PARKS MS PLAYGROmiES IN KMTSAS CITIES 
 
 Compiled and mimeographed by 
 THE MUNICIPAL REFERENCE BUREAU 
 University Extension Division ' 
 University of Kansas 
 Lawr e n c e , Kan s a s 
 
 BULLETIN NO. 26 
 
 June 1, 1921. 
 
i.fjNiciB.iL r::f;jk;nci: buk^au 
 
 John G-.otutz, Ph. 3., Secretary, 
 (Sacretar- ai'd -reaaurer. 
 League cf Ilansas ilmiicipalities) 
 
 Annette Garrett, A.B, Assistant Secretary, 
 
 P/J<KS Al'D PLAYGHOUITIB IK ILU'^SiiS CIIIIIS 
 
 A rteport on Parks and Playgrounas in Kansas Cities 
 Containinc Information Secured Throush a 
 Questionnaire billed out by the 
 City Clerk of each city. 
 
 Cor:T)iled and i^nalyzed 
 
 Annette Garrjto, A3Si3ta.it Secretary, 
 .lunitipal -Reference Bureau. 
 
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 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
 AU616t921 
 
 DOCUMENTS DIVISION 
 
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 i^ A icBQ^i'i: oil ^^vai:s a-^iI PLAYimoirQs it. kaks^s. 
 
 'ihe foilaving reiort is ccrr/piled ir. the '.ntorest of njunicii^al proQ-rei 
 Eie inforraticn that has teen colT.ec-sd from :.-epi'esentative cities 3.^1 
 over the state should be thou-thtf-ally coiisidered, not only by all city 
 officials, "but also by citizens, T'/ho^ after all, determine tneir cities' 
 policies, 
 
 I'he insi:ir3.ticn for this bulletin -;as an inquiry fro^ a Ohaiiiber of 
 CorDn-.erse, aslzin-,^ the ..ur;Le-: of ]:arlv3 in AansaJ. ^/e -..'ere unatZ.o to supply 
 this infornation, and, realizinp; that this question tvarranted intensive 
 stTidy on our part, v;9 sent the follo'.7in^' questionairre to every city 
 clerk in the Suato: 
 
 1. Ho^7 rnany acres of iriunicipal parks does your city have? 
 
 2. How .liany anirals are kept in the rark? 
 
 3. Are your parks centrr.lly located v.itl'- reference to population? 
 
 4. Do you consider your : ark systea adequate? 
 
 5. Have you i:lHnned co increase your park system to naet your increase in 
 population? 
 
 6. vVhat is the cost per year for park maintenance? 
 
 7. Hcv; marLy Coiofort Stations are maintained by the City? 
 
 6. Do yoi; conduct plai,p:TOunds? IIo'.v rrany? uhat months? 
 
 9. How many supervisors ao you employ? 
 IC. Eurin.p -.viiat hours is the ;^.laj;G-Ound supeivised? 
 
 11. V/hat equii-ment co you have? 
 
 12. Hov; many children irake use of "ohe ilaypround? 
 
 13. Do you have any i.rovision lor public recreation durinp the wt.ter 
 month-s? Uhat is its character? (Volley ball, ":.'a3ket tall,iswimminp, 
 skat'i.nc, etc. ) 
 
2- 
 
 The response to this questicnairre -.vas ..lost pleajii-.j- .md it in to 
 the co-operation of the cit^,- clerks that the rea'fer should direct hit: 
 thanis aiid app-^eciation for without their interest this 'Tuterial coaiu not. 
 have been successfully conr^. ilod. We received answers from all but one of 
 the cities of the first cla£3, from all but sixteen of the cities 6f th3 
 second class, and from over half of the cities of the third claims- It may 
 be safely assumed that the rpajority of those not replying, particularly 
 of the cities of the third class, have no park. 
 
 The interest displayed leads one to expect progress in the v/ay of 
 park iDprover.x3nt v;ithin tho near future. Particularly .;:ratifyi2ic is the 
 interest displayed by very small cities, in reviev;in^ the figures fron the 
 sn-all cities, and in consideration of the long list that report no pari--, 
 one nust rer.-.eraber the difficulty that v/estern Kansas meets v/hen it attempts 
 that most essential to parks, the planoin/; of sra ie trees. There, where 
 the problem of planting a tree is quite aaide from that of having it grow, 
 it tal:es patient nur^in^' to bring the newly planted park ttrough its first 
 sumr;.ers and constant care thereafter. 
 
 An analysis of the fi -L^res given b'elo\^ revsals some of the following 
 facts. Tlie cities of tho first class, v/ith a total lark acre%^-e of 1395, 
 avera::^e 3C5 persons per acre. The cities of the second class, with a total 
 acreage of 944 acres, averajre SC2 persons per acre. The cities of the 
 third class, with a total acreage of 547 acres, -verage 235 perc^ons per 
 acre. Sopn.rating the cities of the second diss into those having a po:-ula- 
 tion under 5000, and those having a population over 5jjC. , the former R.-er- 
 age 253 persons per acre, and the latter average 555 persons per acre. 
 
