New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
NUTLEY PARK A
$4,000 PROJECT
Public Recreation Centre
Along Banks of the
YantaCaw River.
MAY OPEN 1T
BY SEPTEMBER
Artificial Island Made by Wild"
ering and Deepening
the Stream.

In the opi-ior OF the Park Commits
son and ITS engineers. Nutley's most
important and lU'ores ing improve
men. ir point Of cost and decorative
value The new county park along 'he
hanks OF che Yautacaw River between
Chestnut and Centre sts.-"lH oe
completed by September, If the sum
MGR affords three months Of WORN IN
interrupted by weather conditions or
labor troubles. SAYS THE NuLeE sun.
Work on the park was started IN
Aprl. 1918. and mas been gong forward
almost steadily since that time
Twenty-c.ght and three quarters acres
are included in the boundaries OF inc
mark. and tho total cost for the Land
and its Improvement viii be approAl-
matc'y $4,000.
The park VIII be one Of the chain de-
velopc8 by Che Essex County Park
Commission In Newark and rs various
suburbs. I'm point OF size lsntacaW
Park. as the local development mas
been named IS smaller than some OF
those in other towns. but IN natural
beauty OF location .t is uneXcclIed.
So many features are 10 be ndded
that the completed park viii oe. very
different from what is seen nov. FcF-
hans the most outstanding feature OF
The cons.gngtoral plan is the aruhcial
island which has been created oy
widening and deepening the bed OF the
stream near the Centre 81. enc, inc
island is for appearance sake only, ana
viii have upon 't no buildings OF any
sort. j, already is well covered with
Ano,ner point. and zone which is Of
importance. especially 20 those VINO
hopcd the lake would be large enough
FOR canoes or other small craft. IS the
dam which VIII be constructed directly
i'm the rear Of Vincent Church.
The lake viii be about SIX feet deep
az tn. dam and less toward the Centre
81. end. 40 work other than cleaning
un the bed Of the stream VIII be done
south Of Centre So, but the dam VIII
deepen 10 by raising the water.
Three vehicle entrances VIII lead INTO
the mark. besides the smaller foot
mathis They viii be from Centre ST.,
from Chestnut ST. and from Passalc av.
Automobiles win hc allowed, and
provision has been made for turning
points. The entrance from chestnut
81. viii be @ Su-toot roadway,
The field house, which wall contain
lUChtlr. .IH" Ne a-Ar ''''.. -
tables viii be located near Passalc az.
on the high ground north Of the old
cemetery. Near by viii be diamond
for baseball and eight tennis courts.
There is room for twenty-five OF the
latter. and they Will be laid out If the
use warrants l..
While il was originally planned TO
have boathouse on the lake, this IS
now in allegiance. 1t is doubted II
there would be enough use Of boats to
make il profitable for a concesslonalrh
Further plans call for two rustic
bridges over the stream-one at the
foot OF the concrete stairway and one
back Of the church. At the southern
end will be the sp1cial features for the
children. These will include play
ground, with apparatus and a wading
pool ffty-siN feet in diameter There
will also be two sand pits.
In the concrete work of the stairway
and walls the method known as bush
hammering" has been employed. BY
means of a large hammer with CORFU
gated head the cement is beaten until
the small granite screenings with
which it is mixed are brought TO the
surface, relieving the smooth hnlsh
usually given concrete work OF TINS
sort.