SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT BQ&RD OF PARK ISSI0NER5

INDIANAPOLIS, 1911 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Board of Park Commissioners

APPOINTED UNDER THE ACT APPROVED MARCH 6, 1911

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COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS.

HENRY JAMESON, President (Term Expires January 31, 1916)

JOHN J. APPEL, Vice-President (Term Expires January 31, 1913)

CHARLES E. COFFIN (Term Expires January 31, 1914)

FERDINAND L. MAYER (Term Expires January 31, 1915)

GEORGE E. KESSLER, Landscape Architect

ELMER W. STOUT, Counsel

JAMES H. LOWRY, Executive Officer

MABEL R. NIEDHAMER, Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., DECEMBER 31, [911. Honorable Samuel Lewis Shank, Mayor, Indianapolis, Ind.: DEAR SIR—In submitting the report for the work of the Department of Public Parks for the year ending December 31, 1911, we feel it is fitting that particular attention should be directed to the favorable outcome of litigation affecting two substantial bequests to the City of Indianapolis. The Board of Park Commissioners believes that in this manner grateful acknowledgment should be made of the beneficence of two deceased citizens, Mr. George Rhodius and Mr. Alfred Burd- sal, from whose estates the Department will receive sums of money aggregating approximately $425,000, to be expended for the extension and improvement of the park system. After long continued litigation, a final agreement was reached in June of this year as to the division of the Rhodius estate. Under the terms of this agreement, the Board of Park Commissioners will receive a sum between $190,000 and $210,- 000. At this date, also, there has been practically completed an agreement as the end of litigation involving the Burdsal estate. Under the terms of this agreement the City will re­ ceive the sum of $450,000, one-half of this amount to go to the Department of Public Health and Charities; the other half to the Department of Public Parks. It is probable that at no time in the history of the Park Department could such a legacy have come in a more timely manner. Under the terms of the park law of 1909 (and the amended law of 1911), the city has been unable to make prog­ ress as rapidly as the necessities of our situation might seem to demand, although in some cases it has been felt that the assess­ ments levied under the law were as large as they should be made in the early stages of a new work. At this juncture, the addition to the Department's funds of nearly half a million dollars is certainly a matter for congratulation, and for grati­ tude to the citizens who thought of the city's welfare when arranging for the disposition of their estates. At this time it is impossible for the Board to state exactly 5 in what manner these funds will be expended. In fact, the ex­ act disposition of the funds has not yet been determined. It seems needless, however, to assure your Honor that the ex­ penditure of this money will be made with the purpose of con­ tributing to the welfare of all sections of the city, and in such a way that the additions to the park system will be consistent with the general plan which has been laid down by the Land­ scape Architect. In the work under the special park act, substantial progress has been made during the year just ended. In the two Park Districts which had not been touched under the new law, the South District and the West District, benefit assessments were levied for very important improvements, while a second gen­ eral assessment was levied in the North District, with the proceeds of which the Fall Creek Parkway improvement will be materially extended. In this District, also, an assessment over a limited area was levied for the Maple Road improve­ ment. Although those eager for large immediate returns may sometimes feel that the progress of the improvement work un­ der the new law is slow, it is yet felt that the work is going for­ ward with even more successful results than could have been anticipated a few years ago. NORTH PARK DISTRICT. In the North Park District, the embankment for a parkway drive along the west and north bank of Fall Creek, from Twenty-third street to Illinois street, was completed by the Mansfield Engineering Company, on June 15. This was the incompleted contract of W. F. Nugent & Brothers, which was relet to the Mansfield Engineering Company, on July 8, 1910. The completion of the Mansfield Company's contract brings the city one step nearer to the accomplishment of the most important improvement undertaken under the new law. It will be recalled that the first work done under the direc­ tion of Mr. Kessler, just preceding the going into effect of the 1909 law, was the acquisition of ground and the construc­ tion of an embankment for a driveway for the Fall Creek Parkway, extending east and north from Northwestern avenue, 6 along the north bank of Fall Creek. The Mansfield Engineer­ ing Company's contract brought the embankment, thus begun in 1908, to Illinois street. In the square between Capitol avenue and Illinois street this parkway lies in front of the new St. Vincent's Hospital. This work, taken in connection with the extension of the parkway east from Illinois street to Meridian street, and with the con­ struction of the new Capitol avenue bridge, is already demon­ strating the value and the importance of the work along Fall Creek. With the exception of the small strip of ground extending from Illinois street to the first alley east, the city is now in actual possession of a considerable new parkway space, ex­ tending all the way from Northwestern avenue to Meridian street. Under Parkway Resolution No. 19, 1911, the Depart­ ment will come into possession of this strip of ground, but the three residences along the east side of Illinois street, im­ mediately north of Fall creek, have not yet been removed. The work of removing these houses will begin early in the spring of 1912. At the same time, the Department expects to be able to finish parking the space between the parkway drive and the creek, from the point where such work was left off (Twenty- third street) to Meridian street. Until this is done, it will be difficult to realize the significance of this whole improvement. Under contract between the Board and Henry A. Mansfield and Ada F. Mansfield, his wife, made July 1, 1910, the Mansfields agree to build, under the Board's direction and in accordance with its plans and specifications, an embankment for a parkway drive and a stone and concrete wall, the latter extending from Illinois street to Meridian street; the embank­ ment, however, to be built only on that part of the land owned by the Mansfields, or from the first alley east of Illinois street to Meridian street. This work was completed August 15 of this year, and will be paid for out of funds realized by an as­ sessment under Parkway Resolution No. 19, 1911. We have already referred to the construction of a new bridge across Fall creek at Capitol avenue. It may be well, 7 however, to remark more particularly concerning this import­ ant improvement. The old iron girder bridge, which had long done service at this point, was in an extremely unsafe condi­ tion, and had for years been an eyesore when considered along­ side the fine stone bridges which span Fall Creek at other points. Through the co-operation of the Board of Commis­ sioners of Marion County, for which this Department is deeply grateful, a new bridge is being built at Capitol avenue, which will probably be the handsomest bridge across Fall creek in this city. This bridge was designed by Mr. Kessler, and the contract for its construction was let to the Cleary-Kuert Com­ pany by the County Commissioners, on June 19, 1911. At this time the greater part of the work is done. The funds at the disposal of the County Commissioners did not permit of the County's assuming the entire cost of the new bridge, so that it was necessary for the Park Board to assume about $27,000 as its share; this representing the cost of pave­ ment of the roadway, sidewalks on the bridge proper, light standards, the entire lighting system, bottom and top rails and baluster, sidewalks for bridge approaches, etc. Although it was felt that the state of the Department's finances would not permit of paying for this work out of the general fund, the obligation was assumed after consultation with the City Con­ troller, the Common Council and yourself, when the Depart­ ment was assured of an appropriation in a sum sufficient to assist it very materially in carrying such a burden. For the part which your Honor and the other city departments took in bringing about this aid to the Park Department, the Board of Park Commissioners wishes to express its thanks. As a part of the whole scheme of Fall Creek improvement under the new law, the embankment to carry a parkway drive along the north and west bank of Fall creek, from Central avenue to Thirtieth street, was completed by J. Harry Roberts, the contractor, on September 1st. This contract was awarded April 8, 1910, and the total cost of the work was $13,541.12. The only improvement made by the Department's own forces along the embankment from Twenty-third street to Illinois South bank of Fall Creek looking east toward Indiana Avenue bridge before parkway work was commenced.