Let \;s nw; see ho.v there fi^jares c )rnpare v/ith individual cities 
 outside of Kansas. Kansas Git-;, Mo., according to tne j^aiji Kaport for 
 1919, had 25G3 acres of par>s, with an a\erage of 12C T)crsons per acre. 
 Philadelphia {ficured baced on 1917 report) had 6073 acres cf parks, with 
 an avera;ie of 300 persons :;er acre. Cle^/eland, in 1920, had 2400 acres, 
 with an average of 333 persons per acre. Spokans, Jashir.gton, was in the 
 lead in 1915 with a total of 1943 acres, or 62 porsons per acre, llinneapo- 
 liSjfollaved closely with 75 persons per acre, while Letroit in 1915 had 
 one acre vf park for ev^ry 1-92 persons. 
 
 Turning no\v to the cost of maintenance per capita and per aero, we 
 find that ci'cios of tli? first clasr average 25^ per capita, and :,;113.31 
 per acre. Cities of the second cla^o spend 10^ per capita, and 5;42,06 per 
 acre. Cities of the third class average 7^ per capita, and vl7.lO per 
 acpe. (Kote that fev: cities aatually have as low as 7^ per person if they 
 have a rraintenance fund at all. The averaije is pulled down by the largd 
 number that report no park fund). Ci-cies of the second class, with a popu- 
 lation under 5000 spend an average of 9^ per capita and .;^24.00 psr acre, 
 while those v/ith a po-;ulation over 50..C average 16rJ. per capita and ^62.00 
 per acre. 
 
 Again con,paring these figures, we find that Zansas City, Lie, in 1919, 
 reported a cost of vl.<ic per capita and -^157. 00 per acre. Philadelphia, in 
 1917, reported the cost of iiaintenance at 45^, per capita, and -^IZo.j. per 
 acre. Cleveland, for 1920, had a per capita cost of 5-V ^and spent s,-16t.00 
 per acre, Spokane, i.aoiiington, in 191a, had a per capita co^t of 660 r.:;l 
 a per acre cost of -,'41.5u. In ;.i5-nxieapoiis, in 1915, the cose of rraint-cyiance 
 per capita was 41^^ and the cost per acre ^ 30.40. Ctroit spent, in 1.15, 
 
74y: per ca.pita, and v36-i.i5 ler acre cf i,ark. 
 
 In Kansas the average uuu.jer of acres for citie? of the second class 
 with a population of ov-r 5uC0 is 27 and the average total co;.t of n-aiate- 
 nance is vl,63'.:.00. The avGrage number of acres for cities of the seconi 
 class with a population of lest, than 500? is icf acres, with ,^253.00 for 
 raaintonance cost, 
 
 The ajisv-ers to the question, "Do you consider your park systea ade- 
 quate?" rray Le surai,.ed up as follows: Of the cities of the first class, five 
 answer no, four yes, and one failed to answer. Of .the cities of the second 
 class, 26 answered no, 23 yes, and 15 did not ans^ver the question. Of the 
 cities of the third clasi., 32 answered no (exclusive of those having no 
 park) 56 yes, and 10 did not answer. 
 
 ■a:irty-one cities reported comfort stations. Fifteen of the cities of 
 the first and second class report a park plan for the future, or a pari: 
 system, I^ourteen cities of the third class report that they are planning to 
 increase their parks to r.eot their increase in population, irking a total 
 Of 29 With future plans lor their parks. The lar..;e number cf cities that 
 are leaving the future to t.3ke care of itself in the way of rarks is unfor- 
 tunate. Particularly is the very small tomi losin,. a .reat opj^ortunity in 
 not getting land now while it is yet obtainable in desir aUo places. The 
 first question to ask when considering a park is, "Do we intend to grow?" 
 In a co.^.aratively now and sparsely settles s;;at. like Kan.as most cities 
 must inevitably ^^ow. .lany cities today are suffering from the laok of 
 foresight of the cit. officials of 20 years ago. Are wc willing to let the 
 next generation suffer from our lack of foresight? Treos planted now -..ill 
 make shade for the next generation. 
 
Cities f the Fivst Glr.ss 
 
 Namo cf pop. Acres ; per- 
 
 City •: ; .' sc ns 
 
 : rer 
 
 Atfhiy-n |L2,53d 
 
 i 
 
 Criie-villo !l3,&52 
 
 Fcrt Scott t!.o,69J 
 
 KutchinsQn g3,£98 
 
 KaiisaG City tL01,17' 
 i 
 
 Leavenr,- rtli'?.6,S01 
 Partcns ^16,028 
 
 Pitts'jurj iie,u52 
 Salina 
 
 Topeka 
 V/ichita 
 
 iibilene 
 Anthony ' 
 
 p.5,085 
 
 I 
 
 ) 
 
 150,^22 
 
 f72,i23 
 I 
 
 i 
 t 
 
 ! 
 
