The Madison guide book, Madison, Wisconsin - Surrounded by Reality

TOUR NUMBER SIX.51of $4,000.Eveiy day 600,000 gallons of sewerage arepurified in a combination septic tank and filter beds ofcinder. The efiluent produced by this process is ninetyper cent, pure and is allowed to flow oft^ into Lake Monona.The place is open to public inspection.One fourth of a mile east of the Sewerage Plant is asmall neat building standing some distance back fromthe street. This is the Contagious Hospital. Herecases of small pox and other " catching " and dangerousdiseases are isolated and given careful treatment.If time permits we may follow E. Washington avenuepast the Nathaniel Hawthorne Grammar School tothecity limits and beyond among the prosperous farmers ofof Blooming Grove, the adjoining township.Returning to the Yahara we bend north along Waterstreet to Tenney Park, named for Hon. Daniel K.Tenney, who has given over $10,000 for park purposes..This is the most picturesque park in the city. It embracesover thirty acres and presents a happy and artisticcombination of lawn, shrubbery, forest and placidlagoon spanned by two graceful arched foot brgides.Its north end extends along lake Mendota several hundredfeet. We may drive out on the observation pointwhich has been built into the lake, and obtain a goodview of the widespread water and encircling shores.University hill shows to good advantage from here. Toaid navigation a concrete lock has been built at the Mendotaend of the Yahara. Boats and launches may beseen passing through at almost any hour in the boatingseason. A part^of the river has been made to flow b}^