El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

Totals 81 =. 0co $4,000 S71s
A tract of SIC acres Of land owned
nv the city surrounding the water
works pumping plant on the mesa north
of TT Bliss. another IN the Alhambra
heights addition east of the pumping
nlant and other smaller plots held by
the city are not included in the table OF
san Jacinto. Center of Life.
San Jacinto plaza. situated where the
ebb and flow of the human tlue Is
strongest is the most valuable. as well
as one Of the prettiest parks II fronts
ESQ feet on four streets. oregon. Mesa
Mills and Main. and would be qulck,ly
bought by investors. If offered for sale
All street cars and jitne buses radlate
through the city from san Jacinto
plaza Around its sides are arranged
steel benches for the convenience Of
waiting persons and in its center is the
alligator pool. which contains an IN
terestinE collection OF saurlans. red
fish and turtles. and IS surmounted by
a fountain and also a public drinking
founL
New Comfort station.
The new comfort station. built by the
city council at 4 cost of $1,000. Is
Subterranean convenience just opened
TO the public on the south side Of the
plaza. STEADY growth of the trees and
shrubs is noted and in summer the
lawn is one OF The pretuest sights
Imaginable At the north side of the
alligator pool. mounted on 4 stone pile
is the old Blue Whistler cannon.
piece
Civil war over the Madero revolution
and the activities of the old McGinty
club. FL Paso's pioneer boosters Near
the old cannon is a more modern rapid
fire gun displayed by the United States
navy recruiting station here
20 Acres of Pleasure Ground.
Washington park. the largest i'm
proved park. three miles from the
center of the city. southeast. is a 40
acre tract that has received great at
tention and Investment from the city
authorities and II proba bly, the pretIlest
public outing place IN the southwest
Its large trees. hedges. Towering
shrubs. well kept lawns. its lakes. la
COON and zoo are points which draw
thousands of pleasure seekers I'm
prOVements during the past year IN the
park have been the preparation of the
wide campus in the center of what
formerly was the race track of the old
fair association for the use OF base
ball and football games. and the re
moval of the boys natatOrium. as well
as repairs TO the animal quarters Al
derman Fisher has announced his in
tenTiOn Of building an open natatorium
at the south end Of the former race
track space Of concrete and of enclOs-
ing the lake in "A high tight wire fence
that will hold water fowl and stocking
the lake with varieties Of birds The
children's playground is equipped with
swings. slides, bars and seesaws and is
a center for youngsters on holidays and
Sundays In the " aShlngtOn park are
bear, mountain lions. lobo wolf, coyotes,
fox. eagles. bobcats. elk. deer, Mexican
javelins. or wild hogs. and in the lake
are swans.
Carnegie Square n Beauty spot.
Carnegie square, crossed by thous-
ands daily in their walks from the
home and apartment house section
north Of the railroads is growing
bandsomer every year Its boundaries
are Oregon, West Missouri. North FL
PasO and Franklin streets In its
center sits the S35. GOO Carnegie public
library The Carnegie lawn is enjoyed
during the summer season by families