Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-29
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR PARK SYSTEM
Lack of Funds Retards Work
in Three Places, Commis-
sion Reports.

interesting details are set forth IN
a comprehensive report of the park
commissioners on the various parks
In the county for the year 1911. which
has just been published. The report
includes a financial statement ! by
John r. Hardin, treasurer OF the
Park Commission, and a statistical
summary of the attendance at the
playfields during the years of 1910
and 1911.
The report. states that 'sThe pur-
chake of property at watsesslng
Park has been practically completed
and includes a strip of ground on the
west side of the brook. which carries
Z the park Our to Franklin e
gives the commission the complete
control of the brook and places
within the park limits a finely wooded
knoll, which adds greatly to it's
beauty 1t should be noted, how
ever, that the board has 0 sufi-
Gent funds to complete the improve
ment.
"~Irvingtons Park is another case
where the funds were insufficient for
requirement and development. About
two-thirds of the park is finished and
is used by a constantly increasing
number Of people. The balance of
the land is unimproved because of
the smallness of the legislative APP
preparation.
appropriation Too small.
"Weequahic Park is another exam
pie of an appropriation too small to-
accomplish the urpos for which II
was intended. Some years ago the
Legislature appropriated $4,000 0 for
the requirement and development of
land between the Lehigh Valley Rail
road and Elizabeth enu 1t was
very necessary to secure the prop
erty in order to protect the park from
the erection of factories and other
unsightly structures on land adjoin-
ing it. After the purchases were
made, however, little money re-
manned for Improvement, and a large
, area of swamp land east of the rail-
road is still untitled.
The new park at Montclair. near
the Maple Avenue School, which will
hereafter be known as Glenfield
Park, is being rapidly improved and
should be ready for use during the
coming summer. The commission,
during the past Year, determined up
on the location of a park in Nutley,
for which Improvement. $4,000 was
Appropriated by the Legislature of 1909,
and $50, 900 by the Legislature of 1911.
The location is between Passaic ave-
nue., Elm street, Chestnut street and
Centre street. 1t is near the centre
of the town and includes not only
considerable upland on Passaic ave-
nue., but also the lowlands on boa
sides of the Yanticaw river, from
which 1t takes its name-Yanticaw
Park. The board hcIes to complete
the requirement and begin the con-
struction during the coming year.
New City PlayAeld.
s.Riverbank Park has been COM
pleted and this year will be opened
to the use and enjoyment of the peo-
pie. 1t is situated in one Of the most
congested sections. of the city Of New
ark n is greatly needed as a play
ground ana breathing space iOi liz
surrounding tenement-house district.
THE Legislature of 1911 AUTHORIZED
the ssuance of additional park bonds
to the amount of s285. 900; $1,000 00 of
this amount was for the purpose of
securing a park for Glen Ridge, SloO,-
900 for a park in Belleville, 100000 to
supplement the appropriation hereto
fore made for Nutley and $4,000 for
an extension to Watsessing Park.
The Park Commission has as yet
taken no action on the Glen Ridge
or Bellevhle appropriations"
The ~treasurer's report shows re-
ceipts in the construction department
of SSH, Ala. 16. and disbursements of
S216, 464.5 81, leaving a balance on hand.
December 81, 1911. of .s294.9 4S.6 IS. In
the maintenance department the re-
port shows receipts of s2O1, S26.9S, and
a balance on hand at the end of the
year 1911 of 1881. |
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