The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-04
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tier, OF trees being already provided for
in the city nursery
Superintendent of Streets Little had. BE-
fore the last advisory board was wiped out
BY the charter. q boulevard scheme that Is
far more ambitious. and yet Is based, as
are all his schemes On principle Of strict
economy. Il was 10 make connection De-
tween fesier way and Madison street.
by an unpretsatious country Rad
along Lake Washington. which would
be easy, because the gravel there
would form good natural rcadhed.
and to continue this by present streets to
the university With men of influence on
the advisory board. the university might
be Induced 10 build road across the ford
age 20 Brooklyn, and from there 10 FIRE.
mont by way Of knbourne avenue would
give a driveway Of several miles in cir
Gle about the city
The advisory board would be able TO OBJ
tain such rights-of-way as might De neces-
sary on far more advantageous terms than
committee OF the council In fact. they
would be really undertaking a work OF ed
ueating the owners Of the needed land 70
the advantages OF such improvements to
the city Of Seattle primarily. and 10 enlist
their services in this behalf: and 10 place
the advantages TO be gained by the prop
erty owners as secondary.
The Minneapolis Parks.
Recently Seattle was visited by the may
or and many of the officials OF the city Of
Minneapolis Their park board has for its
motto. II would have the city itself work
OF art" and the recent report of this board
is illustrated with tone engrayings of syl-
van scenes and Landscapes OF great beauty
that have been created within their city
limits. on the way to Lake Washington
the other day one OF these officials re-
marked: why. We Minneapolis people
are spending thousands of dollars for
what you people are paying money 10 have
cleared away" He referred to the beauty
of our natural woods, the immense trees
that have taken years 10 grow. the shrubs
that here grow Wild and in other locations
are classed among the rare and beautiful.
At the east end of Jackson street, near
10 Lake Washington. is little. rough
piece of land. perhaps four or five acres,
that if 1t could be acquired by the city
would form a pleasant natural park. with
no cost attached to II except cutting few
trails and trimming down the under
growth occasionally. And this is but men
toned as one of many such instances by
which the city could be improved and
made impressive TO visitors.
Prisoners to DO the Work.
II should be mentioned that in connec-
ton with the scheme of circular drive
way was that of having the city and coun-
ty prisoners DO the WORK for TINS pur-
pose barrack was TO be erected near Lake
Washington, all the prisoners sent there,
and all of them made TO work out their
time on the driveway. To this plan there
can be no possible objection The pris-
oners who have no right to be consulted.
however. would certainly rather work in
the open air than be shut up In a cell. The
labor unions could raise no objection TO
this form of prison labor. for the reason
that IL would be taking no worklngman's
employment. for unless IL can be done in
some such inexpensive way the work can
not be done.
These are but suggestions Of numberless
improvements that will occur 10 every
reader by which the city might be beauti-
fed comparatively without expense. II
only depends upon the influential charac-
ter. the local pride and personal activity
of the gentlemen whom Mayor Black will
nominate for this advisory board. There
is no more of politics in these appoint
ments than there is Of pay. Many names
have been suggested 10 the mayor for
these positions although IL may be that
few gentlemen are really canvassing for
the honor Simply because II Is not a po-
utical office because IL is an office where
no personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT is possible,
there are men. who would never be Office
holders in the ordinary sense. who would
be honored by an appointment such as
this. which gives such an opportunity OF
showing what honest, practical. patriotic
endeavor can do as compared with the
land booming methods which have az
ficted and retarded Seatiles natural
progress.