 I 4,895 
 ; 2,4S5 
 
 i-rkario City ;11 ,253 
 Augusta ; 4,219 
 
 3D:xter Sp:3s.; 1,o-j:3 
 3ei:evill3 ; 2,215 
 Beloit ' 2,240 
 
 B.imer Spjs* 1,5-il 
 Burlin^tcn • 2,251 
 
 Cr.ldvell 
 
 :,r?i 
 
 32 : 42 
 15C : 71 
 
 20 p. 165 
 30 Cj 357 
 
 nr ; 
 
 60 ! 266 
 
 3-i I 283 
 
 150 i 100 
 
 :227-Ji 220 
 
 39u ; ICJ 
 
 10 ; -±69 
 6 I 4^.5 
 
 20 ; 562 
 It- 3L7oi 
 .2^^ 53! 
 2 
 
 iO 
 n 
 5a 
 15 
 
 6i; 
 
 'ffiairi.--" 
 tonanc 
 
 ■i^asoo 
 
 1683 
 
 ^-5000 
 
 ksuco 
 
 n -ne 
 
 1000 
 
 eooc 
 
 5000 
 38655 
 
 50000 
 
 CITIZS 
 
 500 
 
 10;. 
 
 5938 
 
 25. 
 
 5-600 
 
 45: 150v 
 
 ■per 
 cr.p 
 ita 
 
 .15 
 .12 
 .46 
 
 .06 
 .48 
 ,33 
 .77 
 .69 
 
 OF i'l; 
 
 .10 
 .C'9 
 .53 
 
 .15 
 
 ,66 
 
 lei ar.e- 
 qaate 
 
 nc 
 
 iiC 
 
 no 
 
 J"SS 
 
 yes 
 :;es 
 
 )GNU 
 
 yes 
 
 lo n- 
 
 uiid icrr-ied oy atreei 
 
 * Several pieces cf vaCan. 
 
 ''f 100 ft. each, .no al^n^ t.ie rivar, ?r3 s.^vn in 
 
 city f-r children. 
 
 Sta- 
 tions 
 
 ntne 
 
 4 
 mn-e 
 none 
 n-ne 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 ?T.H, 
 
 CLASt; 
 
 n^ne 
 
 ncne 
 
 Jl 
 
 n,r.s 
 
 inter 
 blue ^: 
 
 Flacks 
 fcr 
 fu- 
 ture 
 
 nc 
 yes 
 yes 
 yes 
 
 n'. 
 
 no 
 
 yes; 
 yes 
 yes 
 yes 
 
 no 
 nc 
 yes 
 
 nc 
 
 deaxxi.'S 
 
 iO :.niu)als 
 
 111 rxirals 
 
 45 aninnls gnd 
 65 birds 
 
 2 A. La:-e for 
 
 S'KL.t i.ig 
 
 Sniall ciuy park 
 
 ccti-ilE and tv;:: stvips 
 
 rasF and 3cev:t voo by the 
 
6. 
 
 Cities of Soocnd G_?ss 
 
 llaii^e of 
 
 Pop. 
 
 A.G-- ; 
 
 Psr- ; 
 
 cvry 
 
 
 reo; 
 
 "ons 1 
 
 pf!l' r 
 
 
 
 ; 
 
 A. i 
 
 Cisnute 
 
 10,286 
 
 4c; 
 
 
 Che rr;:vale 
 
 i,325 
 
 10 J 
 1 
 
 ■:r3:^ ;] 
 
 Chetopa 
 
 1,699 
 
 i 
 
 ■nonfl 
 
 I 
 
 
 Cl?.y Center 
 
 3,715 
 
 12; 
 
 309 ; 
 
 Columbus 
 
 3,075 
 
 71 
 
 -^39 '1 
 
 ConccaMlia 
 
 5,229 
 
 10! 
 
 1 
 
 522 j 
 
 Cc--ir:.i il G,rov 
 
 e2,405 
 
 
 70 \i 
 
 Loa^^-ij City ! 
 
 5,0£T. 
 
 22? 
 
 f 
 1 
 
 230 j 
 
 El I'orado 1 
 
 10,995 
 
 si 
 
 » 
 
 2199 1" 
 
 i:nrporia I 
 
 11,273 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2318 1 
 
 Fredonia ' 
 
 
 40! 
 
 88 j 
 
 C-a ' ena [ 
 
 5,926 
 
 no; 
 
 
 C-ardon Cityt 
 
 3,015 
 
 looj 
 
 50 ; 
 
 CT2r-.i'^tt ; 
 
 1,9?9 
 
 4 
 
 *99 i 
 
 Crircrd ! 
 
 2,917 
 
 1 noj 
 
 
 Greab Zenl '- 
 
 ■± , j2'^ 
 
 1 ^ 
 
 2-111 ; 
 
 
 ' z."^" 
 
 '< }:io' 
 
 
 Kays : 
 
 2,35:' 
 
 ' i • ^» 
 
 
 Ilerington ; 
 
 4.255 
 
 9 t 
 
 : '4 
 1 f 
 
 GOV ]r. 
 
