The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-07-06
PARKS ARE APPRECIATED
ON THE hot SUMMER DAYS
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS MAY BE
THROWN OPEN EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

There was no more popular place
In the city on the Fourth of July than
the two sections Of Montezuma park.
both upper and lower parks being flied
all day by men. women and children.
seeking relief from the hot weather
amid che. delightful green shades OF
those pleasant little squares I'm the
heart of the city The new benches
Installed op Manager Stockly last week
were in use all day, and the only
drawback was the restriction conveyed
Icy numerous signs reading Please
Keep off the Grass"
The opinion has been expressed by
many that inasmuch as there was no
Fourth of July celebration i'm Hancock
ON Thursday 1t would not have been
aniiss TO have arranged for a band
concert in Montezuma park during
the afternoon and evening. The Han
cock City band was available and there
is. II Is understood, a small surplus
remaining over from the Fourth of
July celebration of two years ago. the
holiday not having been observed Off
cially here In 1911 owing TO the home
coming A little music i'm town during
the day would have given a patriotic
tone even without a celebration and
would have been greatly appreciated
icy the hundreds frequenting the parks.
1t is probable that the childrens
Fairgrounds will be opened to the chill 20
dreu of the city early next week. \
number OF branches teeter .totters and
merry go rounds are being completed.
from the material available from the
wrecking of the ola Front street bridge
and as soon as these are ready they
will be cartcd out to the Fairgrounds
and the children invited 10 make use
OF them. There will te no formal OH
cia opening, said II. u. Brock. a mem
Der of the playground committee, To-
day The equipment. limited as II
will be at the start will be there and
an the children will have to do is to so
there and make use of them
The plan grounds are six i'm number,
located in all parts of the city. SO that
there will be one for the children of ev
cry section. without requiring any
crossing OF street car or railway tracks
The furthest east is that in the Da-
kota Heights tract near the residence
OF A. T.. Macdonald on Harria ave
nue.; No. is lust north of the Scott
hotel on Reservation street; No. on
the Quincy property opposite the Fin
,,lp a. ha .Nf of
Michigan street forming the division
between the two old cemeteries; No .,
eight lots in block lG Of the Condor
addition bounded by Third and Fourth
and hin and Carey streets, and RIO.
g. the east end Of Cedar streets.
These sites are all restricted in size
none peing larger than about sixty
or seventy by three hundred feet at
the most. and therefore baseball play
ing will not be permitted on them
In the parks located near the heart OF
the city there would be danger OF
breaking windows; and on the Mich
igan street playground boys would bat
the ball into the cemeteries. resulting
in the trampling of graves To regain 1t
The Cedar street playground is sult'
GENTLY removed from dwellings, TO oh
viate danger of broken windows, and
bali playing may be permitted there
at times when the grounds are not
being used by children for other pas
times
IN the sro1nds that have been do
natal 10. ,,lavgroitn1 nurDosps hay,
been leveIcd and graded and cleared OF
tbnbers, rocks and rubbish. and il
several OF them there are largo sand