Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-18
For a Public Park.

ne move, lOuS ldlkSu VI anu ulo-
cussed, has this week taken definite
form, and the poplar grove in the
east part Of town, known as DAVIS
additionwill within few days be
deededIto the city of Pullman for
the perpetual use of its citizens as a
public park. The property contains
I255 acres, and includes the fiat at
one time graded for a baseball
ground, and the poplar grove east
( of it, making a magnificent site for
park purposes.
The property was purchased for
$3.50, ridiculously low figure con-
sidering the location and its avail
ability for park. The money was
raised by popular subscription, the
fund subscribed amounting to about
$1,000, the balance over the purchase
price to be expended at once toward
Transforming the place into a pleas
ure ground.
To meet the ideas of our citizens
a deal of hard labor will necessarily
have to be expended on the prop
erty. 1t is proposed first to fence
it, and then to straighten and clear
out the channel of the creek to keep
it from overlooking each spring.
Then the property must be cleared
of brush, made level, and seeded to
lawn grass, The bitches cut across
the ball ground will have to be filled
in to make that available again for
a diamond. Stands and seats are
also to be erected.
The control and management of
the park will probably be vested in
commission appointed by the city
council
The purchase of the park was
brought about through the social
and literary clubs Of the city, joint
committee ftom the Fortnightly
Club, the Ladies Historical Club,
the Monday Club, and the Pullman
Club, having had the details in
hand.
The organization of the Pullman
Improvement Association is also to
be an outcome of this movement
toward the making of beautiful
Pullman. At the preliminary meet
ing a committee on bylaws was APP
pointed, and the following have
been drafted
Article 1. The name of this or
ganization shall be the Pullman
Improvement Association.
Article 2. The object of this as
ISOLATION shall be the improvement
and ornamentation of the streets,
grounds and parks of the city of
Pullman, and the encouragement
and assistance, in every practical
way, of whatever may promote pub
lie convenience and health and
render the town more attractive as
place of residence.
Article 3. The membership shall
consist of all interested in the work
proposed to be done, and who shall
pay abe annual fee of one dollar.
Article 3. The officers shall con-
sist of president, vice president, Sec
rotary, treasurer and an executive
committee, which shall include the
above mentioned officers and four
additional members, to be elected
annually by the association. The
four last named members of the
committee shall be ex-officio chair
men of the four leading committees
as may be named by the associa.
ton.
Article o. Five members of the
executive committee shall consti-
tute quorum. Meetings shall be
held monthly, and oftener, if re-
qulred, at the call of the president
Article 6, The annual meeting
OF the association shall be held on
Special meetings shall be
called on the request of ten mem
oers' due notice having been given
three days previously.
Article Z. The executive commit.
tee shall have practical control Of
the association. Disbursements
shall bs made by the treasurer on
order signed by the president and