The Newtown bee., 1889-03-15
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1889.
PUTNAM MEMORIAL PARK.
The Committee Approves and Asks s25, 900
The Estimates

The Committee Approves and Asks S25, 900
The Estimates.
Much interest was evinced In the hear
ing on the Putnam Memorial Park, last
week, at Hartford. Besides the special
Camp Ground committee Senator /. ".
Bartram Of Sharon, Representatives Mil
Ter of Redding, Chichester of Wilton,
Sunderland of Danbury, Day Of Brook
lyn, sharpe of Pomfret, Burlingame Of
Canterbury,) ex-Speaker Hoyt, Judge
Burke, Secretary of State Walsh, Judge
Brewster, NSSam" Tweedy, John N. Nick
erson and scores of lesser lights gather
ed at Room 70, Capitol building, to exam
Inc the map and plans submitted by Hull
y Palmer of Bridgeport. Besides the
map of the grounds, n miniature of which
has appeared in the BEE, plans of pro-
posed buildings, etc, full estimate of
the cost OF the various improvements
was submitted to the committee, No
decision was reached, but, ut an execu-
tive meeting, last week Thursday, the
committee unanimously approved the
plans and recommended an appropriate
ion of $25,0 900. Historian Charles Burr
Todd assisted in the preparation of the
report, in order to submit 1t to the House,
this week.
Estimates for the Putnam Memorial Park.
1t was deemed advisable to make no
public statement of the estimated sum
necessary to improve the Putnam camp
ground at Redding, until after the COM
mlttee had visited the grounds and had
prepared a report. Now, however, the
BEE is enabled to give the exact figures,
as submitted by Engineers Hull & Pal
mer of Bridgeport, who have charge of
this part of the work. 1t will be noticed
that the estimated total is $20,60S 55,
while $25, 200 is asked for. The remain
der will be used in appropriate dedicatory
exercises, which will occur Thursday,
November Z, the 10th anniversary of the
quarters there.
AVENUES.
Main Avenue putnam Avenuel, to be
90 feet wide, 1910 feet long, equal
10 99.3 rods at $40 per rod, 1888
Side Avenues and ways, 30 feet wide
and 1850 feet long, equal to 30l.s
rods at sIO per rod, $sOls
Pathst to be Ave feet wide, 2O4O feet long,
Mt zoe per linear foot, S4os
MASONRY.
Foundations for Block Houses Mt Main
entrance, zoe per cubic foot in.
Guiding excavation, $3.50 20
Middle and upper gate posts at en-
trance to grounds, 7jc per cubic
foot. s7l6 80
Construction ofmasonry dam for res
ervoir TO be IL feet elevation, 157
cubic yards, at &c per yard, s9I2
Four-arch bridges, with parapet walls
ON the ends 1.-TWO on Heroes Way,
one on Putnam avenue, one on
Phillips way. ut $3.50 each $500
Five pipe culverts, Is inches diameter
with parapet walls, 10 drain av-
enues, s775
Replacing chimneys originals were
In time of camp, 40 In all, $500
GATES.
Three double gates ofwood, sold fash.
ioned," strong and durable, $500
Two small gates for paths and posts, $40
CLEARING GROUNDS.
Clearing grounds of remaining brush
and brIars, cleaned and burned
at $50 per acre, $500
FENCING.
Fencing grounds with well laid stone
wall, four feet high, three feet at
base and a foot and half at top,
with stones about foot high,laid
in cement, set up edgeways on
top; wall to be laid dry, well
ehinked, foundation below frost