The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13
s4,OOO ADDITIONAL NEEDED
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF EAST
 ROCK PARK AND DRIVEWAYS.
The Park Commission VIII Endeavor to Secure Tint Addition to the Ap- propriation Already Made-A Suggcs- ton for the Sinking of 9n Artesian Well at Edgewood Park-Condition of Other Parks.

At the meeting of the park commits
 sion held last night the condition of the
 roads in East Rock park was discussed 1 and it was voted that it IS indispensable
 to the maintenance of East Rock park
 in proper condition during the current year and to keeping the roads open for
 public use that s4.oOO should be added to the appropriation of $2000 for that purpose by the city.
 | President Blake, of the commission, was directed to ascertain whether that
 sum could be provided The bill drawn ] by ex-Alderman Chillingworth and pre-
 sented in the legislature providing for the laying annually of 10th of a mill tax for parks also provides for the ap-
 propriation from unexpended balances
 of money enough to make up any defi- ciency in the amount appropriated to
 maintain the parks this year. If this
 bill becomes a law it will probably pro-
 vide means of securing the additional
 money required to maintain East Rock
 park during the coming season.
 Mr. Chlllingworth appeared before the COInI1llSSIOH ldSl HlBllL dilu dl hHc IC-
 quest of a number of citizens of the
 Tenth ward called attention to the inl-
 portance of having some supply of pure
 drinking water in that part of the city.
 Residents of that section have been ac-
 customed to take water from spring in Edgewood park, south of Edgewood avenue, on the west side of West river. During the recent freshets that spring has been submerged by the water of the river so was noG accessible. This fact has called attention to the need of an additional source of pure water sup ply in that section, and MT. Chilling worth suggested that the park com- mission take steps to have an artesian well sunk near the Edgewood avenue entrance to Edgewood park.
 Mayor Driscoll was present at the meeting and suggested that possibly this would come more within the prov ince of the common council if the mat ter was one of public necessity, and that the department of public works would be able to do the work more thor oughly than could the park commission with the means at it's command. It was pointed out that such a we'll would be not only for the use of visitors to the park, but for general public use. The mayor suggested that the attention of the court Of common council be called l to the matter. The commission voted to postpone the matter until the May meeting and in the meantime an at- | tempt will be made to have something l done through the court of common | council.
 The following report of Superinten- dent of Parks Amrhyn was received:
 West Rock park-The heavy rainfalls ! of the last month have considerably l damaged the driveways on East Rock, | especially the new drive at the north | end of the park The damages SO done | have been promptly repaired. The | trees injured by the ice storm of last | winter are now being trimmed and the | grounds cleared of brush and debris. \ ! great number of railings and posts are ready and the operation of repairing ] fences will begin next week. The com post piles at Orange street entrance will be removed and another place se- lected for this purpose. The fact is that the constant dumping of rubbish at that place created an eyesore to people passing there.
 West Rock park-The driveway on West Rock park has been somewhat disturbed by the heavy rainfall These Washlngs may be entirely overcome by the placing of more catchbasins and Such an improvement will