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Show PUBLIC PieS DEVELOPMENT OF PAMSTEM Appreciation Is Evidenced by Patronage of Open-air Spots Under Municipal Munici-pal Control. Tbe consistent plan of care and betterment bet-terment that has been carried out in the past year with regard to the parks and public property of Salt Lake City has found its indorsement in the increased in-creased patronage of the public. With the growth of patronage has come yet further conversion to the park idea, until now the citizens of the west side have wrested from the city commission, and from Commissioner Herman H. Green especially, a promise that the west side shall have a park in the coming year if it can possibly be accomplished. While the distinguishing feature of Salt Lake's parks this year has been an appearance evidencing most careful care and attention, there have been also certain definite improvements that have contributed much to the general betterment of the parking system, with a minimum of expense for the returns had. To Install Library. One of the big changes was in the taking over of the Warm Springs property prop-erty by the city at the conclusion of thirty-iive years' leasing of it to an operating company. The property belongs be-longs to tbe city and the purpose is to convert it into a municipal bath, with library accomodations and a park. When the property was taken over by the park department last April improvements im-provements to the present bachhouan were immediately made that entailed an expense of $S973. Since that time, the receipts have totaled $10,021.91, showing show-ing a profit to the city of $1048.91 from the operation of the bathhouse. But a nominal charge is made for the privileges of the bathhouse, which has been put in better shape than it has been in for many years. The pi ar e was renovated generally and everything done to make for cleanliness clean-liness and sanitation, the aim being to make the present establishment serviceable ser-viceable until such time as a model one could be built. In the meantime, Commissioner Com-missioner Green is gathering information informa-tion as to the success of ventures with municipal baths in numerous cities that the benefit of such experience may be had in the endeavor to give to the Salt Lake public the benefits of the . natural bathing facilities that may be nr forded by the flow of the well famed hot springs to the north of the city. Scenic Boulevard. The bailding of the scenic boulevard boule-vard that now connects the Capitol grounds with the Wasatch boulevard by means of a loop up City Creek cau-yon cau-yon and so completing a scenic highway high-way from Eleventh avenue to the Capitol Cap-itol grounds was one of the big strides of improvement this year, especially since the cost to the city was but The work was put through as a result re-sult of promotion of the idea by a committee com-mittee of prominent citizens, among whom were some of Salt Lake 's leading lead-ing contractors, who contributed the use of equipment for the grading. Wiih the grade now established, making a roadway forty feet in width, the ultimate ulti-mate completion and beautification of the driveway along the rim of the canyon can-yon is assured. Tbe boulevard was considerably used by automobiles during the past "season and with improvement of the surface will increase in popularity because of the pleasant prospect afforded in . drive over it. Boulevard Committee. The committee that initiated the movement that resulted in the construction construc-tion of this chiefest recent addition to i Suit. Lake s boulevard system includes tbe following citizens: W. S. McCornick, Governor William Spry, Lnocb Smith, B. K. Kedman, Samuel Newhouse, F. 0. Schramm, W. K. Hubbard, Will Brown, M. A. Keyser, Samuel Tavlor, Sol G. Knhn, X G. Lneh, A. If. Crabbe, T. H. Christen-Ben, Christen-Ben, H. G. Gilkerson, Charles A. uig-ley, uig-ley, l M. Goggin, W. H. Dickson, 1'. .1. Moran, Paul K. Keyser, Jr C. Richmond, Rich-mond, D. K. Livingston, David A Smith, Charles Tyng, W. D. Itishel, L. S. Mariger, J. vv Taylor, M. S. Sowles and J. W. Mellen. ' The driveway that extends for twelve miles up City Creek canyon was considerably con-siderably improved thin year, being 1 widened and in many places straight-k straight-k encd to eliminate danger of automobile collisions at the numerous turns. The roadbed was smoothed and packed and 1 Ihe drive increased greatly in popular- 1 ily during the past season. One of tbe notable improvements in street parking this year was that accomplished accom-plished on Sixth East street, nineteen : new sections of parking beim started 1 there this past season, extending from Fourth to N inth South streets. 1 Park Improvements. i At the parks proper such improve- ments were made as the building of the '. comfort station at Liberty park, the starting of a rose garden in which were planted a numerous variety of roses. ' many of them of the ever-blooming sorts, the installation of better lighting, the fencing of the lake at Lihertv park in the interest of safety for small children, chil-dren, t he construction of a concrete swimming pool at the central play grounds and numerous other minor improvements im-provements that have contributed much to the attractiveness of the resorts. The increase in patronage necessitated provision of many more benches and lunch tables, especially at Liberty and Pioneer parks. Band concerts conducted conduct-ed on Sundays and holidays, both afternoon af-ternoon and evening, at Libprty and Pioneer parks are credited with having given impetus to the popularity of the resorts. Improvement of the zoo at Liberty park by f veouent addition of interesting interest-ing animals has also added to the attraction at-traction of the place, especially for the children. Princess Alice, an elephant y purchased by popular subscript ion, is the chief attraction uf the zoo. In ad-. dition, there are numerous other animals and fowls, acquaintance with the appearance ap-pearance and habits of which constitutes consti-tutes educational information for the children. The lake with its stream of spring water affords excellent facilities lor the care and breeding of aquatic fowls and a fascinating variety of them is offered to the student. With the replacing of the old and unsightly barn by a new home for the housing of the monkeys, a dozen of the agile simians were added to the park colony. Two fine specimens of beaver were also added to the zoo. this year, through the assistance of Fred YV. Chambers, state fish and game com-i missioner. The stock of fish in the lake of Liberty park was increased bv the planting of 3U.0UO rainbow trout during the past season. In connection with the care of tbe lawns and growing of flowers at Liberty Liber-ty park, considerable new lawn was planted and the number of flower beds trebled. To relieve the congestion of the greenhouse, 170 hotbeds were constructed. con-structed. This helped to supply the demand de-mand for flowering plants needed in the increase of parking work. It is hoped that an extension to the greenhouse will be accomplished this spring. At the City and County building, the grounds were given a thorough renovation, reno-vation, the flower beds 'being ""re-planted, the trees trimmed and the lawns fertilized fer-tilized to put them into more vigorous condition. The result of the work that has been done is that Suit Lake's system sys-tem of parks is meriting the phenomenal increase in patronage "that was noticeable notice-able during the pa.st season and the park idea premi.-es to gain in prevalence preva-lence until the bennty of the citv will be much enhanced within the next lew years by increasing the number of parks and street parkings and better-ii'i; better-ii'i; those that now are established. |