Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-01
HUMMEL GRATEFUL TO ALL
Park Commissioner Thanks Those
Who Helped Him Out.
MANY GAVE HIM ASSISTANCE
Both individuals and Corporations
Lent Efforts in Beauttfying
Various Parts of Omaha
and vicinity.

Joe b. Hummel, park commissioner
in making his annual PSport, expressed
his thanks for assistance rendered by
Improvement clubs. Norris & Norris, j.
e George, the Union Pacific railroad
Mrs. George a. Joslyn and others. His
report follows:
Hanscom park received the greatest
Improvement of any of the parks in the
system. There has been erected the con-
servatory donated by Mrs. George a.
Joslyn and the rebuilding and construc-
tion Of greenhouses wIth walks and
steps, necessitating an expenditure OF
Mrs. Joslyn. From other funds II was
possible to complete the greenhouses IN
one season. Two comfort stations have
been built during the season, with fitting
planting to obscure the walls; also
broad walk was laid around the ponu,
leading to the pavilion.
In Levi Carter park a lagoon COM
prising some three acres has been eN-
cevated and the earth used in filling
the low lands. The Union Pacific Rail-
road company removed the tracks lead
ing to the ice houses around the banks
OF the lake to the outer edge of the
park on grade built by this depart
ment This was done by the company
at large expense and had IL not been
done the expenditure could not have been
made by the city this year Grading and
sloping of the banks has been accom-
plished to a noticeable extent. One thou
sand trees have been planted and the
Tark at the northwest Is now ready To
receive detailed attention, and it is hoped
by another year that the park will be
opened to the public.
Parks All Maintained.
The work in Fontenelle, Miller. Elm
wood and RiVerView parks has been tnat
OF general maintenance. of the smaller
parks Carolyn Mercer park has received
lmnrnVGmpnT Grading
building of sidewalks and curDs mas
been the principal work, but bids have
been advertised for and funds set aside
for the paving of the boulevards, which
will be accomplished when weather per-
mits.
BY the donation of funds from the
Omaha Street Railway company II was
made possible to give a series of con-
certs in the various parks. Materials
have been bought for the construction
of portable bandstand which is now
being built.
Playground apparatus was purchased
and a plot of ground set apart in Han
scom park was equipped with slides,
teeters and swings, and other devices
are being assembled in the park work.
shop, so that when the season OF 1914
opens Fairgrounds in several of the
parks and the corners set apart for
the children will be established. On the
triangle seats have been built and the
ground put in good order for ball games.
These grounds along the boulevard will
be improved the coming season.
of the boulevards, aside from keeping
them in condition, there has been u
large amount of grading on the boule-
ward north of Bemis park to Maple
street, and work under contract Is being
rapidly completed to Thirty-first and
Sprague, and on a part, of it graded
trees have been set outl The Happy
Hollow boulevard, with the corporation
of J. e. George. has been developed and
will make one of the pleasing drives i'm
the city. Florence boulevard at Ohio
street received considerable attention In
lowering the grade and improving the
corners.