The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
THE OLD CEMETERY SURVEY.
Ready to BE Submitted to the Land
scape Gardeners.

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The survey Of the old cemetery has been
completed and the city engineer is now
engaged I'm making a plat Of the survey
to be forwarded 10 Mr.. 2. J. Berckmans
Of Augusta. who has agreed TO submit a
plan for the improvement OF the place
and its conversion into a park.
DR.. G. II. Stone. chairman Of the park
and tree commission, says, however, that
the competition for the plan is not limited,
but is open TO all landscape gardeners.
The landscape gardener whose plan is ac-
cepted will doubtless be awarded the con-
tract for supervising the work OF carry
ing out the plan, though the commission
does not bind itself to anything of the
kind. The plat of the cemetery made by
the city engineer is very complete, and
shows the location of every tombstone,
vault, tree and other marks to be con-
sidered in preparing the plan.
The commission is awaiting the permits
sion of council to pull down the old wall.
1t is expected that this will be granted
shortly and also permission to remove
the fence around Forsyth park. The COM
mission has advertised for bids for the
care, maintenance and improvement of
forsyth park and each one of the city
squares.
Dr. Stone was asked the meaning of this
advertisement He replied that the object
is to secure bids from all the florists and
gardeners of the city for the Improvement
ana maintenance of the squares, the idea
pelng that II suitable bids were submitted
by the florists and gardeners the work
of caring for and improving these squares
might be divided among the bidders In
TINS way competition would ensue,
which would result in giving the city the
benefit of the best service and the best
ideas on the subject.
DR.. Stone was asked to what extent it
was intended TO improve the squares. do
you expect TO plant ornamental shrub
berry and howers?" he was asked
49, Certainly" he replied. why not
There Is no reason why each square should
not be beautiied in this manner. II is
true that there would be danger of the
flowers and shrubbery being trampled
down by the children and the bad BOYS
especially We would expect some trouble
on uhis line, but not as much as some peo-
pie may imagine. All of the squares are
not used as Fairgrounds by the boys and
If they were l think we could teach them
not to injure the shrubbery. When il
was understood that the squares were
TO be improved in this manner the resi-
dents in the neighborhood of each squa re
would be interested in the work and
would keep a watch on it to see that it
would be instructed to keep an eve on
the squares. 1t would take a little while
10 educate the people up to the idea but
II Is worth while making the experiment -
The work of tree planting viii continue
until Feb. Is. The commission is confin-
ing ITS work on this line to the squares.
NAiS VIM WISH trees planted IN front
or their houses can have the work done
by the commission by making a request
upon the public works commissioner, and
preparing the cost to the city treasurer.
am now engaged in making an in
spection of the trees said DR. Stone ''In
going about the city take note of ali dead
ana unsighty trees and order their re-
moval at once by the public works com
missioner. My intention is to get a plan of
the CITY between now and next fall show
ing the location and variety of All the
trees IN the city. We can then agree upon
q plan to be pursued in planting trees and
decide where improvement can be made
10y setting. out new varieties Different
varieties Of trees will probably be select
cd Tor different squares so that ali will
not nave the same appearance. on
streets where there are very few trees or
none at all we may put out avenues of
one variety; An avenue of poplars would
look very handsome on Bay street and
also on East Broad and West Broad
slreets. The poplar is a splendid tree for
avenues, though it does not show off To
such advantage when mingled with other
frees, our IDEA will be to adopt some
general plan, which, of course, must he
pursued for years in order to be effective"