Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-16
East Rock Park.

Meeting of the Subscribers tO the En-
 terprise-NearIy $s,OOO i'm Money Com
 tributed and About Seventy Acres of
 Land-ElectiOn of the Three Commits
 siOners-NIessrS. Farnana, BlaIchley
 and Baldwin,
 A meeting of the donors of land or money to the city for public park at East Rock was held last evening at the Mayors office. There were present Messrs. John W. Bishop. Charles A. Warren, Charles H. Farnam, J. M. B. Dwight, Hilton E. Doolittle, ". J. Atwater. H. Fl. Bunnell, O. 0. BIatchley, Eli Whitney, jr., William A. Beckley, Simeon E. Baldwin, Henry w. Farnam, Julius Twiss, Theodore g.. Woolsey, Philip Pond. Samuel Blatchley, Nelson E. Barker, Dr. T. H. Bishop, Colonel George A. Basserman. James A. Woodhouse, Alveno M. Holmes, James A. Davis, Henry Gilbert, Horace Atwater, J. M. Atwater and a number of other well known citizens
 His Honor the Mayor presided, Alderman Farnam secretary. The first business was the reading of the act incorporating the East Rock Park. The reading of the act finished, Mayor Bigelow asked for subscription paper. MT. Dwight handed one. The Mayor looked it over and asked if any present had not signed. Several gentlemen came forward and signed. Various names were called, those of gentle men absent who were accidentally detained. The Mayor announced that Capt. James A. Woodhouse informed him that he left it op- tional for the committee to accept $1, ,Oo0 or eight acres of land. Most of those who signed had already signed other subscription papers. The object of this was to get all the names upon one piece of paper.
 The signing being finished as far as il could be carried for:the evening, the Mayor enquired if anything remained to be done previous to the subscribers nominating tht members of the Park Commission. The Mayor announced the following cash sums re ceived during the day: Henry Tro wbridge $2Oo; Isaac Anderson, $100; H. l.. Hotch kiss, $50; Louis Bristol, $50; Wilbur F Day, $50. The Mayor announced that vot ing for the members of the Park Commission would now proceed, and stated that each $1Ot given entitled to one vote, $50 to half vote, 1925 to 8 quarter of a vote; also eacl two acres of land to one vote, one acre t half vote, half acre to a quarter of vote The Mayor suggested the name of J. W Bishop for the Park Commission, he bein, the largest donor. MT. Bishop declined, hi health, he said, and lis engagements forbid | ding. The following names were nominated c. 0. Blatchley, s. E. Baldwin, Wm. Farnam Messrs W. J. Atwater and Julius Twiss wer appointed tellers and collected the ballots. The ballot being counted showed tha Messrs. w. W. Farnam, O. O. Blatchley, s E. Baldwin had been chosen members of tn Park Commission. The meeting as whol
 was thoroughly harmonious and satisfactory and the meeting adjourned all well please
 with what had transpired. In all nearly $7, GOO was contributed thus voluntarily an | about 70 acres of land. We learned that tn | gifts of land already made to the city includ | Snake Rock, where Bassermans is, the roc adjoining known as Pine Rock, and the larg
 rock next beyond adjoining East Rock, know l as Mount See All; also large tract of Ian
 back of these rocks, running as far mort l as Schutzen Park. The Boards of Alderme
 and Councilmen elect one Commissioner eac
 at their next meetings, which will complet the Park Commission.
 l The undersigned respectively agree to pay to u
 city of New Haven. for the purpose of establiShi1 | and improving public park at and near East Roc
 pursuant to the amendment to the city charter
 in 1S8O the set opposite respective names,
 that the city will establish said park
 give us 8 voics in the selection of the Park Oommi
 sionsrs, provided by sad amendment,
 | NEW HAVEN, March 18th, 1880