Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-23
BOARD OF sELEcrmEN.

Two Fruitless Caucuses Held - Ex- Superintendent c. W. Bradley De-
 sires an Appointment of Running
 the A1msh use at a Saving to the
 Town of Thirty Per Cent. Annually Features of the Park Commission
 er's Report.
 Two caucuses were held in the ante room of the board of selectmen last even ing, but both resulted as former events of a similar nature have resulted in absolute ly no decision being arrived at. The first was the caucus of the democratic members of the board of selectmen in reference to the re-appointment of J. J. Kennedy to the clerkship at Springside farm. The mem bers were, however, unable to agree and the matter remains in statu quo.
 The second caucus was that of the joint committees of the city and towns Oh roads and bridges for the purpose of electing successor to Bridgetender Futile at the Quinnipiac drawbridge, resigned, but in consequence of the absence of Cemmis- sioners Atwater and Leigh the matter went over for week.
 At the meeting of the board of select u0A Iu0 POtlblOAS oA OuHOAA4oo1AAOAo NsSAA ford and Assistant Superintendent Coogan for increase of salaries were again tabled for one week.
 The board voted to go in body to Townsend avenue Saturday afternoon with a view to inspecting the improvements now being made on the avenue.
 The following communication from ex- Superintendent of the Almshouse c. W. Bradley was received and referred to the committee on outside poor:
 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
 The undersigned respectfully makes the fol lowing statement of facts:
 the present incumbent, of the New Haven aims house establishment for five years and two months.
 I gave entire satisfaction during that time
 During my superintedency the institution in the summer months paid it's expenses by the sale of vegetables and in other ways The averaged $50 for each working day and $10,0O0 for the entire year.
 The maximum annual expenditure, after de- ducting income, did not exceed, with an average number of 200 inmates, S20,OOO.
 For the last twelve years and nine months it is believed that it has cost the town, from ordinary expenditure at the almshouse, onefourth of @ million of dollars..more than was necessary.
 In case vacancy should exist in the manage ment of the town institution, will, if elected to the superintendency, give bonds in @ sum not ex- ceeding $10,0OO, with good and sufficient sureties to Keep the lnSCltuClOn ID an accoptaDle manner, and a saving to the town of 30 per cent. of the present cost. c. W. BRADLY.
 The annual report of the commission on parks, which was received and tabled for a week, showed that the balance of park funds remaining in the hands of the town treasurer December 1, 1891, was $33, ,259.- Al, of which amount there remains about $5, 300 unappropriated for any specific pur- poses. At East Rock park 2,O00 foot driveway from Cold Spring street to Rock lane has been constructed at a cost of $774.50 and thrown open to the public, providing new park approach from the future termination of Livingston street and forming boundary between the park territory and the land owned by Yale uni versity.
 of the rock $44422 on new transverse road, which connects the restaurant more directly with the carriage shed and hitch ing grounds.
 expended for an addition of 160 acres for public purposes A substantial roadway is being constructed to make the historic Judges Cave" accessible to carriages. This drive will be six hundred feet in length and $4 ,000 has been appropriated for the purpose. Thus far $3, Al has been expended on the drive.
 To Edgewood park upwards of thirty acres of meadow land has been added at 8 cost of $3, 300, and negotiations are pend ing for the purchase of twentyseven acres more. Seventy shade trees have been planted along the avenue parkways. A boulevard 160 feet wide along Edgewood avenue has heen constructed at cost of $7,636.63.
 Of the $2,OOO appropriated for improv- pended $1 ,440.1 13, and on Fort Hale park $739.67 has been expended.
 On Beacon Hill park driveway about $500 has been expended, and in the near future Beacon Hill will be rendered ac- cessible by roads and foot paths leading to the ruins of the revolutionary fort.
 The report also states that the Water street park gives promise of becoming an attractive pleasure ground in the near fu- ture.