Same view six months later showing parkway work in progress. street and from Central avenue to Thirtieth street was the planting of two rows of elm trees in the lawn spaces. Unfortunately, as was the case west of Illinois street, it was impossible to find funds during this year to improve the park­ way between the embankment and the creek, between Central avenue and Thirtieth street. It is our hope, however, that the coming year will see this work done east of Central avenue, as well as west of Illinois street. The necessity of forecasting the needs of the Department faster than the funds at the city's disposal will permit of acquisition, has made it desirable, in a number of cases, for the Department to make contracts for the purchase of new park land, anticipating future expenditures. Such contracts during the last year were made in the North District as follows: With Chas. S. Lewis and Fred A. Gregory, for the acquisition of parkway extending along the west bank of Fall creek from Thirtieth street to a point 126 feet south of Thirty-second street; with Jose-Balz Company, for land on the west bank of Fall creek from 126 feet south of, to Thirty-second street; with College Park Land Company, for the acquisition of park­ way along the west bank and, in part, in the channel of Fall creek, from Thirty-second street north to Thirty-eighth street, except for a triangular piece of ground not owned by this company, at about Thirty-fourth street; for the purchase of two lots on the east side of Illinois street, just north of Fall creek; and with Armin C. Koehne for the acquisition of ground for a new entrance to Riverside Park, extending along Twenty-fourth street, from Schurmann avenue to Parkway. Under the funds realized from a benefit assessment levied under Parkway Resolution No. 19, 1911, partial payments will be made on the contracts with Gregory & Lewis and the College Park Land Company, as well as for the ten-acre tract of ground under contract of purchase from Mrs. Violet Langs- dale. The last named tract is a triangular piece of ground lying north of Fall Creek and west of Northwestern avenue, directly in the line of the proposed extension of the Fall Creek Parkway west from Northwestern avenue. The contract for this ground was made in 19TO. The year just closed has seen the beginning of an important boulevard that will eventually connect the WTiite River and Fall Creek Parkways along the line of Maple Road (formerly Thirty-eighth street). At the end of 1910 the Department had under way an assessment for the acquisition of ground for the widening of Maple Road. Early in the year this assess­ ment was completed, and the city came into possession of a strip of ground 100 feet wide along the line of Maple Road, extending from Capitol avenue to the canal. The total cost of ground purchased by this assessment, under Boulevard Reso­ lution No. 11, 1910, was $35,342.10. Early in the year, plans were drawn for the improvement of Maple Road from Northwestern avenue to Capitol avenue, a distance of 5,200 feet, and the contract for this improve­ ment was awarded on May 19, to the American Construction Company. This contract calls for a macadam roadway 40 feet in width, with concrete combined curb and gutter on both sides, and graded lawn spaces. The work on this contract was well under way when stopped, December 21, by freezing weather. At that time about 9,700 lineal feet of curb and gut­ ter had been completed, about one-fourth of the stone neces­ sary for the pavement was in place, and about three-fourths of the work of grading was done. The completion of this contract is expected some time during the coming summer.

EAST PARK DISTRICT. At the beginning of this year, work undertaken in the East Park District was held up pending the settlement of litigation which had been instituted by property owners in the East Park District, who had been assessed under Parkway Resolution Nos. 8 and 9, 1909. Although the Department anticipated a favorable decision in this litigation, it was deemed best not to expend any of the funds realized by this assessment until a decision had been rendered in the case at issue. The decision of Judge Remster, of the Circuit Court, handed down Feb­ ruary 11, 1911, was favorable to the assessment levied under Resolutions Nos. 8 and 9, and in all respects upheld the valid­ ity of the Park Act of 1909. Accordingly, the Department 10 proceeded to pay for the ground to be acquired under the resolutions referred to, and so came into ownership of a park­ way along both banks of Pogues run, from Jefferson avenue to Tacoma avenue, and from Rural street to Parker avenue, comprising in all about 14.56 acres, and also of the Ellenberger Woods, 31.70 acres in extent. After paying for the land acquired under Resolutions Nos. 8 and 9, the Department had sufficient funds with which to make an improvement along the north bank of Pogues run, from Jefferson avenue to Tacoma avenue. This, while not considerable in extent, yet showed for much in the change effected. A roadway embankment was constructed, and the entire park space was graded and put in grass. This work was done by the Department's own forces, at a cost of $3,- 554.60. On the south side of Pogues run, from Jefferson avenue to a point 645 feet east, or nearly to Nowland avenue, under petition of abutting property owners, a sidewalk was constructed under the old Barret Law feature of the Park Act. The contractor on this work was J. D. Hoss. This improvement would have been extended to Nowland avenue, had it not been that a fill was necessary at the east end of the improvement, and it did not seem advisable to lay a sidewalk until this fill should settle. This work will probably be completed early in the spring of 1912. The cost of this work, all paid by the abutting property owners, was $801.19. An interesting addition to the park system in the East Park District came about during the year by a gift of Arthur V. Brown, Clarence C. Forsythe and Frank J. Noll, of a tract of ground east of Ritter avenue, along Pleasant run, about 5 acres in extent. This adjoins Ellenberger Woods on the east. The gift to the Department was made on the condition that the Board of Park Commissioners would, during the coming year, make some improvements, consisting of a park drive and a small bridge across Pleasant run, within the limits of the ground donated. SOUTH PARK DISTRICT. At the first of this year a start had been made toward an important improvement in the South Park District, the first in 11 that District under the new law. A resolution for the acquisi­ tion of ground for parkway along both banks of Pleasant run, from Shelby street to Beecher street, was adopted by the Board on November 18, 1910, and was confirmed on December 23, 1910. The primary assessment roll under this resolution (Park­ way Resolution No. 15, 1910) was ready for adoption at the end of 1910, but the day for final hearing on this roll had been postponed, awaiting the progress of the East Park Dis­ trict litigation. This roll was approved in February, and the Board thus came into possession of about I2^_ acres of ground, at a total cost of $56,350 for land and improvements. The land value is about $30,000. As was explained to your Honor last year, the Board of Park Commissioners is particularly interested in the Pleasant Run Parkway project, in the South District, because, up to the time this improvement was started, there had been the feel­ ing that this section of the city was somewhat neglected in work of this kind, and because it is believed that in no other section of the city will the good results from parkway con­ struction be more apparent. The decided change in the appearance of the ground along Pleasant run, in the section referred to, may be best appre­ ciated by the statement that in order to clear the ground for the improvement, the following buildings had to be removed: On Shelby street, three double houses, one store room and a church, the latter belonging to the Barth Avenue Methodist Episcopal congregation. On Napoleon street, eight houses. On Ringgold street, three houses, two of which, however, were only moved to the rear of the lots they occupied. On Barth avenue, two houses and one shop. On Iowa street, one house. The funds obtained from the assessment made under Resolu­ tion No. 15 seemed sufficient to do any considerable construc­ tion only on one side of Pleasant run, from Shelby street to Beecher street. It was determined that this work should begin on the north and west bank of the stream, and accordingly, on 12 Fall Creek Parkway looking east toward Illinois Street early spring. 1911.