 Hiavjatha : 
 
 2,87C 
 
 
 1435 1 
 
 Helton : 
 
 2, 6o6 
 
 i 
 
 
 Humboldt ; 
 
 2,151 
 
 i 
 
 • 2 ; 
 1 
 
 10b5 j 
 
 
 2000. : .19 
 1000. ' .23 
 
 1000. ; 
 
 iiO I 
 record! 
 
 1200. : 
 
 non6 : 
 S500. 
 
 2500. 
 
 'A,'R. 
 
 1000 
 
 25. 
 
 30C. 
 
 .26 
 
 .22 
 
 • iiS 
 
 .22' 
 
 Centinajd. 
 
 .C.>p-- L'-- ■ Ooo • ^^1 ans 
 o "j. c A3 • • ■; J i'c A c .■ 
 
 ^tiOAo j,vxe 
 
 t 
 
 ' — - - , --- — i- 1 -I 
 
 r/es i 1 : no 
 
 yes I no ; n9 
 
 ReniarKs 
 
 .2c|i' 
 
 .009" 
 
 ,14 
 
 no 
 
 no 
 
 yes 
 
 no 
 
 IT. 3. 
 
 yes 
 
 yes 
 
 no 
 
 i 1 jio 
 
 none ; no 
 
 1 i no 
 
 1 ; no 
 
 none ; yes 
 
 none ; I'.H 
 
 none ; no 
 
 N.R. j IT.^ 
 
 i 
 
 1 ; 
 
 1 I no 
 1 J no 
 
 none* yes 
 
 3^6 s 
 
 ^i 
 
 none 1 no 
 
 1 ■ no 
 
 Tourist Cai.'ip 
 
 Recently acquired 
 not yet developed 
 
 Stato parlc c:: 
 outskirts ox' cit^, 
 

 Cities of 
 
 second c 
 
 l^ms continued 
 
 
 
 KarjG of 
 Citj- 
 
 ; pop, : Ac- ; Per- : 
 
 ; : res I sons ■ 
 
 Cost 
 
 Cos t 
 
 1:\ ade-: 
 
 fort Ik'or 
 
 ; Heirarks 
 
 
 : ; J P^-^ ' 
 
 ten^jipe 
 
 per 
 
 iuat3 .' 
 
 sta- jjfu- 
 
 
 ,. ««^ -.--•,..„^. 
 
 '. I I A. ' 
 
 j 
 
 capita 
 
 r J 
 
 tions riture 
 .»»^«»»L- 
 
 
 Indopend. 
 
 ill, 920; 114 ; 1C5 ; 
 
 5000. i 
 
 .42 
 
 i K.H. • 
 
 N.E. I 2T.L. 
 
 
 -■^ola 
 
 : 8,515; 5 ;1702 ; 
 
 ^.^. j 
 
 
 : no : 
 
 K.R. 1 no 
 1 
 
 
 ou-ort. Citv 
 
 : 7,516j 2-|- oOCo ; 
 
 iT.il. : 
 
 
 yes ; 
 
 iT.H, ; no 
 
 
 FAngJTexi 
 
 i 2,255: 40 j 56 j 
 
 600 j 
 un- ; 
 
 ,26 
 
 S<iS j 
 
 none i no 
 
 
 iiinsley 
 
 ;'1,794J 2 897 : 
 f 1 1 • 
 
 laio\^: 
 
 
 no : 
 
 none • no 
 
 j 
 1 
 
 Also Tourist 
 car.Y and Fair 
 G-rouiids 
 
 Lallarpe 
 
 : 1,1621 k ^364 : 
 
 none i 
 
 
 yos j 
 
 nono ! no 
 
 
 Larnad 
 
 2,9C0J 5 ! 590 j 
 
 600. i 
 
 • 24 
 
 no ! 
 
 none ' no 
 1 
 
 
 Lav;rence 
 
 12,456: 2J 1 622 | 
 
 1200 1 
 
 1 
 
 ,096 
 
 no j 
 
 j 
 
 none | yes 
 
 
 T,i",-,pral 
 
 2, 514 J no 1 j 
 
 j 
 
 
 N.H. i 
 
 1 
 none j N.R. 
 
 
 Lindsbcrg 
 
 2,123| 6 \ 580 • 
 
 N.R. 
 
