The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-18
more CITY PARKS
ARE PLANNED
BY PRICE
PARK COMMISSIONER HAS PLANS
FOR MANY SMALL BEAUTY
SPOTS IN CITY.

Park Commissioner T. A. Price is
now considering number of plans for
heautifying Missoula's parks and small
odds and ends of unimproved city
property, that he expects to develop
into realities at once Greenough park
Will be given it's yearly cleaning and
as much more will he done as the city
can afford. It is with the smaller
plots at irregular street intersections
and remnants Of blocks, however, that
most Of the work will be done. I. ia
also hoped that two or three new
larger parks may be started this sum-
mer.
Two blocks of land in Hammond ad-
dition were promised the city by the
south Missoula Land company, for
park purposes some time ago. This
land has not yet been decided the city,
although it is expected that a title
will soon be given. The city is anxious
to secure the property at once so that
start on the park can be made this
summer. Mr. Price has reminded the
company of their promise and urged
that the city be allowed to go ahead
with their work.
Another proposed park on the south
side is the block at the head of Ste
phens avenue. The city has been pre-
vented from parking this by the con-
troversy started by property owners
on the avenue who want a roadway
ordered through the block 50 as to
provide short outlet to Third street.
If the park is not made there it has
been suggested that a strip of parking
be put down the middle of the avenue.
which is the widest roadway in the
city and could easily accommodate
such scheme.
The residence section north of the
Northern Pacific tracks and west of
the Rattlesnake has no park and is
badly in need of some sort of public
resting place. There is a block of
land, well-situated and admirably
adapted for a park that the city is
trying to secure. If it can be had it
will be one of the first of the parks
to receive attention.
That the station park at the lower
end of Higgins avenue will be fixed
at once has been decided. The trian-
gular area is curbed, and was covered
with topsoil and seeded with grass
last week. The contract for landscape
gardening will be let as soon as plans
which have been submitted by A. c.
Anderson and the Missoula Nursery
company, can be selected.
The fountain, which was curbed
when the paving was laid last year,
will also be completed, A number of
ideas for the center work have been
suggested, but the one which will
probably be adopted will be column
of native rock surrounding the water
jet Around the center piece will be
tubs of perennial water plants, wa
ter hyacinths and lilies.
Work has already been started on
the little strip of ground known as
Knowles park at the west end of the
Milwaukee station grounds. The
fountain has been set in concrete
platform and the rest of the scheme,
which provides for seeding the area
and setting out trees with benches un-
der them, will be carried out soon.
There are number of sman irreg-
..ular plots of ground like those at the
intersections of Toole and Alder, and
Toole and Spruce streets, which could
be made into spots of beauty, but
which are not available because of the
objection Of some of the owners to
selling. If they could be had the city
would be glad to plant them with
grass and flowers and care for them.
Although the park appropriation for
this year is small, Mr.. Price hopes that
something can be done toward park
ing these small pieces and starting
park system that can be easily added
to from year to year when. more
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