The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-13
LAKE MATTER SOON
Proposition to Convert Mill
River Meadows Up
Again,
WATER co. MAY OBJECT


Although the proposition for the
creation Of lake and public play
ground 70 over the meadows AZ the
foot Of East rock has lain dormant for
several months and has never been
revived by the new board Of aldermen
II Is not by any means dead, In fact
It Is probable that the matter VIII
como up again In the very near future
and that public hearing viii be held
by tho committee on Fairgrounds as
the first step IN n determined effort to
make the lake an actual fact, Alder
man Loos, who has been an advocate
Of the lake scheme, emphatIcally de-
clared last night that there was no
excuse, absolutely none, for not build
Ing the lake.
Tire principal objection which APP
pears TO the scheme seems to he from
the New Haven Water company aud
1t Is expected that the company will
present opposition to the matter IL 1t
is revived. The residents Of the inn
mediate section Of the city which viii
he affected by the lake are said to be
soldly in favor or tho construction of
II, and the money has all he appro.
prIatcd for the purpose. Thcre rs
$4,000 for tho lake and $50 600 more
for the park system connected with
i. and all this has been voted so that
the matter now stands so that nothing
but a vote Of the board Of aldermen
for the construction and the adoption
Of plans for the work remains to start
the operation,
Tho principal objections which II Is
thought the water company holds TO
the scheme are that It would lniure
their turbine engine at the water
works and that on account Of the fact
that their shops are below the level OF
the Whitney avenue sewer they would
have to erect pumping station as the
river has been the source Of their
sewerage so far in reply to the for
MGR objection those who favor the
plan declare that it will he a simple
matter TO raise the turbine engine AZ
much as the increase In the height Of
the water will be so that the engine
will not be affected BY 1t.
To the second objection II is replied
that the trouble can be avcrted by
the erection of n pumping station
which will draw the sewerage into the
Whitney avenue station. This would
involve cost, but 1t is declared that
the residents of the section around the
river are about ready to take up the
cudgels against tho water company for
dumping through outlets onto the
meadows about the river the refuse
from the filtration plant which It has
near the place. They declare hat the
matter has become a serious nuisance
which they will not stand much long
or and that the erection of n pump
ing station to take care of this will
be necessltated as the dumping onto
the meadows must cease, Then there
viii be very little additional cost to
take care of the shops also by the
came station.
Alderman Loos when interviewed
last night, declared himself in 'avor
of a plan which will include the cree
/ ton of a dam about at Willow street,
4 and will form n lake between Willow
and Orange streets. The dam he sug-
gcsts should be about one foot above
high water, he thinks, and should
contain sluices so that the lake can
! be made either fresh or salt ut will
I He declares, however, that there is
sufficient water from the lakes above
/ TO keep a clear fresh water lake. The
meadows will then have to be eXca-
waited to the depth Of about seven
/ feet to prevent the gathering of weeds.
Alderman Loos points out that the
beginning of work on the lake plan
/ in the near future would give aonsid-
cradle aid to those out of work and
/ by SO doing will be boon If started
soon
How soon the work can be started
/ will depend upon the seriousness of
/ objections which may he raised ut the
public hearing. That this will ne APP
pointed soon gives the probability Of
the actual construction greater
strength and the present year may see
tho work In prourCsS