The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-13
PARK BOARDS MEETING.

Land PurChaSed 10 Auu lo Eoo'
 rk-Superintendent's Report.
 At the meeting of the board of park commissioners held last night the pur- chase of land from the John w. Blshop estate to add to East Rock park was reported The property extends along State street 416 feet, and besides thls there is strip in the rear Of property abutting on State street and near tne first piece, which abuts 800 feet on East Rock park For the property on State street the park commission paid only $l per foot, although the board Of assess ors recently assessed the property at S' per foot. For the 800 feet of rear prop erty the commission paid 50 cents per foot.
 This property was all purchased from small fund left from the original park bonds and does not come from the years appropriation for the commls- sion. This fund was held for land pur- chase, and, in fact, had been kept With an eye to this very purchase. Ihls eA- penditure nearly exhausts the luna' leaving only about $150 remaining. The commission expected some years ago to get possession of this property, but never before could 1t get the property at what was considered fair figure.
 The report of Superintendent of Parks | Amrhyn, showing the work done ana improvements made in the various parks during the past month, was as l follows:
 To the Honorable Board of Park Com missioners:
 Gentemen-I herewith submit my re- port of work performed on the various parks during the past month:
 East Rock-The Whitney gate en- trance improvements are nearly com pleted. A catch-basin is yet to be built on Whitney avenue, directly in front of the gate Curbstones are to be set; this cannot be completed before the proper grade is established by the city engi- neers. A fence has yet to be bullt on one side of the drive, while on the oth- CT side I would recommend the plant ing of evergreens, kalunias ana native rododendrons. These last named should be very freely used for the planuhs near the entrance. The necessary ma terial for filling near the entrance has all been obtained from places along the drive in such a way as to produce tWc improvements in one piece of work Steep entertainments have been graded to a comparatively nice slope, this fur- nishing hundreds of loads Of hlllng The large chestnut streets on the SO called college grounds near the colc snring should be relieved of all deac wood and more seats placed beneatf them and possibly one or two strongly built swings located in shady places 1ol the children. The repairing of fences is kept up. All defective posts anc
 rails have been replaced Only part o
 the braces remain to be fastened. Roads and paths are kept in repair.
 West Rock.-Repairing of paths ant
 roads is taking up nose of our time
 here. The house and shed have al
 been removed off the park and th'
 places they vacated will be at once
 graded. A wire fence will be put alone
 Stone street this season.
 Fdgewood. No improvements, on ac
 count of lack of funds, are under way
 The newly graded and seeded grounds
 have greatly suffered through the no
 weather, and most of the young grass died. Water supply should be provid ed and the paths and the mall i'll tn new grounds should be filled and grad ed. A miniature lily pond, consisting of four thirty-six- inch pipes sunk verti calIy in the ground and cemented a , the bottom, has been created and do mated by Felix Chillingworth, who in tends to show the public the beauty 0 aotus flowers by this device. Beaver Ponds.-Filling is going on a
 usual. A large amount of loam, etc has been deposited between Hudson : and County streets. It is now bein l spread out and graded by the floating gang of men.
 Ray View.-The new bathing houses which annually need a new supply o locks new windows and other repairs - have been put in order and have bee , at the public's disposal for bathin - since last month For want of fund | no other work than maintenance is gc
 ing on
 Waterside.-The filling takes the usu \ al course. Wooden tree protectors ar 2 now in readiness for all the newly painted elms and naples. The gradin
 of the upper part of the park will begi
 next week.
 Quinnipiac.-A small tool room ha been built at the inside of the glrl' i bathing room. The bathing facllltle are much used
 Fort Hale.-The new shelter is neal ing it's completion. The grounds SUI
 rounding 1t are graded. The retalnln wall in front of the shelter has bee ' partly rebuilt and all of it pointed Ill | Maintenance work on both Fort Woos :. ter and Fort Hale is kept up . z Young elm trees on all the parks nav 4 been sprayed in time with Dispareen t t prevent an attack of the elm beetl v All newly planted trees have bee a properly watered during the dry spel Respectfully submitted, ? GUSTAVE X. AMRHYN, U U Superintendent.