Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-10
BEAUTIFYINC !
3O-ACRE AREA
UPON RESACA
Utilization Natural
Beauties to Feature
New Park West or
s. r. Tracks

cf the siter PARK mm
siorer u. N. Hinkley. assisted DIV ~.
Proctor. city architect is
cninr N park On surprising beAuG
ma interest on the 30 acres belong
70 the city between the south
ern Pacific tracks and Palm bculc-
ward, lying 10 the north OK hinS-
Throughout the area drives are
being Completed connecting with
Rirrrold street and Palm bouit-
ward. the latter drive crossing tne
rity resaca. over which n rustic
bridge IN contemplated The PARK
IL surrounded on three sides by tho
city resacA, for the dredging OK
which contract has been let and
which provides n beautiful water
background. 80
Features on the improvement will
b. N playground and wadinE pocl
for children. bathing pool for adults
sunken gardens winding walks
through the trcpic junElea adjoining
the resaca; cool, shady retreats
among TIE trees and palms; tennis
courts and also baseball diamond Tor
the boys, and Identification which
will include NIL trees, shrubs ard
Towering plants indigenous ~ ths
Valley.
Colcred Fountain
Work also is under way ON Wash
ingtcn park, where a rol0rcd illunn-
mated fountain is being installed.
and will be ready for operation by
the middle Cf March. The entire
area on the latter park has been
FrfrmL - ~w#&h liza wmwnmwmA Fmmwm kEm
excavations on the RinEEold street
park. and planting " grass and
shrubs and construction of IA sys-
tenn Of Eraveled walks will start Am
u few days.
Gently installed lin the Dallas cen
trial park, in the latest design. The
central basin. ortagon in form, i'm 20
feet in diameter. and will stand I'm
the center OF the main basin, also
octagon lin shape. and 100 feet tn
diameter. The central basin, which
carries the series on ietH. is approx
imately 10 feet i'm height. the entire
structure being constructed cf con
crete and bronze.
T~hirty-two coiored protector light.
each 70 inches In diameter, provide
illumination for the Jets, and no
colored lights arranged pnder The
bronze liz Of the central basin H.
illuminate the water as 10 streams
over the lip into the main basin. The
projectors can be set nt any desirpd
angle, and the colorz, which are utFl-
lied I'm combination, include, rcd.
green and amber, and also white
lights. The main jets will riHn to IA
height OF 45 feet Pressure iH 10
piled by electrically operated pumps
contained I'm the lower part uk thM
central basin. which draw che wntarl
from the main basin.
Playground Equipment
Playground equipment. recently
secured By the city, has been in
stalled INC the RinTg0ld street pnrk.
the playground site and chiIdrenfsl
wading pool being located ON IA knull'
overlooking the city reSacn. Enniu-
rnent installed includes swinRK. Kaaxu
saws, slide and merry-Fo-round. MIA
constructed OF steel. The tannIr
courts and baseball diamond win nd~
join the playground.
Over a mile OF sand walks fave
been constructed through cha fun
gle area following the bend III th~
resnca on the north and west. tha
sand being secured from pits Inn kha
park. The walks ARE bOrdered With
brick or rocks which have bsnn d.
mated 20 the city for the
Thus far tho city has secured ail
material used I'm Improvements of thn
park without cost, with the rxreu-
ton or cement used I'm c~onstructinx
steps for the walks.
in the early days or Brownsville,
the area was the site uf numerous
brick kilns Gnd sand pits, and these
combined with the eroiOn into thn
resaca have formed numerous
hiilccks and knOIlH. part of whfrh
are overgrown by the dense jungle.
The winding walks through fhs
masses OF vegetation provide nn 49,
r~ortunity to view nIi itH beauties.
Rustic seats mre being constructed
I'm vine and lemf-Shnded retreats into
which The rays of the sun seldom
"A Natural Park sn@
Every tree. shrub and f-Ipw~rinr
plant native t0 the Valley hnn been
found within the area Or ths par
site. according tD hUrticulturiatH
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terest in the development nf thfr
beauty spot. Towering hnrkherrv
and mesquite. ebony, huisarhn and
even The nsh and elm Are amcnx thh
tress Identified NV tho h~7rticultur-
iHts- I'm the tangled masses of Che
jungle some ~ varieties 0f native
vines have been identified. and ths
shrubs and Towering plants mat the
soil wherever the trees thin per-
hitting the sun 10 reach the Kround.
Since development pf the rit=
started, over 5000 shrubs. palms, and
Towering plants have been Aet Ont,
efforts being cmhe tn prevent mmy
appearance on artificialfty. Planting
on ciumrs or poinsetftaH among fhe
native shrubbery, placing VIZ PALMA
among the trees. and bordering cf
walks with Ehrubbery is now mnder-
way. Fern and shrub plcts are being
developed at points where they will
add beauty tg the general effect.
The sunken gardens will bn I0eat-
ed near the center nf the park. uti~
lining a former sand pit. whirh hnn
been eroded by surface waters drnim-
irK into the reKacm. Erosion Hmm InfH
numerous knnlls which will fora
islands I'm the garden. these hmiux
planted Co mill kinds uf ~rrnamnntnlA.
Finest Am Chm South
"T believe this park win ba onm
of the most beautiful fn the south. wv
was the comment or B. W. Proctor,
city architect. who WA r~nnpmrAtlnr
with Commissioners B- H. Huxley in
planning and lnndAcmrimK the parks.
mo city in the south possesses nn
area which hHH greater natural h&Rm-