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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 245.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUAL
LY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUB-
Lie.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred
dollars is hereby annually appropriated
for the benefit of the Grand Army of
the Republic for the Department of
Vermont.
Sec e. The auditor of accounts shall
annually draw an order for such sum
on the first day of July. in favor of the
assistant quartermaster general for the
Department of Vermont of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 3, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. PIG

AN ACT TO PAY B. NJ. NEWTON
THE SUM THEREIN NAMED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The auditor of accounts
is hereby directed to draw his order
payable out of funds received for fish
and game licenses in favor of B. NJ
Newton for the sum of two hundred and
three dollars and sixteen cents, the
same being for money expended by said
Newton in the preparation, trial and de-
tense of a case under the fish and game
laws in the year nineteen hundred and
fifteen.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 8. 1919.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 243

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE
SUM OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO AID THE TOWN
OF WESTON IN IMPROVING
THE ROAD LEADING FROM
WESTON TO MT. TABOR.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A sum not to exceed
fifteen hundred dollars is hereby appro-
priated to aid the town of Weston, pro-
vided a like sum is furnished by said
town of Weston, in improving the road
leading from the village of Weston to
the town of Mt. Tabor. Such sum shall
be expended under the direction of the
selectmen of the town of Weston, sub
ject to the supervision of the state
highway commissioner.
Sec. ?. The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to draw all order for the
sum authorized by this act upon the
certificate of the state highway commits
sioner for such sums as have been
actually expended in the improving of
such highway The appropriation made
by this act is hereby made available
until such time as the purposes thereof
are carried out, but such time shall not
extend beyond June 80, 1925.
Approved April 4, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 248

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE
SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS TO AID IN
THE ERECTION OF A SOL
DIERS' MONUMENT AT ROYAL
TON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated
to aid the Woman's Relief Corps,
auxiliary to the G. A. R. of Royalton,
in erecting in said town a soldiers
monument in memory of the veterans
of the Civil War, provided like sum
is furnished to said Woman's Relief
Corps by said town of Royalton for the
like purpose.
Sec 2. The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to draw an order for
the above amount in favor of the treas
urer of the said Woman's Relief Corps,
of Royalton, whenever said treasurer
shall certify to said auditor in writing
that such monument has been erected
at cost of twelve hundred dollars.
Approved April 3, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 23S

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE
ASSISTANT JUDGES TO MAKE
ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
ON WASHINGTON COUNTY
BUILDINGS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. The present assistant
judges OF Washington county court dur
ing their term of office are hereby
authorized to make such alterations and
repairs on, in and around the county
buildings in said county as in their judg-
ment may be necessary, and pay for
alterations and repairs already made on
said county buildings Said assistant
judges are hereby authorized to pay for
said alterations and repairs out of the
funds already provided for by the Cen
cral Laws.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 3. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 236
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ALTER
ATIONS AND REPAIRS TO THE
COURTHOUSE AND JAIL IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. There is hereby assessed
a special tax of not to exceed one cent
on the dollar of the grand lists of the
year nineteen hundred and nineteen, and
not to exceed one cent on the dollar
of the grand lists of the year nineteen
hundred and twenty of the several
towns city and gore i'll the county of
Franklin for the purpose of paying out
standing Indebtedness for repairs to
county buildings already necessarily
made and to pay for repairs and atera-
tons necessary to be made to the court
house and jail in said county.
Sec. 2. The treasurer of said county
shall, within thirty days after receiving
notice from the assistant judges of said
county so to do. issue his warrants for
the collection of said special tax in the
manner provided by law; and said war
rants shall require that such tax be paid
to the county treasurer within sixty
days from the date of such warrants.
Sec. g. The clerk of said county
shall draw orders upon the county
treasurer for the payment of such in
debtedncss and expenses in the same
manner as is provided for the payment
of other county expenses.
Sec. j. This act shall take effect
from Its passage.
Approved February IS, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 231

