Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-04
East Rock Park.

The Layout as Recommended by the
 Park Commission to the Court of
 Common Council Recommendation
 Adopted and order Passed.
 In the Board of Aldermen last evening the report of the East Rock Park Commission submitting boundaries and layout of the park, was presented and adopted, as follows:
 Ordered, That public park be laid out constructed, established and constituted on and in the vicinity of East Rock, in the towns of New Haven and Ham den, which shall include within it's limits the following described lands to wit: All those included in the following boundaries to wit: Beginning at or near the top of the bank on the west side of the mead ows near Forsyth's dye works on State street, and thence running northerly along the top Rock park by Capt James M. Woodhouse and including said land so given or offered to the city for the park by Yale College, and provid- ing for an ample driveway aud footpath along the top of the bank on said college lands, and also the land between Everett street extended and the northerly side of Rock Lane; and land for driveway and footpath northerly along the bank and also the meadow land adjoining on the westerly side of Mill River, up to point at or near the southerly one of the row of houses south of the horse railroad stables in Hamden and
 
 along the westerly edge of said river to a point at or near the factory grounds of the Whitney Arms Company; and thence cross ing the river to the easterly side thereof, and ! Thinning around the grounds used for factory purposes, and so to the edge of the lake near the east corner of the dam; and thence run ming along the edge of the lake northerly to the old Hartford turnpike; and thence along the westerly line of said old turnpike to the road running from the covered bridge easterly to State street; thence along said road to @ point about three hundred feet west of State street; thence by line running about thres hundred feet west of State street to the land given for the park by John ". Bishop. Thence along the extension lines of said land given by said Bishop to point at the swale near the new house next north of Colonel Basserman's; thence providing for an entrance to the park through said swsle to State street thence by said exterior line of said Bishops land to point near the corner of View street, or Rock Road, and thence along Rock Road to point near or east of Hemlock street; thence by 8 straight line to the river; and thence along said river to State street; and thence along State street to the place of beginning Ordered, That the Board of Road Commis- sioners on consultation with the East Rock Park Commission proceed to lay out said park, and give due notice to all owners of land proposed to be taken therefor, to appear be- fore said Board of Road Commissioners and be heard touching the same, and report their doings with proper survey to this court. The Ball Game Eo-MOrr0VV. For to-morrow's ball match between the
 Yales and Brooklyns, Manager Knodell of the
 BrookIyns has provided pitcher of great reputation, one whose pitching will bafae the very elect. He is eLiled ip all four of the potent curves, and Manager Knodell will be given big surprise if Yale succeeds in bat l ting tomorrow. An exciting game altogether | is on the carpet.