 
 N.R. \ 
 
 i 
 
 none ; no 
 
 
 Lyons 
 
 2,516' 6 : 'xlO j 
 
 IT.R.j 
 
 
 yes j 
 
 1 
 1 ; no 
 
 
 ife-ifm.-it'^n 
 
 7,989: 45 : 17V j 
 
 20 00 5 
 
 • 2c 
 
 no ; 
 
 1 : no 
 
 
 i.lr.rion 
 
 1,951 ! 1 : 1951 i 
 
 600 ; 
 
 ,30 
 
 yes i: 
 
 none ! no 
 
 
 Ivia:'y?-i41e 
 
 5,450; 7 . 495 1 
 
 750 ; 
 
 .22 ' 
 
 no j: 
 
 none j no 
 
 2 comfort sta- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 j It ions to be 
 
 fc'ji'hsrscn 
 
 4,595 j 6 i 766 vl 
 
 5-2<:00; 
 
 .32-43. 
 
 yes :: 
 
 ; jbuilt 5 J on 
 1 j IT. H.I 1 Bufialo, 
 
 Miriiv;av>o/ ;s; 
 
 l,r22J 15 '128 : 
 
 200 : 
 
 .10 : 
 
 yee ;: 
 
 1 
 none \ no 
 
 7 dcor 
 
 i..i;ilO'tirv ; 
 
 i?,6jCj no \ ) 
 
 
 
 K.r.. ;; 
 
 none 5 no 
 
 
 Ncodcsiia '• 
 
 3,943! i2> :5i5 i 
 
 1358. : 
 
 .30 : 
 
 no 1 ; 
 
 ncno j iic 
 
 
 Sevton ;■ 
 
 9,761 i -.5 :217 • 
 
 3500 : 
 
 .35 ; 
 
 L'ss ;• 
 
 u/ 1 JCS 
 
 
 Nicicerson ; 
 
 1,167 1 no : : 
 
 
 
 IT.ri. '<• 
 
 1 
 
 nono 1 N,H 
 
 
 iTorton ! 
 
 1,513: no : : 
 
 
 
 IT.H.J 
 
 none- 1 N.hI Parlr ov.nc:. by 
 
 
 ! : : 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 Agric. Assoc. 
 
0« 
 
 Citius of second class contiiuied. 
 
 -lamo of 
 cit:' 
 
 Olatlie 
 Oeajo Cit;; 
 OscTv/r.tornie 
 Osborno 
 
 OsVvTGgO 
 
 Ottav.'a 
 Paola 
 Pratt 
 Rcscdalo 
 
 Sabctha 
 
 iicaniron 
 
 Seneca 
 
 StGi'liug 
 
 StvClcton 
 
 Weir 
 
 \. inf ie 1 d 
 
 Pop. 
 
 3,535 
 
 2,^23 
 3,C70 
 1,601 
 2,258 
 
 9,018 
 3,592 
 
 js.iii 
 
 I?, 674 
 
 I 
 ( 
 
 !'1,C56 
 
 |2,364 
 nL,961 
 ^,21^. 
 iL,291 
 
 S,159 
 4',935 
 
 Ac- 
 res 
 
 Per- 
 
 3 0ni3 
 
 per 
 
 Ao 
 
 no 
 
 172 j 165 
 
 no 
 
 4-3r 
 
 15 
 
 65 
 
 30 
 1 
 
 355 
 
 150 
 
 156 
 
 113 
 
 5111 
 
 232 
 
 no 
 
 no i 
 
 no 
 
 no 
 
 no 
 
 16 
 
 ■x4rO 
 
 Go3 t 
 
 main- 
 tenancoi 
 
 iuaavn 
 
 3u0 
 none 
 
 il.R. 
 1000. 
 ncnc 
 
 per 
 cap- 
 ita 
 
 I 
 
 .18 
 
 .29 
 
 Hoporti Col:- ^lans 
 ed ade-^ fort ^or 
 sta- iifut- 
 
 none ; N.R. 
 
 none 1 yes 
 t 
 
 none .' II. E. 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 .03 
 
 luatc 
 
 IT.H.. 
 
 no 
 
 N.ll. 
 
 no 
 
 yes 
 
 yes 
 yon 
 no 
 
 II. H. 
 
 S-ea. 
 
 I 
 } 
 
 J IT.S. 
 
 i:,'A. 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 none 
 
 no 
 
 1 
 
 none 
 no 
 
 no 
 nc 
 no 
 
 no 
 no 
 
 no 
 no 
 no 
 H.R. 
 
 no 
 N.H. 
 
 no 
 II. R. 
 H.R. 
 Il.ri. 
 ye~ 
 
 Remarks 
 
 14 A. uhdevcl- 
 oi^ed. 
 
 ,a700 in Public 
 Park fund but 
 not being used 
 
 x'arlc recently 
 
 dcnatod but 
 not used. 
 
9. 
 
 Note: To save space, those cities of the third class v/hich reported no park 
 ard not lis tod. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ciTi::^ CF 'r±] r 
 
 {IHJ; C:l^ 
 
 -SS. 
 
 
 
 Uame of ; Pop. 
 
 •: ■''''C" : 
 
 Per- 
 
 Co 3t -; 
 
 '.oport ■ 
 
 GOIE- 
 
 rl'ais j ReiiT.rlcs 
 
 city J 
 
 ' res : 
 
 sons 
 
 main--" " " "]Ter"~ ' 
 
 jd ade- 
 
 fort 
 
 for 1 
 
 
 
 -J or ' 
 
 tonanco Cap- 
 
 quate 
 
 sta- 
 
 fut- 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 A, 
 
 ita ; 
 
 
 tions 
 
 ure 
 
 
 ji A J 
 
 ■ 1 • 
 
 
 
 — 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Allen 1 311 |i : 
 
 77 
 
 75. . 
 
