The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
GIFT OF LAND TO CITY.
BY HENRTF. ENGLISH FOR PARK
 PURPOSES.

Tract of Two and One-HaIf Acres Near
 Base of East ROck-City Must Buy
 Tract to Complete Public Play
 rounds-The Valuable and Important
 Gift.
 Mayor studley yesterday received from the park commission eommuni- cation with an offer made by Henry F. English, a member of the park board, to give to the city tract of land on Orange street to be used for park purposes. The gift is mode upon conditions that the city will appropri- ate $S,0OO toward the purchase of 'Col- lege Woods" near the base of East Rock park, to be used for a public playground, and that the city will also curb the park lands fronting on Or ange street.
 Mir. English made the purchase of Charlotte E. Wheeler, administrative of the estate of Capt. James H. Wood house. The tract is on the east side of Orange street, near the bridge nortn of the Troop A armory, and IS pounded by the Cold Spring street layout on the square off the park land on the east. It has 6 frontage Of 99O feet on Orange street and is APO feet deep To the eastward of this tract lies the park land boundary.
 The tract that Mr. English has offer ed to convey to the city contains Z 1-4 acres and is worth about $1O,OOO or S12,0OO.
 The following correspondence and vote of the park board regarding the park addition is self-eXplanatory
 Vote adopted by the park commits sion July IA. 1905:
 Whereas, MT. Henry F. English has by a letter addressed to the president of this commission offered to present to the city as an addition to East ROCK park, a piece of ground lately pur- chased byshim. bounded on the north by East Rock park on the east by Anderson street; on the south by Cold Spring street, and on the west by Or ange street; containing about two and a quarter acres of great importance to the park, assuring to it a spacious and elegant approach and entrance by way of Orange street; the only condl- tions of said gift being that the city will provide the sum of $3,000 required for the purchase of the children's play ground on Cold Spring and Orange streets and will curb the street lines ..Ct Al iToo nd ange streets, including the tract so to be given by him.
 Voted, That this commission has heard the aforesaid offer with pleasure and gratitude, and heartily requests the city authorities to accept the same and comply with the conditions there- of, and this commission in behalf of the citizens of New Haven present and future hereby tenders to MT. English its cordial thanks for his generous and valuable gift, ,s., -,.,.. -.... ss New Haven, Conn, July 1T. 1905. Hon. John P. 'Studley, Mayor t. Dear Sir:-I hand you herewith a copy of the letter addressed to me and also copy of vote adopted by the commission at its last meeting rr!a-' tive to the same.
 In connection with said letter MT. English has handed me his warranty deed conveying the property referred to in his letter to the city of New Haven absolutely as an addition to East Rock Park, which am instruct ed to deliver to you as the representa- tive of the city as soon as yoI are in a position to give reasonable assur- 5ance that the property will be accepted fby. the board of aldermen on the con- ditions named and that provisions will be made by the board of finance dur ing. the present year to carry out the same. am, sir,
 s r;> ~ Very respectfully,
 HENRY T. BLAKE,
 President of the Park Commission.
 New Haven, Conn, July IA, 1905. Henry T. Blake, Commissioner of Pub