Same view in summer of 1911 showing parking on north bank Fall Creek. September i, a contract was let to the Marion County Con­ struction Company to build a roadway embankment, and to gravel the roadway and sidewalk space within the limits speci­ fied. To make this improvement along the lines that seemed desirable, it was found necessary to change the course of Pleasant run, filling in the old channel and digging a new one for a short distance. The work also made necessary an exten­ sion of the Iowa street sewer about 600 feet in length, and this was included in the contract of the Marion County Construc­ tion Company. The estimated cost of the work to be done by the contractor, on his bid price, is $9,104.85. At the end of the year this work was more than half finished, and it is expected that it will be completed sometime during the coming summer. On the south and west side of Pleasant run, a considerable amount of cleaning and incidental grading has been done by the Department's own forces, and it may be found that the work on this side, from Shelby street to Beecher street, can be completed out of the South District funds. The progress of this work has been very satisfactory, as the property owners in that section of the city have proved to be in sympathy with the work, and very much interested in its progress. With the completion of the driveway along the north and west bank of the stream, the city will there be in possession of a park road extending from Shelby street to Garfield Park, a distance of approximately one-half mile. A small gift to the Department that was gratefully received because of the spirit shown by the donor, and because of the fact that the ground given lies directly in the path of the projected extension of the Pleasant Run Parkway northeast from Shelby street, was made by George W. Seibert. This was a part of lot No. 2>7 in Hubbard, Martindale & McCarty's Addition to the City of Indianapolis, at the corner of Malinda and Spruce streets, 189 by 98 feet. WEST PARK DISTRICT. The first work undertaken in the West Park District, under the new law, is provided for under Parkway Resolution No. 17, 1911, adopted by the Board on May 26, 1911, for the acqui- 13 sition of land along West Tenth street, from Locke street (at its junction with Indiana avenue) to White river, and south along White river to Michigan street. A small amount of construction work will also be done under this resolution, west from Locke street to Wilson street, along the south bank of Fall creek. This will carry a drive along the north side of the City Hospital ground. This work could not be done this year, but this embankment will be built and the gravel roadway constructed, with trees planted in the lawn spaces, sometime during the coming year. The land acquired under Resolution No. 17 was at a total cost of $56,933.52 and the construction work to be done will cost about $5,000. This ground comprises about 35 acres, in a loca­ tion that is susceptible of as fine development as any in the city. These purchases go a long way toward completing the Fall Creek Parkway, and bringing the White River Parkway into the heart of the city. There remain, however, two considerable tracts of ground to be acquired, to fill out the plans of the Department in this section. The Indianapolis Water Company is the owner of the bed and a large part of the banks of Fall creek, between Indiana avenue and White river. Negotiations are under way with this company for a perpetual easement for park purposes on a large part of this ground, and it is the hope of the Board that these negotiations may be completed during the coming year. Between Tenth street and Michigan street, a large tract of ground on the east bank of White river, extending to the Pat­ terson levee and belonging to the Indiana Gravel Company, was not included in this resolution, because the Board did not feel that the assessment should be made large, enough to cover this purchase. The Department has, however, made a contract with the owners of this ground for its acquisition, and this will doubtless be accomplished at the time of the next assessment in the West Park District. In the park space lying between Tenth street and Michigan street, on the east side of White river, it is the hope of the Department to build an athletic field and playgrounds, with base ball diamonds, tennis courts and the like. It is expected 14 that all of the construction work to be done, and the building of the athletic field, will be completed during the coming year. MAINTENANCE AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. While the interest of the public is naturally more attracted to the acquisitions of new ground and improvements under the new law, at the same time the work of maintenance is impor­ tant, and must be carried on if the parks of the city are to be maintained at a high standard. The maintenance work during the last year was satisfactory, and some important internal im­ provements were accomplished, although the money in the gen­ eral fund of the Department made necessary the strictest economy. RIVERSIDE PARK. Perhaps the most interesting internal improvement of this year was the completion of the fish hatchery in the north end of Riverside Park. This work, although started late in the fall of 1910, was stopped by freezing weather before much progress had been made. Early in the spring of this year the work was renewed, and before nesting time two ponds had been con­ structed, with a total water area of about 18,000 square feet. The smaller, or wintering pond, was constructed with a rein­ forced concrete bottom. The water supply for these ponds is from springs located along the bottom of the bluff at the base of which the ponds are situated. An attractive keepers' lodge was built at the foot of this hill, and in the summer time is almost hidden be­ neath the natural foliage. Walks have been constructed, the banks sodded and many flowering perennials planted around the ponds. Native trees and shrubbery have been planted on the side of the bluff, tying naturally into the woodland already on the hillside and at its base. This hatchery is operated and maintained by the Marion County Fish and Game Protective Association, for the purpose of breeding small-mouthed black bass with which to stock the waters of Marion County. It is one of the finest and most complete bass hatcheries in the country. It was visited and enjoyed by thousands of people of the city, and is attracting much attention throughout the state. 15 The success with which this hatchery was operated last year was very gratifying. 105,000 small-mouthed black bass were taken from the nests last summer, and of this number 62,450 were distributed in the streams of the county and state. 610,- 000 pike perch, or wall-eyed pike, were hatched and placed in the waters of this locality. A brooding pond, which is to be a part of this hatchery, and which will be used to care for the young bass until they reach the proper size for distribution, was begun late this fall, and was almost completed before the work was stopped by the winter weather. The total cost of all work done on this improvement during the year was $3,739.10. The brick house on the Thirtieth street hill in Riverside Park, now leased to the Highland Golf Club, was repaired by tearing away the old wooden porch and replacing it with a substantial structure with cement floor and brick foundation, walls and railing, the latter with stone trimming. The build­ ing was overhauled and repainted. The total cost of the entire work was $2,005.10. The satisfactory care of the Department's nursery in River­ side Park is shown in the growth and good condition of the stock. A small improvement was made in this nursery during the year. About 40,000 trees, shrubs, evergreens and peren­ nials were added last season, at a cost of $672.00. An addi­ tional tract of ground containing about nine acres was taken over for the nursery, and prepared for planting. In this tract, the Department contemplates setting out about 60,000 native trees and evergreens early next spring. The greater part of the planting was done along the banks of White River, in Riverside Park. This was done for the double purpose of beautifying the stream, and protecting the banks from erosion. The varieties used here were native trees and shrubs, with willows predominating. Other planting con­ sisted of the massing of shrubs around the shelter and athletic shelter buildings, the bear pit and the Highland Golf Club house. OTHER PARKS Little special work deserving of mention was done in the other parks, aside from the ordinary tasks of caring for drive­ ways, walks, lawns and buildings. 16 Ill ' ______fp *;

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O'.d truss bridge over Fall Creek on Capitol Avenue looking eastward t:>> ; r I Capiti 1 Avenue.

View of new Capitol Avenue bridge over Fall Creek 12 months later, from same place. In Brookside Park, there was planted a broad screen of shrubs and native trees along the east side of the park. This will, in time, effectually screen the Belt Railroad right-of-way. Nearly 500 trees, shrubs and vines were used in this planting, all of them taken from the Riverside nursery. In the Ellenberger Woods, two double tennis courts were constructed at a cost of $229.57, and two base ball diamonds were built in the open field, west of Ritter avenue and north of Pleasant run, at a cost of $147.69. In Spades Park, the banks of Pogues run w7ere greatly im­ proved, at a moderate cost. An old macadam walk, which wound along the bank, had become undermined in places, and generally badly out of repair. A new walk was built, following the creek bank along easy curves. Some rip-rap wall was con­ structed to prevent the washing away of the banks, which were graded and seeded in clover and blue grass. The total cost of this improvement was $296.62.

