New Britain herald., 1925-08-20

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 Unless it IS possible for the city 10 provide additional funds for the park department, I believe it Is in- advisable for your honorable body 10 pursue further your plan to trans fer 10 that department a portion of the Washington school lands
 "Tho plot as 1t now stands can not be opened as a park without at least some outlay of funds, Yet, we have made no provision in our ap- propriation 10 the park department for work other than what might be termed fixed charges in our pres ent park plan.
 II have approved your resolution adopted at the last meeting for the reason that I do not wish 10 block | any movement which you gentlmen may believe is one of merit But l might add that for many weeks past, | l have been in touch with mem bers Of the boards concerned and with members of tho common council. an dWe have been endeav- bring to work out a plan by which this, acreage might be made avail. able for public uses, The council, ] believe, can rest assured the school commirtee will not object to the use, possibly on temporary basis, of this land. II would be advisable, however, to have it available for school extensions whenever needed. | The park hoardt will he willing to embrace this plot in fits park system but cannot do so until we have pro yided the money This. as far as ! can see, cannot be until our budget | for next year is made up.
 Tt must also he remembered that title in this land vests in the con- Isolidated school district, over which this body has not authority Should we determine it is a desirable park site. We can do nothing to bring about the transfer other than 10 SD request. Since nothing practical can come ont of this movement at thlS lime and since tNe only steps your committee might take have already boon taken in semi official way l believe this resolution is premature and should he reConsldered.
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 "A. NJ. PAONESSA
 "N?ror." i Alderman Stanley KarpinSk, who with Councilman E. A. Gry2ho"sll Introduced the resolution at the last meeting, argued that the land has ibeen lyins idle for a long time and might be put to use with small outlay of money He did not intend, he said, 10 have it made into park at once, but felt it was a slll1jcct for future consideration,
 License trr Rebate Hangs Fire The license committee report CT its investigation into circumstances 'surrollnding the kosCiusko Post and Y. NJ. T. A. &, R, society carm\als was in the printed minutes without recommendation as 10 rebate. When | it appeared no action "aS to ne taken, Councilman samuel SahIot- sky arose just hefore adjournment and moved rcbatemcnt of the IT, cense fees. Councilman D. l., Na'r Iamended 10 bring the proposed r"- Ibatcment before the mayor and al derman and if was so voted.
 To Encourage Bui!GinG
 Chairman r. l.. COnon of the public works hoard was given the privilege of the floor to explain a nlan of his hoard to work street grade and building lines in g num- Iber of nnacCcptol streets, and do such other work as may be ncces- sary to encourage building del elon- ment. For this work $5o.00N in borrowed funds Is available. The ward delegations were asked to study the unaccented streets in their districts and decide upon three in each ward, these to be recommend led to the board next week. The chairman said he had hit npon his method as the most fair as he wish ed to avoid the accusation of having l played politics in the matter. The ward recommendation wilt he ro- cnivcd at a meeting of the board of publiC works next week