The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-02

ing in the examination provided ilr them, instead of thogt specially adap- ted to the work
 "I am opposed to classifying these positions. What is required more ! particularly is men in whom the su- perintendent has implicit confidence and who are honest. Detectives should be. known only to this office, but as they are required to pass an eXami- nation the public immediately knows who thay are and this seriously mili- tates against effective work. My sue cessor should be brought to realize that the task of maintaining proper conditions regarding the treatment of visitors is a stupendous one, and can only be maintained by eternal yigi- lance and constant investigation.
 Wilmington Park.
 During the past year the lower portion of Wilmington Park has been filled in and layeled off, and there is now a good stand of Bermuda grass, making i. a very attractive park Ce ment walls have been built on eith side Of the creek to prevent caving This is an ideal park, but inasmuch as it is strictly a park and used a. | such by the citizens gen erally, and is located in another section of .he city from where the other Government property lies, and as it entails an eX- Ganse of several thousand dollars DOT year, think ,he best thing to do with city for park purposes. l am not ad. vised, but l believe the city would he glad to take it over to be con tinued forever as a park
 "The modern tendency of cities Is the acquisition ol d number of parks and Hot Springs has no parks except this and the East Mountain, which has been parked, and is extensively used by citizens and visitors alike
 During my term, under the direc- ton of the department, l have con structed a very handsome pavilion on the summit of East Mountain. over looking the city, and it was proposed to provide it with a fountain, with cold water, for persons and trough for stock No provision has been made for the installation of this foun- tain or providing the water This should he done, | think, and I recom- mend that a pump be installed on the mountain and water be pumped Up there for the purposes indicated.
 Recommendations.
 That a road be built from North Mountain to Park Avenue. about ? nGles, -at.-a cost oL- approximately s5,000
 That new free ba.hhouse ba erected or if this can not be pro- vidad for now, that at least $10,000 be expended on the present one. All the pools should be either enamelad or lined with marble
 That a new fountain be cree ed to replace Noble fountain and that an- other similar fountain be constructed. These two should be placed on either side of the grand entrance
 That new cement walk be laid in from of bathhouse TOW.
 That a peristyle or colonnade be built on the reservation front from the superintendent's office to the Ar lington Hotel.
 The creek arch should be used for all pipe lines on the reservation from. All of the pipes supplying the bath 1 houses on bathhouse row could be racked in this arch and used as a conduit, which would not only be a great saving of expense when the pipes have to be replaced, which fra- quently occurs. but would at +he same time prevent digging up the lawns On bathhOusa row every time this kind of work is necessary.
 'I recommend that the salaries e the seven foresters and gardeners, to-wi., Peter Nelson, William F. Jen- nings, Philander H.Bump, Jap George, Bishop H. Burrough, Hiram Walters, and Thomas Coins, be increased from $500 to $120 per annum. While these men are classed as foresters and gar deners, they really do all characters of work, such as pipe fitting, black smithing. masonry, painting, carpen- tering, cement work in fact, every thing here is to be done of work Of this character is done by these men. They are hard-worhing, conscientious, faithful employees, and are entitled