The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-10
THE PARADE GROUNDS CONTROL.
Park Commission and the Military
Confer.

Park Commission and the Military
Confer. ~0
The park and tree commission held
lengthy meeting yesterday afternoon. One
of the important features was a confer
ence with the commanding officers of the
local military as to the status of the pa
rade ground.
Several of the regimental and company
commanders were present and the sub
ject was generally discussed. There was
no conclusion, however, and a commit
tee, consisting of Commissioners Baldwin,
Dafin and Ellis was appointed to confer
further with the military.
DIR. G. H. Stone, chairman of the COM
mission, said to a Morning News reporter
that the object of the commission was
simply to reacn an understanding with
the military as to what Improvements
should be undertaken.
1T is pretty we'll understood" said DR..
Stone, that the military control the pa
rade ground, but that the city has author
fly over 1t for police purposes. How far
the police power extends in the line of inn
provement is undecided. We, want
thorough understanding with the military
on this subject before we undertake any
improvements. The chief improvement
needed is in walks, and this is about all
we care to undertake at present"
The commission, DR.. Stone says. has a
big work before it just now in preparing
its budget for next year.
There are so many things we would
like to do said he, ''if we knew we
could get the money. Just now we have
a big lot of work before us in replacing
trees destroyed by the storm. Fully 1000
trees were destroyed in the city, includ-
ing Forsyth park, and 1000 more were in
jured and require attention. We have not
finished clearing up the wreck of the
storm, and there is a great deal of work
yet to be done. We want to plant fully
1000 trees If we can get the money to do
1t, besides attending to the injured trees
and trimming up the trees generally. The
trees planted will be of the standard va
rieties, live oak, magnolia, sweet gum and
blackberry. The blackberry is fine tree
for this locality. A magnificent specimen
can be seen at the southeast corner of
Duffy and East Broad streets. We will
begin planting trees In the park as soon
as we finish clearing up there. A num-
Der of magnolias will be planted in the
park"
The commission will give considerable
attention to Estill park this winter. An
advertisement for bids for boring an ar
tesian we'll there is in the Morning News
The well will be located on the island
in the center of the large pond near the
CITY and Suburban railway tracks 1t Is
proposed to convert this pond into an ar
tifcial lake. Bridges will be thrown
across the Casey canal on the roads lead
ing from the railway station. The mead
ows Of the park will probably be sown
in grass. A log cabin Is now being con-
structed on the Meridian road. 1t will be
a typical Georgia cabin, with climbing
vines and other picturesque features, and
will be occupied by a Waterman and over
seer, who will look after the park prop
erty,
1t is proposed to plant an avenue of pail
metto trees on the Meridian road, and the
county commissioners will be asked to
open up the road through the park to
the Waters road.
Considerable damage was done to the
trees in Estill park by the storm, and It
will be necessary to cut away a number
of fallen trees.
Capt. C. s. Ellis has been appointed
committee OF one TO look after the winter
improvements Of the Bull street squares.