Evening star., 1903-07-27
Many Reservations Available.


In this connection 1t is a fortunate cir
cumstance that 1t will not be necessary to
dispense with any of our highly improved
parks or park places in which our people
take much pride for there are numerous
unimproved public spaces Of sufficient area
located in the northern. southern, eastern
and western sections of the city, that can
be converted into model play grounds Of
the various classes before described, many
lines and all of which will doubtless be
easily accessible in the near future for
which we must now provide.
The following unimproved and COM
paratively unimproved public spaces, en-
bracing nearly all sections Of the city,
which are being rapidly built up, are in
many respects desirable locations for such
public play grounds:
RES. ITO, Vermont avenue between r
and streets. area II 695 square feet
RES. 17S, New York avenue between 4th
and 9th streets, area I.1S1 square feet
RES. 133 New Hampshire avenue be-
tween 10Th and 18th streets, east area s,s16
square feet.
RES. 1O5. Virginia avenue between Goth
and 21st streets. area 11.o96 square feet.
Res. 1885, Florida avenue between 1st
and I'd streets. east, area, 1913 square
RES. 22s. Delaware avenue between M
and N streets, north, area 1908 square
feet
and K streets, south, area 25,642 square
feet
RES. PA, Georgia avenue and r street,
south, area 2O,234 square feet.
RES. 122, Virginia avenue between 4th
and 5th streets, east, area 1876 square
feet
Reservation 12s. on Virginia avenue be-
tween 9th and 11th streets, southeast. al
ready set aside as a play ground. should
receive further improvement and be equip
ped with modern appliances that are suit
able for children's play grounds.
Near Howard University.
Fairgrounds Of the largest class. which
contain so many desirable park features as
to become places Of public resort. might be
located In Howard University Park (reser-
vation 2O) between 4th and 5th streets and
College and Pomeroy streets. comprising an
area Of nearly twelve acres. This reserva-
ton is partly covered by a native forest
growth and is easy Of access. being in close
proximity to the terminal stations Of four
Of our city and suburban street railroad
lines, and 1t is Of sufficient extent to in
clude picnic grounds and ball grounds, and
well equipped play grounds.
"A section OF Potomac Park Of about an
equal area to Howard University Park
should be devoted to a like purpose for
South and West Washington.
Parks combining play grounds and
abundant space to serve also as places of
public resort are now found in and border
Ing many of the crowded cities of b. N our
own country and Europe, and in some
cases are well illurnina ted and are open at
night affording very desirable and health
full resorts for outpourings Of their sur
charged populations.
Public parks Of very much more ex-
tensive character with broad expanses of
meadow land, lakes fringed with trees and
shrubs wide, well-shaded driveways bride
paths and walks sfor general travel, &C.,
are now found bordering the metropolitan
cities of Europe and many of the large
cities of the United States
The Fairgrounds Of London.
London, England. has over 33, 900 acres
devoted to parks, park places and play
grounds. and from a pamphlet lately pub
Iished find that $4,000 900 was recently ex-
pended by its municipal government to pro-
cure a small ESQ called breathing space in
a congested part of that city. Boston, New
York, Philadelphia. Chicago and other large
American cities have each expended many
millions OF dollars in accomplishing their
park creations. and are now opening in
their contested sections small Fairgrounds
which require very large expenditure of
money. Ten such small spaces opened in
Chicago cost over a million of dollars, and
Mr. Jacob Riis In his book on the slums Of
New York city states that similar creations
in congested sections Of New York city cost
over a million Of dollars each.
I'm Washington, II government reserva-
tions should be used. the main outlay, the
purchase of land, would not be required.
Tho cost Of construction alone would have