El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-14
Have Your Own Park

livery residence street in FL Paso can make itself
Il parkway if It viii Every residence street have
broad strip Of grass and trees and shrubs and flowers BE-
tween the curb and the ootwak it will When you ride
walk along Magoffn Arizona Nevada street
or Rio Grande street or through Mundy Heights or Austin
Terrace Manhattan Heights OF Richmond Terrace, DO
you wish you might have that kind Of parkway al
along your block in front Of your home and your
neighbors homes9 You can have parkway Just like these
/ If you viii
The city government has system under which these
parways developed and maintained It works perfectly
and there has never been any complaint lodging
Stacking along the streets that have adopted the plan.
The plan applies to the entire city and viii be adapted
to any street where the property owners ask for it.
Property petition for parkway. The city re-
qures that the request be unanimous, the omission Of
single lot would spoil the continuity and beauty Of the
parkway.
When al the property along any street OF part
Of street petition, the city calls for bids the
sTucon cost including necessary grading preparing the
soil for planting putting special system Of water pipes
and faucets, and planting trees, shrubs and grass
The property owners Pettonng agree to pay in cash.
IN advance the first cost Of construction They also agree
to to the city the maintenance cost which present
set at only 10 cents per year per front foot.
When the cash is hand the city the job and
supeses the work It then becomes responsible for per-
nsnt maintenance and the annual charge is put the
tax bills each year. separately billed and specially paid for
The charge for maintenance regarded by the city as
lien the property and all property changes hands sub
jet to its payment with regular taxes New purchasers
thus put notice and the charge matter
Of course.
The result that these pathways are kept up uniformly
and II splendid shape They watered regularly by the
city the IS cut shrubs and trees trimmed, and
that die promptly replaced without further charge
There has been complaint by property owner
the parked streets against the small maintenance charge
and al regard the parways valuable asset that is
worth Immediately much than the amount Of the
initial investment and that increases in value year by year.
adding not merely to the pleasure and comfort Of living
but to the market value value of the abuttng
property.
The first cost is small never more than s. front foot
and usually around $50 Sis front foot-in other
words SIS to sos per average home holding Of lot and
half
The annual maintenance charge is only fraction Of
what It would cost individual keep up his own curb
independently Of cooperative action and city super
vision
per front foot per year. that Is only 81 per
year per average lot so cents per month for lot and
half
It would cost four OF five times this sum for an nd
ldua to keep up his parking homeopathic basis.
Nothing would do much to make FL Paso more de-
ghu place OF residence the general adoption Of the
curb parking would make IT cooler In summer, break
the winds prevent dust and provide play space for the
ence adds to the beauty Of the streets and makes them
pasantsr to drive along and shady to walk along More
ver the presence Of trees and grass along the curb makes
easier to grow things within the yard conserving ois-
@ reardng evaporation, and creating locally better con-
ttions for flower growth.
Let every residence street organize for curb paravs
nd petition the city TO take charge Once is done il Is
ornament and even the nonresident property owner OF the
Wner OF rental house cannot dodge the small annual
barge and break up the harmony of the scheme
imagine nobody had erer such pains 10 Team trade
IS had; but sloqped at Il dan IN and do, o,F