AN ACT RELATING TO THE RE-
cE1PT AND DISBURSEMENT
OF FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT
OF THE SOLDIERS HOME.
1t h hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The state treasurer is
hereby authorized to receipt for, and
receive all money due, or to become due
to the state Under an act of Congress,
entitled: IAN act to provide aid to state
and territorial homes for the support
Of disabled soldiers and sailors of the
United States" approved August ~,
1888; and due, or to become due, under
any amendment of said act, or under
any additional act extending such aid !;
and the auditor of accounts is hereby
directed to draw orders payable to the
treasurer of the soldiers home, at Ben
i1ington, not to exceed the amount of
the appropriation that has been made by
the state for the support of said SOL
diers' home in addition to the sums re-
ceived by the state treasurer from the
United States.
Sec. 2. The superintendent of the
soldiers home shall, on or before the
twentieth day of each month, estimate
and prepare requisition for the amount
of funds required to transact the bust
ness of the same and support the in
mates therein for the succeeding month,
stating in detail for what purposes the
funds are required; and, when such esti-
mate and requisition have been approved
BY three of the trustees of said SOL
'diers' home, the auditor of accounts
shall draw an order for the same.
Sec. . The superintendent Of the
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. PSI

AN ACT TO PAY THE STATE
BOARD OF DENTAL EXAM
INERs THE SUM THEREIN
NAMED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The sum of not to exceed
five hundred dollars is hereby appro-
priated for the purchase of portable
operating chairs for the use of the
state board of dental examiners, to be
expended under the direction of said
board
Approved April 3, 1910.
JOINT RESOLUTION RAT1FY1Nc
THE SO-CALLED SHEPPARD
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI-
STATES.
WHEREAS, the Sixty-hfth Congress
of the United States of America, at the
second session thereof, begun and held
on Monday. the third day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and seven
teen, by joint resolution proposed to the
legislatures of the several states an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States in the words following,
viz:
ATtlClc
"Section 1. After one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale, or transportation of intoxi-
eating liquors within, the importation
thereof into, or the expectation thereof
from the United States and an territory
subject to the jurisdiction thereof for
beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
Sec. 2. The Congress and the sew
eral states shall have concurrent power
to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation,
Sec. 3. This article shall be inopera-
tive unless it shall have been ratified
as an amendment to the Constitution by
the legislatures of the several states,
as provided in the Constitution, within
seven years from the date of the sub
mission hereof to the states by the Con-
gress."
RESOLVED BY THE sENATEi
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TTVES: That the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States be, and the same hereby is, rati-
fed by the Legislature of the State of
Vermont; and
BF IT FURTHER RESOLVED /
That the Secretary of State be, and
hereby is, directed to notify the Depart
ment of State of the United States that
the legislature of the State of YER
mont has ratified proposed amendment |
to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting the manufacture, sale,
or transportation of Intoxicating. liquors
within, the importation thereof into, or
the expectation thereof from the United
essos 10 !,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 249

AN ACT TO PAY THE BARRE
AND MONTPELIER TRACTION
AND POWER COMPANY THE
SUM THEREIN NAMED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The auditor of accounts
is hereby directed to draw an order in
favor of the Barre and Montpelier Trac-
ton and Power Company for the sum
of eleven hundred twenty-five dollars,
the same being for taxes paid to the
state treasurer under protest by said
company, covering the periods ending
respectively on the tlirtieth day of June,
and the thirty-tirst day of December,
nineteen hundred seventeen and the
thirtieth day of June, nineteen hun
dred eighteen. and assessed on the
appraisal of the property of said COM
pany by the commissioner of taxes, in
excess of the appraisal made by the
board of appeals, said latter appraisal
having been technically defective.
Sec g. The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to draw an order in
favor of the Barre and Montpelier Trac-
ton and Power Company for the fur
tneI SUM oI diIec iiuiiuieu ScVellty-nVc
dollars when and not until said COM
pany shall have paid to the state treas
urer taxes assessed against said COM
pany on said commissioner appraisal,
covering the six months ending the
thirty-hrst day of December, nineteen
hundred eighteen and payable on or be-
fore the first day of April, nineteen
hundred nineteen
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 6, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 23O

