The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-04

for all. or nearly all, of these. and sim
liar purposes mortgages or bonds are 50
customary that they cause no comment.
Even with the most liberal allowance
for immediate construction, it will be
five years before we can have any park
system which will satisfy US or our Wis
itors, or those contemplating residence
here. 1t will be ten years before We
shall enter into the full enjoyment of
such a perfect park system as we
ought to and can easily have, if we are
wise now.
It is impossible for the Board to make
any comprehensive plans or even to
work up TO any plans. unless it knows
in advance that sufficient funds will
be available when needed.
We may go on for ten years spending
$1,000 year and after this large ex
penditure we shall have little to show
except some flower beds and Indifferent
lawns and little shrubbery. 1t is not
necessary that an entire bond issue
should be sold and the money lie idle
as a temptation to an unwise expendi-
ture but a fund should be voted i'm
mediately, sufficient for two year Wig
orous development or construction
work, SO that the Board may know that
from time to time amounts will be
available to cover their carefully pre-
pared program.
The annual interest on any necessary
bond issue viii be several thousand dollars
less, even after they are all issued than
properly effective and which for two years
can be discontinued if bonds are voted. The
board earnestly believes that $4,000 of 4
per cent Is or 20 year bonds should be
voted by the people a the spring election
SO that work for this year may not be
fully considered programme:
CITY PARK
Grading western end. sowing, planting
shrubbery, construction of walks and ex.
tension of water service and extension of
the Kansas avenue front over which vines
will Chamber with suitable and artistic en-
and toilet house and tool house and a
fountain. swings. tilting boards. sand
gronnd, seats. etc. s45oo '-~'' : ~
The board believes that the city ought
plants 81 Which. bV throwing naS o the riveT
against the south bank have caused much
the next high water.
The tract at the southeast corner of the
ize with The city park and to complete
the Improvement on lower Kansas avenue,
'''- HUNTooN PARK.
4 post and chain fence on the two sides
except the rebuilding Of the fountain,
HOLIDAY PARK.
Walks and seats needed in 1868. 800.
Completion of walks. water service, suit
able entrances and temporary fences, nee
essary planting. etc. children's play
grounds with swings, Tits. sand piles.
CENTRAL PARK.
This. because of its size its topogra ply.
and its location and surroundings viii in
time become the most effective, attrac-
tive and important park in the city and
the artificial work should be pushed with
the greatest vigor because natures work
can not start until this necessary prepa-
ration is made
The residents of q very large section of
the city have been taxed to purchase this
tract and they have a right to expect that
effective steps shall be taken to create
beautiful park at the earliest date possi-
bic.
A suitable and artistic entrance on Thir-
teenth street with swing walls suitable
for climbing plans. and other more mod
est entrances should be put in
Extensive grading and excavating. wise
" utilizing the natural depresSions, neceS-
sary masonry, dams and bridges for