The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-31
THE CITYPA

IL may not be generally known to the
citizens Of Dallas, but ii is q fact that some
years ago JUDGE EAKIN decided to the city
ten acres of ground for a city park, on con-
dition that it would improve the ground
and put it in shape for that purpose by a
specified time. The time expires in about
two years or something less, and if the city
does not comply with the conditions OF
the gift by that time the title reverts TO the
donor. This is valuable, beautiful, and
and romantic spot of ground and naturally
suited for park. 1t adioins the city's
property, the water-works, at Browder
springs, being just beyond it, and is easy
of access. We took a ramble through the
proposed park yesterday, and we never
saw prettier tract of land for the in
| tended purposes, and we doubt if
another so admirably suited could
be found within the scope of the
city limits. 1t is gently rolling and undu-
latng, bold and sparkling stream of VA
ter coursing through its midst, over pebbly
shadows and through deeper pools, with
willows, cottonwoods pin-oaks, sweet
gums and black walnut ringing It's high
banks and casting grateful shade over its
Ipellucid waters. The park Is heavily tim
bered with oaks, sycamore and pecan, in
addition to the other variety of trees
named, while it is carpeted
with grass bright with every hue
of wild flowers. All the varieties of birds
known to our forests fill it and make its
dim aisles resonant with their music At
very little cost the city could cut out the
underbrush, of which there is very little,
and lay it off with pebbed walks, and it
would then be a sylvan retreat for our citi-
aens in summer afternoons and evenings, as
pleasant and as delightful as ever wooed
| PAN and the wood nymphs to merry sports
in the days of ED. Two or three
rustic bridges could be thrown
across the brook that goes on its
way forever, and a charming park could be
secured for the people of the city. The
grounds are already undera good and sub
stantal fence, ana all it needs now to put
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hundred dollars-five hundred at the out
side our reporter would estimate A city
without park is dreary indeed, in the
heated days of summer. Our moth
ers, wives and daughters, and above
ALL the children of the city, need
a place where they can go and enjoy the
shade and the cool breezcs of the after
moons and evenings. Nothing can add
moro to their pleasure, more to their
cheeriulness and contcntment, more to
their health. The rich may go oil in the
summer time to the national parks, to the
watering places, or to the sea shore, but
those of limited means and the poor can
not do this, and IL is as little as the city can
do to give them place where
they can have an occasional re.
spite from the furnace.likc mir of
the city and take a rest from care, from dis
appointment, from toll, and from the dig
comforts OF the heated term, especially as
the city can do II at so little expense. The
city fathers have no right to let the title TO
this splendid piece of property lapse and re-
turn to Its owner, rather than spend few
hundred dollars. The property today is
worth not u cent less than 5000, and four
or five hundred dollars spent OH Il this
year and the same amount next year, will
make II the handsomest park in the state
and save the property to the city. 1t is
better to expend little money on 1t how
and little next year, than TO wait
until just before : the time specified
In the deed OF giit expires, and then spend
a thousand or two. 1t will come lighter on
the city to divide the expense of this park
Improvement than TO take large sum of
money at once. twill be easy of access, as
the Ervay line of street cars goes within
three hundred yards o.. it now, and as soon
as the city makes any Improvement on il.
thls line, no ono can doubt, will be con.
tinued to the park. The grounds adioin
the city's Browder springs property, and il
could In lew years, IL more space was
needed, take in some of its ground
about the springs not needed for
water supply purposes, and IL could erect
fountains after awhile In tho park at a
nominal expense, Let us have the park we
say in all carnestncss TO our city fathers,
especially as they can put the grounds In
such beautiful order FOR so little money.
Every citizen of the city, rich and poor, is
Interested In this, and the ladies' aud the
ohildren appeal for It TO the authorities
with all their hearts.