The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1915-09-18
NEWLY -CREATEDPARK
COMMISSION MAKES
REPORT TO CITY

port, Addressed to Board
of Mayor and Aldermen,
And Offers Suggestions.
Mayor Capdepon, the Board of Alder
men concurring, recently appointed a
City Park Commission, of which his
honor, the mayor, is ex-officio member,
to take charge of the park surrounding
the city hall and to enter upon the
work of improving and identifying the
grounds, for the general enhancement
it would give "the city beautiful" to
stimulate civic pride, and, in a word, to
ssfill a long-felt want" The ladies ap-
pointed, Mesdames w. l.. Bourgeois,
G.. e. Templet, r. G. Engman, Peter
Tudury, Paul ]. Chauvet, public spirit
ed and progressive, accepted the re-
sponsibility, soon organized and al
ready have assumed an activity in the
premises of their prerogatives that un-
mistakably spells b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s, and
through their president, Mrs. w. L.
Bourgeois, have submitted their first
report, WHICH The Echo herewith pub
fishes in full, and which report the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen unani-
mously adopted. We understand the
Mayor has already signified his inten-
ton of adopting number of the sug-
gestions contained in the report and is
proceeding with his board to put the
same into execution, as the city's fin
ances will permit. The report follows:
70 the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, city of Bay ST. Louis:-
Your committee appointed as the park
commissioners met Friday, September
3rd, pursuant to their appointment, and
went over the ground and considered
the needs of the City Park; and have
considered several recommendations and
suggestions which we herewith submit
| TO your honorable Board for considera-
lon. We realize the financial condi.
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great expenditure of money At this time,
and have tried 10 be as considerate as
tpossiblss We have had in mind the
fact that the suggestions made by us
cannot be carried out, or carried into
effect all at one time. In acting as
commissioners we have borne in mind
the fact that the City OF Bay ST. Louis
wants a park that they could be proud
of, and something that would be in
keeping with the parks of other cities
of the size and prosperity of Bay st.
Louis. Not only should there be a
park for the people to gather for recrea-
ton and amusement, but there should
be something at the park to appeal to
the public and bring them at common
place for recreation and amuse-
ment. With all of these things in mind
we submit the following recommended
tions:-
Along the North side of tfsa park on
outer walk we recommend thai little
fence to consist of wooden posts, and
and the fence to be a chain running
through the posts the whole of the
length of that side of the park. We
have decided on this for the reason that
parents before they would bring their
children to the park would want some
sort of protection, and something to
keep the children away from the rail-
road tracks. while we realize that this
fence would not of itself keep the
children away from the tracks, yet the
fence it being there would be apt to
keep the children from going beyond
it's bounds. The fence will be cheap,
and an ornament for the park. The
fence posts could be painted either white
or green, which ever way the Board
would prefer. On the South side of
park next to the City Hall there is one
large cedar tree, which is leaning
towards house. There is also large
oak tree which was torn to pieces some
time ago by a strong wind. We recon-
mend the taking or removing of these
two trees. The cedar tree is no orna-
ment, and dangerous to the house next
to the park. The oak tree in its present
condition is OF no ornament to the park
either. In addition to this, and the
principal reason why we recomm end
the moving of said trees is because
there is so much shade around the park
that we have no place for the planting
of flowers, and If these two trees were
removed, it would give US somewhere
to plant our flowers. II the trees are
removed We suggest that a mound be
placed there, so we can plant flowers on
the mound. All this work can be done
with little money and by city labor.
In all parks that we had occasion to see,
and visit we found swings, see-saws,
etc., and this amuse the children. We
respectfully suggest. that as soon as
practicable that the City have placed,
see-saWs, and swings on the grounds.
Swings that could be put up for very
little cost, could be made with upright
posts with horizontal posts over these