 .21- 
 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 yes 
 
 
 1 '• 
 
 Anaricus ;! 462 j2 ; 
 
 168 
 
 H.-i. 
 
 
 y*2^ 
 
 none 
 
 no 
 
 
 1 t ; 
 
 9C 
 
 200. , 
 
 4'x 
 
 yes r 
 
 none 
 
 no 
 
 
 Arlington I 465 Ino 
 
 
 
 
 no ; 
 
 none 
 
 5I0S 1 
 
 Arnia 
 
 L,792 |2 [ 
 
 096 
 
 none 
 
 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 no Building a Com- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 i:.ur.ixy building 
 
 
 ; : 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ; ii". park 
 
 -iturora 
 
 260 i 
 
 
 
 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 yes i 
 
 Seattle ; -.-70 J -l- 
 
 956 
 
 1T»_U 
 
 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 :j.r.. i 
 
 Belle Blaiih| <j17 &|- ; 
 
 IbC 
 
 N.H. 
 
 
 no 
 
 none 
 
 no 
 
 
 Barnes 1 -Crl? | 5 
 
 ^3 
 
 EOG« 
 
 >i4 
 
 yes 
 
 nv.nc 
 
 no 
 
 
 
 
 
 un- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Belpre • 411 
 
 2 
 
 1C5 
 
 knovm 
 
 
 yes 
 
 none 
 
 nc 
 
 
 Bison ; Ee5 
 
 24- 
 
 114 
 
 none 
 
 
 Jfes 
 
 none 
 
 yes 
 
 Park not much 
 used plan to 
 develop soon 
 
 Blue Ra;;idiJl,526 
 
 25 
 
 55 
 
 20u. 
 
 1 K 
 
 yes 
 
 2 
 
 nc 
 
 
 Broolcvillo ; 261 
 
 2 
 
 loC 
 
 3C. 
 
 • ^^. 
 
 I; e s 
 
 n'::^'j 
 
 nc 
 
 
 Bucklin ; 778 
 
 5| 
 
 222 
 
 20'^'. 
 
 ,.25 
 
 yo^ 
 
 ; n^ne 
 
 II. i\. 
 
 
 Buffalo : 72G 
 
 i 
 
 290^^ 
 
 s::tcJ.1 
 
 
 no 
 
 : ncn- 
 
 ; lie. 3.. 
 
 
 Burden 1 ':.10 
 
 20 
 
 2C 
 
 -|- mil 
 
 [ 
 
 Sniv. 
 
 ; :T.ri, 
 
 : N.B. 
 
 : Park contains 
 : Comrnunity bid, 
 
 6A.-.vccds,g- 
 • mile racetraci 
 
 Burlinganc • 1,474 
 
 35 
 
 ■i2 
 
 ; 500 
 
 •.34 
 
 : yes 
 
 ; 1 
 
 : yes ; 
 
 
 Canton ; 659 
 
 6 
 
 109 
 
 : 90. 
 
 ;.i3 
 
 : yos 
 
 ; none 
 
 : -'^^ : 
 
 
 Carbond-lc 
 
 456 
 
 3 
 
 152 
 
 : 10^. 
 
 :.22 
 
 : yos 
 
 • none 
 
 ': ^ic : 
 
 
IC. 
 
 I'Ip.rEe of 
 city 
 
 •orc.v:.or Cio; 
 Chase 
 Cheney 
 Clailii. 
 ClGar7-t2; 
 Clyde 
 Color.y 
 
 Cul-cr 
 
 ZJGGi-i'ijld 
 Delphc-vS 
 Di-Shzon 
 -^ntar"ris: 
 
 Pep. 
 
 840 
 
 25;:' 
 
 61 >. 
 C3j 
 
 l;ill 
 
 50-^ 
 
 £i:: 
 
 C72 
 
 773 
 
 eot 
 
 62-v: 
 
 41c 
 
 Zudora 
 
 ZlvcrGSo 
 
 Fairviev. ; -.-la 
 
 Florence | 1,256 
 I 
 
 Fov/ler ; 490 
 
 GarfiGld • 320 
 
 Greene 
 Gypsum 
 
 291 
 639 
 
 C 
 
 Ltles .^i thir^" 
 
 oIpsc 
 
 Ac- 
 
 : Pcr- 
 
 
 
 Go b_t_._ 
 
 sCS 
 
 \ s;n3 
 
 c-.in- 
 
 - 
 
 JCl' 
 
 
 ■>x-r 
 A. 
 
 to-ra: 
 
 iC 
 
 { 4- •, 
 
 4 
 
 21 C 
 
 3.00 
 
 
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CitiGs of third clr.ss contiuued. 
 
