The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-14
PARK COMMISSION MAY SUE.
For Abatement of Nuisance from Dye
Stuffs Thrown in West River.

Stuffs Thrown in West River.
1t has been brought to the attention
of the park commission recently that
dyestuffs from the Pond Lily Paper
mill are deposited in West river, foul
ing the stream. The river flows for
about mile through city park property
and the park commission has therefore
investigated the cause of complaint. 1T
has been ascertained that the dyestuff
from the paper factory has been for
some time allowed to flow into the river
and the commission now considers it
important that the practice be stopped
The matter was discussed at last
nights session of the park commission,
and it was voted to authorize President
Henry 7, Blake to bring prosecution I'M
less the nuisance is abated by August
l. The newly appointed members of
the commission Alderman Baldwin and
Counc lman Stoddafd were present at
last nights meeting and they were APP
pointed to the following committees;
Alderman Baldwin, to the committee
on Edgewood park, Waterside park and
Beaver Ponds park; Councilman Stod-
dard, to the committees on Clinton
park, Quinnipiac park and on restau-
rants and concessions.
1t was re ported that a piece of land
had just been purchased from Nellie
Lyon ct al, on the west slope of East
Rock near Trowbridge drive. A small
piece of land adjoining West Rock park
has been purchased for the straighten-
ing the park line.
Plans for Edgewood park prepared
by Boston landscape architect We're
shown to the members of the commits
sion. The pans provide for elaborate
improvements at the park and they
were accepted last night 1t was voted
to order $500 paid to the landscape ar
chttect for the preparation of the plans
and $100 was voted to him for extra
work on the plans.
1t was reported that the old Spanish
gun at East Rock park had been
mounted. The gun has been placed on
an iron gun carriage supplied by the
American Ordnance company of Bridge
pert and the total cost Of mounting the
gun was about S120 The new drive to
connect Farnam drive at East Rock
with Dickerman street will be ready to
open for public use in about a month.
A new foot path is being built to West
rock from Mechanic street, in the rear
of the match factory to the front of the
rock. The new path opens up an at
tractive approach to the rock and will
be the shortest route from the postoffice.
A large amount of stone taken from
Church street where the pavement Is
being la IS now wheeled from there
to the seawal of Waterside park. The
stone is dumped along the outside of
the wall in order to fortify and protect
it. Thers has been some trouble here
with the wall bulging out because the
eight of material placed back of it
The commission has decided to lay a
line Of water pip S in Fort Wooster park
from the wnsend avenue main. The |
plants and shrubbery at the park have |
suffered for lack of water during the
dry weather. The new drive at Bay |
View park is nearly completed. The |
shore drive has been top dressed for |
] 100 feet and bath houses have been |
built, which are open to the public at |
hours when there are high tides.