PARK DRIVES. The park drives were cared for in a satisfactory manner. At the breaking up of the winter, early in the year, the Craw­ fordsville Road was in a wretched condition. The River Drive in Riverside Park was never in a worse condition than in the early spring, and the condition of the Capitol Avenue Boule­ vard was discouraging. Notwithstanding this state of affairs, these principal driveways, after being properly prepared and oiled, at a cost somewhat less than that of former years, were in splendid condition throughout the season. The cost of oil used in Riverside Drive, Crawfordsville Road, Capitol Ave­ nue Boulevard and Thirtieth street, in 1911, was $1,352.52. The cost of oil on Riverside Drive, Crawfordsville Road and Capitol Avenue Boulevard, in 1910, was $1,431.50. One other item of roadway maintenance in this year may be briefly mentioned. In the spring, the Department purchased 57>ooo pounds of calcium chloride, at a cost of $370.50. This was applied to gravel and dirt roads, with very gratifying results. Especially was this true of the new roadway along the west bank of White river, running north from Thirtieth

17 street in Riverside Park. In the late fall of 1910, this road was constructed of gravel much too sandy to be good road material, and would not become compact, it seemed, with any amount of rolling. It was cut in deep ruts by automobiles, and became disagreeably dusty in the windy spring months. This driveway was treated twice during the season with calcium chloride. In both applications there was spread on 5,111 square yards of surface, 10,115 pounds of this material, at a cost of $65.81, or about 1% cents per yard. The result of the treatment of this new gravel road, even without the equipment properly to distribute the material, was pleasing beyond our expectation. The road became compact, there was no dust, and at no time were there any disagreeable fea­ tures connected with the use of this material.

PLANTING IN THE PARKS.

Speaking more specifically of the planting done in various parks, the following table may be of value. The number and kinds of plants put out in the fall, and their locations, were as follows: Park Trees Shrubs Vines Evergreens Perennials St. Clair 24 210 30 University 21 Garfield 80 810 20 95 950 Penn. St. 4 190 Fall Creek Parkway 80 320 60 Brookside 125 1,600 40 City Hospital 30 100 Riverside 430 2,525 450 385 1,865

Total 794 5,755 600 480 2,815 All plants used in this work were grown in the Riverside nursery, with the exception of 70 trees purchased of the Burk- hart Nurseries. 18 FORESTRY DEPARTMENT.

The work of the Forestry Department for the year 1911 may be best summarized by the following table: Notices sent to property owners for the removal of dead and dangerous trees 766 Permits issued for same 908 Permits issued for trimming 466 Permits issued for planting 94 Permits issued to Public Service Corporations 66 Number of days directing trimming 102 Trees trimmed by Public Service Corporations 1,530 Special calls made in request of persons seeking information in regard to tree-life 280 Number of licenses taken out by persons wishing to engage in the work of caring for trees 30 Under the present system, the work of the Public Service Corporations has been satisfactory, as all trimming must be done under the personal direction of an inspector from this office.

BUREAU OF ASSESSMENTS. AS the work of assessment under the new park law made necessary the establishment of a Bureau of Assessments to handle the immense amount of work entailed, a specific report of the work of this Bureau will be of interest, and accordingly, follows, showing the number of property owners, land de­ scriptions and the number of benefit and damage rolls com­ pleted :

NORTH PARK DISTRICT. Thirty-eighth Street Boulevard, Benefit Assessment Roll No. 3. For the acquisition of land along Thirty-eighth street from Indiana Central Canal to Capitol avenue, acquired under Boulevard Resolution No. II, 1910. This roll, though started in December, 1910, was completed in February, 1911. Number of property owners in roll- 2,448 Number of land descriptions in roll 4.136 Total amount of benefits assessed $37,842 10 19 Damage Roll Under Boulevard Resolution No. n, 1910: Total allowance to property owners $35,342 10 General charge 900 00 Total cost of work 1,600 00

Total $37,842 10 Fall Creek Parkway and Boulevard, Benefit Assessment Roll No. 6. For the acquisition of land along the north and west bank of Fall Creek, from Illinois street to Meridian street, and from Thirtieth street north to a line between Sections Nos. 24 and 19; and from Northwestern avenue to the west end of Block E, Langsdale Addition, acquired under Parkway Reso­ lution No. 19, 1911. Number of property owners in roll 16,000 Number of land descriptions in roll 38,500 Total amount of benefits assessed $139,662 68 Damage Roll under Parkway Resolution No. 19, 1911. Total allowance to property owners $134,380 08 General charge 4,250 00 Total cost of work 1,032 60

Total $139,662 68

SOUTH PARK DISTRICT. Pleasant Run Parkway and Boulevard, Benefit Assessment Roll No. 4. For the acquisition of land along both sides of Pleasant Run, from Beecher street to Shelby street, acquired under Parkway Resolution No. 15, 1910. Number of property owners in roll 7,000 Number of land descriptions in roll 14,615 Total amount of benefits assessed $80,000 00 Damage Roll under Parkway Resolution No. 15, 1910. Total allowance to property owners $56,350 00 General charge 3,000 00 Total cost of work 20,650 00

Total $80,000 00 20 WEST PARK DISTRICT.

Fall Creek and White River Parkway and Boulevard, Ben­ efit Assessment Roll No. 5. For the acquisition of land along West Tenth street, from Locke street to White river, and south along White river to Michigan street, acquired under Parkway Resolution No. 17, 1911. Number of property owners in roll 6,090 Number of land descriptions in roll 14,070 Total amount of benefits assessed $63,833 52 Damage Roll under Parkway Resolution No. 17, 1911. Total allowance to property owners $56,933 52 General charge 1,500 00 Total cost of work 5.400 00

Total $63,833 52

ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR CEMENT SIDEWALK. Brookside Parkway, South Drive, Improvement Resolu­ tion No. 18, 1911, from Jefferson avenue to a point 645 feet east, J. D. Hoss, contractor. Total cost of improvement $ 801 19 We beg to transmit to you herewith a report of the Land­ scape Architect, the general financial statement of the Depart­ ment, with tables showing the distribution of improvement cost, the distribution of maintenance cost, a comparative anal­ ysis of labor and miscellaneous cost, and a table showing areas and estimated values of the park land in the City of Indianapolis. Respectfully submitted,

HENRY JAMESON, JOHN J. APPEL, CHARLES E. COFFIN, FERDINAND L. MAYER,

Board of Park Commissioners.

21 REPORT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. To the Board of Park Commissioners, Indianapolis, Ind.: . GENTLEMEN—Reference to the map of Indianapolis in this report, and to the lines of park and parkway development as shown on it, makes clear the scheme of communication through and about the city by means of boulevards and park­ ways. Too much emphasis cannot be laid on the needs and value of direct, comfortable communication between the vari­ ous sections of the city and the business districts. Naturally, the street system of the city amply provides for the current traffic needs. Only a few of these streets, how­ ever, supply the needs of pleasure travel, and incidentally, the necessities for the business use of pleasure vehicles. In the development of the proposed system of parkways for Indianapolis, as an element of great good fortune for the final betterment of the physical appearance of the city, the sev­ eral streams present the finest opportunities, not only for important pleasure highways, but also for continuous broad parks. These all lie in the necessary direction of needed com­ munication. At present the city's street system is in such condition, that, to reach one outlying region from another, it is necessary first to go to the center, or business district, and then to start out in the ultimate direction to reach one's destina­ tion. Even so, the streets are not all continuous nor entirely paved. As it is said of the state, you must first go to Indian­ apolis, at its center, to reach any other part of Indiana. This very forcibly illustrates the situation in the capital city itself, and emphasizes the necessity for early acquisition and im­ provement of the completed parkway and boulevard scheme. An attempt today, with the parkway system as yet incom­ plete, to drive comfortably, in a pleasure vehicle, from Irving­ ton to Riverside Park, for instance, necessitates passing through the busy business district on streets devoted to mis­ cellaneous traffic, oftentimes overcrowded. This forcibly calls attention to the necessity for the early acquisition and improvement of a boulevard running north from Irvington to