 i<PJUi Oa 
 
 Pop, 
 
 Ac 
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 iialutuad ■1,040 i 16 
 
 Plavon :i 545 
 
 'Havcnsvillei 335 
 
 Highland -J 737 
 
 Hcv.'ard 'il.OSO 
 
 Huron j; 216 
 
 Jewell ; 775 
 
 Kcnsingtor ] 508 1 
 
 Lane : 323 : 
 
 Lc lioy ; 773 : 
 
 Le\7is I ^12 : 
 
 Li.icolnvili-e 258 ; 
 
 Lost Spri^i^s 261 •' 
 
 Louisvillu' : 231 I 
 
 Ifeclcsvill -■ ' 753 ; 
 
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 5 
 
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 Jfeliaska • 201 ' 
 
 riarqucttc .' XSi ;' 
 
 i.Iclvern ;' .1-15 • 
 
 Meridiaii ; 471 ] 
 
 Miltonvp.l: | 912 • 
 
 ^uoran ' ^85 ; 
 
 10 
 11 
 
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 Hercrt- Oo'-- 
 
 5V :; 150 
 
 272 
 335 
 737 
 36v ; 
 86 : 
 561 i 
 121 i 
 430 : 
 
 77 : 
 137 : 
 
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 52 : 
 23 : 
 
 301 i 
 
 330 
 41 
 
 155 
 91 
 62 
 
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 11. 
 
 Rer^rics 
 
 no^ ;'ilalstead is well 
 : supp;iea vnth parte, easiij' accossiMe and witi 
 ; najural scenery: a vVcco dam in the o^ittle 
 : Arlt?jidas river creates good boating. ' 
 50. ; .091 .VwS i none ; yes ; 
 
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 ; ysG 
 
 N.x\.: : yes 
 
 50o ; .21 ; yes 
 
 50, ; .067 ; yes 
 
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 nono 
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 none 
 
 no 
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 none j no ! 
 
 none j no iPark set inshade 
 
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 none ; no I 
 
 none : no J 
 
 none ; no Park donated, city 
 ^ i ': ; ' keeps up 
 iLj.; .30 . yes ; none '■ no ' 
 
 100.; .43 :'; yes 
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 none : no P'ark piir chased rnd 
 
 j and k-pt up' by venations and putlic subscr^v- 
 tion. Jnimtroved exceijt for troos Mlanted, " 
 
 50, ; . ; yes 
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 200.; „ 2." 
 
 no 
 
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12. 
 
 Naae of 
 citv 
 
 ;Pop. 
 
 
 ;.lcrrill 533 
 
 Mound Valley 088 
 .Mount Hope j 516 
 jJuscotah 1 465 
 Meosho Fal 1^536 
 Ileoshc Rapili3321 
 
 New Camtria 
 
 Ncrcatur 
 
 Nor.vich 
 
 Oslcley 
 
 Parkcrville: 
 
 Pleas ant on 
 
 Pomona 
 
 Pcrtis 
 
 Protection f721 
 
 Ramcna-, J255 
 
 185 
 3S8 
 432 
 542 
 172 
 1516 
 
 467 
 
 1321 
 
 Randall 
 
 53G 
 
 ^vandolph {363 
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 Redficld ^55 
 
 Republic Jr27 
 Richmond p5C 
 
 Cities of the third class continued 
 
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 1 l/^ 4C0 :;; 100. 
 
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 2 ^60 : N.E. 
 
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 5 164 1 :i.R. 
 
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 2i 
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 stand 
 
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 planted- Park 
 purchased "by cit: 
 
 Trees recently 
 
 bl anted and cr-'^'iP-; 
 
 L. 
 
 none ♦ no 
 
13. 
 
 Cities of third cla^-s contiiiucd. 
 
 WS.UC of i Pop. I 
 
 5 
 
 Scdy.vick j 673 
 
 i 
 bicrr-'SorL i 290 
 
 f 
 
 Solomon 1,11'-' 
 
 Spring Hill! 540 
 
 Stafford 
 
 ,728 
 
 St. Franc is I 49P 
 
 St,:/Iarj,-s 1,031 
 
 St. Paul I S06 
 
 Sylvan G-rove 555 
 
 'i'an]].a J 210 
 
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 Tlia.yer ; 512 
 
 Udall * 323 
 
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 ■ucllsville • 735 
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 VJilson 
 
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 1,026 
 
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 : • ' 
 
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The idea of a park as a jlaca to Qo and s-'.t on stiff benches 
 and listen to a band conceri ouce a v;eak: or le'' y.^'ur eyo rest upon 
 round, oval, hjx:anF,ular or octangular ornaT'^nt/al ..•]o-vver beds — tut 
 beware lest your foot rest ever so lightly upon the neat little grass 
 plots bctT;een narr>:w paths this idea of a park i'^ rapidly disappear- 
 in-. The number cf parks that arc equipped \;ith play--ground apiaratus 
 is ?n indication of the tendency to rcg'ard parks as a place of active 
 recreation rather than ixcr-ly a pleasant; spot to look upon. 
 
