Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
Council Bluffs
FAIRMONT PARK OPEN MAY 9
Park Commissioners Discuss Feast.
bility of New Well.
ACTION DEFERRED FOR PRESENT
A. c. Graham Discusses AdvisnbiIity
of Providing This Improvement
ON Grounds for People of All
Degrees.

The Board Of Park Commissioners yes
tepday afternoon decided upon Sunday, May
3, as the date for the formal opening OF
Fairmont park for the season. A feature
Of the opening will be band concerts dur
ing the afternoon and evening.
Action on tho recommendation to expend
$500 on an arteslan well in Fairmont park
was deferred by the board.
All Of the former caretakers at the diff
ferent parks were reappointed for the en-
suing season at their old salaries.
A. c.. Graham, who was elected chairman
Of the board at the meeting Tuesday night
submitted the following message" at the
adjourned session yesterday afternoon:
At the beginning Of another year of work
for the preservation and development OF
the parks 1 would recommend as one OF
the needed and feasible improvements the
sinking of an arteslan well in Falrmont
park to supply a constant flow of pure
water for the free use of the public. There
are a number Of such wells In the city, the
water from which has all oeen shown to
nave uniform medicinal qualities, but all
are upon private premises for the use of
private parties, and the public cannot BEN
EN- 5y them. such a well in the. park
a boon to those who cannot go to other
resorts for their health.
Park Health Resort.
Such a we'll would make Fairmont park a
health resort, everything being free for
s slHh q foG d RSST s nisc. w ThIs w may could goGG u b
a large sum, but when we look back for
the last thirty years and find that the liti-
cation In park suits has cost not less than
$4,000 and that no one of these suits has
taken an acre from the parks, we feel justl-
red in the hope that we have seen about
the last of these suits. and may now invest
the money In permanent improvements.
We ought perhaps to feel proud of those
citizens who have compelled the park
hoard tn 0nnnd nnnH0 90 H. A--I-
money to sink a dozen such wells and use
II to protect the titles from citizens who
have had no rights the courts would rec
ognlze. AS a member of the park boArd l
would not inclose any property belonging
to a citizen to make 1t a part OF the parks,
but at the same time l think the board
ought to hold at any cost ali of the prom
erty that belongs to the city and, make II
very interesting for the parties who are all
the time trying to get rich at the expense
of the citizens.
Levee at LakevIew.
At this time want to call the attention
OF the city, council to the matter of the
levee at Lakeview park. For good reasons
perhaps the council granted private par
the lines OF Lakeview. From recent sur.
veys by our engineer | find this levee
crosses the park meander lines in many
places. The ~embankment is ali right for
the parties benefited. but this kind of work
gives the park board a great deal of
the city's engineer he would have known
our lines and there would nave been no
but the work was done by an
Omaha engineer. l do not blame the pres
ent council, as this work was done two
years ago. Members of the park board can
be found at any time by any members of
the council, and we would be pleased to
work with them for the best interests of
the city at all times.
There is a great deal of new work to be
done in the. parks this season, the first at
Lincoln park, which has been added to the
and in Fairmont, Cook. Graham
and Cochran parks, The park fund is in
good shape to do all the new work re-
CURED and keep the system in good repair
II the same care is used by the park board
formerly.