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION I
OF NO. rSo OF THE ACTS OF
1884 AS AMENDED BY SECTION
IOF NO. 4Io OF THE ACTS OF
1910. RELATING TO THE SOL
DIERS' HOME.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section 1 of No. 1870 of
the acts of 1884 as amended by section
! of No. 41o of the acts Of 1910 is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Section I. Redheld Proctor, Fred
Franklin, Hugh Henry, P. ?. Pitkin,
Josiah Grout, George T. Childs, H. K.
1de, William Wells, Julius J. Estey,
A. B. Valentine, Warren Gibbs, z. NJ.
Mansur, Frank Kenheld, A. S. Tracy,
their successors and associates. chosen
as hereinafter provided are hereby
made corporation by the name of
"The Trustees of the Soldiers Home
in Vermont and said trustees shall.
from time to time as they may by their
bylaws prescribe, elect such officers as
they may judge necessary, and prescribe
the terms and duties of such officers,
but the whole number of said trustees
shall never exceed twenty, fifteen of
whom shall be honorably discharged
soldiers or sailors of the War of the
Rebellion of 1861 to 1865 or the war with
Spain or other wars in which the United
States has engaged The governor shall,
on May first, nineteen hundred and nine
teen appoint two trustees whose terms
of Office shall expire January thirty
first, nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
and whenever a vacancy occurs in said
board the governor shall. on the first
day of February following such vacancy.
appoint a trustee whose term OF Office
shall be for the three years next ensuing
Approved April a, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 229

AN ACT RELATING TO THE
PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUMS
FOR BONDS FURNISHED BY
OFFICERS OF THE STATE,
A COUNTY, TOWN, TOWN
SCHOOL DISTRICT. INCORPO-
RATED SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN
CORPORATED VILLAGE OR
FIRE DISTRICT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. In cases where by law Off
GERS of the state, a county, town, town
school district, incorporated school dis
trict, incorporated village or fire dis
trict are required to furnish bonds sucl,
bonds shall be paid for by the state or
municipality requiring the bond.
Approved February 18, 1919.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
= AND HISTORICAL. ASSOCIA-
TON THE SUM THEREIN
NAMED.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section L. The auditor OF accounts
is hereby directed to draw an order for
the sum of eight hundred eighteen dol
lars and eleven cents in favor OF the
treasurer OF the Bennington Battle
Monument and Historical Association,
it being to pay the Bennington Battle
Monument and Historical Association
for money by it advanced during the
year one thousand uinc hundred and
eighteen, and expended i'll repairing and
repointing the masonry work on the
Bennington Battle Monument.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 5. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
1t is hereby enacted BY the General

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section 1. Charles l.. Howe of the
city of Rutland, Dan d. Burditt, Sr.
Of Pittsford. George H. V. Allen OF
Fair Haven, George H. Young of Bran
don and George L. Batcheller OF Wal
lingford are hereby appointed commits
sioncrs to act i'll behalf of the county
of Rutland for the purpose of negotiat-
ing with the board OF control i'll refer
ence 10 determining what, if any, rights
the county of Rutland has in the house
of correction under and by virtue of No
3 of the Acts of 1870. and what. if any,
sum of money should be paid to said
county for release OF such rights, in
the event that said house of correction
should be consolidated with the state
prison, the use of said house of correc-
ton as a penal institution be discon-
tinued and the property disposed of.
/, Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March II, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 232

