New Britain herald., 1919-12-09
COMMUNICATED
(Comm unicated Letter.)

tue position Of the board of park commissioners with the. Old Home Week committee, take the liberty to make the following explanation: When the question of the celebra- ton was laid before the park board the comnlissi oners custOdians of Walnut Hill park. realized their re- responsibilities and so prepared an agreement for the members of the Old Home Week committee to sign Among otber important points the members oi the committee agreed to hold themselves liable for all dam a ges done to the park and guaranteed that everything would be restored to it's previous good condition. This agreement was delivered in person by the park boa rd to the Old Home Week committee and that was the Ia st heard of H-whether it was ever signed don't know; at any rate II never was returned to us
 When m emb bels of the Old Home Week committee appeared before the park board in the summer relative to the celebrat ion. it was agreed then and there that the committee would do their own cleaning of the park but nevertheless Chairman Humphrey chose to offer abuse to Supt. Vain right for not cleaning up the rubbish. and also threatened 10 have the park board the carpet-not sa tistied with that he again offers criticism at a meeting held December 3.
 Herewith are copies of letters be- tween Chairman Brooks, of the park board. and Chairman Humphrey. of the Old Home Week committee. They explain themselves.
 Sept 26, 1919 MT. Wm. F. Brooks,
 '"48 High St.. City.
 Dear Sir:-The Welcome Home committee is anxious to know wheth CT you want them to fix up the park as agreed. do you want us to give you the money to have the superin- tendent do the work wit h his labor CTS. However, if you want us to do it. I will meet you or MT. Wainright and find out what you would like to have do, and no doubt we would be able to get contract or to give us d price for doing this work to your sa tisfa ction.
 "Awaiting your reply. l am.
 "Nery truly yours.
 'E. x. HTMPHREY"
 Sept. 2e, 1919.
 MI Ef'neS1 F. ri um DDreN
 'Chairman of Old Home Week, New Britain, Conn.
 Dear Sir:-I have your letter of the 26th in regard to putting the park in condition.
 Tn the first place permit me to congratulate you and the committee on the success of your labors. It was a we'll conducted gala week. The Court of Honor is the best thing of the sort l have far seen and the cerem onies connected with it most impressive, as l have already been glad to tell Mr. Dyson. The people of New Britain had a grand, good time and even from the point of view of the park it was worth all it cost though, Of course, we regretted that there was not some other place in which it could have been held
 We are to have meeting of our park board early this week. and will decide on the question of your letter then and advise you at once Person. ally I think Wanright better repair the damage and keep account of the cost but Idont know what the others will think.
 Tt will, l judge from talk with him, take some time to complete the work rolling will depend on the dampness etc. of the soil and seed ing on the season. In short the best results and the cheapest way out will be to take time and this we can do to better advantage than your com mittee.
 Tt will of course. take consider a ble money nd as you know we have no surplus this year--hardly enough, ln fact, to carry our regular small force through to April. Tn order to allow your committee to clean up and settle your accounts. you might turn over your money to the city and have the council or finance board agree to foot our bills for this work when presented At our meeting I am going to try to get from Wainrisht an estimate of the cost of restoration but I am not sure that he can give this with any ac- curacy. If you have any preferences or l suggestions on how best to arrange the money side of this. l wish you would let me hear from you before our meet ing.
 Il was very sorry that I could not be of service as a member of your committee but all the work was done while l was on my vacation. 'Y Yours truly, w. F. BROOKS" "Oct. 1, 1919. MT. Ernest F. Humphrey 1 "Chairman Welcome Home Con- New Britain.
 Dear Sir:-At a meeting of the park board last evening your lett CT l of the 18th was read and we heard