The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-02
TO IMPROVE PARKS
Commissioners Decided to
Beautify the Boulevard.
FLOWERS AND SHRUBBERY
In Profusion--Cement Walks
New things Everywhere.

The park commissioners have begun TO
plan beautiful things for the parks this
year. At their meeting Thursday night
they decided to order from Peter Hem
derson Of New York a sufficient quantity
OF Sunny South" grass seed to SOW the
entire parks in the worst parts; that Is,
where it has not been set aside for drives
and special decorative purposes. The
Sunny South is said to be most beauu-
full and luxurious grass, just suited for
sucb nurposes. The commissioners have
also ordered the following list Of flowers
and shrubbery for Central Riverside,
which they say will be sufficient for all
purposes: Five Jack clematis, three
rhododendrons, five white fringe, twenty
variegated wygelias, ten syringas, nVe
spirae (Aurea), fifteen spirea Cd. T. F.
L., fifteen hydrangeas, ten calycanthus,
twenty variegated althea, twenty-five var
iegated dogwood, five weeping apples, i've
umbrella trees, four magnolias, five Ia
burniums, five tree honeysuckles, ten
horse chestnuts, fifteen S. chestnuts, fif-
teen N NAPLES, fifteen purple naples, SIX
Towering crabs, twenty poplars, five Z.
L. beech.
The Riverside boulevard will be made
a thing of beauty, the only thing to regret
in the arrangement of this feature Of tho
parks being that nature will be so slow
in doing its part Of the work. Large ma
al oil Ylc
the boulevard from Woodman bridge to
Greiffenstein bridge, making one OF the
most beautiful driyeways it is possible 10
imagine At Greiffenstein bridge there
will be a handsome arrangement in the
way of a decorative entrance way into
Riverside. Two large posts win be erect
ed separating the driVeways to and from
the parks and arched above the bridge
will be a large and handsome design with
the word '-Riverside' printed thereon.
Oak street bridge, at the end Of Muir
dock avenue, IS to be painted white, and
from this bridge to the circle in Central
Riverside the driveway is to be filed
to the height Of eighteen inches, thus
raising the roadbed considerable and Civ
ing it fine appearance. Pedestrians are
not to be overlooked in this part of the
park, either, for there is to be built for
their comfort and benefit a cement walk,
six feet wide. running from the bridge
to the circle.
In South Riverside, where ali the great
gatherings are entertained, many needed
improvements are to be made for the
convenience and comfort Of the public.
The elegant Dold booth, which was pre-
scented to the city by the DoId Packing
company, is TO be slightly remodeled and
made substantial. The present roof will
be removed and a slate roof put on and
the booth viii be fitted up for a place
for women and children in time of rain
and storm. There has long been needed
some kind of protection of this sort. Sew
eral new private walks will be established
for the convenience of women. Beside
these conveniences there will also be some
identifying done in this section of the
park
There is to be much attention paid to
the care of the various parks in the city,
and when the new flowers and shrubbery
have gfirown up strict watch will be kept
to see that no depredations are committed.
The commissioners have appointed A.
Christman as superintendent for Llnwood
park, in the south part Of the city, and
John Martin as superintendent of Hyde
park, in the east part of the city. These
parks will also be beautyied and kept
in first-class order.
That Wichita will soon have the finest
parks in the western country no one who
has ever seen them will deny, especially
after they have witnessed the fine work
OF the florists and decorators. Mr.. Dick
son. chairman Of the board Of park COM
missioners, is most enthusiastic on the
subject of park improvements, yet his
good Judgment does not allow any ex-
pensive and needless luXurfes in this line