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Title: Parks and park engineering
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Lyle, William Thomas, 1875-1933
Subjects: Parks Civil engineering
Publisher: New York, John Wiley & Sons, inc. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ted and unmounted patrolmenwith sometimes a few plain-clothes men. 5. An Architect, who prepares detail designs of various 18 THE DESIRABILITY AND ACQUISITION OF PARKS structures, such as buildings, gateways, steps and thearchitectural features of bridges. 6. A Superintendents Department, whose function it isto take over the work done by the Engineering Depart-ment and carry it to completion. This work consists ofgardening and planting operations, construction work(generally by day labor), and the ultimate maintenanceof the entire system. The police department eventuallyis transferred to this department. 7. A Clerical Force to transact the work of the Secretaryand Treasurer of the Commission, to issue permits for useof playgrounds, and to keep open office. 8. A Title Guarantee Department. It is customary toemploy a title guarantee company to pass on all propertytransactions. All of these departments may report directly to thecommission, though there is some variation in this matter. -
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CHAPTER II LANDS AND SURVEYS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE SELECTION OF PARK LANDS THIS is specifically a question of landscape architecture.It is also a matter of common sense. Many greatmistakes, though not chargeable to the profession of thelandscape architect, have been made in the selection ofpark lands. The following are the leading requirements: 1. Parks must be accessible. City parks should beso placed that all of the population can reach at least onepark on foot. The larger county parks should be easilyreached by carriage, automobile and trolley car. Thefare on these car lines should be reasonable. Excessivecharges should not be permitted. 2. It seems to be the modern idea that a park systemshould be a connected system, the various parks beingjoined by parkways or boulevards. This is regarded as avery essential matter. 3. A park should be located with regard to the otherrequirements of the territory in which it is placed. CentralPark in New York City, although an asset of inest

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