Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-03
CARNIVAL FUND FOR ROADS
Manager Make an Exploit Statement
Applying for Use Of Park
PARK BOARD REoRGANlzEs FOR YEAR
Extensive improvements TO he Made
Among Them the Repairing of
the Horseshoe Driveway
in Paramount.

II the city had any expectations that the
proceeds of the street fair and carnival
this fall would be devoted to the paving
of Lower Broadway, they were dispeiled
by a statement made last night at the
annual meeting Of the Board OF Park
Commissioners by President Bender and
Emmett FINLEY Of the Council Bluffs Street
Fair and Carnival Company, MessrS. Bender
and FINLEY appeared before the board with
a request that the carnival company be
permitted the use, as In former years, Of
a portion Of Bayliss park for the street
fair. They stated that the net proceeds
of the carnival would be devoted to the
betterment of the roads leading into the
city. The use of the park was granted
under the conditions which have prevailed
In the past.
The board reorganized by re-electing A.
G. Graham, president; J. j. Brown, vice
president; Frank Peterson, secretary;
Perry Badollet, treasurer, and w. H.
Bynchard, clerk.
improvements at FairmOunt.
In his annual report President Graham
had the following to say relative to the
proposed improvements in Paramount
park:
With the amount of money carried over
from last year and the income we will
have this year we will be enabled to main
tain the parks and make some needed and
expensive improvements. The most i'm
portant OF these, as well as the most ex-
penslve, is the repairing Of the driveway
which we have been Obliged to close on
account of the bad condition Of the cement
pavement. Estimates of the cost of con-
struc1ng cutters of brick and cement on
each side Of the roadway make this neces-
sary Improvement very expensive, APP
cement, 5000; sand $500; labor. 81 900, and
the removal and hauling away of 1000
not less tSSn eentg ioSd srfHei AT
opinion at least 1900 can be saved and
as good a roadway and cutters made by
using the material already on the ground.
At the expense of labor only It can be
broken up for use as concrete and perma-
nent cutters made of 1t and the excess
used for matchmaking the roadway.
Last year a road was ordered from the
southwest corner Of Paramount park con-
Meeting with Twelfth avenue, which we
would recommend that this work be done
this year, so that the five acres we have
cleaned up and prepared can be opened
up for small park for the benefit of the
people OF that part OF the city, and that
at least one drinking fountain and some
seats be placed there.
President Graham also made the follow
ing recommendations:
mat the HBHl IN cochran DC
replaced ~ the city.
That the road from Fifteenth street Ia
the cottage In Lakeview park be graded
and the culverts properly bridged and that
the waterway from MINISTER springs be cut
directly into the lake from the Northwest.
ern railroad tracks to prevent the recur-
| renee OF overhows and that the new chan.
mel be properly brtdged.
That the park rules prohibiting shoot.
| ing in the parks be enforced so that M
! shooting of any kind be permitted in Lake
view park during the closed season fol
game.
That citizens passing through the park
| leave their dogs at home, as eight OF the
best squirrels were killed la~t year by
dogs.
The purchase Of five boats to be PLACED
| in Lakeview and that the boats be placed
the board fix the price to be charged a.
rental for the same.
The board authorized President Graham
/ to have an engineer prepare an estimate
Of the cost OF improving the road AROUND
the Horseshoe" in Fairmount park a
suggested, but It is likely that only on,
side of the roadway will be reconstruct,
this year.
The salaries Of the park caretakers an,
policemen were fixed as follows:
Rasmus Jensen, Fairmount, $50 a month
Charles Tutty, Fairmount, $50; Pete
Shay, Bayliss, $50 NJ. Callaghan, Cochran
500 c. A. Rose, Lakeview, SIS; william
Blake and Peter Hansen, general laborerI
40 and $40 respectively.