Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
FINE COLLEGE TOWN.
Effective Improvement Methods
Adopted by Wellesley, Mass.
MANY STREET TREES PLANTED
Three Village improvement Societies
Are Always Working to Beauty the
Town-Ther Activities Quite Di-
ersified-Patient, but Wide Awake.

make Wellesley, Mass. one of the
most beautiful suburban towns in the
United States. Abrupt hills, flowing
brooks, placid ponds and charming
lake. with many a noble tree ana Il
wealth of the green things of earth,
are the contributions of nature which
man has nodded and directed to make
of all a harmonious whole in which
the modern house of wood or the vine
clad stone looks at home.
1t is an important item in the daily
concerns of the Wellesley inhabitant,
this thought of the beauty of his
town. There IS no intention on his
part to wake up some day and find
that unsightly buildings have replaced
the elms and pines that now adorn the
wide streets and cover the hill 81 pes
where pretty homes nestle. There is
passion for the good things of nature
among the dwelers in this college
town, and they let slip no opportunity
to get another chance mt the open air
of heaven or to direct the energies OF
those who would build Il real prac-
tical store or office" where nature
has hitherto had her way unhampcrcd.
There are three village Improvement
societies In Wellesley. with its 6.lSi il
habitantS, of whom 1909 are college
students These societies have not cX-
pected to make the town perfect all at
once along all lines or any lines. They
are patient, but always wide awake
and pushing some new Improvement.
SAYS the Boston Herald. The latest
step has been the campaign of th"
/ Falls and Hills Village Improvement
society to secure the purchase of the
Elm Park hotel property so that the
square at Wellesley Hills may be
made of beauty that will accord
with the rest of the town.
The activities of these societies are
quite diversified They have secured
the adoption of an attractive street
sign of which many have already been
set up, and have planted and secure |
the planting OF hundreds of street trees.
They provided free of charge plans
for a new telephone building ut Wei
lesley Hills square. Many small I'M
DrovemcntS have been secured by them
In the lighting and care of railroad
stations and grounds and the handling
of carriages at the stations. They nave
issued a pamphlet on the planting and
care of trees. The tree warden of
Wellesley IS man of means, who does
the work for love of it. These militant
societies preach in general and in par
ticular In the local paper, They have
started system of removing ashes
and rubbish.
WcllcSlcy'S real estate and personal
property have taxed value of SIS 3;12 =
OSO22, which sum includes exempted
property to the amount of $3,411.-
HOOP, of which the larger part Is the
college property.
OF the improvements in the town is
Hunncwcll park. of eleven acres. ON
the ton of the hill in this park is the
beautiful stone building for town hall
and library This park and the build
ing were the gift of II. II. IlunncwcU,
who also gave the books for the libra
ry and sol ,OOO FOR Il library fund and
also a playground of eighteen acres.
This playground IS over the stone
fence Just off Washington street Wei
lesley's principal artery of commerce,
1t is laid OUT In ball fields, tennis courts
and gridirons, the whole being a strik-
ing example Of good carctaking
The town itself has taken many
acres of land along Fuller brook, be
tween Wellesley Hills and Wellesley,
which in course of time will be deNel-
oped into a parkway. This parkway
will extend from Wellesley Hills
square to the Charles river, at the
southwcsterly part of the town, dis
tance of three miles. 1t borders on the
Hunnewel playground and when com
pleted will be n very beautiful feature
| of the town.
The four railroad stations in WelleS-
lev from the plans of the late III. +.
Richardson are taStefully laid out ana
planted with trees and shrubs. They
form a fitting Introduction to the Wis
/ itor who is to see the greater beauties
beyond. Recently there has been CO.
operation between the railroad and
the town in the leasing, through the
suggestion of the Village Improvement
society, to the town by the road for
I long term of years of Il piece of It's
unused land In the Vicinity of the
Wellesley station. This piece is being
developed by planting bushes and
shrubs of decorative value,
The three Wellesley Improvement so
cieties are distributed through the viii
lagos of the town. The Wellesley Vii
Iage society Is at tho Wellesley end
in the village known as Wellesley, the
Hills and Fells society at the Hills and
the eastern part of the town and the
Fells society at the FclIs in the south
westerly part of the town, The WelleS-
ley club, organized "to consider and
discuss questions relating to the wei
fare of Wellesley" was organized In
1889 and meets seven times during the
year at some hotel In Boston. 1t has q
# membership of 40, with a long wait
ing list At Its meetings it usually
discusses some live question intimately
related to the municipal and social life
of the town.
BerIins Good Move.
1t Is announced that the Berlin pO'
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