The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-13

l Dy cleanng roads and paths and side walks properly. A surprisingly large number of people have avaied them selves of the bathing facilities, so much so that the present accommodations are inadequate. The park cottage was a considerable item of expense the past year. Many improvements were made 1 in it. such as sewer connections, paint ing of the rooms on the first floor, and plastering and painting the second floor,
 A high tide and fierce gale in Decem- l Der last wrecked the bulkhead along I the shore drive very badly, involving | considerable expense for repair. This would suggest more substantial struc- ture in the place for the future. The improvements were mostly con- fined to grading and seeding the lower part of the park and the treatment of the lake borders. This with the plant ing of number of large shade trees along Howard avenue and also Fifth and Sixth streets, and the setting out of few groups of shrubbery around the cottage completed the main inl- proVements. Later a foot path was cut through the lawn from Hallock avenue to Sea street
 WATERSIDE PARK
 The operation of filing made rapid gains in the latter part of the season, especially after the city ceased filling at the end of Chestnut street. num- Der of shade trees were planted and protected with extra heavy tree guards, none too strong for that locality At the northeast corner of the park a large square of ground has been graded and seeded and protected by a wire fence. Next spring the place will be restored to public use
 A small shop is now in operation for the repairing of tools and implements and painting. By taking special care of the accumulations and by compost ing of fertilizer find that we have now some nine hundred and eighty cubic yards of this valuable material on hand, out of which seven hundred yards are ready for use.
 QUINNIPIAC PARK.
 Only a very small amount of filling | has been deposited at the water edge, | therefore the progress of enlarging the park area is not promising one The lawn has been kept moved and cleaned | throughout the season. All shade trees nave received a liberal amount of fer .ilizer. In the early spring the flag pole put lately reprinted was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed The path houses, which were well patron- zed by the youths during the warm have been repaired and paint d and tool closet built in one of hem for the storage of necessary tools md implements.
 FORT WOOSTER PARK.
 With the exception of the planting of few trees, no improvements are to be eported. The maintenance of the oads, paths and lawns and the care of rees and shrubbery absorbed the ap- ropriated funds.
 FORT HALE PARK. , Besides the maintenance of the roads. f aths, the care of meadow trees and , hrubs, several improvements were lade on this park. When leaving the , ar at the Fort Hale station a new , latform will be observed. This has i cen built by the commission for the I )nvenience of visitors Further on, n etween Sunset hill and the cliffs, at h lace where formerly stood the saltpe- t 1T works, spacious rustic shelter, venty-eight by fifty feet, has been c ected amply provided with seats. In D y judgment this is one of the finest b sting places on hot summer day to D found near New Haven, as re- e eshing breeze from the Sound is al- ii avs to be found there t, Some improvements and repairs were o ade on the park cottage together with F e bath houses. A few specimen trees F gre transplanted where found growing D 0 close together, while others were Il anted in desirable places in other sc rts. D
 CLINTON PARK. rs No actual work has been done on this cc rk. Il
 Respectfully submitted w
 GUSTAVE x. AMRHYN
 Superintendent. al