Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-23
MANY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
FOR ALL OF PUEBLOS PARKS
Park Superintendent Prepares General Plan That Will Extend
Over Several Years-Much Of Work Will Be l
Undertaken Next Year

face binder to prevent vashinx and
resist wear.
1t would also be advisa BILE to remove
shrub beds east and west of the Min
cral Palace and make decorative
paintings near the building similar to
those now in front, .nereby adding to
the beauty of those points and elm
mating a danger that now causes
accidents. Screen paintings of trees
land shrubs will be made between
, driveway and rear of Mineral Palace
building to hide its unattractive ap-
pearance.
The walk from formal flower garden
to Seventeenth and Court streets pass
cs thru low ground. Drainage water
from irrigation collects therein, leaving
1t muddy, unsightly and seldom used,
and is to be discontinued Other nee
places.
| Many sections of the lawn are too
low for any surface drainage, which
causes an acid condition Of the soil.
resulting a poor growth of lawn grass
and a vigorous growth OF foreign mat
ter. II will be necessary to raise tho
grade uf these places to conform with
the surrounding ground, thereby insur-
ling better drainage.
The ornamental rip-rap along the
shore of Lake Clara must be com
pIeted and planting done at various
places near the lake. The island in
the center should be fenced. extending
across the water to the mainland in
order to provide refuge and breed
ing place for and prevent the killing OF
the fowls kept there Positive rules
must be enforced to preserve tho
beauty of the lake and the lives of the
fowls.
Permanent concrete benches. with
wooden slat seats, will be placed thru
out the park and the picnic grounds
On aSt Of hc Ink ynIlI hA
permanent tables and benches bub-
Bile fountain and a water faucet
parking space adjacent to the drive
way will relieve congestion at TINS
point
The mineral collections in the MIN
crai Palace should be re-Arranged and
re- carded, and to these added Hortt-
cultural and chronological exhibits.
which could be collected and arrAn&-
I'd by the department. A collection
OF various historical relics. ohtainAble
In many sections of the state, would
also prove An interesting feature.
PARAMOUNT PARK
Ths Municipal Auto Camp Grounds
at Fair1nount Park must be enlarged
and more water faucets provided, one
or two bubble fountains installed and
additional cooking facilities arranged
to insure proper care OF the increasing
number of autoists who camp here
each year, Areas where grass has been
killed by campers should be surfaced
with gravel to avoid mud and add to
the appearance OF tho grounds. All
shrubbery within the camp grounds |
should be removed as a sanitary |
measure and screen planting made
along the north and west boundaries
of the grounds.
Permanent tables and benches
should be placed about the grounds.
Those in use there at present are
taken into the tents of campers who
monopolize their use and force Others
to do without. To insure better drain
age in the park and eliminate stand
ing water, low places in roadways
mta, be raised and surfaced with
gravel. Parts OF the lawn are in
tested with dandelions and other for
cign matter OF n perennial nature and
this can only be rcmedied by plow-
ing and re-sccdns these sections OF
the park.
IRVING PLACE PARK
This park is also badly infested !
with dandclons and will eventually |
have to be plowed and re-seedcd. \
frame OF swings should be installed
here for tho benefit of children resid- |
ing in the ncighborhood.
CITY PARK
This park is of the naturalstic type
and offers excellent opportunities for
Improvement with much less cost than
is required for ordinary park improve /
mcnts. The drivewsys in their pres
ont condition unsatisfactory. the
surface pulverizing and leaving them
rough and dusty and slippery after a
rain. These roadways VIII be sur
faced with gravel for the benefit OF
the thousands OF motorists who use
this park each year. .
Further extension and proper main
tenance OF more lawn is Impossible
until irrigation facilities arc improved
"A y, ,,a tN \. dome ttrt thn n
stallgtiop of pipes of sufficient size to
insure proper irrigation of the i'm
proved areas. The grounds at the
northwest side of tho park and those
north OF the lake arc used for picnic
PURPOSES and should be lighted for
night use, since those who use them
usually gather at dusk for an outdoor
evening meal More cooking CRATES
must be provided on the grounds
north of the lake.
profitable. because of the expense OF
trimming. irrigating. spraying and
guarding against destruction and
theft. This should be replaced with
a more ornamental landscape that can
he maintained with less expense.
A municipal golf course was started
In city Park in 1921, the construction
OF which was carried on in conjunction
with a club of citizens who ably as
sisted tho park department in tho
work, but those opera ttonS we're sus-
pended after tho flood of June 8. In
addition to its recreational value. this
feature viii hasten the Improvement
OF tho park and add much to its at Il
tractivoness; therefore, 1t must be
completed as quickly as possible.
No feature of park Is more inter-
esttnc or attractive than a properly
arranged and wcll-kept zoo. and this
park is the only ono In tho city that
offers proper space for tho care and
display of animals. The deer and am
,elope from the Mineral Palace park
have already been moved to this park
and all animals owned by tn" city
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