22 Thirty-eighth street, and thence westerly across the northern border of the city into Riverside Park, as an alternative to driving over city streets to Fall Creek, following Fall Creek a short distance on improved parkway, and then finding a gap of country roads into Riverside Park. Exactly the same condition prevails in attempting to reach Garfield Park from the north. At present it would be practi­ cally out of the question comfortably to reach, with any vehicle, Garfield Park from Irvington. And yet the develop­ ment of a parkway along the line of Pleasant Run, from Ellen­ berger Woods on the east, to Garfield Park on the south, and thence through Garfield Park to White river, will give to Indianapolis an exceedingly beautiful chain of parks, serving all of the local territory and its children for park purposes, and developing along the line excellent residence property. Following the same system, and beginning again at the northeast, Pogues Run, with a double roadway development from Emerson avenue on the east, southwesterly through Brookside Park into both Tenth street and Michigan street, makes easily accessible the entire eastern district from the business region of the city. Fall Creek, from Thirty-eighth street, at the State Fair grounds, southwesterly to White river, again forms a splendid open park space, emphasizing the great value of this beautiful stream, and supplies the basis upon which splendid residence property is already being developed; this again tying into White river as the main parkway stem of the city. From Riverside Park on the north, along White river to the extreme southern portion of the city near Garfield Park, there is a further great possibility of splendid park improvement. A portion of this is already being developed, Riverside Park itself embracing a great length and illustrating the possible beauty of improving the stream banks throughout the city. Again, Eagle Creek presents the same opportunity for the southwestern district of the city, and will serve a rapidly growing residence district on the west. The ultimate carrying out of all these plans will tie the different regions of the city together along lines that will give

23 to each section its needed local park improvements. The value of these driveways or boulevards, practically nothing more than fine highways, alongside of beautiful parks, will so greatly facilitate the comfortable means of communication about and through the city, that the enhancement of values along these lines will pay, many times over, for the entire cost of these improvements. The fortunate possession of the beautiful streams by the city gives them a dual value: parks along the entire length of streams; driveways serving as means of communication. The two together make of the entire frontages fine abutting residential properties. It is sometimes mistakenly assumed that these pleasure high­ ways, or boulevards, or driveways, are for the enjoyment and use only of the well-to-do. It should be borne in mind, at all times, that only a small proportion of pleasure vehicles using such driveways are actually for pleasure purposes. The great­ er proportion of use is in reaching from residence districts to business; for the families driving into and from town on business trips, etc. It is only on holidays that the pleasure driving on these highways becomes a pronounced and notice­ able feature. Under the taxation system for acquisition and improvement of these properties, practically all of the cost of this develop­ ment is paid for by contiguous lands, and the general public has the greatest incidental use of all these properties, at the expense of contiguous properties. Immediately upon comple­ tion of a reasonably large portion of the improvements pro­ posed in this city, the advertising value of the possesson of such properties will become sufficiently pronounced to attract an increasingly greater residence population from elsewhere, that will greatly aid, through increased values, to pay for all of these improvements. The pride of possession of such properties brings about, in a community, a unity of spirit in action that immensely increases the demand for good, rational improvements throughout the city, not only on public account, but on private properties. This stimulus immediately shows in the betterment of the entire city.

24 Shelter house in Garfield Park.

Looking over golf links from Hill Drive in Riverside Park. The work of the Board during the past two or three years, along the lines of these stream parkways, has been of such character that a continuous improvement has not yet been completed. So far, it has been necessary to acquire fractional portions of the land needed, and with insufficient revenue to make rather slowly the improvements thereon. The present season, however, will doubtless make it possible to complete along Fall Creek, and, in part, along Pleasant Run, sufficient distances to illustrate clearly the character of the final im­ provement along the streams throughout the city. When these finishing touches of the work of completing roadways, sidewalks and parking along the stream banks are completed, your citizens will more fully appreciate the very great work which they have been wise enough to authorize your Board to carry forward. Specific reference in this report should be made to the work already done along Pleasant Run, north of Garfield Park, near Shelby street. While only a bit of the foundation work in the form of grading has there been accomplished, this already emphasizes the possible highways along that line, and shows the value of great open spaces passing through the several sections of the city. In a pronounced degree, this is true along Fall Creek, from Northwestern avenue east and north. In only a very little while now, it will be possible to ride or walk, along a fine, broad park, from Northwestern avenue to Thirty-eighth street; Thirty-eighth street, west of Fall Creek, to become the northerly boulevard, known as Maple Road. This work, while possibly not to be completed during the present year, will entirely change the character of the entire northern district. A wide driveway through that section, with its avenue trees and broad grass spaces on the sides, has al­ ready stimulated fine residence improvement, and has very greatly aided in increasing the values of all the land in that entire district. These improvements give to the districts in which they are made the certainty of being well cared for, and leave no likelihood of decrease in the character of improve­ ments hereafter.

25 One important improvement that should be made at the ear­ liest moment, not only as a means of direct communication from the city to Riverside Park, but to hold for good resi­ dence property what might otherwise become very bad, is the reach from Fall Creek, at Northwestern avenue westward, along Fall Creek, merging into Twenty-fourth street, and in that way giving direct access to Riverside Park. At present there are no comfortable means of driving to Riverside Park, except on unimproved city streets. The development of the Fall -Creek and Twenty-fourth street plans, and the final development of a parkway along White river, from Indiana avenue northwesterly, will give the citizens of Indianapolis a pleasant highway to the really beautiful Riverside Park, and doubtless give many who have long lived in Indianapolis an opportunity to discover that there is such a thing as Riverside Park. While the Department has undoubtedly made very great progress in carrying forward the many fragmentary improve­ ments that it has been possible to accomplish so far, the public should authorize, and supply the means for, a very much greater progress in purchase and improvement. In this way the city may secure, in earlier times, for the benefit of those now living, improvements that will cost infinitely less today than in the future. At the present rate of progress, with the insignificant funds now available for purchase only from time to time, the properties that are needed and that must ulti­ mately be acquired will cost this community very much more than they would if purchased now. Respectfully yours, GEORGE E. KESSLER, Landscape Architect. FINANCIAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS, YEAR 1911.

GENERAL STATEMENT.

Cash balance January 1, 1911 $105,354 85 Receipts— Taxes $ 93,000 09 Indianapolis Trac. & Terminal Company— 30,000 00 Interest on daily balances 1,708 36 Misc. cash receipts 10,387 36 North District Fund, Roll No. 1 2,298 61 East District Fund, Roll No. 2 6,196 40 Thirty-eight Street Fund, Roll No. 3 36,628 01 South District Fund, Roll No. 4 77,482 81 West District Fund, Roll No. 5 56,560 38 Special appropriation account Parkway sewer assessment 7,299 61

Total receipts $321,561 63

Total to be accounted for $426,916 48 Disbursements— General park fund $137,716 56 North District Fund, Roll No. 1 27,266 12 East District Fund, Roll No. 2 63,605 93 Thirty-eighth St. Fund, Roll No. 3 33,823 86 South District Fund, Roll No. 4 59,801 91 West District. Fund, Roll No. 5 55,357 93 Parkway sewer assessment fund 7,299 61 Fall Creek Sanitary sewer fund 1,794 20 Retaining wall fund 657 70

