The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-15
THE METROPOLITAN PARK SYSTEM

One Of the most cheering results voting this
state week ago is the Insurance Of splendid system
or parks and the preservation people time
OF many beautiful bits of adoption
OF the measure providing for the issuing bonds
extent OF s25000O Will regretted by any
having any OF those worthy qualities that
a farsghted and intelligent member community.
This money will be wisely expended and the burden
will prove one that be carried many
beauty spots in Rhode Island o
secured by those who will have charge OF the develop
VI 'no metropolitan PARK system IL Is dountlu
II there stretches Of railroad pretter than
between Lonsdale and Woonsocket The
iaSclha'es every rover OF nature ana the view
from either the Cumberland the Lincoln hill raises
nvoluntariy and ncites thought of the Creators
bounty In and around Providence there are small rivers
that can be- and VIII be- made again slyery streams where
sunbeams and moonlight viii play among the trees and
where humanity may drink the intoxicating beauty that
nature provides. II seemed however. had
been for all time roughly used hereabouts; II men
forgot everything those monuments which called at
tenton 10 their dollars rather than their humanity Now
10 have "a
Along the Seekonk Pawtuxet other rivers
are TO be made places of for those who be-
men are to be repaired by other men who by the strength
of their the ot their results
their study. to make natures gardens
ancng because more accessible to the common people
1t would take much than page of the News
Democrat to describe of the grand things made
sibe In the metropolitan park district by the vote ap-
proving the park bond issue To make some portion of
Gods earth beautiful fruitful the noblest
work that men do and 1t the beginning OF such
task the voters of this state made possible at the last
election.
Nor was there In adopting this course any extrava-
BY the act OF the Legislature tho metropolitan park
district includes this city Pawucket centra Falls East
Providence Cranston Johnston North Providence Lincoln,
harrington and the third and nth voting districts
OF the OF Cumberland
Providence VIII have bear considerable part OF the
but In the metropolitan park district the taxable
valuation OF $3000oO00o and the citys share
Will exceed one-eighh of the ctys Income. II is be-
eved the bonds for this be noated at three
and onehalf cent payable in fifty This would
the expenditure but $3.50 for and the
provided the sinking fund by
cities and the district will be rvia-less than
$4,000
The determination preserve beauty spots
United states cassihes
OF the population OF Rhode Island dwellers
Though city dwelling makes people sharper al
costly those made combat disease.
children cities need beauty and breath
ing places For those OF coming generations, we'll as
OF the generation, such places
assured
people i'm Rhode Island work Indoors and they
possible take their recreation
generally known that with
exception York Philadelphia neither I'm
North or south many people reach the
easily the shores in state
Yet exception OF eighty acres and a
Fields Point the public land on the shore
north Quonsot This condition or things will not
long continue.
Rhode Island viii be better place TO live in as the
years go the metropolitan park system has been
carried out