The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-02
BEAUTY seen
IN PLANS FOR
ISLAND PARK
SKETCHES ARE ON DISPLAY
At CONRAD-OATES OFFICE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE or THE
PARK ASSOCIATION DISCUSSES
PLANS AND ASKS EVERYBODY
TO EXAMINE.

TO EXAMINE.
Sketched plans for Improvement
OF the city island and the city water
front along Beach street have been
received from Charles E. Warner,
the landscape artist, who was here
TO look over the ground for the pqr
pose OF making suggestions, ami are
now on display in the Conrad &
Oates office windows.
There are two sketches, win sug-
gestions for improvement, one suggss-
ton being for the improvement of
the city island only and
the other taking in the city
island and the entire water
front from Bay street to South street
The two plans we're examined, con-
sidered and discussed by the mem
bers OF the executive committee OF
the Daytona Island Park and Library
association at a meeting held at
the home of Colonel n. Huston Sat
urday evening. After the discussion
it was decided by the members Of
the committee that, because Of the
present condition OF the as
sociation's treasury would not per
NIT the carrying out of either plan,
the sketches should be placed on
display where everybody may see
and examine them, the hope being
that much interest in the proposed
plans may be aroused in this way.
The committee hopes that the less
expensive OF the two plans may be
accepted and carried out, and that
work on the same may be started
soon.
The committee reached a decision
10 Immediately SOW the entire is
land to Italian rye. and this Will
greatly improve the appearance.
The plans submitted by Mr.. War
IN are extensive and complete anl
eFeyy body is invited To- examine them
In the proposed improvement Of the
CITY island it is planned to remove
the present city hall and fire station
a short distance south of their pres
ent location. changing the west enc
of the south bridge 10 the present
location of these buildings. The
plans call for considerable filling t.
TO be done south of the bridge, tht
west end Of which viii be directly il
line with Orange avenue, and swini
to the south in curve and back I,
+ connect with the present structure
little east Of the present librar,
building. The plan calls for BAN
stand, rest and comfort station, pei
COLA, etc, with driveways. shades
walks and all things which go 1
make up a beautiful and pleasan
city park.
In the sketched plan for the in
proyement of the entire water iron
. the plans for the changes in tn
city island are practically the sam
IS outlined above, but the beaut
heme is extended all along III
river front from Bay street t
: South street. The plan also calls fc
=. the present water space west Of Til
! island TO be filled in 10 the ives
I bank Of the river from the sout
bridge TO d point almost as far mort
as Magnolia avenue, about doubin
the present area Of the island an
changing il from an island to
part OF the mainland. vt the 1oC
of each street is to be built a pi
yilion extending out into the rive
each one TO be in the form of a re,
and comfort station and the QUITE
edge to form floating dock IL
small boats
The plans are approved by the e
ecutiye committee Of the Daytona l
land Park and Library associate
and the committee is hoping Il
funds in she treasury may be il
creased sufficiently for the work
be undertaken.