The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-04
PLAN To BEAUTIEY
PARK EXTENSION
WALK OF ARTIFICIAL STONE.
ALDERMAN DIXON WILL INTRO
DUCE RESOLUTION IN COUNCIL.

Double Walks of Ten Feet Each,
With sixteen Foot Grass Plat In
the Center, Proposed for Park Ex-
tension by Chairman of Council.
Three Crossings Are Provided for,
So That Military VIII Not BE In
cOnvenienced in Parades.
At the next meeting of Council AL
derman James NJ. Dixon will intro
duce a resolution providing for the
laying of an artificial stone walk
through the Park Extension. Alder
man Dixon thinks this one of the i'm
provements badly needed by the city
and he thinks the board will pass it,,
The resolution, as drawn by the
chairman of Council, provides for two
walks from the end of the present
walk, through Forsyth Park proper to
Park avenue. Each walk is to be ten
feet wide with grass plat of sixteen
feet between Them making a total
of thirty-six feet.
This is the width OF the present
walk through the park. The new walk
will conform exactly to the present
one. 1t will be merely a continual
ton. except that there is to be six
teen foot grass plat in the center
instead of a solid walk.
Grass Plat Saves Money.
The two ten-foot walks will be am
pile, Alderman Dixon thinks. The grass
plat, besides saving an immense
amount of money, will add to the beau
80 ~. IL mi
plat will be continued the entire length
of the Park Extension, around the Con-
federate monument and through to
Park avenue. With the grass plat
around the monument the walks will be
thrown out for some distance on either
side at that point.
The two walks will probably serve
better than a large one, besides pre-
senting a decidedly more attractive APP
pearance. People will be supposed 10
keep to the right, those coming from
Park avenue going on the eastern side,
while those going towards Park ave-
nue. will go on the western side. Every
one who has heard of the proposed i'm
provement has commended it, though
some few are not in favor of laying
the walk at present because of the
cost.
Would Cost Less Than $4,000.
The estimated cost of the walk, how
ever, is less than $4,000. The walk
through the park proper cost more than
that. The distance through The Exten-
sion is much greater than through the
park itself The difference in cost is
accounted for by the grass plat, which
IS to be put in the center. The walk
Will really be more attractive with the
plat and the cost will be much less
Provision will be made for the mill
tarY. so that the parades in the Park
Extension will in no way be interfered
with. There are to be three crossings,
so that the military, even the artillery.
will not be the least bit inconvenience
by the walk.
Will Have Three Crossings.
The crossings will also afford
means for pedestrians of crossings
from one walk to the other without
trespassing on the grass plat. One of
the crossings is to be at Hall street
the next at Bolton and the third at
Park avenue, or rather Just north of
Park avenue. The crossing nearest
Park avenue will be next to the Park
avenue sidewalk.
The extension of the present walk
through the park will be great i'm
provement 1t will make. 1t is believed,
the most attractive promenade in this
section of the country. 1t is thought
the resolution providing for the walk
will be passed.