Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-15
IMPROVEMENTS
At CITY PARKS
Reprt of Superintendent Shows
Much Has Been Done
on Sites

on Sites
The annual report of Superintend-
ent of Parks James l.. Tooker, ST,
wing what. work had been done in
the line Of park extension in this CITY
during the past year was received py
tho Board of Park Commissioners at
q recent meeting and follows IN part:
ION. of wal conditions ana
the resultant high prices OF building
material. several improvements called
for in this years budget were dropped
and the amount to have been expend-
ed on these several contracts still re-
mains unexpeIrded and Will revert
back to the city treasury.
Washington Park.
.Thp labor at Washington Park a
been mostly repair work, clearing OF
CUTTERS ami the cleaning OF the
grouuds each week. The bridge over
the eully at the foot of Raritan ave-
nue. broke down through horses being
driven over IL and before | became
aware Of the fact considerable of the
bridge material had been stolen n
carried away. A dead hickory tree
within the park grounds furnished
two new Orders and the bridge was
entirely rebuilt.
''Scveral water-backs have been
u H liz oI VI nv 9hh'
to hold the silt and prevent the wash
ing away Of the backs. These are
now filling up and will prevent the
washing away of the bottom soil.
Seven portable park benches were
placed on the grounds. four cast iron
and two wrought iron benches. the
cast iron benches have disappeared,
an the wrought iron benches, bent
ard twisted out of shape, still remain.
Unt.l the f~requenters of this park
learn to use park property In a prop
err manner IL will be useless to place
portable benches upon the grounds.
THE flag pole was again broken
down and the halliards stolen. The
drinking fountain which was partially
destroyed asst season was agar badly
damaged this year. New parts have
been ordered.
about sixteen large trees. both oak
and beech, have died since last winter.
According to the report OF the forester
of Eew York City parks. where over
1000 trees were killed. the damage
was caused by the extreme cold
weather last winter, the old age OF,
the trees preventing their recovery
from freezing. The dead trees are
being removed by inmates of the Aims
House. where they are being used for
fire wood.
Caledonia Park.
caledonia Park is about sixty per
cent graded. fifty per cent. has been
planted i'm grass and clover and dur
inP the season has made good growth
witt, a strong sod. A Seaside mix
ture'' with two pounds Of clover seed
t. the hushci of grass seed, eight
bushels being used. Twenty-Five shade
tire q. raised in our own nursery, have
been ~transpianted and at the present
time are in good condition. They
coz sis OF mulberry. California pop
lar willow and naples.
.The lock railing was completed
under the original contract IND the,
dock has proved one OF the most pop-
ulaf spot OF the park. fishing being
of the sports enjoyed by the visit
ors
The contract for the stucco steps
IN from the first to the second
was cancelled on account of
tie higi, price of building material.
The work will he s"ee % soon as
pr. .s1u l
tTrnmplmg upon the grass and the
Dc ruction or flowers w children
comprises the greater damaee done
TO property at his park. Some signs
have been torn down and one bench
W. thrown from the dock and
brciren.
'.rhe breakwater beneath the PARK
dock remains in the same condition as
last season not being able to obtain
timber for its completion. This break-I
we or has accumnlated sand to the
do'fh Of three feet. forming a beach
extanding the entire length OF the
park front. -
IF permission is given sufhclent
timber of the proper size can be oh
taxed from the wreckage of the prom
er,v recently acquired by the city
fr-fn Mr.. Gregory and the completion
Of fhis breakwater will cause the sane
to eprumuiate TO more thaa three feet
era broaden the beach TO low water
mark and give as fine a beach as any
along our water front.
Bayyicw Park.
"Work was commenced on BayNiew
Pork In June and considering the un-
even banks and slope of the property.
when taken over. the shortage of Ia
bor..T consider that very good pro
gress has been made In its develop
mort.
''Threc terraces. fronting The a
hars been graded and covered with -
good sironp turf and the Upper level
era sed beci< as far as we cen 80 until
fbr house is moved, the surptng soil
refrairine feirg needed "a a an Tor
thu cellar. :; is nroposed to use the