Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
PARK PLAN ADOPTED
Minor Changes in Improvement
Scheme for Long.
view.
TO HAVE LAKE AND LILY PONDS
Driveways to BE Constructed First,
Then Tree Planting,
Etc.

The city council yesterday after
noon, after going over Longview park
with o. c. Simonds, and having the
course of the proposed walks and
drives. and the location of the lakes,
lily ponds and the various other inn
provements pointed out. returned 10
the council chamber and proceeded 10
the discussion of the matter in hand
The plan was considered i'm detail
and was adopted first as to drives.
then as TO walks, lakes and lily ponds,
and finally, as a whole.
y few changes in the original plans
were made. One specified that there
should be another entrance provided
from the southwest corner of the
park to connect with the main drive
way at the first curve. Then there
was n chain of lakes added to the ra-
vine south of the observation tower.
There was also a walk included across
the grounds from the west side to the
middle. connecting with a walk that
had already been marked in. Mr..
Simonds agreed to take the plan back
to Chicago with him and incorporate
the desired changes. sending them
back in few days, so that any work
that it is possible To complete this
fall may be begun.
Winding Driveway.
The improved park. under the plan
adopted. will have driveway enter
ing at the southeast corner and wind
ing up the hill toward the south AMI
east. 1t will reach the top of the
hill near the south side. and will then
wind back To the point. ON which the
lookout is to he erected. and ON and
out at the southeast corner. The
other entrance, under the changes
that are to be Incorporated. will be
from Eighteenth avenue at the west
side.
The walks will part of the way
parallel the driveways but will in all
cases be separated from the latter
by varying distances. There will, Of
course, be a greater length of walks
than drives and they will enter the
park at all corners and ON both sides.
The driveway will cut off several ra-
vines and will form the bank for the
main lake at the north end of the
park. In one of the ravines will be
the chain of lakes and in the other
will be lily ponds. The lakes will be
rather expensive, as their construc-
ton will necessitate the drilling of an
artesian well and the laying of Il
number of pipes to furnish a supply
and a drainage, not to mention the
building of the banks. All about
the park are designated places where
different kinds of trees. shrubbery
and other plants are to be placed.
Great pains have been taken by the
architect to make nothing stiff or for
NAL i'm appearance, and the trees AMI
other plants will be planted in very
conspicuous fashion, although there
will be great variety of them.
Cost of Improvement.
The estimated cost of the rough |
grading involved in the construction |
of the roads. walks and lakes, and the
planting of trees and shrubbery. ac-
cording to the estimate submitted by
Mr.. Simonds. will be about $4,000.
This is divided into 81 900 for the
main drive, $1,000 for the lakes ami |
drive from Fifteenth street. and 81 900
for the trees and shrubbery as outlin-
ed in the plan. OF course the build
ing of permanent roadways will re-
quire a much larger sum.
OF course the fact that plan has
been adoptede will not mean that all
its provisions are to be carried out
in one season, or even in many sea-
sons. The construction of the drive
ways win be the first concern. and in
the spring a beginning will be made
in the setting out of trees. Gravel,