The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-07
TO PIX Up THE PARK.
New Benches Being Put In and the
Walks 20 BE Repaired.


The park and tree commission is at work
having 100 benches prepared to be placed
IN Forsyth park. These benches are TO
take the place Of the present worn out lot
The benches are 20 be Of the most ap-
proved form Of park bench, iron side
frames with wooden Stats There IS a Dig
lot Of these Stats piled up al one end Of the
park now undergoing treatment before
being fitted into the frames. Each Stat is
subjected to a bath Of raw hnseed oil for
six hours after which It is taken out and
dried before being given a coat OF paint.
The oil. together with the paint makes
the Stats practically impervious TO mois-
ture and greatly Increases their durability
and term Of service. The woodwork Of
the benches in use in northern parks Is
treated in this manner and the life Of the
woodwork trated in this manner is said TO
be sixteen years.
A number OF the new benches VIII be
placed fronting and abutting the main
walk IN the park for the benefit OF those
who Ike TO sit al their ease and watch the
crowd pass In review. The benches now
IN use IN the park, which are still in good
CONDITION. viii be placed in the smaller
parks throughout the city.
great many complaints have been
account OF the amount Of debris Of the
old park fence, which still remains
around the park. Chairman stone OF the
commission was spoken to about this
matter yesterday. and said that the COM
mission had called the attention OF Mr..
John Rourke, the contractor to this mat
ter, and demanded that he should COM
plete his contract at once by removing the
remaining portions of the fence and the
stone and brick debris which IS now piled
up In an unslghtly manner around the
park. Mr.. Rourke II seems, has already
disposed of large part of the park fence,
some being sold to the Cathedral ceme-
terry and some to the Savannah Yacht
club. The fencing being very heavy ma
terial, especially the stone pillars, Mr.
kourke finds It a great saving of time and
labor to haul 1t directly from the park to
the places where he has disposed of it,
thus saving the double haul which would
be necessary In case the material was
hrst hauled to his foundry. DR.. Stone
said that the members Of the commission,
in common with the citizens who frequent
the park, were tired of seeing the old de-
Dris piled up there, and would insist upon
its removal by Mr.. Rourke.
AS soon as the debris from the fence Is
removed, the commission will put the
park walks in order, especially the walks
which were formerly divided by the fence
and which now have an ugly rut down the
center. The walks will be dug up, rolled
with heavy roller. and then given a
coating OF granite screenings. This Dr.
Stone said, will be a temporary improve
ment. The commission has very little
money on. hand now, and not enough to
undertake. any special plan of improve
ment. Next year, however, it intends to
give particular attention to Forsyth park,
and handsome walks will be a special fea-
ture Of the improvement.
A survey of Estill park for the commits
mission Is now being made by Mr.. f. j.
Thomas A plan Of Improvement for that
park viii be decided upon this summer
and work begun In the fall. AS the amount
of money which the commission has to the
credit Of Estin park is not sufficient to
carry out any general plan of improve
ment, some portion of the park will be Sc
lected for special improvement and the
greater part of the money expended at
that point.
As has been previously announced, the
city will lay a new sidewalk on Abercorn
street adjoining the Colonial park The
walk is TO be nine feet wide and will be
of vitrified brick. II the brick arrives on
time il will be laid at the same time with
the vitrihed brick pavement on Aberoorn
street between South Broad and Liberty
streets.