New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-08
BEA UTIFYING THE PARKS.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS IN BROOKLYN'S
PLEASURE GROUNDS.
MORE THAN 500 TREES TO DE SET OUT IN
PROSPECT PARK AND THE BOULEvARDS-
FINE VIEWS From TIE RIDGE
WOOD PARK-A BENEFIT
TO TIE CITY.

FINE VIEWS From TIE RIDGE
WOOD PARK-A BENEFIT
| TO TIE CITY.
| The spring and summer Of 1894 will see vast
Improvement in the public parks OF Brooklyn as
we'll in the Eastern and Ocean boulevards. IN
Prospect Park and the big driveways an additional
$50 will have been planted. These are to take
the places Of those destroyed by the recent storms
rs well as those that have been hurt In collisions
and hacked with knives. In many instances
beautiful and noble trees in the Ocean Boulevard
have persisted for want Of nourishng soil. In
close proximity to the sea many OF them have
failed Of maturity in the sandy SOIL and are to be
rooted up This soil Is to be dug away and the
! new trees planted in rich and nourshing earth.
OF the $50 trees all but fifty TO be planted on
the Eastern and Ocean partways.
| The former VIII have an addition OF $40 trees. OF
which the variety will include 1O4 willows. 81 syc
amores and 81 American elms, with IS sugar. SO
| silver and 80 Norway naples.
on the Eastern Boulevard % American elms and
II syeamores 80 sugar, co silver and % Norway
naples to be planted.
! BY special importation the park authorities re-
ceived last Wednesday from Holland twenty
cases containing 5000 tulip bulbs. These are the
Joost Won Bandel variety. much admired for
their beauty. These plants. always scarce and
slow to propagate. to be distributed in carpet
like beds in various portions of the park. The i'm
portation of these plants last year was $4,000, and
the park authorities decided to have larger sup
ply this year.
4 large force of men is at work laying out
the new park at Rldgewood. When completed this
Park will be the next largest in area to Prospect
Park. and will afford the finest views to be seen
on Long Island Under John DeWolf. the Super
ntendent Of Parks, the work Of transformation is
being pushed rapidly forward. The task of hewng
down stout old oak trees, blasting large rocks and
building driveways walks, summer and shelter
houses IL not an easy one. In this park, from the
apex OF Lookout HILL which is COO feet above
the level of the sea, the ocean is seen, and a fine
view of the southern end Of Brooklyn and Coney
Island and Rockaway Is afforded. On two sides
an excellent view OF the sources OF the cys wa
ter supply, Ridgewood Reservoir and the forests
and streams of Long Island Is given A glance to
the north brings the eye in line with the church
steeples OF Brooklyn, the big bridge and New.
York city. This park will be several miles I'm
area and it is expected, Superintendent Dewolf
says to have the drives so far advanced toward
completon this fan that visitors can drive in and
The preparatory work OF laying
S4n%l PARK Weat q GrAAn~ss! c@:as SIT
a0l9ue i $50 s. HKeAed 50 an IMMENSE EsyS-
ttaO pyvavnw wiIh Inv apex cut OH. A terrace
ne Typ @ as SdN BE- hh w ed a G
b J}yygD 5j$l5 ., ~, r.1,, ,,.u.-.,.u, 70
@ a now W.ssn ss G PARK The
asphalt walks, in many places old and worn. are
To bc rcSurfaced with new material, and the lawns
are to be resodded. while dead trees and shrubs
are to give place 70 new trees and plants.
The people of the Eastern District Will have the
new BEDFORD Park to ornament that section OF the
city. This park. the plans for which are In the
hands of the park authorities. is to be city
square in area. With the complexion of the work
In the parks named and contemplated improve
ments 10 Carroll. Tompkns and the City Park,
facing the Navy Yard, the taxpayers OF Brooklyn
for the work. II will be enough when this work is
tnished for them 10 contemplate the added beauty
TO their city, well the life and health-giving
properties OF freedom among flowers, trees and
shine for the young OF this and coming genera
tons