The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-12
SUPT. AhRHYN'S REPORT.
SUGGESTIONS IN REGiRD TO
PARK WORK.

commissioners ut Meeting Friday
Sight-sVork of tha Year Reviewed.
To the Honorable Board II Park Com
lnissioners:
Gentlemen:
1 feel it my duty to respectfully sub
nit to your consideration a few sug-
gestions in regard to our work for the
coming year. These suggestions are
based on what conceive to be the nee
essary work and improvements,
EAST ROCK.
The first improvement is Jn- that Gn-
peals to me every day in the year, 1t
is the want of a tool house large
enough to use as a shop at the foot Of
the Rock, where the force can meet in
the morning and get their orders. This
Will save time and labor which is now
expended in travelling up and down the
Rock and which could be better en-
ployed elsewhere. This tool house may
be built so as to be used as part of
new pumphouse which is much need
ed. l should prefer location near the
present pumphouse for that purpose.
1t is desirable to harden the Trow-
bridge Drive with small crushed stone
and repair all the other drives with the
same material.
The newly established nursery will
have to be equipped with nursery tool
house and a fair drive should lead to it
from the Farnam Drive. A similar
drive should be built, leading from
either Farnam Drive or TroWbridge
Drive to the Farm. A water supply for
the Farm in winter time is al unavoid-
able necessity. Another double team of
horses should be purchased and a
sprinkling cart, this would enable us
to do most of our own carting and all
the sprinkling beside at a sum which
estimate at $500 year.
AS many footpaths as Available funds
will allow of construction should be
cut through the woodland, especially
on the east side The park entrances
at Bishop Gate and the North Gate,
which has not been named, should re-
ceive a planting treatment. More speci-
men trees may be set to obtain future
landscape effect on the north meadow.
The piece of woodland between Whit
ney Gate and Rock Lane, contains a lot
of fine, beautiful young trees, mostly
oaks, and should have immediate treat
ment by proper clearing and pruning
to save and improve the growing trees.
A large number of rustic seats of
simple and strong construction ought
to be placed throughout the whole park
in suitable places. A level space of
ground above Cold Spring should be
made available for a children's play
ground and fitted up with two or more
strong swings and other apparatus for
amuSements.
WEST ROCK.
More paths are needed on an easy
grade along the easterly slopes.
Regicide Road should receive a light
top-dressing to insure better driving
and avoid the constant washouts.
Stone entertainments and cobble cutters
are needed along the driveway. The
forest ought to be cleared every win
ter, here, as we'll as in all wooded
parks.
EDGEWOOD PARK.
sirable changes marked on it. There
is a large field for improvement here.
But before going any further some
work has been left undone and should
be taken up first. For instance the
drainage of some of the paths and a
part Of the Mall, where a small catch
basin should be built to receive the sur
face water during heavy rain storms.
Also the laying of water supply lines
for irrigation purposes should not be
overlooked. More shrubbery planting
is yet to be done.
A small strip of land adjoining the
west side of the park should be prop
erly cleared and graded, then seeded,
The park drive and Mall should receive
q light top-dressing of fine trap rock.
At least fifty stationary seats are
needed on this park,
BAY VIEW.
More planting Of shruhbery should be
arranged in the spring on the upper
lawn and for this purpose a map is in
readiness. A certain amount Of filling
is required on that lawn at the corner
of Hallock avenue and Sixth street.
All concrete walks need repairing. A
part of the appropriation should be
invested in buying soil to raise the
grade of ap Ortion Of the lower part Of
the park between the lake and the
shore drive. The sidewalk along the
bulkhead should be hardened with fine
stone and a board walk Of about six
teen or eighteen inches wide laid close
to the bulkhead to break the rush of
water coming over the bulkhead in
times of high tide and gales Of wind.
A foot path around the lake con-
Meeting with both bridges and the al
ready existing paths would bring about
better conditions. A city water supply
would be an improvement which I hope
will be realized this year.
WATERsIDE.
New sta tionary seats should be plac-
ed under the larger trees More of the
roughly graded area should be con-
verified into lawn.
FORT HALE.
No special improvements are press
ing at present, / would suggest how
ever that the value and interest Of the
park would be greatly increased if the
old fort could be opened up to the pub
lie after changes had been made in its
interior condition. The rotten case
ments could be leVeled and the material
from them would be of great value as
a soil dressing for other portions of the
mark. Suitable trees could be planted
within the fort, whose walls and ger