. The street railway review . edit is <h\e for the progress already made, and upon them reststhe burden of our hope for the future. NORUMBl!;(J.\ PARK, NEWTON, MASS. Norumbega Park in its present form is one of the recently estab-lished railway parks in New England. It was started as a privatecnlcri)rise of several of the directors in the Commonwealth AvenueElectric and after the merger of the Commonwealth with theBoston & Suburban Electric Companies, the Norumbega Park Co.,which is the park owning company, passed into the control of theBoston & Suburban. The park properly is still run
. The street railway review . edit is <h\e for the progress already made, and upon them reststhe burden of our hope for the future. NORUMBl!;(J.\ PARK, NEWTON, MASS. Norumbega Park in its present form is one of the recently estab-lished railway parks in New England. It was started as a privatecnlcri)rise of several of the directors in the Commonwealth AvenueElectric and after the merger of the Commonwealth with theBoston & Suburban Electric Companies, the Norumbega Park Co.,which is the park owning company, passed into the control of theBoston & Suburban. The park properly is still run as a distinctenterprise apart from the railway company, although the ownersare practically all financially interested in both properties. The park includes a fine tract of wooded land on the banks of theCharles River in .\uburndale, which is a part of the city of Newton,Mass. Tfie park is laid out in broad walks, flower beds, decorativeshrubbery and grass plots. There are no keep off the grass signs STf/tncn I /wo/Av. /> SO > f> y OI NORUMBEGA PARK, XKWTON, MASS. Frequently the directors, the president, or some other ofTlccr haveentire control of park affairs. In most cases they are in the handsof a busy man, who thinks of the park only when duty compelshim. The press of other matters often causes him to procrastinateuntil the time arrives when he must decide upon a seasons pro-gram, then he gets in a hurry and does the best he can. He maythink that the short way out is to do what he did last year or to in any part of the grounds, and the lawns and terraces arc free andopen to all. The walks and paths are swept and cleaned every force of special uniformed policemen are on duty in the parkduring the day and night, and the management pride themselves onthe good order maintained. No intoxicating liquors are sold orpermitted on the grounds. The total number of park attaches onthe pay roll during the summer season, including police, zoo attend- Mar. 20, 1903.]
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