. Electric railway journal . foun-tain is run upon a home-made basis, with water car-bonated on the premises, and all ice creams are made onthe property. A number of private dining rooms have re-cently been provided, and features of each of these arecolored lighting and picture aquaria designed by the parkmanager. It consists essentially of a thin aquarium con-taining gold fish, and is hung upon the wall in each privatedining compartment to form a living picture to entertainthe diner while his order is being filled. Other features of this park are the free base ball field,with 2 acres of clear
. Electric railway journal . foun-tain is run upon a home-made basis, with water car-bonated on the premises, and all ice creams are made onthe property. A number of private dining rooms have re-cently been provided, and features of each of these arecolored lighting and picture aquaria designed by the parkmanager. It consists essentially of a thin aquarium con-taining gold fish, and is hung upon the wall in each privatedining compartment to form a living picture to entertainthe diner while his order is being filled. Other features of this park are the free base ball field,with 2 acres of cleared space, bleachers, running track,space for tug-of-war, horse shows and other field sports; amonkey house, reached only through an electric arcadeequipped with a large number of penny-in-the-slot ma-chines ; free toboggan slide of maple boards, 80 ft. long andwaxed; free kitchen, stove and firewood gathered on thegrounds for the use of picnic parties; a merry-go-round,driven by a 5-hp motor; womens pavilion, with rest room,. Lexington Park—Band Stand and Refreshment Tables onPorch of Casino matron, reclining chairs, two cribs, modern lavatory con-veniences; a free library for use by park patrons upon pay-ment of a returnable deposit of 10 cents per volume; adancing pavilion, with an outside circumference of 365 ft.,with central bandstand and illumination by festooned incan-descent lamps hung from the trees, and the latter is built on top of the main storage water tankof the park, which has a capacity of 20,000 gal. A straightstairway renders the ascent of the tank easy, and the topis about 400 ft. above sea level. Views of distant moun-tains in New Hampshire are obtained in clear water supply is pumped into this tank from a spring20 ft. deep by a 3-hp electric pump. A small motor is alsoused to operate a corn popper in one of the concessions,gasoline burners being used for heating. At the so-calledcountry store post cards are sold of park scenes,
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