The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-25
Park Commissioners Met
Yesterday and Discussed
the Matter.
THE HANDSOME FOUNTAIN FOR
THE PLAZA HAS BEEN SHIPPED
MOVEMENT ON FOOT I'd EN-
PLoY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
TO DRAW PLANS FOR REAUTIFY-
ING ALL PARKS AND SQUARES
OF THE CITY.


ed to the meeting OF commissioners o.
various parks held in the city hall yes
terday afternoon that he had receive e
notification from the manufacturers Of
the fountain which will be placed in
the Plaza that il had been shipped
Tuesday and that it is expected to
reach here in the course of i few
days.
George l.. Bourchier, employed in
the office of the city engineer. VIII be
paid $40 for each plan accepted by
the park commissioners Cor beautify-
ing the different parks and squares,
commissioners representing six parks
and squares having decided upon
.thi manner of expending some
of the appropriations made oy the
council. Secretary Sheriff. vas in
structed to confer with the other park
commissioners not represented at Ln|
meeting in regard TO paying SiU for a
plan for identifying their parks. Com
missioner Clubbs said the Bayvi1w
Park Commissioners could not afford
10 pay SO for a plan to beautify that
place, owing to the small appropri-
a.on made for that purpose Mr..
Johnson, one of the Bayview Park
commissioners, informed the commits
sioners that he would pay he SO out
of his own pocket for the clans and
they will be furnished by Mr. Bour-
CHER. Mr.. Johnson agreed With Mr..
CIubbS that the appropriation %Culd
not allow the expenditure of this
amount for a set of plans, but as ne
was anxious to have the york Of teau-
tifying Baytiew park done in accord
ance with the ideas of Ian Escape ar
chitect, he was willing to pay he cost
of the plans himself.
che secretary was inStruc' ed TO cor
respond with landscape architects for
the purpose of ascertaining the cost OF
plans for identifying parks, squares,
etc.
Commissioners CiUbbS, Johnson and
McHugh were appointed to su0nit a
report at the next meeting OF the com
missioners in which they are to specf
fy the distance trees should be planted
from the sidewalk, the distance be-
tween trees, and also to Name the kind
of trees which will not be allowed to
be planted in the street. Tie council
will be asked to pass an ordinance in
accordance with the report nf this
committee.
To Employ Superintendent.
Commissioner Greenhut suggested
that. the commissioners of Seyise
square and the PalafoX street PARKWAY
agree to help pay the salary of Land
scape Gardener Kimble if arrange
ments could be made whereby Mr..
Kimble could devote some of his time
toward beautifyine the places named
above. Mr.. Kimb1e is now working
under direction of the Plaza commits
sioners and his work is confined to
that square. 1t is the intention of the
commissioners to have Mr.. Kimble de-
vide his time to superintend the
work of identifying these three places,
the labor necessary for the perform
ance of this work to be paid for by
the commissioners representing the
three places. The matter was refer
red to Mr.. Greenhut and he will take
it up with the other commissioners.
The large bay tree on West Garden
street, near Baylen, which would be
cut down when the work of paving
that street is commenced, will be
tranSplanted in Bayview park.
Those present at the meeting were
Chairman Daniels and Commissioners
Johnson, McHush. Sheriff.. Roch. Clut-
ter, Robinson, Watson, Greenhut,
Clubbs and Mayor Goodman.