The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24

OF the park a bountiful covering of YER
dant grass, giving promise of a beautiful
green sward in the near future; and flow
ers and shrubs that are peers of those IN
any park in the land-the latest and best
varieties, and arranged in modern style.
not only to hide the deplora-
bic ravages of the great storm
of last autumn, but 10 please the
eye and reflect credit on our city by COM
parison with other cities. We have con-
structed q walk around the entire park,
outside as well as in side the old fence
Inca broad, beautiful walk wide enough
for cyclers as well as pedesrians-and not
eXeelled anywhere in this country-a walk
which should be continued by some one
around the park extension as well. In a
word, we have made Forsyth park "a
thing of beauty and a JOY forever" Eve
hoOel.
g. We have improved and adorned the
Bull street squares with grass and flow
ers, and have laid hydrants, not only in
these squares, but in all the squares of
the city, with a view of adjoining them
all with grass and flowers in the future
t. We have graded and sown in grass
the new Oglethorpe avenue; have planted
in parallel lines sixty-six live oak trees
about is years old, all but two Of which
are growing beautifully, making the ave-
nue. a. noble memorial to the illustrious
founder of our city.
S. We have planted in places already
vacant or made vacant by wind and
storm, over go trees-live oaks, magno-
las, etc
6. We had succeeded, after months of
faithful, patient endeavor, in getting to-
gether, by the survival of the fittest
CORPS of workmen, small it is true, but
trained, energetic. ambitious and loyal,
and strange as it may seem, whose politics
were and are unknown to any member of
the commission.
Z. In addition, we point to our
work at Estill park, which,
although 1t is in its incipiency,
is progressing under a settled plan and
policy, and which is destined, under in
telligent management to become one of
the most attractive points near our city.
8. Laurel Grove cemetery, which your
honor and your associates in the legisla-
ture placed under our control, has been
only short time under our immediate
charge, but in that time we have drained
the wet soggy lands, and now both in the
white and colored sections our dead can
be buried in dry graves, a thing which has
not always been the case
But, above all our work, we esteem the
best for the future good of the city that
we have been pioneers in stimulating our
people to take an interest in the adorn-
ment of their surroundings and in foster
MS q iONG AOl the DtdullluI, WneJler IN
the grand old trees that shade their homes
and their parks, or the green grass and
lovely flowers that remind us all whether
of native or foreign BIRTH Of our native
sod.
You have seen us in our work, in all
these details, giving our time and our en-
ergles unstintingly without pay or hope
OF reward, save in the appreciation of our
fellow citizens, though every man of US
is a busy man, with his full share of his
own work to do.
AS we have before reminded you, we
have not abandoned our work, but stand
ready to carry it on when you see fit to
provide the means to do so.
Respectfully Submitted.
GEORGE II. STONE,
GEORGE ]. BALDWIN.
PHILIP d. DAFFIN,
VIM. w. GORDON, JR.,
c. S. ELLIS.