This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... IV.--NEW PARK AREAS SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED. A. SMALL PARKS. As will have appeared from the general considerations affecting their purpose and design, the land for squares and minor parks may well be selected both as to locality and as to precise boundaries with less studious regard for its topographic form and other natural conditions and more for its relation to streets, buildings, and land values than in the case of large parks. We therefore feel that definite recommendations of specific pieces of land should be made with some caution and should be similarly received, and a positive selection ought to be made in the majority of cases only by an agent with discretionary power to act for the city and after obtaining options or specific tenders covering alternative sites. But in order to provide something definite as a starting point for the consideration of the city's executive agent, we have indicated upon the map and the accompanying list a series of areas which seem suitable for the purpose. The aims which have controlled their selection are: first, to secure a roughly equitable distribution, providing no more than are absolutely called for by a conservative policy; second, to avoid the more costly land in any neighborhood and in most cases to avoid any land now occupied by buildings; third, wherever possible to choose land having some natural attractions, such as good trees or an agreeable and permanently open view. The distribution will be explained by the map, while some of the special considerations affecting the several areas are briefly mentioned in the accompanying tabular statement. It is enough here to point out that while certain of them might without loss be replaced by different tracts in the same neighborhood, there are others which have specia...