The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02
9lRKS OF THE CITY.
r.,ort Of Supt. Schwagerl for
the Year.
oele.s BREATHING spoTs.
,-.a.rslss tbs City PARKS snA Csea.
Us 50. = : Nursery -Ihs Bouisvard
avstem-strees Parking.

.raknr to the annual report Of SUI
4 .ss!ssI-ruseut Of Parks Il. O. s;chwagerI.
y .|zsEafsl3o raTHs Of Seattle comprise
zs<zS. of 81 g acres. and are destined
ssSs.e 10 become the most attractive
q z:sss & the city. During the past year
- elofk Of Improvement has not been
z s .ssrneive az could be desired, hoy
! = -. a.en slow on account OF a lack OF
80. vet on the whole, considering
8 - tsra times and other embarrass-
: S...,e gratifying progress has been
s-sx. The department Is entirely de-
80 mon an income derived from
- ss;ss,csntxse OF city fines. penalties
~ reense tax. and during the year
s - eraerzi and extreme stringeney
=. 1.manxssd the exercise OF careful
S-.s~enent and rigid economy. In
s.sse..oueuce, the work ,pon Denny
8 - ard q more extended be6terment
- xlnuear park. have been delayed.
- i has been found necessary TO cur
a vofk on the City park and the
ssfaery.
- annual report Of the department.
Z s sa1mitsed by the board OF public
:s.;.ks b the city council. contains an
4 Sxtesded and cs-qpiete review OF the
.ssrsn work. with vai,Iss..,s> seconamen-
xellns by SIR. Schwageri. In his adj
! sIIufv ietter Ar. schwageri rays:
I'm 40 possible way can public spirit
saose probably displayed than in
svrfem Of parks and driyeways, as
r,eh d mani9estly the most effective
r~ans ef rendering a city a beautiful
asd desirable place of residence. Not
wifhstandinx the apparent indifference
evtsced by some In regard to the de-
visisx Of i svstem of continuous drive
rzss around the city at the earliest
pxu;bae date. a large number OF prop
trsy owners and business men continue
aaietly to asatate the subject. though
Ia general plans proposed during the
sest two years have proved TO be SD
cg,pr<heuxive and vast in extent as 10
RAIDER a commencement along these
mes too dif1ituit for the present.
THE city authorities should have
sAs power to decide on u general plan
im The future locations and grades Of
~ principal highways, one Of which
rsroughxases should be specially
characterized by generous width. ca
pablo OF being parked on either side OF
The driveway. and also admitting OF
ddexaiks. cycie-ways and side traffic
rad This highway should constitute
belt drive. issuing from the city at
one end and returning at the other
uppn the easiest possible grades. It's
curse, while constituting grand
trsse, should penetrate, with both
HITS, the localities affording direct
eugiet from and ingress to the city.
vtile Ut the same time 1t should reach
out 70 the University grounds and
ether notable places and resorts. The
txe arms referred TO should also con-
verge 10 as TO meet and follow the
bore line OF Lake Washington.
IL such "a continuous boulevard.
from $50 to 600 feet wide. as the situa-
iloa permitted, was once made an as
sared fact by the city itself, SO that no
wafe additions would be accepted. ex-
Vert as they eonformed to such plan.
large area CT now useless land would
imnezaateiy become the property Of
capitalists. whose sagacity would at
eaee lead them to make improvements
conformity with the plan decided
% by The municipal authorities, and a
uesa and promising field would thus be
apeaed Tor enterprise and the profita-
aA einployment OF labor.
TIE large amount of reliable and
fAasple data accumulated by the eff
vent city engineer department aud
Aallahie from ether sources, makes
saea plan possible at a comparatively
sfln'hg expense. and one that would
entail nothing further than definitely
csierminsng the site.''
kinnear Park.
me detasled report Of the work
eons during 1894 Is headed with a
sA&iesnehE OF the improvements at Kin
aVar fSfk, containing 1913 acres. The
asesS Tor flower beds and shrt1bherv
aass oesn fncreased. ard requisite care
s su of me lawn areas. ettgings.
ssAs ana the rock work around the
.aeas'se shelter. A pavilion has been
sa. ~ s. 70 combine In one structure
s.sseafes1ue arbor, a root cellar. a
sAah9 room and a storage fioor. In
spfiag Isl trees were planted. val
~ 81 Si&.ao. and IL. 200 perennisls and
49, 49, Budding plants. valued at $3.50.
s.ns the total UP tn s7g6. 10. II is
- 20 avoid constant rcplantlng
.sass1Ha'sffg for tender plants the
So. psrenntaas now growing In the
a. ihefe arc sttll many native
49,, "a Tue park. which II is confem-
Z "a 49, = " feTiase by ornamental shrubs
~. ases' The upper portion. which Is
49, 49, solid blum. In the only nartiay,
a TO department was Instructed
s,s '.,'ss''se. The limited funds al dis
hs. sastiEs ONLY needful and endur-
"a improvements. consequently no fur
-. s0sA has been done on the lower
-. The park contains several
rss'',. sssi sone~S1ameling trees. which
So removal in order ~ st,arf
- 49, secsdelg- t;e<asss..gk>al designs
n. NsF beds have been designed for
.o0naag year.
osx,,,.s As osen determined TO park
i. ~ avenue In conjunction with
~ -. sofeflfents ~ h.s carried ont In
wa 80 ~ the same time doing away
an. ae Present unseemiy Sidewalk
Aass gatters. Instructions
r>usasae s< sssea given TO exterf the am
trxns,s S. ~ hinncar park ufon the
A. So % Us eastern ef1si. y,,sri-.- ,hs.
we care - the department.
ssA,e 80 Ia number and estimated
pa ). stock planted X. In 1snnss,r
y date Is as follows.
"a 49, ..-.... tat -
- -esesss-s &C.,. 49, -
Is sssss. ,..,.,-...........' =
Z e~-e-, @ and ysasft S... sea 81
a&h -
i = psxersssals 'stN''F' = = - = ilS g