The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-17
LOCATION OF LANDS.


The lends In question owned by the city
are three pieces, one OF which, containing
5s $40 square feet, IL directly back of the
station. between Railroad street and the
Woonasauatucket river, just cast of Gas
pee street, and on this are some fine elm
trees, which would he "a feature of the
proposed plan
The other two pieces are on each side
OF Francis street going from Promenade
10 Gaspee streets and approaching the
state house. The piece on the right has
A., 500 square feet. and that on the left
81, 600 square feet
On the piece of land on the right there
are number OF ramshackle wooden
buildings, which have been ordered re-
moved. These were years ago used by
the city poor department as a charity
wood yard. but are Of no earthly use to
anybody now.
These three pieces. II laid out as public
gardens, woubr make a continuous stretch
OF grass flowers and shrubs to the top of
Capitol HILL for the State Normal school
grounds on the left of Francis street are
already laid out, and those of the state
house will be laid out by Architect Nc
Kim just as soon as the terraces are
completed.
NO LANDSCAPE ARTIST.
Certain persons have claimed that in
order that these gardens should be artis-
tically laid out the services OF land
scape artist would be required, and this.
OF course, would o entail somewhat
heavy expense.
But the argument IL made by long
headed intelligent men that the brains
that have laid out Roger Williams park
with all its landscape beauties. are more
than capable of making the old city lands
into beautiful gardens, and no landscape
artist will be employed.
1t is a matter Of common knowledge
that many landscape artists that have
visited Roger Williams park, and these
were pupils OF such men as Naux and
Ormstead, have declared that Roger Will
liams park could not be better than II is.
and ii is also known that II landscape
artist had been employed the park would
have cost $500, 600 more than IL has
Members Of the city council are OF the
opinion that the park commissioners are
more than capable OF doing all that is
needed in the way of landscape work. and
therefore there need not be any fear Of a
big bill of expense. for with the commits
sioners IL is a labor of love.
MALL ALSO PROPOSED.
The suggestion has been made. and IL
seems a good one, that row of trees
could be planted along Gaspee and Still
man streets. and these would screen from
view the yards OF the Consolidated rail-
road, and II is further suggested that
trees might be planted along the banks
Of the WoonaSduatucket river. on Prom
enade street and Kingsley avenue to a
point about as far as Brown 4 sharpe $
shops.
tily In favor of making mall on EY-
change place, by removing the present
paving stones and making that area into
a handsome garden. with shrubs, flowers
and walks. with the suggestion that the
Soldiers monument be placed I'm the GEN.
tire of the proposed mall.
nc these plans are carried out both
sides of the railroad station will present
delightful picture to the eye and vis-
itnrs 10 Providence will have something
TO talk about.
As y member of the city gA1vernme n
said this morning: The cost will be
small. but Whatever II costs ~sill be mon
ey we'll expended and the taxpayers.
believe. will heartily endorse the prop
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