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Seattle 20th Oct 1891 Report on progress of Work "Kinnear Park" Over 1200 feet of sidewalk graded on Olympic Avenue; embankment along line of same over 2800 cubic yards, about half of this fill was outside the line of fence and ought to be charged to Street Dept. I have made a gutter along the full length of the Park but it will be necessary to put in a wooden gutter, which belongs to the street dept. 938 lineal feet of walk graded 10 feet wide 2&1/2 acres prepared for lawn and shrubs 246 loads of manure hauled and deposited in Park. "City Park" About 2 acres cleared in S E Corner for nursery Propagating house 65x16 feet and a basement 12x16 by 6 feet deep, with concrete floor and brick walls for the heating apparatus. All finished and in operation. The cost of the whole will not exceed $400.00 over

Report Superintendant of Parks Oct91

Lumber $92.00 Glass, Paint, putty,etc $111.00 Brick, Lime, Cement $54.00 Ventilators $16.00 Hardware $10.00 Heater & Pipes, etc. $240.00 Carpenters $90.00 Glazier $32.50 __________________________ $645.50

Seattle 2nd Nov 1891 Department of Public Parks Report on progress of work. "Kinnear Park" since last report there has been 1155 lineal feet of walk graded 10 feet wide. 274 lineal feet of walk covered with gravel and 4700 square yds of grounds prepared for lawn and shrubs. The upper portion of the park is nearly completed as far as we can until it is settled whether we shall include Clover St which would make a slight difference in the plan as to the entrance at the corner of Clover St and Olympic Avenue. The street dept is putting in the gutter along Bluff St as requested. "City Park" The portion cleared for the nursery is about ready to be ploughed after which it will be necessary to put some kind of a fence around it to keep out stray cattle. In the propagating benches are have the following cuttings and seeds. (List attached) I would like to be allowed to send for hardy bulbs for early spring planting 500 Anemone coronaria 500 Ranunculus 500 Anemone fulgens 250 Lilium 500 Roman Hyacinths 100Amaryllis 500 tulips. Yours Respectfully James Taylor

List of cuttings & seeds in Park Nursery 3rd November 1891 Abutilon 25 Achryranthes 500 Alternanthera 1500 Aucuba japonica 240 Begonia 200 Buscus Arborescene 1000 Buscus Arborescene variegata 230 Carnations 480 Crephes platycentra 30 Coleus 500 Coteneaster buxifolia 520 Crataegus pyrscantha 300 Deutzia Crenata 100 Deutzia gracilis 50 Euonymus Japonica 50 Fuchsias various 450 Gazania elegans var 40 Geraniums various 1000 Hedera helix 1000 Hydrangea paniculata 100 Ilex Europa 100 Jasmine 60 Heliotrope 600 Laurus eirasus 125 Laurus Lusitanica 50 ________________________________ 9620

Lonicera English 300 Lonicera Japanese 200 Marguerites white 150 Marguerites yellow 100 Mesembryanthemum 500 Petunia double 200 Pruus Pissardii 18 Pilea 500 Pilea dwarf 500 Roses 560 Seneco vine 50 Spireaa Reevesii 300 Spireaa prunifolia 200 Stevia serrata var 250 Sedums 1000 Thymus 300 Thuja orientalis 200 Sahra splendens 340 Verbenas 400 Viburnum opulus 20 Viburnum tinus 450 Vinca Major300 Vinca Major varigata 450 Vinca minor 140 Weigelia rosea 250 Weigelia rosea varigata 350 Assorted 300 ________________________ 18248

Seeds Grown Cineraria hybrids 1 box Dianthus 2 box Delphinium 1 box Lobelia cardinalis 1 box Mandervillea Sueveolens 1 box Matthiola 1 box Pansy 2 box Hollyhocks 2 box ____________________ 11 boxes Report Park Superintendent Oct 1891