The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29
WANTS GOOD WATER
FOR SAKE OF PARKS
PrrL superintendent, II In lnyor
Of SpaYinnW.
PLANS BIG IMPROVEMENTS
More Tennis Courts. Sunkcn Gard
cn- and Public Ihthlng Pools In
Mcin,.Cubachcr'- Plans


Mclnscubachcr'4 Plans
I'm for Spnylnnw. first, last and
al the time. snlI John MciScuDnch
,r, superintendent ~ city parks. ln
discussing the parks ana play
grounds of the city yesterday after
noon.
Tulsa has - parks. and but three
oistcrnB TO water the flowers and
ahruhbory with during tho dry
period Tho need Of good soft water
IA obvious Tulsa could be the most
beautiful city OF parks In the United
States with plenty OF the hight KIND
OF water.
we don't 'ry TO use me present
supply directly on our flowers. shrub
bcry and even on the trees II not
only contains salt that viii oven
tuRlly KIN them, but an nlknli that
eats them up Just like II eats hOlsI
In your iron pipes and plumbing
We have 20 dry irrlBntc, that H.
bring the damp aoll up from beneath
with a hoe This ia slow. laborpuH
and expensive, but IN the only IN ans
" aANlllk lINWN|N y n present.
Mr Molscnbachor Is making plans
for Fomo OF the greatuat improve
ments ever known IN the history OF
Tulsa'H parks The fund OF $50, ,OOO.-
voted by the park board for tho pur-
chase or three now parks, Howard
park az West Tulsa. Kendall park
and tho one on south BOULDER ave
nue., has been almost entirely spent.
hence no improvements can bo made
until after the budget ~ made up
July l.
An appropriation OF $4,000 was
asked for ~ Mr. Moisonbncher 10
carry on the Improvement work for
the coming year The extent OF i'm
provements planned can bc realized
when II Ia considered that $4,000
Is the greatest annual sum spent In
this department to date
To Install Sunkcn Gardens
Sunkcn gardens that will eventual
~ vie I'm beauty. with the famous
gardens Of eastern cities, are 10 be
constructed In tho South Boulder
avenue park, a tract OF four and n
half acres that lies below the level OF
the surrounding residence district
Great storm sewers will be Installed
TO care for the drainage and this
park In TO be made one OF tho beauty
spots Of the city.
New tennis courts are 10 be con-
structed In various OF the city parks
Twelve courts now located at Locust.
Admiral and owen parks. each OF
which has two, while Central Ihrk
has four. are now In great demand.
Tennis parties arrive at five O'Clock
on fair mornings. and tho courts
are In use some days until nearly
midnight when the moon is bright
enough to play. A new court with
concrete flooring will be tested out
here this summer
Wading pools for the little ones
are TO be built at Central Locus,
ana Admiral parks this yoar, and
VIII be source OF never ending de.
light 10 the younger tots who are not
yet old enough for swimming les
sons In n real pool.
" Public bathing Pool7
A public bathing pool In another
innovation that Mr.. Meisenba cher
VIII suggest TO the park board at the
next regular meeting. At present
there are but two pools In tho city.
At the Y W. G. A. and at the
Y, NJ. G. A., TO accommodate Tulsa's
1900 population. Ownsso lake is
too far away for The average bust. |
ness man or woman while the bath
ine lakrq ~ Sand Springs and Wood
ard parks are unfit tu hh'hN In be /
cause the water stAEnAt,s Tor want
OF proper outlets A free swimming
pool. with complete change ~
water each 20 hours. could be built
for SO, 1000. and would be OF lncs.
timnble benefit 20 Tulsa. II located
centrally, say at Central park
A suggestion that the Roosevelt
Memorial. now under considera ton
by committee. bo built at owen
park In tho great central space
usually allotted 10 flower beds. has
been made by MIR Molsenbacher. and
will he given the varlous commit
tees and the park board for approval
There N no sentiment attached 20
the name "Owen park, since owen
was simply the name Of the propr
" owner from whom tho park was
purchased why not call Il Roosr-
welt park and have that great states
man and nature lovers memorial
IN the center of the park wherc we
can Keep shrubs and flowers about
~ People would appreciate al
there" said superintendent Nielsen
hachcr. Tulsa has four parks that
have never been named ns yet he
lUE utNlkIlNNfu Wy Allfli lb'hNlhll. NJ
prnpriate namcF should he given
those parks. and efforts made to So
cure suitable sthtuary etc, TO adorn
them
Tulsn's twelve parks comprise i2i
acres. I'm various stages OF improve
meut. and divided az follows, wood
ard park, 80 acres: owen park, 25
acres. Howard park, West Tulsa, II
acres. South Boulder avenue Hunkcn
gardens, - acres. Kendall park, |
acres: Clinton park on Tenth |
street , l-2 acres. Central park. ~
acrcs, Locust park, 4 acres, Admiral
park, acres. riverside terrace |
park. 90 acres. while tho unnamed
park ia the col1rcl section covers |
acres
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