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Show prlatlng 15,000 to the park commissioners, commis-sioners, but our Idea is UJat the city should regulate s expenditures as does a private cltlsen who first te-cldes te-cldes upon what bis outlay Is to be for necessities and then indulges m luxuries ir his purse contains a good margin of surplus. It Is for the city officials, of course, to determine, mo relative importance or improvements calling for outlay. It may be that tno beautifying of the city by the planting of trees, shrubbery, grasses, etc., will appeal to them as a necessity. I MONEY FOR THE PARK I COMMISSIONERS. ' i Tho city administration Is said to have receded from Its position ot re- fusing further aid to the park commissioners, com-missioners, and, at an early session ot i the council, the proposition will ba made to vote tho cdmmlnsloners $5,. j 000. This change or front Is said to ! be duo to the representations or tne park commissioners who urge the necessity ne-cessity of at least ? 5.000 to carry out , some of the plans of, the board a3 or- i j Iglnally determined upon. j j Money for park purposes Is a good I thing if the city Is so tlnanclally at ease that, after meeting the most ex-, ex-, ; 1 acting demands of tho city govern-I govern-I rcent, there is a surplus available tor i those things which may bo denned as municipal luxuries. j We havo not so closely inquired into the financial condition or tbe city as ! to be nblo to say whether the mu- nicipallty would be Justified in appro- |