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Onondaga Park, the latest addition to - the public places in the city of Syracuse, will be the second park 211 area in tills city. Burnet park, the noble benefac-t; tion of the kite John B. Burnet, contains 125 acres. 2D fieres of it in original rores-r. and the remainder k\U\ out in scientific park-way by Bdgerton. the landscape gardener, and developed by-Park Superintendent Bishop. Its great- j est need is a water supply, which bow j should be furnished from the city's! works. Onondaga park, with its two 1 capacious reservoirs, may bo made superior in respect to water facilities- A part of the lands (ten acres) borders on the Onondaga creek, and may be utilized for special purposes, that of a zoo being indicated as one of them. The eminence on the high ground may bo made a carousal fully equal in sightly view to that of Burnet park or of Woodbind, at the city water works reservoir. These emi-uebces^. with those of the TJniversiry end cfr^^f hill I'lvncfi.tute a series of outlooks which are not surpassed in any city of the State. The diversified territory of the new park.c nib racing so v ef. 1 y-’o no acres of hueland, Trill make it one 01 the most at-Tractive places for the public anywhere in the city limits.The park system of the city of Syracuse has gradually grown up to the increase of the city's population. Originally Fayette and Forman porks, in old Syracuse. TTasmncton and Union it4 I £parks in old Satina, wore the breathing- \ y places for the inhabitants. Then Armory park. Carroll park, Leavenworth park and Highland park were added, and finally Burnet park, together with a number of minor parks and circles and squares. There were twelve of these altogether when the first city directory was issued in 1851. the number had increased to twenty-four In lS75,and now it is fi fry-two. The city of Syracuse, iu, its shade and ornamental trees, has no superior in tlic land. From any eJeva-j tion tbe dry seems embowered in a dense forest The residence districts are noted for their beauty of trees and lawns.ki ±____ r________ . i U
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Syracuse Sunday Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Jul 31, 1898
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