The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-11
MEETING OF PARK COMMISSION.
Discussion Regarding the Construction
 of Fairgrounds.

Discussion Regarding the Construction
 of Fairgrounds.
 A meeting of the board of park com missioners was held in city hall last night Besides the transaction of rou- tine business. the. matter of construct ing play grounds in different places througouht the city was discussed. A report rendered in regard to the rais- ing of the fund for the purchase of land at the foot of East Rock for a play ground showed that s6,900 had already been pledged, of (which s6,255 had been paid in. The land will be purchased when the entire S10000 is secured. The work Of raising the money is progress ing very rapidly and the commissioners are in hopes that the remainder of the money will be secured in the near fu- ture. The board also authorized the beginning of several paygrounds in different places about town. The first grounds to be started are at the Bay View, the Edgewood and the Water side parks, where seats and swings are already being installed. A baseball diamond is being constructed near Wa terside park, and a petition was re- ceiyed from Westville baseball club. asking that a diamond also be con Structed at West Rock park, for the use of any team desiring to play ball in that locality. The board authorized the investigation of the advisabillty of laying out such ball field.
 Many little improvements have been made about the different parks, as shown by the following report sub mitted by the superintendent of public parks:
 New Haven, June Il, 1904. To the Honorable Board of Park Conn
 missioners.
 Gentlensn:-
 I herewith respectfully submit a re- port of work done during the month of May.
 Besides our regular work a few irn- provemants were made on the various parks. On East Rock park paved gut ters are being laid on the F'arnam drive in three different places. An open space of land on Snake Rock has been plowed, graded and seeded, making a far lawn. The planting of perennial plants has been completed. A number of evergreen specimens have been do- mated by Commissioner H. r. English, these were planted on several open spaces along the English drive. The stone crusher has been in operation the past three weeks and drives are being rapidly repaired with a top dressing.
 A new stone drinking fountain for horses has been set up on West Rock park to replace the old wooden tubs near the shelter. Some planting of shrubbery and vines was done around Judges Gave. Improvements of some importance are under way at Edge wood park. The mall is being extended about $50 feet and the adjoining rough land graded and converted into lawn. The perennial or herbaceous border has also been enlarged and furnishes an attractive and interesting flora. A new stone basin was set up at the Chilling worth fountain.
 Seats and swings are being made for Bay View, Waterside and Edgewood. A large baseball field is now completed at Waterside park and turned over to public use.
 The easterly boundary line of Fort Hale park, at 8 point starting at the cottage, has been planted with pine, spruce, hemlock, barberry and privets.
 Respectfully submitted.
 GUSTAVE X. AMRHYN.