The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-18
LINCOLN PARK

our city and accessible from all parts by
trolley cars, is very largely patronlzed
during the summer.
| No expenditures were made on this park
except for maintenance and floral display
VIII ich was equal to any previous year.
Our last years experience with Hover
beds has shown that the public demand
and appreciate this adornment when
properly used. especially our summer
visitors.
EASTERN PROMEN AIDE.
The cost of improving this spromenade
has been small, as nature has been very
bountiful with her gifts throughout it's
entire length, and the hand of the vandal
has been laid lightly upon it. Up to the
present time we have had but to preserve
and protect them to insure to the present
and future generation charming rural
resort more to be enjoyed than most
deliberately constructed artificial parks.
WESTERN PROMENADE.
The outlook from this beautiful prone
made is New England picture set in
frame of rare beauty. 1t has been saved
to the citizens of Portland as a source of
pleasure and promoter OF health. Inc
choice collection of deciduous shrubs and
| evergreens planted on this promenade Jne
last two years have been source OF pleas
ure to our citizens in showing their
friends from other cities the beauties of
Portland. The situation of this prone
maize and the character of its surroundings
cannot be surpassed by any city IN the
union.
| The commissioners intend to do some
work on the walks the coming summer,
as they are in a rough condition and need
repairing.
EASTERN AND WESTERN GENIE
TERIES.
! Last summer, by the desire of the
Mayor, a man was given charge of these
| two old cemeteries, whose duty it was to
keep them in order, and who also careful
| ly reset all of the old grave stones in both
cemeteries, which was great improve
| nent to the looks of them.
We built a new fence and gateway ut
| the Western cemetery and painted the old
| fence all around, and shall do moro work
| there the coming summer.
FORESTRY.
The commissioners had for the use of
this department last year the sum of five
| hundred dollars, and it was spent to the
best of their ability. 1t must be under
stood that with the large number of trees
on our streets that amount of money
would not go very far, but the city
forester tried to respond to all calls as
long as the appropriation lasted, and the
funds at the command of the commits
sioners have been expended in a manner
best suited to further the objects.
The main troubls that confronts the
commissioners is that many people have
lrx, fov~ troae T,NE no NJ in
them. They rarely observe the difference
between varieties or methods of training.
Could some means be discovered which
would influence attention in this direc
ton, the key to the solution of this prob
lem would be found. For, surely no one
approaching the increased beauty care
adds to trees, would fail to become in
terested. Thus a sense of pride would be
inspired, and feeling Of common in
terest would spring up that would lead
people not only to plant trees, but to pro-
tect them. Such a condition would lead
to q unity of action. Every person would
feel himself in measure a guardian Of
the trees, and when he saw one suffering
from an attack of any of the various enc
mics, II practicable would extend a pro-
tecting hand. Then the horse, perhaps
the cause of greatest injury, would be
kept within bounds, and by diligent at
tention on the part of officers and citizens
many trees could be saved every year.
BIOLOGICAL EXHIBIT. ~
The commissioners find that although
our geological show is small it is enjoyed
by the adults as we'll as the children. We
intend in the spring to change the loca-
ton of the deer paddock to some point
where they will have more shade and
more room.
The commissioners wish in closing this
report to express their thanks to His
Honor, the Mayor, also to Mr.. FernaId,
for the kindness and courtesy extended by
them, with the assurance that we shall
have their help the coming year.
James P. Jordan, A. w. Smith, George
K. Raymond, Commissioners of
Cemeteries and Public Grounds.