Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-19

~ Which the Parks OF tho CITY
Can Be Maintained.
PARKS COMMITTEE ESTIMATES
dh~ Money VIII He Carefully Ma
prsxe~si--No Gesersi Para Fus1.-
t.~sA P~sh Yin Have Iss Ovn

The committee on parks took the b. D.
treas the record GA economical manage
meat sni maintenance % public parlsr.
Harry i~ssraaf - notSi Tor his econon.
hal pfoyen-itAss. aai Harry hu~led for
eeonomy in the maintenance. q psxXs
HE advocated laying "a the nan - ho
has b~ea superintendent u parks Zoe the
East three years. but Alderman Teach
cut chairman Il the committee. vs,lLi
not hear 10 10 Tie would resign fn,ta
the committee before he would assume
the responsibility II lookieg after the
parks x . eompetent man sers not kept
u hox after them IL Vas iecided 90
do asay With the general park fund
and RAISE a separate fusd for each
PARK. 81 thai u NAY he easily knoxu the
exact aaieant spent in each q the elsvea
eity parks.
,ommitte~s Estimates.
\ report gas formulated which will
- IL The committee "a annual budget.
-hesl - the amount the committee
Soail Ike FOR the VARIOUS PARKS Ii -
a. taings
'ehu b.il park s7.0oc. Lincoln park.
sue tglton Street park. s9Cts. Elwh,
.saa park. $3.50. Crescent park tinclud.
irg 81 steps 5000, Foster park. sIOi;
.,i.s'e 81 PARK. siOo. Ellsworth PARK.
go 40 Bridge street fafks. sloD.
h"nuui~ut park. siUV. total. siisO0.
~ pDrcr 49, Ciiuton park. si.lsl: 10
f-S lscrdrawu fund.-. sl.ddo, grand
tetai. al, 70
Win fiay Icnnis There.
h..nleT Andru- APPEARED before the
committee and asked that tennis court
b. e.. s-t nctci "a the level ground near
the aouih rad - John Ball park. He
s-ate,. it slS ar t-D would prepare the
ra.t aat a vest side club OF forty
TOWNS PLAYERS would put up tho netting.
ne pr p1slt lon vas looked upon favor
ably by tho ccmmittoe, and tennis
court w.a D. immediately added % the
stirsssiors n the park The location %
t. grotnd - near high shady bluff 50
i.st ny hundreds Il persons may -it
ou -1e ilud and witness game.
ln-icsd az having man FROM Ball
pa spend the time - 90 IN the little
PARKS az the angle ~ twenty live To care
g. taein. the committee Is u the opinion
tnat spme5ody IN the vicinity ~ these
parks can be given the contract al a
figure thai Will save money To the city.
Oshcr COMMITTEES. Meet.
The members q the committee on
licensSS werr all tor busy With other
coElinsttec work 20 attend e. licenses.
All meeting will la held Saturday
ulsht The COMMITTEES on claims and
ere4Hnts heidi a conference with Under
Sheriff DAVIS over the bills II himself
ana Deputy sheriff Brinkman. as supe
riur court officers There was no dis
pats "a % the correctness 10 the nc
81 uc.s bat there -seaicd 20 be soms
ttUht - To whether the fees charged
inr Fc-ung papers and fpr conveying
-rss. .uers 60 aud from the court room
were tee ices allowed by law The com
a.ltiec sail consult the city attorney le-
fore making a rvrort Many residents
ca Lake avenue were befote a special
euumlttee On the assessment roll iOs
importing that street They dbl not
KICK On the cost - the street but on
the poor manner in which The street
as r.ustrurtssL One man declared the
--svei to have teen occurred Nth pitch
irs aud al declared that wagons Nth
h<h' ioais would miro after rain in
several p.acrs "a The street The com.
ulftee Wui cxaiaine the street before
dfc.dlEE e hst should - done.
\ sVscisl committee slso listened ~
olleCt.uu- "a the Livingston street roll.
aut Co.orel brigss. T.. {. Fuller and r..
+ Ssret ubI-cted to the roll FOR op.n
iag court between Huron and Ere
streets.