New Britain herald., 1923-05-15
CONTRIBUTED
THE SWIMMING POOL

Editor:
 I have read with some interest tn
 articles that have come out in you
 paper as regards swimming pool fl the North End district.
 I am not living in that section nov
 but used to not so long ago. I do no blame the people out there for no
 wanting it because, as one of you
 writers said, it is a menace to tn,
 section.
 Now I shall proceed to make a pro.
 position to the general public, and know, that any man with children who are now playing in the street and il danger of being killed any minute will uphold me in it.
 l In every section of the city there is a vacant lot. Some have not been used for years and won't be, while others will never be used at all. Any l man that is any kind of a citizen at all would be willing for the chill dren of his section to use such a tract of land to play on.
 Furthermore, l propose that the money that the mayor is planning to raise for a swimming pool in the North End be put into swings, see- says and other movable paraphernalia for the vacant lot in each section, for the use of the children of that par ricular section.
 As for the children breaking up such things l also propose to have this notice posted in all such places: That damage to such property on such places by any person be punishable by fine or Imprisonment according to damage done."
 There are always honest children in such groups as you find playing on the street now in this city. They will willingly tell of person or persons damaging property that is giving them pleasure.
 There should also be a section set out on such a place for baseball for the boys and girls.
 1 do not mean this place for boys of from 16 to 30 to play on at will. This is for the small children.
 Walnut Hill park is all right in some respects, but there is no place whatsoever for the boys and girls be tween the ages of six and 16 to play, only in the road.
 There is no swings, see-saws small merry -go-rounds that are pushed by hand and cost very little to build, nor whatsoever in Walnut Hill park to attract the small children of this city.
 The park has three tennis courts and two baseball diamonds and as to the courts. you have to go to the city hall and have a certain time propor- toned out to you to play tennis: With all the tra cts of land that Walnut Hill park has, why couldn't there be more tennis courts for the use of the gen eral public? .....
 As to the baseball diamonds, as soon as the baseball season starts, the | factory leagues start as does the High | school. Every night from the time he High school lets out the diamonds are being used by them. After the | shops let out the factory leagues have ! hem until dark. Will someone kind F inform me what time the small boy ,r girl has for such sports?
 They either have to play in the road Dr not play at all. Show me the nodern boy or girl that will sit on the ront steps and fold their hands.
 I happened to have the chance the ,ther night to be the witness of an iccident on my own street. I was tanding in the window watching half !, dozen boys playing ball in the street. )ne boy hit the ball and instead of -oing straight out from the bat, it II danced off and scared up right trough neighbors' window This you'd never have happened if the