The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-28
Transfer to the Control Of the
Board Of Works.
the CONDITION or THE WORK.
ospssistssaess sebwegesps Report Of
Progress Msds and Plans fer shs
Yssars-Isysnsery Of stock


the park System Superintendent T. o.
sehwagerl, In making the transfer. sub
mits the following report 10 the board OF
public works:
AN itsmixed account Of such properties
duiy listed will b found in the annual
mark reports - related TO the several re-
spective Department.. also . compete list
OF nursery stock. The condition Of the
work in the respective parks - nov as
follows:
"Kinnear psrk--Improvements OF :hs
lower part was abandoned until suitable
protection TO the sliding shore could De
had. The entire part beiow the bun 10
gradually sliding into the bay The unper
part has much needed tool house. sari.
Gus plans for the same were studied and
one matured for the plans to be made
This park 10 not finished. Some walks
should have their steep grades modified,
bank slopes treated with rockeries. the
promoniory graded and rearranged with
permanent access aud embellishments, and
the paintings are yet incomplete. The re-
lasion of this park to Olympic avenue
should be made moro attractive ard har-
monious with the surrounding conditions.
1.-THE present work In this park Is there
movai OF common native shrubs and trees.
tho Encouragement Of the permanent
paintings with the stock grown by the de
paFtment: the preparation OF the tempo
rary floral orname tations in beds. bor-
ders and masses. The purpose was as the
nursery stock developed 70 enlarge ornate
paintings with permanent tree shrubs and
perenniais. so as TO reduce to n minimum
the costly annual reFlantlng necessitated
by the more tender stuff. The present
FORGE IL one keeper and one helper. with
occasional team work IN moving the
lawns and drawing manure and plants.
Typographical map made TO large scale
a Z. - - II HI
plan tor the completion Of this parks i'm
provcments, but the same was deferred. As
II was hoped that Olympic avenue could
be included in this treatment. The rela-
ton OF this avenue Ia such that the treat
msnt when understood will demonstrate
itself to be the best that can be devised.
The sentiment OF the neighboring prop
erty owners was favorable TO some judi
cions plan contemplating such result.
The Denny park history is. briefly. that
plan made by the department was APP
proved and adopted. though the designer
suggested that John street should be iu-
Guided in the plan Of the park, the street
20 he substituted by driveway Of easier
grade, - the grade of the street would Of
necessity be very steep a. veil as moro
costly Of assimilation for the adjoining
properties. Such . proposition was sub
United TO the property owners, who failed
TO act unanimously. However this plan
has gained favor with the residents. who
have suggested its renewed consideration.
The work was started upon the play stand.
The working plans for grading the walks,
prornena AIDES, lawns and embankments are
completed. The following plans are yet
80 be made: planting plan, according to
general finished plan; drainage, irrigation
and water supply plan.
Tho general plan contempiates the fol-
lowing structures nos yet definitely
planned: Music pavilion and fruit stand.
auditorium rostrum. cliff and shelter rus
tic shed. Rocky point observatory pagoda.
fern rookery entrances. monument angie.
girl swings, fountain of sprays. i've differ
snt drinking fountains. three different
toilet pagodas. The drainage plan Was
deferred until after the grading, whereby
the nature of the paturai seepsgc may be
correctly ascertained. The work late in
hand employed grading tho play stand
consisted Of three teams and four men. A
larger force Of teams should be used.
There Is no one employed upon this work
~ present
.City park--It was contemp l ated to pre-
pare one-foot contour map of this forty
acre park preparatory TO the formulation
Of plan Of improvements. but as modili-
cation Of the plan for tho location of the
water works and reservoir were suggested
the matter was hence deferred. The water
supply systcm Of the city provides for a
this tract, which presents unfavorsbie con-
ditions for the best arrangement for park
purposes, and equally uniayorabie for the
reservoir itself for the following reasons:
That the southwest corner Of this tract is
the most undulating. Offering valleys OF
easy grade directly TO the city for entrance
and exit WAYS TO the park. This fact en-
hanees the more beautiful treatment at
much cost less to the park embcilish ments;
that the northeast quarter Is more uni
form and oilers much better earth condl-
tiona for strong reservoir construction,
this also with less cost of construction in
forming the emf AILMENTS. that within a
park = reservoir should be formed in the
shape OF natural lake. rather than . rec
tsngular basis. for which no advantageous
reason can be assigned. The lake should
consist of two bodies of water. one Tor the
main and the other for the highest ssrv-
ice. The Partition between the two could
be made TO constitute q VI alter fall, keeping
the main body OF water in u heaithfui, ac-
tive motion.
1.-THE actual condition Of thistpark may
be briefly stated that there are Some ten
acres under nursery use and cultivation
and fourteen acres IN all cleared. thus
clearing retaining ali natural trees and
grow h to he used IN the future landscape
effects, while the ground prepared tor
nursery use Is also the preparation Tor the
park lawns. The park Is fenced with a
hareed wire and single board fence. Dur
ing the summer months the undessra able
growth OF trees aud underground should
he cut down, and the surface of the
ground cleared in order to cheaper future
work on the ground culture. There are
also large number Of native trs suitable
for nursery use, which should bs root
pruaed for future removal and use.
The city nursery consists Of three
rooned cottage, one greenhouse, 6oxi6
feet, Is feet of hot beds. and some old
sash, = potttng shed. isxi6. and Q harden
Ing shed. Ssho. also tool room shed and
closet
The area Of ground under cultivation IS
already gwen Is ten acres. upon which are
growing 6i.as& trees. s.. 50 shrubs. 5, ~
viae., &>9f rerennisla The balos On
hand are = ~. grasses ias AMI ANIMALS
10000, total III SO pants. which are spec
tally adapted for park use. ana are rapidly
becoming o. suitable sises for planting
out
THE nursery stock wll need additions
from time 10 tine. especially Of the conf.
eEoas and evergreen Kinds Desirable adj
disions are M sas through the system of ex-
changes without expense 10 the city. The
WORK no~ co hand IN tue nursery eonslsss
OF tho planting oat of hgld.sn plants and
replaniing of those which are overcrowdrd
for another years ero~th. The enlarge
mens ~ the nursery requires additional
water supply piping. Two dozen sAsa Sre
vet due to the department., - per original
cssier given 10 nellie 4 Eng lehsecAI Roxes
Tor raising large euaS1Gg plaats, As0 seed
ing boxes. ars nos needed. Two men
have charge of the nursery work, e1cept
in sprsneume shen extra help IS nseied
during favorable weather. floashiRg ana
cultivation Of ground. furnishing Of ma
nure, requires team.
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