 The follovjin,.: cities reported SUP::HVISI;D playgrounds: 
 
 Fort icott, Z> supervisors, -.- playgrount.^, year EBound. 
 
 V/ichita, 11 supervisors, 5 playgrounds, year around. 
 
 Topeka, 3 supervisors, 15 assictants, playgrounds, Jianc,July, iiugust. 
 
 Cawkor City, 5 supervisors, 2 playgrounds, hours, 9-lE and 1-5, June, July, Aug, 
 
 Aiithony, 1 supervisor, 1 playground, yuno , July, .lugust. 
 
 Clay Gonccr, 1 supervisor. 
 
 Hays, 1 suporviscr, 1 playground, hours, 5 ?.:,!. tc 9 P.M. llay to November. 
 
 Jix^.cticn City, 1 supervisor, 1 playgro-jnd, hours C A.^.:. till dark, April to 
 
 Oct. 
 La-'-.'renoo , 1 supervisor, 2 playgrounds, aftern-.ns 1-6 P.M.August to Sapt. 
 
 I(I?mattnn, 2 superviscrs, 2 play jTomids, afternoons, June till Sept. 
 
 Newton, ?. aupei-vinors, 3 playgrctmds , G:Z0-4:30. 
 
 V/ infield, 2 sUj^.orvisors , 5 ilaygrounds, 6 k.'A. to 6 P.:.I. June to Sept. 
 
 The following cities, in addition to those rex^orting supervised 
 
 play^rour.ds report I'laygrcund apparatus in the parkt 
 
 Coffeyville, Kansas City, Pitcrburg, Salina, Arkansas City, 3urlington, 
 
 Concordia, Humboldt, Lc i.cy. 
 
15. 
 
 The f ollovTinf^' cities rcpurtod pla'^f^r oujid apparatus in cormection 
 with the school croijnds. Hcv\'over, this list is net complete as the 
 question v;as not asked dii^octly p.ud probably nany cities uid not 
 uiention the school playgrounds^ 
 Cities of the bcconi Class 
 
 Gamett 
 
 3rcat Bend 
 
 iferysville 
 
 ^•icPherson 
 
 Neodesha 
 
 ITorton 
 
 OsacG City 
 
 Osborne 
 
 ■?aola 
 
 Cities of third cl ass 
 
 Aurora 
 
 3ellc Plain 
 
 Bennington 
 
 Beverly 
 
 Buhler 
 
 Barns 
 
 Bushton 
 
 Canton 
 
 Cities of the third class Chas o 
 
 .ilden Chautauqua 
 
 ^^-enda. Clyde 
 
 Ari-cricxifi Coats 
 
 :ir{j'onia Colony 
 
 Arffa Diiswcrth 
 
 arlincton Lnt^lev.ood 
 
 Florence 
 
 Frederick 
 
 Galva 
 
 Goodland 
 
 Hal stead 
 
 Lehigh 
 
 Longford 
 
 iilcKonald. 
 
 Ok etc 
 
 Quene mo 
 
 Ominoer 
 
 3t.:/Iarys 
 
 Simpson 
 
 S'pcarville 
 
 Jamego 
 
 Wilson 
 
 \'J irche s tor 
 
 \joodston 
 
16. 
 
 No. 
 
 Date 
 
 10. LlGCtric Light and POT/cr r.atos in 182 Kansas Citios 
 
 (Out of Print; 1918 
 
 11. Cities in ilansas having -ifeiicipal Lightinc Sjrstcrrs 
 (Corrected to da.tc ) 
 
 12. Cities in Kansas having ^iunicipal './atcr './orlcs 
 (Corrected to date) 
 
 13. 2ax Hates and Assessed Valuations in Kruisis Cities 1919 
 
 I'i. iTie City vfenat:er Plan of ::unici:,al Governnent 
 
 1919 
 
 15. GhamLers of Cemr.ercu and other Civic and CccrT'ercial 
 Organisations of Kansas 1919 
 
 16. Officials of Kansas Cities 1919 
 
 17. The C-ovcrnivent of Hays, Kan s is 1919 
 
 18. Heguiatioia cf Traffic at Street Intersections in Kansas 
 
 19. 'w'ctDon's Halation to fne City 
 
 1919 
 1920, 
 
 20. A Hei^ort on Police DcpartLTnts in Sevente>jn Kannas Cities 
 
 of first and secunl class and Tvjcnty-f ive out-of-state citioGl920 
 
 21. The Regula.tion of Bill':)uards in Kansas Cities 1920 
 
 22. Officials of Kansas Cities 1920 
 
 23. Tax Hates an?. Assessed Valuations in Kansas Cities 1320 
 2-x. Jlectric Lignt ana _ cwor Hatos in 259 Kriisas Citios 1921 
 
 25. \7ater Rates in 161 Kansas Cities 1921 
 
 26. Parlis ?jid Playgrounac in K.uisas 1921, 
 
 27. D-laries of City Clerks in Kaiisas 1921 
 29. City Of.ici-ls in Kansas 1921 
 
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