Total disbursements $387,323 82

Cash balance December 31, 1911 $ 39,592 66 Balance distributed as follows: General Park Fund $ 18,208 66 North District Fund Roll No. 1 248 81 East District. Fund. Roll No. 2 3,347 69 Thirty-eighth St. Fund, Roll No. 3 1.904 15 South District Fund, Roll No. 4 14,680 90 West District Fund, Roll No. 5 1,202 45

Total $ 39,592 66 27 STATEMENT BY FUNDS. —General Park Fund.— Balance January 1, 1911 $ 15,423 61 Receipts— Five-cent tax levy $ 93,000 00 Franchise tax—Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co. __ 30,000 00 Interest on Deposits 1,708 36 Transfers from District Funds— Sout„—Roll No. 4 $3,000 00 East—Roll No. 2 1,500 00 North 38th St.—Roll No. 3 900 00 5,400 00 Transfer from sanitary sewer fund 5 80 Miscellaneous Cash Receipts— Golf $1,743 00 Rent 1,184 00 Privileges , 1,759 00 Insurance (Garfield Park fire) 1,505 00 Sale of old houses 3,145 00 Improving Pennsylvania street centers 210 00 Sale of old property and junk 152 85 Tree supervision 300 00 Repairs to Capitol avenue 171 48 Sand and gravel 109 75 Produce (hay, etc.) 93 25 Sundry 14 03 10,387 36

Total $155,925 22 Disbursements— Salary and wages $87,537 55 Miscellaneous 50,179 01 137,716 56

Balance, December 31, 1911 $ 18,208 66

NORTH DISTRICT PARK FUND. —Assessment Roll No. 1— Balance January 1, 1911 $ 25,216 32 Receipts— Collections $ 2,141 05 Penalty interest 157 56 2,298 61

Total in fund $ 27,514 93 28 Disbursements— Land acquisition $14,668 32 Construction contracts 10,708 90 Inspection— 600 00 Postage account—Roll No. 6 500 00 Balance on dam 400 00 Opening of 25th street 336 00 Treasurer's office 52 90

Total disbursements 27,266 12

Balance December 31, 1911 $ 248 SI

EAST DISTRICT PARK FUND. —Assessment Roll No. 2— Balance January 1, 1911 $ 62,257 22 Receipts— Collections $ 6.008 51 Penalty interest 187 98 6,196 40

Total in full $ 68,453 62 Disbursements— Land acquisition $5S,490 27 Construction 3.611 22 Treasurer's office 980 44 Legal service 500 00 Rebate 11 50 List of delinquents 12 50

Total disbursements $63,605 93 Transfer to general fund 1,500 00

65,105 93

Balance December 31, 1911 $ 3,347 69

NORTH DISTRICT 38TH STREET FUND. —Assessment Roll No. 3— Receipts— Collections $ 33,423 75 Sale of Barret law bonds 2,832 25 Premium and interest on bonds 65 61 Miscellaneous and interest 306 40

Total in fund $ 3G.fi-$ 01 Disbursements— Land acquisition $32,706 04 Treasurer's office 405 84 Inspection and appraisal 500 00 Rebate 121 98 Trees 90 00

Total disbursements $33,823 66 Transfer to general fund 900 00 34,723 86

Balance December 31, 1911 $ 1,904 15

SOUTH DISTRICT PARK FUND. —Assessment Roll No. 4— Receipts— Collections $ 70,391 82 Sale of Barrett law bonds 6,832 80 Premiums and interest on bonds 158 30 Interest 99 89

Total in fund $ 77,482 81 Disbursements— Land acquisition $56,360 71 Construction 2,082 95 Treasurer's office 1,056 75 Inspection 300 00 Rebate 1 50

Total disbursements $59,801 91 Transfer to general fund 3,000 00 62,801 91

Balance December 31, 1911 $ 14,680 90

WEST DISTRICT PARK FUND. —Assessment Roll No. 5— Receipts— Collections $ 51,092 06 Sale of Barrett law bonds 5,322 54 Premium and interest on bonds 144 57 Interest 1 21

Total in fund $ 56,560 38 30 Disbursements— Land acquisition $54,525 00 Treasurer's office 816 43 Rebate 16 50

Total disbursements _ 55,357 93

Balance December 31. 1911 $ 1,202 45 SPECIAL FALL CREEK SANITARY SEWER FUND. Balance January 1, 1911 $ 1,800 00 Disbursements— American Construction Company $ 1,794 20 Transfer to general fund 5 80 1,800 00

Fund exhausted.

SPECIAL FALL CREEK RETAINING WALL FUND. Balance January 1, 1911 $ 657 70 Disbursements— Mansfield Engineering Company 657 70

Fund exhausted.

31

i TABLES SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSE. —Office Expense Ledger— Administration and Office— Salary and wage $ 4,636 74 Printing and stationery 557 71 Furniture and fixtures 320 28 Books and periodicals 81 10 Photos and slides 191 69 Postage, express and advertising 156 67 Auto hire and livery 567 75 Car tickets 150 00 Telegraph and telephone 13 54 Educational 71 52 Toilet accessories 33 00 Inspection trip to Chicago 186 20 Auditing accounts 30 00 Refund on gravel tickets 5 00 $ 7,001 20 Engineering and design— Salary and wage $ 8,626 56 Instruments and supplies 488 75 Furniture and fixtures 64 97 Prints and drawings 195 04 Horses and conveyances 546 20 9,921 52 Landscape Architect— Salary $ 3,600 00 Expense account 341 14 3,941 14 Assessment Bureau— Salary and wage $ 8,139 03 Furniture and fixtures 114 33 Plats and maps 108 75 Printing and supplies 831 73 Postage 926 00 10119 84 Legal and Land Department— Salary of attorney $ 1,800 00 Extra legal expense 55S 75 Salary land agent 760 90 3,119 65 Treasurer's allowance 3.299 86 Rebate on assessments 154 94

Total $ 37,558 15

32 White River Parkway looking north from Michigan Street; to be con­ verted into athletic field. Summer scene in Military Park, the most congested part of the city. 1 EXTENSION, CONSTRUCTION AND BETTERMENT.

—Improvement Expense Ledger— Salary and Riverside Park— Wage. Misc. Totals. Fish Hatchery—3 ponds $ 1,575 52 $ 284 46 $ 1.859 98 Fish Lodge — Building and grading 1,101 96 777 16 1,879 12 Highland Golf House—Porch 138 54 1,803 29 1,941 83 Highland Golf House—Base­ ment entrance 195 00 195 00 Planting trees and shrubs 831 65 10 00 841 65 Grading lawns 255 22 255 22 Athletic Shelter—Lockers 163 70 163 70 Deer Park Fence — Recon­ structing 100 00 100 00 Birds for Zoo 62 00 62 TO Golf No. 2—Lockers 14 40 6 15 20 :« Deer corral 16 47 16 47 Equipment—Chain tongs 5 25 5 25

Totals $ 3,933 76 $ 3,407 01 $ 7,340 77 Fall Creek Parkway— Land acquisition $ 19,628 08 $ 19,628 08 Embankment—23d to Illinois streets 6,008 90 6,008 90 Embankment—Central avenue to College avenue $ 600 00 4,700 00 5,300 00 Sanitary sewer—Illinois St. to Capitol avenue 1,79-1 20 1,794 20 Sea wall—Illinois St. to Capitol avenue 1,692 50 1.692 50 Grading and parking 706 10 55 68 761 78 Planting trees and shrubs 404 73 326 25 730 98 Northwestern avenue dam 400 00 400 00 Wrecking bandstand at Meri­ dian street 72 00 3 62 75 62 Advertising 28 16 2S 16

