New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05
BROOKLYES PLEAsCRB GROUND.

PROSPECT PARK READY PoR SUMNER UsK-rrs PRIN-
opal FEATURES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IMPROVEMENTS THE OCEAN BOULEVARD AND
SEASIDE COSCOCRsE.
Prospect Park, the great pleasure-ground Of
Brooklyn ~ now ready for summUT The walks, car
riageways. and brllc-paths have been repaired the
lawns have been placed In excellent condition; the
trees and sbrubbery have been pruned. and such
Of the delicate plants a. wore destroyed during
the Winter have been replaced. Tho Park car
riages. goai-wagons. boats and swings, are ready
for service. The and the farmhouse with ts
dairy have been put in order and the large nov shelter
end restaurant at the grand concouTe near tie Franklin
entrance have betn finished Thl. shelter issltuaed
at central point the shore OF tho lake and
opposite the little artificial Island which, when IL is
finished the band will be stationed during the Saturday
afternoon These concerts will begin in the lat
part Of May in the old grove The shelter is
surrounded by beds and urns OF ornamental
stOne-wOrk
Among the noteworthy features of the Park ia the
paTade-ground This ground, known M the Kings
County Paradeground, u separated from the Park
proper by Franknave II consists OF 40 acres Of level
turf and has spacious wooden cottage at tho end ad
Joining the old Coney Island road Ia nne weather.
when not n hy the militia of Kings County and New
York. II II given M TO the aniat z baseball clubs.
About 800 permits granted for this purpose annually
Among the other features Of the Park are the grand
plaza, Win us fountain ana largo DASH ullfh
with gold hsh; the observatory on Old
Pigeon Hill and the lookout the top OF Vt. Prospect
Reservoir enynehOuse; arterian well; deer pad
dock With twenty live deer aud anteopes and the large
aud small Lakes covered with swans ducks. Ff geter
There Ia also herd OF about forty cattle mos mich
cows from which % yearly income OF aoOut S..2Oo IL
derived. through the sale u milk TO the Park resau-
ranikeeper-. flock OF about nifty sheep Ia kept nom
whose wool there Is received small income. winch,
" s expected will be greatly augmented ~ the sale OF
the future surplus Increase Of nOch.
Prospect Park also has some special Features III reEua-
tons which are peculiar itself. Among these In the
ah.ence ri exCesyc restraint toward VSOTe, who are
permitted TO will the lawns. Another p"cu-
harity Ia the great picnic grove Here church picnic
and private parties only freely admitted but ore
guarded by the Park Polse against Intrusion or nOle-a
ton Last summer there daily average oil three
pcnics t- grove the largest Of which wa that OF THO
Tabernacle Church and Suniay -ChOOl. which est
mated ened during tho day and evening ny aoni
lSO, PERSONS During ihe year the Park was visited ~
nearly 100000 pedestrians, eGuestrians and carfagea
President -tTauahan OF tn Park Board stated In re-
porter Of TIE TRIBUNE that about s7jOO00 will be re-
an red for the null completion of Prospect Park. THIS
sum would APPENDED In surface finishing and the build
ing " few more bridges and. perhaps new 0hserva
and shelters IL is not contemplated however
That this WORK -h8 he begun before the expiration ~
thrce years. For the maintenance OF the PARK
and tbr SackctLst. and Ocean houJeT3rdS, thIr
wear SIPS 900 has been appropriated but there no"
bill before the Legislature providing for County loan oil
600 900 for the completion OF Ocean boulevard from
tho Fair Grounds tho and the purchase and ln
proVenent OF strip OF land 5000 feet long ana IOoo
feet wide bordering the beach to be used ~ conc curse
The bill provides that the mentioned shall DO raised
on on Of County bonds ~ be paid 10y an assessment
Of the property benofted Ivy tho improvement.