Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-17
Start Made on
Beautifying Parks

4 5o5-. meeting Of the State Park
Co@ssioa and The special ooz1ittss
- the Bears - E3acaaaa Of Augusta
which has .a-1s6lc.ao1 ove- tie DRIVING
Park: also Gcver-er Ca! 2 M-l1ke1
x-s c,-aS.Llo- Wills z. s~.e: Va. he.S
.: he Conan -esz o: lie STATE Ee.se
q: = A. u. Saturday. oar Rns: Fa-ke:
C tie .7 g o.=s.sa B-oshe-x land
scSot architects. q B-ook--e. Mas,
wxs p-ese1. Tbs ez is c-s c. The
leading firms u rs Ere u wo-k Z ne
e-i-s coIv-
The party first tnok gaGL view O.
he grounds from The 6u-e q The S-a.s
EoUse and toea proceeded - traverse
both parks TIE! ne. agsl, = The AFT
s7coc md the i'm vas definitely En-
ployed by the STATE PEE CoD-3ss.aa %
prepare 9 plE The S-s1 plan VII s,s II
the nature ot 3 general iayo-. xnS VII
embrace both parks a-5 with the pleas
u-s grounds. ctr. oe-g CANNED 10 Tire
Driving PARK owned n the ctty ana
a6s- the .-sdicaon Of As Bas-5 g
Lauczoo1- The necessary r-Am1aary
q the Eo-E is a Typographical surrey
% TIE tEo parks sad Las work VIII oe
undertaken by Engineer Archie Nu--
Grass q A1gEsl O. Noodav.
:: VII require e-oz z Do--h - ive
weeks % complete -he p-sEr.1E-y
draft and, q coCss. o1ly q star. upoa
rs actual execution C.. e maze dung
TIE I-esea: year. eut = Is hoped tz2at
some feature " features q -hs plaE
c2l Re coCr2gaa du--ag -ha present
ysar L Il coo561Ily oe.5sves tha;
wiki 81 adequate pan and rs F-elE2-
-cEy s.s-- he Legislature O. III CD
t-e o-1,@5e6 upoa 10 appropriate s1f1-
cisot money 70 complete the wo-k L
-anne- worthy CT the safe # NaE-s
and q he gr-s: possibilities whic. ~.
Parker assured ths committees i,e
fund L the natural features tbs
firm = Ihe sane one -Az- las bee- ST
ploye5 - 3Fy TT -1s Plan o. -hs -e=-y
acquired Crumbs surrounding -he *
erl.1vs na1sso, a. "a Garner Ct STATE
ac6 Cap.-ol s-es-s
During ne progress g he wl-k Nj
o.ns-e5 VII come % his CITY and his
fri vii -. only make TIE plans oJt
WI have 6rct s-2g-visi1n - ta+ exc
eloon 2. he Eo-k On 1he s5vsls %
LIZ Parker noting WI - dooe exp.
= preliminary cleaning - NH -A+ Pre-
1n-y plans a-e o-at,e5
The Stale PARK Coza.sslo2. composed
c: Lewis a Su-1egh. chaEEas. Eo--
ace z Bo~alIcL. Secretary: AID Chzr-cs
: E-oE-. s-ps-1-.eo6ea- q 7ubi5-
.2@i31ags- Il ALREADY i-u9-9y-g l1+ c,L-
ciau-s surrounding Gove--o- -.occ-.'s
-o-o a15 Is making al necessary -
-G1g1aS - sly. acrcsl wa. 5u-e-
dlatslv Cpoa the E-al execution 81 rr4
Es-s-A PA. Whatever = - 1e 53-e
VII D. : part OF permanent s-s-7
and The Commission plans IA w>s;eve-
= done s--sl bs dore right The cu-1-
pee Development - tie PARK VII aat-
Urailv ex-azd over severn, vss-s -h=
Bard u E5-ca-o- Ia-o-ga ~ corr
---t:e= composed of E=oe-t L Ne--',
Ea-aoe CoIt--- and Nz1he-- : Wis.,
has shov- Z G-s spirit - co1r.a-z.,,.
I'D TAIe rs wc-k L. E-Ia-Lv tor N
.1rr Of auE1s-a. = VII hzr-noazs IN
ihs genera ptzo-
b. ~ safe fsh ard game a.
tor= sir 5p-aa-t7e--s have exhibited :
E-=zI ia,+-es- = H. p-o1e-- I'D : vii
-g.ess - hep II Suggested features II
tts-- Lines With :; : hoped ihe 81
pl=.e6 plans w11 5eve.97. william L
B,sck- chjst engineer u Ia Pzo.ic III
les Celzissio--, was ziso p-sss-- =
th+ afternoon -3te;-og and = -e-da-.-s
vzi2ztl5 Ess3ssz-ce
The S-zte PARK Commission has ha1
I'VE panC-aDs news q he park t-or-
6zse-e-I -oLa1o-s Gkel far zss =
vs-kcE %. ne Els-k