The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-11
THE PARK COMMISSIONERS AND
THEIR BOULEVAEDS.
SEATTLE, January Q, Is

After long. protrscted and painful labor.
closely attended in the accouchment by the
celebrated committee OF ten, the park commits
sloners have been delivered Of their annual
report, which was due on the LIST day OF Decem-
be- last.
Tho rose-colored aud musk scented bantam
has been taken TO the Office of the mayor for
careful nursing but can be seen by the friends OF
the family, although as yet the general public is
not invited.
Accompanying this infant is an aute-natal
portrait map which the real estate nurses OF
this committee OF ten proposes TO Autograph
and preserve, IN memory of this delicate child,
ana when il j. gone the way OF all the earth
they VIII drown their grief in the whirl OF excite.
meut connected win the sale of corner lots
along the line OF Schwagerrs grand boulevards
The report promises to transform Seattle into
averitab,e paradise. There is 10 be hundred
and forty or fitty miles of grand parked boule-
wards from 10 10 30 feet wide, with one way for
street cars another Tor Carriages, another for
cycles aud end OF ways for pedestrians in
Guiding lovers ramb!es. Aud then, IL addition
to the parks, attepUa:cd parks and boulevards,
there are 20 he public squares, obsc.yatories,
Fairgrounds for children, military parade
grounds. grounds for b0Ian cal gardens, zoologi-
cal gardens. aQuarlQu4s, avIaries. gy Inuasiums
baseball grounds, cricket grounds, lawn tennis
grounds, cycle tracks, speed courses and so on
and So forth al iudaitun. Then there i 20 be
ga section in t.lis park system, reserved for the
state OF W Washington. Illustrative Of its miner
o!o.v and mining afTordinC as X were complete
object lessons OF natures muni;icent stores Of
wealth IN lis supplies of mater. al 10 eddy, eiu-
cate and teach the child as vel the sc.en-
t.st."
This park and boulevard system, they say.
will be very attractive - the Tu.ilioaaircs and
wealthy young bloo1s the world over. ard they
wiz HE hi;her 70 enjoy thess luxar.e. ana
freely spend their money.
In view OF the fact that it rains for 6: least
sx months n the year IN this country, would Il
not be good idea lor the board of pax COM
rlissIouers 10 shiugie these parks and bou.e-
wards while they are about u, so as TO AID 10 tAe
attractions. the music OF the rain drops patter-
ing on the shingles while the fast nag. single.
double and tandem, are spanking over the
aspba!t paYements
cedar Is plenty in this country, aud as tie
com son must maintain quite an army Of
employees AZ any rate. they might steal or con-
fscate s. ieys shlagIc mills, and thus ecOnoptze.
The Yroclly.;ies OF Xmas board 10 conh,c-1c WI!
be noted further on.
IL looking forward, this report entirely
ec.!pses BeIamys vision IN hooking back
war;
A ,a3s, and more too, tbs board OF park
commissioners uoy offer TO the people 81
t.. and WI! no doubt consider them uug.ate.ul
Il they IetG,e 70 scCept Il
~.eL rrot'ers - This are nothing new.
Nea-.v ] .00 years aso. the Prince ot Darkness
ta1k tie son % Man UP Into ian exceedingly
high ,8oaatain," and offered him "all the
kiDs1o.as OF the earth. and re glory 0. them"
GA cecis. Il conditions, waen the poor devil did
NJ vs,.i a. acre outside O. Id nierGRI Regions.
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