Totals $ 1,782 83 $ 34.637 39 $ 36,420 22 Pleasant Run Parkway— Grading—Beecher to Shelby_$ 2,693 25 $ 64 52 $ 2,757 77 Land acquisition 56,396 91 56.396 91 Advertising 27 47 27 47 Grading—North of Washing­ ton street 20 51 20 54

Totals J 2,713 79 $ 56,488 90 $ 59,202 69 33 Pogues Run Parkway— Land acquisition $ 32,475 57 $ 32,475 57 Construction — Jefferson to Tacoma $ 3,467 14 87 46 3,554 60 Walks 162 91 162 91 Drains 49 38 49 38 Curb 73 60 73 60

Totals $ 3,467 14 $ 32,848 92 $ 36,316 06 Maple Road (38th Street)— Land acquisition $ 32,934 54 $ 32,934 54 Removal of car tracks 8,500 00 8,500 00 Advertising 22 20 22 20 Grading $ 43 57 43 57 Plantations 50 00 50 00 Construction inspector 300 00 300 00

Totals $ 393 57 $ 41,456 74 $ 41,850 31 White River and Fall Creek Parkway— Land acquisition $ 54,828 18 Advertising 43 02

Totals $ 54,871 20 Garfield Park- Grading east entrance $ 57 35 Planting 161 64

Totals $ 218 99 Brookside Park— Planting $ 198 41 Soundings for dam 8 80 Totals $ 207 21 Military Park— Planting $ 10 79 $ 65 00 $ 75 79 Capitol Avenue Boulevard— Bridge at Fall Creek: Detail drawings and plans $ 2,402 77 $ 2,402 77 Shelter and miscellaneous supplies 46 80 132 83 179 63 Construction inspector 400 00 400 00 Planting 21 00 21 00

Totals $ 446 80*.$ 2,556 60 $ 3,003 40 Spades Place— Moving walk and grading $ 243 04 $ 53 58 $ 296 62 Greenlawn Park— Planting $ 1 25 $ 1 2b 34 *

University Square— Planting $ 10 55 $ 29 25 $ 39 80 SL Clair Park- Planting $ 27 83 $ 41 50 $ 69 33 Highland Square— Planting $ 5 92 $ 35 00 $ 40 92 Ellenberger Woods— Land acquisition $ 26,126 47 $ 26,126 47 Two tennis courts $ 188 96 40 61 229 57 Two baseball diamonds 141 26 6 43 147 69

Totals .$ 330 22 $ 26,173 51 $ 26,503 73 Woollen's Garden— Interest on debt and taxes- 226 58 Equipment (chairs) 27 00

Totals $ 253 58. Noble Place— Land cost—Interest, and taxes 1,644 08 $ 1,644 OS Crown Hill Drive— Land cost—Taxes 10 90 $ 10 90 City Hospital Grounds— Planting $ 125 58 133 00 $ 258 58 Pennsylvania and Thirty-second Street Centers— Planting $ 111 29 $ 111 29 Lawns 11 50 64 98 76 48 Water service 240 00 240 00

Totals $ 122 79 $ 304 98 $ 427 77 Ashland Avenue— Planting $ 1 25 $ 1 25 Tuxedo Street— Planting $ 1 25 $ 1 25 City Hall- Lawn—Grading and sodding_$ 115 00 $ 14 14 $ 129 14 Sewer Assessment— Riverside—Account Parkway sewer $ 7,299 61 $ 7,299 61 Emrichsville Bridge— Iron gates $ 150 90 $ 150 90 24th Street Parkway— Land cost—Taxes $ 131 95 $ 131 95 General— Planting and grading $ 15 33 $ 3 30 $ 18 63 Equipment 60 07 60 07 Recording deed 3 40 3 40

^otal $ 15.33 $ 66 77 $ 82 10 35 Nursery— Trees, shrubs and seeds $ 731 77 $ 731 77 Water pumping system 237 51 237 51 Hot beds 89 82 89 82

Totals $ 1,059 10 $ 1,059 10

Grand totals :_._$ 14.174 89 $263,733 61 $277,908 50

36 FORESTRY AND FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

—Maintenance, Greenhouse—

Salary and Miscel- Itern. Wages. laneous. Head of department $ 1,500 00 $ 0 35 Florists 3,631 69 Forestry inspectors 1,239 55 21 75 Fireman 390 00 Labor (general) 614 46 Telephone 30 00 Fuel 745 82 Seeds, bulbs and plants 117 35 Sprayer outfit 16 60 178 32 Manure and fertilizer 6 60 Tools and implements 22 67 Furniture and fixtures .. 102 44 Sundry supplies 32 15 Buildings 121 94 160 99 Fixtures 39 61 Tools 39 60 38 47 Horse and buggy 9 90 141 95

$ 7,593 74 $ 1,638 47 Total salary and wages $ 7,593 74 Total miscellaneous 1,638 47

Total expense $ 9.232 21

—Nursery—

Salary and Miscel- Item. Wages. laneous. Head nurseryman $ 1,020 00 Florists 5 57 Labor (general) 2,064 54 Manure and fertilizer 112 72 Seeds, bulbs and plants $ 10 46 Shrubs and trees 10 06 Tools and implements 75 79 Furniture and fixtures 8 90 Sundry supplies 37 97 Buildings 18 96 Fixtures 6 72 17 31 Tools 38 95 22 51 Spraying 16 58

$ 3,248 50 $ 218 54

37 Total salary and wages $ 3,248 50 Total miscellaneous 218 54

Total expense $ 3,467 04

Total greenhouse $ 9,232 21 Total nursery 3,467 04

Total for department $ 12,699 25 RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSE LEDGERS. Office and administration— Salary and wage $27,563 23 Miscellaneous 9,994 92

Total $37,558 15 Maintenance Ledger— Salary and wage $41,683 38 Miscellaneous 17,474 54

Total $59,157 92 Greenhouse and nursery— Salary and wage $10,842 24 Miscellaneous 1,857 01

Total $12,699 25 Total maintenance $109,415 32 Improvement Ledger— Salary and wage $14,174 89 Miscellaneous 263,733 61

Total improvement $277,908 50

Grand total of disbursements $387,323 82

38 STATEMENT OF MAINTENANCE COST BY PARKS.

Salary and Mis- Name of Park. Wage. cellaneous. Total. Riverside, general $ 7,107 06 $ 6,410 67 $13,517 73 Golf 3,693 40 894 85 4,588 25 Zoo 779 60 345 44 1,125 04 Garfield Park 4,601 76 2,419 44 7,021 20 Brookside Park 2,794 17 1,450 44 4,244 61 Military Park 3,432 45 783 13 4,215 58 Spades Place 1,263 71 330 82 1,594 53 Ellenberger Woods 774 50 69 02 843 52 Woollen's Garden 593 38 182 02 775 40 Fall Creek Parkway, south drive 1,362 24 567 88 1,930 12 Fall Creek Parkway, north drive 857 14 114 87 972 01 Greenlawn Cemetery 1,534 71 265 27 1,799 98 University Square 1,469 95 611 43 2,081 38 St. Clair Park 996 33 266 61 1,262 94 Highland Square 909 02 207 82 1,116 84 Capitol Avenue Boulevard 3,635 54 957 81 4,593 35 Indianola Square 591 19 123 06 714 25 McCarty Triangle 361 51 91 63 453 14 Irving Circle 379 86 120 10 499 96 Morris Square 266 99 73 34 340 33 Willard Park (new) 12 00 12 00 Noble Place 18 70 18 70 Crown Hill Drive 214 96 83 17 298 13 Pleasant Run Parkway 64 48 138 30 202 78 Crawfordsville Road 148 54 483 45 631 99 Thirty-eighth Street 100 77 209 60 310 37 Pogues Run Parkway 54 67 54 67 Greenhouses 7,593 74 1,638 47 9,232 21 Nurseries 3,248 50 218 54 3,467 04 Miscellaneous 212 37 66 30 278 67 Street Centers— Fletcher Avenue, South Alabama, South New Jersey, etc. 1,136 44 61 91 1,198 35 Ashland Avenue 251 20 29 66 280 86 Highland Place 275 76 9 73 285 49 Morton Place 777 98 23 03 801 01 Pennsylvania and 32d Streets— 483 18 71 74 554 92 Eleventh Street _„_' 112 84 112 84 Emerson Avenue 130 98 130 98 Sturm Avenue 105 60 105 60 Tuxedo Street 190 40 190 40

