The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25

The only park Tor all this large popula-
ton that Is located IT. either Of these
wards Is COrlears Hook Park, located
in the extreme easterly part OF the Sew
enth Ward, near The river front. too FAR
away to be Of real use 20 the Inhabitants
OF the lower part Of the Seventh Ward. or
to be OF use TO the inhabitants Of the
Fourth Ward.
In the district between the proposed
site and the nearest park in the Seventh
Ward. Corlears Hook Park. there Is a
population OF 1909. and IN the other ul-
rectiOns. between tine proposed size AMI
the nearest park To the south, City Hail
Park, there Is a population OF 9.6is. while
in the other direction. toward the north,
there is n population OF is.l15. The ucci
for a park and playground IN this district
is. therefore. obvious.
The park should be OF sufficient size to
serve the purpose for which Il is intended
Il has been thus far, / am Informed. the
parks in tenement districts Co Cuu4smu
at east two city blocks fsr such purpose.
In the ". II. Seward PARK tire, city
blocks were condemned: in the Hamilton
Fish Park. two city blocks. Co the Thomas
jefferson Park. three city blocks In the
East River Park five city blocks: In the
CoTlears Hook Park. three city blocks,
and in the TOmpkins Square Park, three
city blocks
SHOULD BE OF AMPLE SIZE.
1T would seem important. therefore. in
stnbiishing this much-nesded park. To
, make it OF ample size. and certainly not
less than one ordinary city block.
The site which has thus far been dis
cussed. the block bounded by Hamilton.
Monroe. Cltharine and Market streets. Is
only about oue-third the area Of th- O-di-
nary city block. and does not seem Of
aThc adjoining block to the east. that
bounded by Hamilton. Cherry. Cathariue
and Market STIR cts. has about the area OF
a full city block. and is mraSurtlly ade-
quate FOR the purrose OF such = par.s-
HHa.M
why this site should be selected. because
by selecting IL rot only will the park
space b. adequate. but one Of the most
lusaniJary slunlS now remaining in the
! city will be demolished
'One reason for the creation OF AIulb.r-
| ~ Bend Park vas the destruction Of the
notorious Mulberry Bend. which had uscn
/ the haunt Of criminals and thieves and q
| disease center. The location OF Hamilton
| Fish Park was partly determined by the
Gesirability OF destroying Bone alley. an
| equally Objectionable district.
u know OF no tenement house block in
| his city which is so bad from every point
] Of Wow the block sugsestCd by me ru-
I this proposed park, and II a. new park Il
| to be established tn this region Of the city
| the opportunity should not be lost OF re-
moving its evils at the same time
! PERMANENTLY INFECTED.
MANY OF the houses in the block arc
/ permanently infected with the germs OF
/ tubercular disease. Certain OF these
I IloASfr tilNSt AZ Nus ltH IL anu 7 " e ner-
/ ~ street. have had in the last five years
as many as twenty-five eases of pull
monary tuberculosis in each hous.. as far
as the records OF the Board n Health 20.
1t is probable that the actual number
OF cases Of tuberculosis in each house Is
double this amount. as 10 g. well known
| that only ona-half the cases are report,tl
/ To the Board Of Health.
The new cases Of tuberculosis reported
from this block to tho Board OF Health
since January / Of this year are thirty
| four. while there have been fifty-eight
| cases OF contagious disease other tian lu-
berculosis reported
| The Tenement-House Department has
| issued l97 orders Of violation against the
block. In this connection u Is not inap-
/ prOpriate 10 call attention TO the fact that
/ the death rate IN the Fourth Ward in 1876
was 3631. being fifteen points higher or
more than half as much again as the gen.
eral death rate Of the city. while the