Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-05
THE CITY,s BIG PARK.
The Further Work Upon the Farnam
Drive-The Water supply on inc

Tha Eurtber work Upon the Farnam
Drtye-The Water supply on tho
Rock-The Indian Head Road.
In the annual report of the East Rock
Park commissioners G. G. Blatchley, secre-
tary, describes the extension OF the Farnam
drive through Mrs. Farnam's hberality, and
the additional work to be done next season
to make the work complete. The building
of the refreshment building and tower let for
the season to R. T. Eustes is also spoken of.
The report proceeds as follows:
The dry weather of midsummer made the
park quite dusty, and as the soil with which
| the top dressing is covered Is quite valuable
| on account of the expense of replacing 1t II
| blown or carried away, 1t was deemed ad-
visable to carry water to the roads
| as we'll as for other purposes. A
reservoir was constructed between Rock
Lane and the armory grounds, by the side
| of the old highway leading from the city to
| Whitneyville, which is fed by several never
| failing springs, issuing from the base OF the
hill. With the aid of small engine, when
has been placed in building erected for the
purpose near the reservoir, the water is
| pumped up through iron pumps laid on the
surface of the ground, to tank near the
signaletation, and from there flows to by,
drants placed along the roads at convenient
points. One OF the workmen employed on
l
days in the week, during the warm
weather, and thus an abundant sup
ply of water has been obtained. part OF
the expense of these waterworks was met
from the appropriation fol 1884 and the bal
ance will be met from that for 1850 A sur
vey by competent builders of the old Stewar
| house showed that it could not be safely re
paired or used owing to the very poor way IL
which it was originally built. 1t has, there
fore, been mainly pulled down and the stone
used in extension OF the Farnam drive
Sufficient progress was made in the con
struction of the road from East Rock to In
, dian Head to Justify in throwing thu
route open for public travel in July last
| and it has been in constant ever since
} | By this means an unbrolsen drive is nov
open from Bishop gate on State stree
around Indian Head to the Farnam drive
and so on to the Orange street bridge. In
. | want of bridge at the foot of Rock Ian
to accommodate travel to and from Whit
ney avenue has been severely felt, but ha
been partially supplied, so far as foot pas
sengers are concerned, by ferry now run b
private individual by the permission of tn
commission The police department, by tn
| aid of a Gamewell telephone station nea
Bald cliff and a mounted patrol with an eA
ira detail for Sundays, have preserved goo
order in general among the large number
who have visited the park, often amount1n
, to thousands on a fine day.
The receipts amounted to So, 40, di
vided as follows: Cash on hand Dec. 81
1888, S744O; amount appropriated, $4,000
: subscriptions of New Haven Pipe company
3 $3.50; of NJ. G. Elliott, $50; for wood an
grass, $50; for rent of restaurant, s1O(
from city for fines, $50; from city for stone
s121: loan from W. w. Farnam for water
works, 81 400.
e The disbursements, exclusive of the e2
+ penditures on the Farnam drive, directl
met by Mrs Farnam, amounted to So, 1O5. I.
divided as follows: For labor, 81, GAS. 81
for supplies on waterworks and roads, $3.50
. 80; for insurance, 50; for bylaws, signs an
recording bylaws, s75.14; for advertiser
bylaws and lease of restaurant, $3.50; fe
balance for Bishop gate post, 500; on accou1
3 of building waterworks, 81, 094. %; on az
| count of building restaurant, 81, SO6.54.
] | The cash on hand December 81, 1854, W.
5000.