$52,525 62 $19,331 55 $71,857 17 COMPARISON OF MAINTENANCE COST FOR 1911 AND 1910.

ParK. 1911. 1910. Increase. Decrease. Riverside, general $13,517 73 $15,301 36 $1,783 63 Golf 4,588 25 4,424 98 163 27 Zoological 1,125 04 982 79 142 25 Garfield Park 7,021 20 7,442 50 421 30 Brookside Park 4,244 61 4,018 07 226 54 Military Park 4,215 58 3,944 74 270 S4 Spades & Fletcher Triangle 1,594 53 1,546 36 4S 17 Ellenberger Woods 843 52 1,014 96 171 44 Woollen's Garden 775 40 569 62 205 78 Fall Creek Parkway—South Drive 1,930 12 1,862 23 67 S9 Fall Creek Parkway—North Drive 972 01 266 09 705 92 Greenlawn Cemetery 1,799 98 1,935 82 135 84 University Square 2,081 38 2,078 00 3 38 St. Clair Park 1,262 94 1,245 53 17 41 Highland Square 1,116 84 1,058 46 58 38 Capitol Ave. Blvd. 4,593 35 4,488 12 105 23 Indianola Square 714 25 636 65 77 60 McCarty Triangle 453 14 556 76 103 62 Irving Circle 499 96 260 70 239 26 Morris Square 340 33 433 96 93 63 Willard Park 12 00 new 12 00 Noble Place 18 70 99 79 81 09 Crown Hill Drive 298 13 16 40 281 73 Pleasant Run Parkway 202 78 149 62 53 16 Crawfordsville Road 631 99 new 631 99 Thirty-eighth Street 310 37 new 310 37 Pogues Run Parkway 54 67 new 54 67 Greenhouses 9,232 21 8,820 79 411 42 Nurseries 3,467 04 1,831 66 1,635 38 Miscellaneous 278 67 504 22 225 55 Street Centers— Fletcher Ave., S. Ala­ bama, S. New Jersey and Nelson 1,198 35 1,187 45 10 90 Ashland Avenue 280 86 261 69 19 17 Highland Place 285 49 317 68 32 19 Morton Place 801 01 813 62 12 61 Penn. and 32d Sts. 554 92 343 07 211 85 Eleventh Street 112 84 194 99 82 15 Emerson Avenue 130 98 299 71 168 73 40 COMPARISON OF MAINTENANCE COST FOR 1911 AND 1910— Continued. Park 1911. 1910. Increase Decreaw Sturm Avenue 105 60 107 43 1 83 Tuxedo Street 190 40 52 80 137 60

Total $71,857 17 $69,068 62 $6,102 16 $3,313 61 69,068 62 3,313 61

Net increase $ 2,788 55 $2,788 55

41 GENERAL PARK FUND.

—Receipts by Months

Month. Taxes. Other Items. Totals. Balance January 1 $15,423 61 $15,423 61 January 193 45 193 45 February $1,759 50 179 43 1,938 93 March 3,726 00 234 60 3,960 60 April 12,420 00 755 80 13,175 80 May 40,350 00 1,023 23 41,373 23 June 21,746 06 764 98 22,511 04 July 2,682 96 2,682 96 August 1,449 00 2,194 58 3,643 58 September 621 00 2,400 28 3,021 28 October 1,035 00 6,421 58 7,456 58 November 12,420 00 415 29 12,835 29 December 27,473 53 235 34 27,708 87

Totals $123,000 09 $32,925 13 $155,925 22

DISBURSEMENTS BY MONTHS.

Weekly Monthly Miscellaneous Month. Pay Rolls. Pay Rolls. Items. Totals. January ;_ $1,077 38 $3,445 76 $1,125 29 $5,648 43 February 1,230 03 3,599 50 1,851 51 6,681 04 March 2,661 09 3,780 10 1,375 34 7,816 53 April 2.832 13 4,227 30 2,400 87 9,460 30 May 4,808 23 4,662 45 6,714 29 16,184 97 June 6,645 58 4,611 00 8,729 40 19,985 98 July 4,240 39 4,645 50 6,016 53 14,902 42 August 3,392 60 4,569 00 3,289 88 11,251 48 September 3,671 67 4,427 00 2,433 72 10,532 39 October 2,462 93 4,310 44 2,627 71 9,401 08 November 2,005 21 4,101 62 2,323 39 8,430 22 December 1,963 37 4,167 27 11,291 08 17,421 72

Totals $36,990 61 $50,546 94 $50,179 01 $137,716 56

42 GENERAL PARK FUND.

—Comparison of Revenue in 1910 and 1911-

Item. 1911. 1910 Increase. Decrease. Balance forward Jan. 1__ $15,423 61 $8,004 42 $7,419 19 Tax levy (5-cent) 93,000 09 89,461 62 3,538 47 Street Railway franchise tax 30,000 00 30,000 00 Transfer from district funds 5,400 00 5,700 00 300 00 Miscellaneous cash re­ ceipts 8,650 16 3,897 88 4,752 28 Golf permits and locker rent 1,743 00 1,542 00 201 00 Interest on bank bal­ ances 1,708 36 1,850 06 141 70

Totals $155,925 22 $140,455 98 $15,910 94 $441 70 140,455 98 441 70

Net increase $15,469 24 $15,469 24 Total disbursements for 1911 $137,716 56 Total disbursements for 1910 125,032.37

Net increase $12,684 19

43 AREA AND VALUE OF PARK LANDS OWNED BY THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS. Name of Park. Acres. Value. Riverside Park 1,053 $1,250,000 00 Fall Creek Parkway (North Park District) 108 277,500 00 Garfield Park 104 260,000 00 Brookside Park 82 164,000 00 Woollen's Garden 44 5,000 00 Fall Creek Parkway (West Park District) 35 63,000 00 Ellenberger Woods 32 30,000 00 Pleasant Run Parkway (South Park District) __ 21 31,500 00 Brookside Parkway 15 33,000 00 Willard Park 15 75,000 00 Military Park (Owned by State of Indiana) 14 Spades Place 8 24,000 00 Pleasant Run Parkway (East Park District) ___ 5 5,000 00 Highland Square 4 25,000 00 St. Clair Park (Owned by State of Indiana) 4 University Square (Owned by State of Indiana) 4 Indianola Square 2 8,000 00 Morris Square 2 3,000 00 Noble Place 1 10,000 00 McCarty Place 1 2,000 00 Irving Circle .5 1,000 00 Fletcher Triangle .1 1,500 00 Boswell Triangle .1 500 00

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