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told the Recreation and Parks Commission's meeting March 27 that the
tree.,_gt_J!!!:Z!=!J.I!n Park .are,_ 4:rin8.:4o?:t:J:l,'?.i:<l gt;_ old age as al--
alleged. She made the statement'f'ollowinc;an on-site inspection.
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IN RESPONSE to a question, John Ward, parks superintendent,
admitted that .... when Dodger Stadium roads
were put through and have no"'t beeJ:J; That means a decade
irrigation The Department estimates it will cost $2 million
f'or an eff'iciint .. the park. It doesn*t .what
it would cost to irrigate those areas til urr;ent need of' water
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BUT A NETrl_ WATER TANK, _1'l'ith f'ive times the capacity of the one
it replaces, h8.s been ''buiit 1.Jater mains and valves have
been J_r.L ... .. _ _fa;!led to elicit
the purpose o.f the new tanlc, altnough its looa"ion suggests that it
will be used to irrigate the area bei!l$ filled -- a hush-hush de-
velopment shrouded .in the mists of bureaucratic evasiveness. Yet
there are still no plans :for irri.:satin:; the .developed portions o:f the
park pipes are rusted out, broken or cut. The plea, as always,
is NO
AFTER TEE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE bFFICER deleted :from the budget
$100,000 for irrigation in Elysian Park, the Department's general
manager, William Frederickson Jr., recommended that $1:5,000 be allo-
cated :for a "study" instead. His suggestion was approved. (Was no
study" made be :fore the tank was built?) We the allocation
of' $15,000 :for Elysian Park, but a "stuo.y" means merely delay. iu"'l.y
money available should be usecl :for layino: new pipes.
NO MOi!1EY PTEii. HAS ROLL01-I RING
CITY OFFICIA.LS seem to have ample f'u.nds :for they consider
important, but none :for minimum upkeep in Elysian and some other
parks, replacement of' outworn playground equipment (Echo Park), s-wl.lll-
ming pools (Echo Park, North Pacoima), out-of-city camps (Rich Sierra,
etc.), boatinrs :facilities in city par'-::s and other needs.
THE CITY has a current buo.ge-t of' almost half'
with nearly $23 millio11 :for the Parks Department.
of' money .,._ or is it lack of' concern?
WAIT FOR TEE 1970 BOND ISSUE?
a BILLION dollars,
Is. it really lack
INSTEAD OF REr-1EDIA.L ACTION NOW, we are tolaE:t5 :---
1970 bond issue, which may or may not pass. . The Depa:rtment;tJ:Pii-p;;.;- ,.
preach could be self-def'ea tins. People respc>iii0:8&tte:rC:to<:-pert'ormance
than to promises, especially when past promises have not always been
kept.
YbU CAN EELPl Please write your councilman ure;ing reinstate-
year s budget of' 000 :for irriga tin($_ ?;,tis.i.an,,
with copies to Councilmen Paul Lamport, chairman of'-
Finance Committee, and Marvin Braude, chairman of' its Recreation and
Parks Committee; President A. E. England, Re.creation and Parks Com-
mission (all at City Hall, L.A. 90012.) and our Commit'cee.
COMMITTEE TO SAVE ELYSIAN P.(!..BK
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