The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-14
POLICE AND LIGHTS WANTED.
The improvement of Colonial Park
Nearing Completion

The park and tree commission held a
short meeting yesterday afternoon. The
commission decided to call upon the city
to place electric lights in Colonial park
and also to furnish police protection there.
The park is nearly ready to be thrown
open to the public and police protection
and electric lights are needed to prevent
1t from becoming resort for questionable
characters. Police protection will also be
required during the day to prevent in
jury to the shrubs and plants, which have
recently been placed in the park at con
siderable expense. and which have not
yet got a good start.
The work of laying the concrete walks
is more than half finished, and in ten
days more propaDly, all the walks will
be ready for use. About half the walks
OF the park, the principal ones, will be
given concrete surface. The others will
be given gravel surface laid upon mac
adam. The commissioners have received
a carload OF the Augusta cement gravel,
which Is very highly recommended as a
paving material for roads and walks If
It gives satisfaction more of it will be
used.
The commissioners are considering the
question of laying a cement walk inside
the cemetery line on the Abercorn street
side. To do this ii will be necessary 10
secure the permission of the owners of
to remove the vaults back a sufficient
number of feet to give the desired width
for the walk These two vaults are the
only distractions to such walk, there
being no other graves or walks on the
street line. The owners of the vaults
have already indicated their willingness
to give the desired permission on certain
conditions, but no agreement has been
reached as yet. The commissioners are
willing TO comply with the wishes of the
owners of the vaults. provided the cost is
not unreasonable, and the probabilities
are that the walk viii be laid. The COM
missioners have no right to divert any
for widening the sidewalk. but they are
entirely within the act by which the old
cemetery was coded to the city in build
ing proper walks There would be not hing
to prevent the city, however, from build
ing up the Abercorn street sidewalk, 10
a level with the park walk, which would
sidewalk on Abercoru street in front of
the park IS narrow and IN dflapidated
condition and will have to be improved
anyway TO be in keeping with the park.
The commissioners will shortly give
their attention to Forsyth park. 1t is too
late to accomplish much there this year,
but the walks will be improved. a general
plan Of Improvement VIII be decided upon
and beginning made
Tt is not the fault of the commission
that the fence around Forsyth Park has
not been moved The council turned the
fence over to the health and cemetery CON-
mirtee fer use around Laurel Grove Gem
etery. TINS committee mas no money in
its budget for extra work. however, and
the removal of the fence has been indeh-
nitely delayed on this account.
Mr.. A. c. Oelschig has about completed
his work of adjoining the Bull street
squares 10y setting towering plants around
the monuments and the fountain in Chip
pewa square. The work has been very
carefully done and if the plants flourish,
It will add a very attractive feature to the
appearance of these squares.
The commission has done nothing as yet
for the Improvement of Estill Park. 1t
has 81 800 TO eNpend on this park during
the year Plans are being considered, and
a general plan Of improvement win be
adopted soon. The park IS so large that
$3.50 Will not go very fan toward improv-
ing 1t. Chairman stones idea IS to select
some portion on which TO begin the inn
prOvement and to extend the improve
ment gradually a. the commission has
funds to do so. He suggests that " would
be a good idea for the CITY and Suburban
railroad 10 build a dancing pavilion there,
in order TO attract summer picnic parties.
In this case he thinks the commission
would be willing TO expend some OF IT'S
money In improving the grounds IN the
vicinity % the pavilion. Or, stone thinks
the park Will be a favorite resort for pic
Me parties when its advantages for this
form OF recreation are made known.
In 1880 Thrown Bronchial Troehes' we're
introduced ana their success as cure for