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE A GER
TAIN SUM FOR THE EREC-
TON OF A REFORMATORY
FOR WOMEN AT WINDSOR
AND TO MAKE AN APPROPRIA-
TON FOR REPAIRS AT THE
STATE PRISON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
Section l. The sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
for repairs on the boiler house and brick
shop at the state prison and for the
enlargement of the refrigerator thereat,
for extending the electric light and
power lines to the prison farm and to
the reformatory for women. when such
reformatorv is erected, and for the COM
pletion and equipment of such reforma-
tory.
Approved April 3, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 252
AN ACT TO PAY JOHN I. FOLSOM
THE SUM THEREIN NAMED.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The auditor of accounts
is hereby directed to draw an order in
favor of John |. Folsom for the sum
of sixty-nine dollars and twenty cents
the same being for time spent and ex-
penses incurred in the pursuit of draft
evader.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March II, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 227

AN ACT RELATING TO SALARY
/. OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COM
MISSIONER.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. That the state highway
commissioner shall be paid five hundred
dollars for his services for each year
OF the present term of that Office from
and including the first day of February,
1910 to and including the last day of
January 1921, in addition to the compen-
sation provided for by section 1851 of
the General Laws.
Approved April 8. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

printing the General Laws of Vermont
i'll nineteen hundred and eighteen,
Sec. :, This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 5, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 253
AN ACT TO PAY THE FREE
PRESS PRINTING COMPANY
THE SUM NAMED THEREIN
NO. 253

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The auditor of accounts
is hereby directed to draw an order
for three hundred forty-two dollars and
flfty-eight cents in favor of the Free
Press Printing Company of Burlington,
Vermont this sum being the balance
due the company from the state for
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

the General Laws. relating to the house
OF correction and the state prison and
for other purposes"
Approved April 8. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. PAL

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE
SUM OF THREE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO
AID IN REPAIRING THE STAGE
ROAD BETWEEN THE VIII
LAGES OF MIDDLESEX AND
MORETOWN.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. A sum not to exceed three
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of repair
ing the main stage road in the town
of Moretown in the Mad River valley
between the villages of Moretown and
Middlesex Such sum shall be expended
under the direction of the selectmen Of
the town of Moretown, subject to the
supervision of the state highway COM
missioner.
Sec. 2. The auditor of accounts is
hereby directed to draw an order for the
sum authorized by this act upon the
certificate of the state highway COM
missioner for such sums as have been
actually expended in the construction of
such highway. The appropriation made
by this act is hereby made available until
such time as the purposes thereof are
carried out, but such time shall not
extend beyond June 80, 1925.
Approved April 3, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO, ESQ

IAN Act TO PAY THE BEN
NINGToN BATTLE MONUMENT
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 235

AN ACT RELATING TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF COMMIS-
SlONERS TO ACT FOR RUT-
LAND COUNTY FOR CERTAIN
PURPOSES.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. PSI

AN ACT TO PAY THE TOWNS
OF CANENDISH, MIDDLETOWN
SPRINGS, PAWLET, Shell
BURNE.. FAYSTON, EDEN, BAR
NARD. READING, WEATHERS-
FIELD. WAITSFIELD AND THE
NORTH BENNINGTON MOOR
PORATED SCHOOL, DISTRICT
THE SUNS THEREIN NAMED
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 244

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE A SUM
OF MONEY FOR THE Gov
ERNORS CONFERENCE.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
pproved April 3, 1910.
NO. 233

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PREPARATION AND PUBLICA-
TON OF A SUITABLE HISTORY
AND MEMORIAL OF YER
MONT'S PART IN THE WAR.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

AN ACT TO PAY THE STATE
BOARD OF DENTAL EXAM
1NERS THE SUM THEREIN
NANIEn
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

