The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-10
FOR PUBIIc r.
New aork spends g Crnt~ = Year for
arfa Iuiaahatant. Ro~tnu sf-T>arkS
Of the Future


TAs city 90 Sew York sxp~r4s 6
cents a year 90. each f~aAAh.taat 30.
recreation THIS term includes nusg-
II parks. pablo baths psayxrouris
towers and T~ecTratson piers
The Contribution - Naw YORK Fo-
;al& Es1TVose mount to more ia.
siSsa.tsso = rear and s. rapidly ar
preaching s@ss.sa Il - o. 4 %as<
- a~5"~allty equal - taat - u.aa
American cities. bat comes v~-y az
oeatad Bos'uc. which .xpeaEs 81 :
heal :o- he sane purpose
Philadelphia sp~uis q c~atz ;ae
sam as Ne~ Yo-S. Ca!caxo - cra.s
h(fs1zore - = ioats =. Cleveland
4. aaGalo =. Detroit - aaA Now Or
aeA1s 2 = small Is vel a. - onsaous
number
Auaoas -" s~cs1a ..azx cities ~ Ac
country. NAsA.axtoa Is the oass csc
which equals Ma Yos1 = the amour.
appropriated for public reservation.
but Win he = .ts Fvte-al
eove~rm"a. 81 draz u1 a., exss.l
'uTc s.. - ceae Is Acas srr eas~ .fss-
pose Is To- excessive Providence .rs
90 b." most progressive cities .a Sr@
England. vNp~uts ,n.y ,~u-a .nf
Denver. usually aa..l4~! 4 sAn
~ .he third class rru.s
tt" tata. @Uaaa- expended fer .a--
pose ~ r4h..r T~-vAg.su il tas -.s
is ~ ;ae United States ia s. sz, -a
and tn" general f1-ey - larE~ -g.ea
is = increase This item = expenditure
bE payments wA.-a 4r 'n : .e~ seats
a@o waUsI have been Gr~ur3 proc
ably q! doubtful leEallty Tar Increase
IN tn" appropriation tn- .A"p public zee
reat5on - ay - mean general a-d
does not include either vas, - er-
QUESTION or the m-ainteuaaaa 20 laa-
lie works. The chief municipal .--a4-
ton plas,~-\cw York sun.
one ~ many signs IL au awakened
civic intelligence IS the way American
communities are celebrating the pa-s
idea and diversity nE ihei- public
spac-s As 4 writer ia the 1uly Caag-
titles says: The d-fashioncd An ar-
lean idea OF a pask MAS akin - That
az the best parl"TS a place IL - usei
or looked a. The moitucz. anchors.
flags and welcome. worked in various
colored flowers. corresponding 20 'ar
God Bless Our Home. completed ~,
picture and the likeness Wlfh.a
'E S'tN " f@ - fs"t N%aA' eA==H- N+@
munities have ~; about emAnripala-
themselves from this .doa They have
learned that there may be p.arrz where
i vacant public SpA.,. can H. pm rn
better use even than ~pidlnz II down
in greensward They are FESTIVE uauv-
the slavery OF the "kecpon-,he-Srass
sign. They are no, - keen a~ they
were 10 erect ztatuAry. c~9planades. 'rr-
20. 49, -rrE q mental RrtyY.HH4 Fr e Aa.r
park areas When nature has arrive.
at good effect In i rocky ledge. a grove
of noble trees or a rolling meadow. .AaE
are often content - let T. alone.
The American park idea nowadays
has hospitality not only Tor small form
al square, and large ornate areas ln
the city limits. but for boulcyards ana
parkways st with ;urf shaded with
trees. and masked with Towering
shrubs. for the vacant lot IN which 'h"
little children play IN sand heaps. Tor
the outdoor ~gymnasiums ~ the larger
youngsters. and the bail fields and run-
ming tracks OF the adults. for tao
great outer reservations. thousand, %
acres in extent, which represent
care for generations yet unborn. and
municipal f~oroSta}ling OF the "~uncaruct
increment: for extensive beach aT,ae
like the Coney Island Park ami ia"
proposed larger seaside park In 'A's
city. and the Revere Beach 81 Boston
Having grasped a. last the Idea taa'
a recreation space II MOI necessarily
devoted t. turf and ornamental tio~
borders. but may b. employed Tor
purposes as wide a. the impulae "t -"
to EEK exercise and 80 the g9dt
to seek amusement. III" American sitf
may be counted uTpon - pa, It's pax
areas to use. a. diverse - IT, 1aA
complicated life suggests Nv York
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