The sun., 1912-07-14
NUTLEY TO BU|LDTS
OWN PARKWAY SYSTEM
Not to Depend on Essex County
Park Commission for
Improvement.
A WATERWAY INCLUDED
Drives Along Streams to Con-
meet Lakes With Towns
Civic Centre.

The sentiment for civic betterment
markedly fol, at the present time in the
great majority Of our cities and towns
throughout The country is being strongly
evinced in Nutley. one of New Jersey =
most beautiful residential towns. peopled
for the most part by business men of
New York.
For several years the citizens of Nutley
have been anxious TO carry out plan
for what will be one Of the finest municipal
parkways for a town of tho size of Nut
ley in this part Of the country. The op-
portunity now presents itself in con-
ncction with the creation OF the public
parkway on which work ia in progress
and for which the ESSEX County Park
Commission has been granted an ap.
preparation Of sioO. 200 by the Board of
freeholdcrs. OF this sum A. consider
able proportion has been expended in
purchasing the land required for the
purpose. and the balance will defray the
cost Of making the park, the plan of which
includes a chain Of lakes. childrcn's play
grounds. boulevard and boat houses
This was considered insufficient by the
residents of Nutlcv TO carry out the park
Improvement plan in the manner deerned
effective. and this feeling was intensified
when il became known that the county
board had decided to concentrate its
efforts in making a public park in the
civic centre sf Nutley only.
As a consequence local park com
mission was created to carry on the work
Of making parkway along the Yanta cav
River. and before tho recent change Of
the town government to the commission
form If government il had practica lly
completed the work of arranging for
the acouiaiton of the land necessary
for the purpose. Most Of the land has
been donated by tho owners A portion
will have to he acquired bv purch n So
or by condemnation proceedings. and
at a recent meeting Of the Board Of Com
r'issioners Arthur II. Carr. director Of
the public parks and property, was m
vested with the necessary authority to
proceed with tho work. The parkway
will extend along the ha nks ri the Ynn,a-
cav River. a picturesque stream flowing
throuIh the h"'rt Of Nutiey. A more
beautiful situation or one better adapted
for park purposes could hardly bc founo
than in the charming section through
which thia little stream winds its wav
Starting from the county ,ark nj tho
civic Centre of Nutlcy. tho PARKWAY avs
tenn will extend in northerlv direction
passing alorg tho front Of Nutlev Park
the Nutley he,ity Comrany's attractive
residential section. for its entire length
to kinEsland Lake. and circinc around
the lake will bc connected with the
grounds Of the lountikah Country Club
on kngsland road.
in anticirGtion of the PARKWAY I'M
JroNements the Womcn's Club of Nutley
tas a're ldy located It's clrbhonsa on n sitc
that wili front IN" parkway. and the
grounds will he laid out in q manner
thai will conform With the setting in
which it is rla""d The old Vrccland
honles'cG /, 4 building thri has st God for
2o' wears whore tho CIVIC centre of Nutlev
now is. has been secured as tho head
q arters of the orCaui alton. II is being
rcmodc'l"d End the gro Intis srd garden
are bring lid on' in T'tra tive style.
The southern extension Of tho rark-
wav will continue as far as Harrison