Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-18
ABOUT OUR
PUBLIC PARKS
Committee From Webster City I'm
provement League Makes
Wise and Timely sug-
gestion.
PARK COMMISSION WANTED
Ways and Means Of Promoting Beau
ty and Attractive Appear
ance Of City.

When the Civic Improvement
League held its meeting last spring,
and ways and means of promoting
the beauty and attractive appear
ance of our city were being discuss
ed, the subject of our parks was rec
ognized as being one of very great
Importance. Steps were taken to-
ward seeing what could be done to-
wards making these not only more
attractive, but more generally use
full to the people.
1t should be noted that the county
supervisors responded very generous
ly and promptly to the requests
made for the improvement of the
court house park. The new seats
and lights put in, the trimming up
OF the trees, repairing the band
stand and removing the disfiguring
picket fence from the west have
made it a different looking place.
And that all this has ben appreciat-
ed and utilized is evident from the
large numbers who have found the
park with its sanitary drinking
fountains and convenient seats un-
der the shade trees, pleasant
place in which to rest, to eat lunch
con together. etc.
A. far La ~ eix ,,1,oa.
for our city parks or for improving
Nokomis park secured by the liberal
ity of some of our public spirited
citizens, 1t was evident that not
much could be done until Webster
City followed the example of some
other Iowa towns and passed an or
dinance creating park commission
according to the law providing for
the same.
istence, we should not only be able
to levy a small tax for needed i'm
provements in the parks, but we
should be able to avail ourselves of
some very unusual opportunities in
the way of adding to the attractions
and advantages of our city.
Few places of the size can offer
for the use and enjoyment of the
public a more beautiful piece of nat
ural woodland by the riverside than
Nokomis park. Yet until road way
can be established and few needed
utilities be provided, 1t falls short
of its possibilities. 1t could be made
spot so beautiful and inviting that
If easily accessible 1t would become
an attraction for automobile parties
and Others for miles around. OUR
neighboring towns are alive to the
advantages of offering Inducements
OF this kind, and Webster City can
not afford to be left behind
Besides this it has been rumored
that should park commission be
created. giving assurance OF respon-
sible care and maintenance we
might, by arrangements with the
trustees OF the Kendall Young es-
tate, be able to avail ourselves of at
least part of the beautiful woods
along the White Fox creek for park
purposes.
II this is true we should indeed
be most fortunate, for park with
drives and picnic grounds could be
assured for the future. easily acces-
sible and capable of becoming In
time as attractive and picturesque In
its way as olson's park in Ft. Dodge
and similar public pleasure grounds.
All of these things are of the
greatest Importance to the future of
Webster City. We welcome manu-
featuring institutions with open
arms because they furnish employ
ment for more citizens; but we shall
perhaps add just as much to our
municipal assets II we do all in our
power to make our city so beautiful
and attractive, so full OF pleasant
possibilities, that Webster City shall
become widely known as desirable
and delightful place in which tol
live. 1t is therefore urged that III
opportunity is given for assisting inl
any way in promoting the sentiment