General statistics of cities: 1916, including statistics of parks, playgrounds, museums and art galleries, zoological collections, music and entertainments, swimming pools and bathing beaches, and other features of the recreation service (1917)
United States. Bureau of the Census, Grogan, Starke McLaughlin, 1880-, Hirsch, Arthur J, Carruthers, Lemuel A, Rolle, August H.O, Hole, Morris J · Washington, Govt. print. off. · leaf 19
ng adjustmentswith affected iaterests, such conversion from privateto pubhc ownership usually covers a number of years,during most of which the area affected suffers first fromlack of repair and proper upkeep, and later from abso-lute neglect of the structures upon it. The growth of a city park… … PARK SYSTEMS. 13 Many cities have received gifts of land to be used forpark purposes. In some instances such gifts haveresulted in benefit not only to the city but to the donor,whose holdings adjacent to the land donated for parkshave been largely increased in value because of thepark improvements.…
Cities and towns · Amusements
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