and unattzact1ve ourfng the balance OF the
Farm season: The peopls want e see something
movements were begun, and the money used
which has besnso lone nppsoprtstcd. When this
y cone we may tak hold Of tho psEk IN the North
'ciyla1on, wb0ee in proveDentfs demanded with
equal tmpefarvenees, but which is not theoreu
ca.1y 20 near Its birth.