Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-10

Dr Fitzgerald Of Bridgeport was In town to-day visiting his sister, Mrs Dr M. J. Donahue.
 Officer Brickel arrested a man and a woman for being drunk to-day, and was obliged to give both ride to the station house.
 Application was made this morning to | the selectmen of Naugatuck for a meet | ing to rescind the vote passed last Wed | nesday night for the purchase of a | building lot for fire house.
 The case of Michael Brennan vs Patrick Bowling, an action of sumpsit to recover for goods sold, was decided by Justice Griggs yesterday in favor of the plaintiff to recover SIS and costs.
 James Adamson of Naugatuck made application before Judge Sweeney this morning to have his aunt, Mary A. Delaney, sent to an insane asylum. The hearing was set down for next Monday at 9 o'clock.
 LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Some Timely Suggestions in Regard to Public Parks.
 Editor of the DEMOCRAT: sEExS If the people of Waterbury are really thinking of securing land for public park, they would do we'll to consider a tract lying between the Plank road, so called. and Mad river, and extending | from Silver street to the East brass mill road. This tract is said to contain from 40 to 30 acres, and the whole could probably be bought for considerably less figure than asked for the Wilson land. It is not so near to the center as the Abrigador or Wilson property, but is more easy of access than either, and a certain degree of remoteness from the noise and dust of city is not undesir- able for park. It lies near the end of East Main street, which is rapidly be- coming one of the most important thoroughfares of the city, and close to the eastern terminus of the street rail road.
 It contains a remarkable dive rsity of attractive landscape. There are hills which are always breezy, commanding fine views of the surrounding country; there are valleys, so sheltered as to be comfortable during the high winds of March, and in which the earliest spring flowers bloom: and there is a wide river flat to make a suitable campus for athletic sports. It is skirted on one side by river unpolluted by sewage, and Carrington's brook runs through it, for a quarter of mile of it's length, afford ing many pleasant and picturesque situ- ations. There Is abundant water to make skating in winter and boating and
 bathing in summer, and it contains a living spring of the coolest and purest
 water for drinking. The pipes from
 East Mountain reservoir pass along it's whole length on the northern side, giv-
 ing opportunity for fountains and pools at any desirable locality and at little ex-
 pense. The fine oak woods which once covered the western part and in which , the hunters used to shoot wild pigeons,
 were cut away years ago, and the small } boy with his matches has prevented a . l HlNCoY lat grove in the eastern part and many trees scattered at intervals throughout
 it's whole extent.
 Any one interested in the matter
 would do we'll to take advantage of the
 recent extension of the east Main street
 line of street railway to look over this : tract. Commencing at the hill just . north of Rogers & Brothers factory,
 and imagining that the deep
 clear water let him proceed east
 ward on the gently ascending ridge
 until it is terminated or turned aside by picturesque valley. Then let him cross the valley to the south and ascend
 the high round hill which rises abruptly
 over the river and commands view of the extensive flat around which the hills
 rise on the north like the side Of an am-
 phitheater. Then let him follow up the
 brook, and crossing over the little dam
 in the woods, follow up the stream on the other side and pass eastward through the grove that skirts the
 meadow on the north, to the East Brass 7 mill road, he will thus gain very good } idea of the situation.
 5 It need scarcely be said that this is a , matter which should be decided without 5 any reference to individual or local pre- l ferences, and simply with view to the greatest good of all. It might not be amiss to call in landscape gardener to , look over the different situations pro-
 posed and report on the possibilities of each.
 , CITIZEN