The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
THE TROWBRIDGE DRIVE
NOV BEING CONSTRUCTED ABOUND THE EaSTSIDEOF EAST ROCK PARK.

THE EEASTSIDEOF EAST ROCK PARA. To be About One Mile in Extent-A Beautl-
 ful Driveway-A Gift to the City From E.
 Hayes Trowbridge.
 To the number of beautiful drives around and over East Rock park an- other, which promises to be as delight ful one as any of the others, Is now being added. The new drive is to be known as the Trowbridge drive, and will begin at the English drive, just be- low the archway bridge, and extend around the east side of the park, meet ing the Farnam drive at the north end of the park.
 This new driveway will be about one mile in length and will extend through one of the most picturesque parts of the park. A part of it's course will overlook the meadows and an extensive view Is spread out, with no trees to ob- struct the outlook. It then enters a wooded section and continues along through fine trees and past rugged rocks until 1t meets the Farnam drive Just before reaching the Farnam drive 1t will pass over stone archway bridge, on which work was begun about two weeks ago. The bridge is being built by R. Redfield & Son of this city, and the material of construction Is Elst Haven stone. The wood frame work over which the arch will be built is now in position and work was begun on the stone work yesterday The bridge will be of considerable size, the wooden frame work support requiring 2000o feet of lumber In its construction. The bridge will be a sixty-foot span arch, with rise of fifteen feet. It will be twenty-four feet wide and in the center over the keystone the stone work will be about six feet deep It crosses q rather deep ravine or depression, and it is thought that at some future time another driveway may pass underneath 1t. More difficulty has been met with in building the Trowbridge drive than was found in building the other drive ways. as there have been number of stone ledges to dig through. No blast ing has, however. been necessary, as the stone is of such formation that it can be pried out. About three-quarters of a mile of the drive has already been l completed, leaving short stretches at each end to be yet constructed. It. like | the other drives of the park, will be l twenty feet in width. It is expected ! that the roadway will be completed this summer, although it is not definitely known how long a time the completion | will occupy, since there is an uncer- | tainty as to the sort of rock through which it will be found necessary to bore.
 The new drive has been laid out un- der the plan outlined by our distin- guished townsman, Donald G. Mitchell, the author, and has been surveyed by ex-City Engineer Albert B. Hill, and the work being done in building is un- 1 der the personal supervision of MT. Beebe, superintendent of the park. | The driveway and bridge are u gift | to the city from our townsman, F. Hayes Trowbridge
 The grove of hickories in the park, which Mir Baebe has been training with much pride for about five years, Is now in good condition. As the saplings in the grove grow larger it becomes nec- essary to thin them out about once q | year. This has now been done every year for four years, and MT. Beebe says he will thin them out still more next winter This will probably be the last trimming necessary The grove prom ises some day to be one of the most l ,ayr