Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-14
OUR CITY's BIC PARK.

Its Summer QuteG-Life and GaIeGy
 Along the Beautiful Drfves-But Few
 Explorers on Foot Little in She
 Way Of New Improvements-Som
 That Are Being Made.
 Summer has now been settled for some time in all its tyranny upon our majestic park and the bold rocky peaks drink up the hot rays of the midday sun to cast them of into the cool air of night. The green boughs of the trees rustic over the heads of wander CTS whs go there to escape the eity's heat and the sheer summit of the rock is crested by 8 massive monumeAt of motionless marble. Birds forget the midsummer quiet in their rippling warbles, and the deep voice of the waterfalls at Lake Whitney bears 8 steady basso to their songs. The face of the land meets the eyes of idle saunterers to protect against the heated sway of summer.
 The shaded drives. which are daily visited by gay parties during the late hours of the afternoon and during the evening, are not undergoing extensive improvements and but little work is being executed upon the grounds. The surroundings of the soldiers monument are above being improved. This beauty and symmetry is slowly drawing to completeness and soft sward planted upon the crest of the rock. The work is arduous and difficult on account of the stubborn ob- stacles in the way. The solid rock has to be blasted, cleared away and overlaid with earth before grass can be planted. Walks and paths about the monument are made of crushed stone and their straight lines stand out in pleasing exactness they run across the green face of the ground
 The drives and winding foot paths which led from base to summit, will not be touched this season. The commissioners are so hampered, held down and kept from moving by the small yearly appropriation, being $6, 900, for improvements that men or mas terials cannot be obtained to advance any marked work. Although at present there are nearly four times the usual number of men at work, still this is not enough to more than complete the surroundings of the mon- ument. If, however, 6 chance is given for further doing, a new foot path will be cut from FarnAm drive to the summit of Whit ney peak. This will give easy and quick ac. cess to the lofty spot which commands the beautiful landscape below, wheoe Jake Whit ney reposes and the eneirclin9 woods and little village of Whitneyville.
 A further improvement, and it is indeed far distant at the present rate and outlook, is the short addition of a drive to Bishop'sGate. The drive will be most difficult to cut as the place Is very rocky and small hill stands directly in the way. Not this season, how ever, will anything be begun here. When- ever means and opportunities are given, the drives and foot paths will re- eeive immediate and needed attention. It is only by making every point of the part easily and pleasurably accessible that the city can ever hope it to become a popular and universal point of recreation. If some benev- olent gentleman or lady who wishes to carve his or her name for benevolence and human ity in solid rock, to be admired and enulated for generations to come and stand an ever- lasting monument of fairest fame-if such an honored person wishes to have the plsudits and blessings of millions who would be di- rectlY benehtted-let him make larges and far-reaching appropriation for the improve ment of. this greatest of all great possessions of our citY.
 The old crumbling stone building which stands on the summit northwest of the mon ument is an eyesore which the commissioners unanimously afflicted. It Is used for storing tools and such utensils. It facilities for any thing are of the poorest sort and it is tum- bled nuisance and blot to the brightenine summit. Here is room for small donation. A handsome structure at this point, which could be used partly as @ storehouse for tools, partly as headquarters for the superinten- dent, who now has his office in the rear of Q buggy, and partly for other purposes, would
 park commissioners. A building will soon have to be built for the superintendent, and no better place or plan could be had.
 Looking from the summit on one of the
 beautiful starlight and moonlight evenings which we have lately had the city and Sound
 is seen in marvellous intricacy of light and shade and forms picture of enduring lowell. ness. Carriage parties are many during the clear, cool evenings and the drives present a lively scene of life and picturesqueness. The roads to Indian Neck are very popular with
 visitors to this pleasant resort and are frs- quented by numbers of carriages every even- ing. The ambling gait of the mounted po- iceman's steed is here not heard and his polished club lies dormant in it's leathsrn holder. Light laughter floats among the darkened branches and evening pleasure par ties enjoy themselves to the utmost. The park is beautiful and enchanting by night and by day.