The Morris County chronicle., 1908-04-07
THE PARK
IMPROVEMENT I
The Beautifying Of the Park
Under Way and VIII Soon
Be Completed.
THE QUESTION OF DISTANCES

All Of the trees marked for removal
from the Park were cut down or dug
out last week and since Monday the
workmen have been busy clearing the
Park of the accumulation of stumps,
wood and branches. resulting from the
destruction of the week before. Every
thing is pretty well cleared and on
Wednesday, the surveyors began stalk
ing the base lines from which to lay
out the new paths. The bitches are
also being dug for the drainage system
which will take the water from the
grass areas and the walks to the cor
ners of the Park at Morris street and
Speedwell avenue. There is ample
fall for this purpose, there being diff
ference in elevation of seven feet be-
| tween the corner at Washington street
and the corner at Morris street.
The cut at the head of the columns
gives good idea of the plan of the
Park as it win be when all improve
ments are completed. Some people
have gained the idea that it will re-
quire much longer time to go through
the Park under the new arrangement
than has been the case in the past
with the straight walks. While of
course the curved walks are i'll fact
longer than straight lines, the differ
ence amounts to only few steps. The
difference in feet is as follows: A. to
B. (the principal route to the railroad
station) old walk, 4s4 feet; new walk,
536 feet, extra distance, 81 feet; G. to
D. days to Washington HalD old
walk, 466 feet new walk, 527 feet ex-
ira distance, 5S feet; e. to A., old,
430: new, ATT: extra distance, At feet !;
@. to f., old, 365; new, 442; extra dis
tance, At feet; e. to f., old 342 feet !;
new 2SS ft. less dis. 81 TT. @. to b.,
old, 357 TT. new, AIS ft. extra dis. 81
ft. j.; G.. to E., old, 375 ft. ; new, 4l0 it {;
extra distance, 50 feet.
In the plan as Indicated, shrubbery,
low growing and largely thorny with
berries or leaves for winter show, will
be set out as shown, the desire being
to get the planting done during the
month of May. The seeding cannot
be done till the latter part Of August,
by which time it is expected that the
new walks will all be laid. These gen.
orally will be seven feet wide, with a
/ grade from the center to the sides,
and low curbs on the edges. There
will be numerous basins provided to
carry the water from the walks quick
ly, instead of having the walks like
canals every time rain falls, as is the
present condition.
Some Of best of the Park seats have
been moved during the past few days
to the places provided for seats along
the exterior walks and the other seats
! have been broken up, the iron parts
being stored for the rebuilding of the
seats when the Park is ready for them,
which will probably be in year. New
wooden parts will be made and all, put
| in firSt-claSS order.
/ 1t is matter of general surprise
that the Park is SO far from square
as the plan shows, yet it is observa-
| tion and not the plan which is in er-
/ ror. Many have examined the lines
closely and learned for the first time
/ that some of the sides are very much
! shorter than otherSS
The work on the Park is under the
supervision of Brinley & Holbrook,
! and JChn II. Ritter has the contract
| for the work.