AN ACT TO PAY THE BARRE
AND MONTPELIER TRACTION
AND POWER COMPANY THE
SUM THEREIN NAMED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31
City's Hoss Car
Driuer Was Man
Of High Power

seattie's street railway revenues
run daily into tho tens OF thousands
Of dollars.
But when Seattle was a city only
in name she had two-horsepower
railway system on Second ave. This
railway employed the payas-you'
enter system. even at that early date.
but what with the driver watching
that the horses didn't bolt and that
the brakes didn't jam. II was com.
paratlvciy easy matter for the town
hoods. low in funds for the nonce,
70 drop an iron slug In the box or n
fake nickel. In fact. no bold did
some OF our leading citizens become.
that they made a practice, when the
conductors eye was on the off horse.
Of merely Stimulating the tinkle Of a
nickel in the box by shaking the
aforesaid box.
Many prominent citizens Of that
day also were In the habit Of riding
"on tick" There In the story Of
one very wefl-known physician who
employed the credit system almost
enttrely. He got away with II" for
several months, but one day after no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31
PARKS COST
SIX MILLIONS
Big improvements Planned
for Coming Year

Oakland may bc the city OF
churches. san Francisco may be the
Paris OF America: Now York may be
tho empire city. but Seattle 10 the
city OF parks.
There are ~ public parks IN So
attic. every one OF which IN used by
hundreds of thousands OF men.
women and children during tho
course OF a year. Connecting the
park System there II boulevard sys.
TEN IL miles long.
As proud as she In Of her public
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31
SEATTLE

Seattle was first settled in
1881 and Incorporated In 1863. In
1854 first railroad reached the
city. Present annual Industrial
payroll. two hundred million dol.
lars.
Area OF City--Land, 5s.6c
square miles: water. 1921 square
miles.
Area OF parks and Fairgrounds,
i.s2o acres. miles OF boulcvards,
IL.
Average precipitation for 20
years. aas inches.
Average temperature for 70
years. 5i.i degrees.
Municipality owned wnter sys.
tenn. Capacity OF reservoirs and
standpipes. .72.o0o.ooo gallons.
Average daily consumption. u.s..
900. 900 gallons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31
Ezra Meeker Came to Northwest Is Years
Before Seattle Was an Incorporated Town

before Washington became n terri
tory and ~ years before Seattle was
incorporated In 1869.
Meeker has 80 living descendants
All but one were born In this state
and nearly oil are residents OF
Washington. oregon and California
Among those who were invited To
tho pioneers s9th birthday party
were Mrs. william Tcmpieton. "A
daughter. her daughter. Miss Bertha
Tcmpieton. and two sons, Joe and
Charles Tcmpleton: Mrs. Charles
Templeton and two children. Billie
and Helen Templeton.
Mr. and Mrs. u. 8. Osborne. son
in-iaw and daughter OF Mr.. Meeker.
their sons. Ezra Osborne and Sumner
Osborne, Mrs. Sumner Osborne and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31

Ezra Mecker. Waahlngton's pio.
neor OF pioneers. celebrated his ssth
birthday Monday evening.
Surrounded by his children. Frnnd
children and great grandchildren.
Mccker was tho dominating guest
at a dinner In his honor Mt a DOWN
town cafe. A number OF intimate
friends OF tho pioneer attended the
dinner and reception which pre-
oeded II at the Hotel Fairfield.
Mecker In called Washlngton's
pioneer Of pioneers for the reason
that he was an adult in 1861 when
he arrived at Fort steiiacoom after
having crossed the United States In
his famous prairie schooner. year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-31

parkn. Seattle takes even n
greater pride In her ehildren'n
Playground. There arc 20 such
Fairgrounds within the city limits.
a fact that brings Seattle 90 the
forefron, an a municipality OF chill
dren'a Fairgrounds.
Tho area covered by aeattie's
parks aggregates f.s2o acres. The
total cost Of the park system amount.
ed to sd.esi.sis at the beginning OF
the year OF 1919.
Proposed purchases and improve.
ments OF public parks. Playground
and bouievards during tho year OF
1890 will bring tho oont OF tho com.
hinod system Of parks. Fairgrounds
and boulevarsis 10 . figure well over
the $1,000. 900 mark.