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Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association
awaits at some convenient time the construction of a bridge
from Sherman Avenue to the island and the construction of
a shelter house. This park is adequately supplying the park
needs of the portion of the city in which it is situated. The
bathhouse is adequately manned and liberally patronized.
The island has been used for play, including baseball. It has
served a great need in this respect and no complaints have
reached the board of directors of this use of the park.
Brittingham Park and Henry Vilas Park and the small
areas have been well cared for and freely used. The concrete
road along the outer edge of the island in Henry Vilas Park
was paid for during the past year although the road was built
in the fall of 1919. During the past year a macadam shoulder
four feet on either side of the twelve-foot concrete road was
constructed. There was also built in Henry Vilas Park a
macadam road from the dens past the new lock to the bridge
spanning the canal at the entrance of Capitol Avenue lead-
ing to Lake Forest.
The city council has provided in the budget for this year
$1,2oo to be used in keeping ice clear for skating. This is a
substantial increase over former appropriations for this pur-
pose and seems an exceedingly wise appropriation to be made
for this popular and healthful sport.
The city council is annually appropriating a sum of money
for the care of street ends running down to the lakes and to
the extent that the council makes appropriations this board is
pleased to park and care for these lake approaches.
Contributions on the part of the city and individuals to-
wards restoring the drives were most generous in 192o. The
board of directors was enabled to oil both Lake Mendota and
Farwell Drives throughout their length last year. The ex-
pense of oiling was so heavy that it was impossible last year
to do the necessary patching in addition to the oiling. The
subscriptions for this year include $3,ooo by the City of
Madison and up to the present time $3,090.50 by individuals.
A new concrete culvert has been constructed at the foot of
the hill just east of Prof. Parkinson's cottage on Lake Men-
dota Drive and another has been constructed just beyond the