The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-11
THE PACK COMMISSION.
Officers Elected md Annual Reports RE-
ceived Last Night.

| ceiVeu Inst Night.
The annual meeting of the board Of
park commissioners was held last night
Reports were submitted by the secre
| tary, by the treasurer and by the
COMMITTEES for the various parks. The
committee reports were read, received
+ and placed on file to be incorporated In
| the regular annual report of the COM
mission, which will be transmitted to
! the mayor next week. The board re-
elected officers for the next year as fol-
lows: President, Henry r. Blake; vice
president, General e. e. Bradley: sec
rotary and treasurer Henry F. English,
assistant treasurer, w. w. Farnam;
! assistant secretary, James e. English.
| w. w. Farnam announced that Mrs.
Henry Farnam had made a donation
OF $500 to the department of parks to
cover the cost Of the recent improve
ments on Farnam Drive at East Rock.
The Improvement is rear the north
meadow and consists Of hardening of
| the roadbed for several hundred feet,
| and improving of the drainage. Mrs.
Farnam has been most liberal in her
donations for the park and has given at
different times. Although in poor health
and a great sufferer she nevertheless
keeps posted on the needs of the parks
and is much interested In the develop
ment of those in New Haven.
The tenth annual report of the treas
urer Of the commission, Henry F. Eng
lsh, is as follows: Receipts, cash on
hand, December 1, 1897 5,960.25; from
town of New Haven annual appropria-
ton, $4,000; from city of New Haven
annual appropriation, $4,000; for rent
of buildings, $13S.50; for interest on
loan, $s6.25; for sale of hay, wood and
old sheds, $1S0.50. Total, $22,315.50. Ex-
penditures for East Rock park, &c.
675.70; for West Rock park, $1,446.53; for
Fort Hale park, $991.56; for Bay View
park, $1,340.22; for Edgewood park, 3d.
371.SS; for Beaver Ponds park, $S32.S2;
for Waterside park, $1,79S.14; for Fort
Wooster park, $379.70; for Quinnipiac
park, $153.15; for Clinton park, $21; for
engineering, 1914; for contingent ac-
count, s467.91; balance to new account,
$4,563. Total, $22,315.5O.
General park account: Receipts-bal-
ance from old account, S205.92; from
town of New Haven, annual appropria-
ton, $4,000; interest, $S6.25. Total, $780,
292.17. Approprations--To account of
West Rock park, $1,000; to Fort Hale
park, $1,000; to Bay View park, $1,000:
to Edgewood park, $3,04O.09; to Beaver
Ponds park, 5000; Waterside park, 3d.
900; Fort Wooster park, $3.50: Quinni-
piac park, $50; contingent account, $500;
balance to new account, $520s. Total,
$10,29217.
East Rock park-Receipts-Ba Balance
from old account, $2,26970; from city
of New Haven annual appropriation,
$4,000; from sale of hay, $40; from rent
of restaurant, $3.50. Total, $S,37720
EXpendtures-For general labor anu
superintendent, $1,9S9.43; for mainte-
nance of roads, $1,7O9.S4; for circle on
Farnam drive, 1891. So; for lawns and
gardening, $136.17; for footpaths, $1904l;
for sprinkling drives, $423; for pump
house, engineer and fuel, $957.93; for
steel foot bridge, Willow path, $s94.S2;
for cleaning and grading north mead
ow, $4,000; for trees and shrubs, $3.50;
for tools and supplies, $1,000; for insur-
ance $17; for park signs, 81; balance
to new account, $1,70163. Total, 49,,
377.20
Summary-General park account bal
ance to new account, $520S; East Rock
park, S1,701, So; West Rock park, $993.51;
Fort Hale park, 5000. 40; Bay View park, |
$6.61; Edgewood park, S29.6s; Beaver
Ponds park, $22102; Waterside park, |