The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-18
Park Commission IS Plan
for Beautifying .,ity's
Chief Stree E
FROM GARDEN ID
WRIGHT 8 Rect
Other Plans Discussed at a
Well Attended Meeting of
Advocates of Making Pen
sacola a Real City Beau
tiful"-Palrn Trees to Be
Purchased.

The hearty endorsement of the plan
to make parkway on Palafox street
from Garden to Wright street was
the chief feature of the melting Of the
park commissioners Of Pensacola at
the new city hall yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was called by Mayor G.
c. Goodman, for the purpose OF for
mulating plans upon which the park
commissioners may work toward MAX
ing Pensacola real city beautiful.
The Palafox parkway was the chief
topic of discussion, although other
matters referring to the various
parks in the city were brought up by
the various commissioners present
All city parks were represented by
commissioners with the exception or
Grenada and Estramadura.
Mayor Goodman called the meeting
to order at 4 o'clock. stating the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be to formu-
late plans for identifying the city. He
said that the question OF planting
trees, palms in particular, should be
discussed, he thought, and that his
plan was to buy palms with the money
now held by the park commissioners
These palms should be planted in the
various parks as needed, and the sur
plus, he thought, could be sold TO pri-
vate citizens at cost.
He also said that the board OF pub
lie works was now working on an Or
dinance to designate the planting OF
trees on streets of the city, and that
the commissioners present should con-
slider an ordinance also to designate
grass plots, curbing, ETC., basing such
an ordinance on the width of the
street He then called for sugges-
lions.
Mr. A v. Clubbs was recognized by
the chair. He told of the growth OF
palms. their beauty, and said that me-
dium-sized palms would mature faster
and with better results than either too
young plants or the more mature
trees.
PalafoX Parkway.
Il want to bring up subject that
think is of deep interest TO all con-
cerned in making Pensacola a city
beautiful, " he said, and that is ths
planning of a parkway on Palafox
street between Garden and Wright
streets. An S0-fOot parkway could be
made with but little trouble, provided
the street railway will move its track
to the left and right of the street.
1 have long advocated this, and think
this body should take the mater up
earnestly and see what can be done
about it. With the street car tracks
moved to the right and left of the
street there would be practically so
feet left that could be sodded, trees
planted. etc, and still leave suffi-
Gent right of way for wagon traffic
and the street cars.
In this parkway / would suggest
that palms be planted and the park
way generally beautified. I think this
Of
to be attained in the planning or
parks and parkways."
Heartily Endorsed.
Lee Daniel followed Mr. Clubbs,
and heartily endorsed all that Mr..
CIubbs had said about the necessity
of a parkway on PaIafox street. and
suggested that the park commission.
ers constitute themselves as com
mittee OF the whole, TO take the mat
ter up with the city council.
Mr.. Geo w. Johnston, park commits
sioner of Bay View park. asked that
the sentiment OF the meeting on this
subject be made plain.
Mr.. Daniel made a motion that the
park commissioners. as a COMMITTEES
Of the whole, investigate the legal
status Of the case, ascertain what
could be done, 20 before the city coun-
Gil with their findings, and urge the
passage of an ordinance providing for
the desired change The motiOn was
passed
IL was then suggested that a com
mittee of five be appointed by the
chair to investigate the matter, and
submit a report TO the committee as
q whole. at its next meeting, such re-
port TO be submitted to the city coun-
ell for action at its first meeting
thereafter The chair appointed Mr.
A. " Clubbs as chairman, e. Moreno
Jones, A. Greenhut, ID. Hale Wilson,
J. H. Sheriff..
General Discussion.
a general discussion of various
trees to be used in beautifying the
parks and streets of the city followed.
The suggestions were limited to the
palm and magnolia trees. II was H.
lally decided that each park commits
sion should authorize the purchase or
such palms as IL thought could be
Used on its Individual park. and sub
scribe from the individual park ap
preparation the money TO pay for
sane.
The following number of palm
rees were authorized to be purchased
ly the park commissions: Plaza 25;
Palafox street between Garden and
Wright, AZ; Bay View. SO; Georgia
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