New Britain herald., 1928-10-16

into any of the springs. streams
ponds. or other bodies Of water OF
into or upon any portion of said
parks.
No person shall build a fire in
the parks except by permit from
this board.
NO person shall remove. cut, or
otherwise injure any tree, shrub, or
plant: or disturb any fence, gate.
sign, railing. or structure OF any
kind In the parks; nor use any
structure therein in any manner SO
as to disturb. deface, or render 1t
unsightly.
mo person. shall disturb or In
jure any bird or birds nest or eggs.
nor any animal within said park,
nor hunt nor fish within the parks.
mo person shall play ball or
similar games In the parks except
upon such poprtions thereof as may
be set apart for that purpose.
mo person shall drive or propel
any vehicle In the parks excepting
on regular park roads, and no
vehicle shall be driven or propelled
In the parks at q rate Of speed en-
dangering the public and under no
condition faster than Is miles per
hour.
mo person shall opeprate any
truck or other commercial vehicle.
unless upon park business upon
any OF the park roads or paths"
Frank r. Wheeler asked what
penalties would be inflicted for
violations Of the rules and what
means there was of enforcing them.
Mr.. Castle said that the board felt
the statutes provided penalties which
could be applied when any rules
were broken. As for fire permits,
they could be obtained from the
chairman ordinarily, or he might
call a meeting of the board III he
felt there were any Philippians in the
woodpile." S. s. Gwillim said the
matter OF the superintendent salary
was not quite clear to him. and Mr..
Castle said, Nor to the board,
either" adding that at present Mr..
Norton felt we'll enough to act as
and it would not be
necessary to employ a paid man for
some time.
The question Of what funds were
available for running the park was
raised by Burton H. Phelps, and the
board secretary said the commission
r. opHfc oif Af
other gifts totalling about 5000, and
the town appropriation OF $1,000.
John E. Lamb asked If the board
had supervision of other town plots
which might be called pa1ks. refer
ring particularly to the Legion green
at Maple and Whiting streets. MIR.
Castle said 1t was his understanding
that the board had full jurisdiction
over all little green spaces. The re-
port and code were then accepted.
Small Attendance
There were only about 60 persons
present, a small number for an an
nual meeting. Some confusion as to
the place of meeting existed, and a
number spent half-hour out" in
front of the darkened High school
before repairing to the town hall,
where the session was in progress
Peter ]. Prior, former first select
man, was chairman and Town Clerk
William H. Wilson acted as clerk.
The various reports printed In the
annual town report were accepted
without discussion.
Mr.. Gwillim, as chairman OF the
board of finance presented the budg-
er for the coming year. The total
Of estimated expenses being $205,-
5O9.5O, an increase Of almost $685.
900 over that of the past year. He
was called upon by Mr.. Lamb. A..
A. Macleod, and others to explain
certain items, which he did. He said
tho police account included only
what day duty was necessary for d.
recting traffic and no salary for 4
regular day patrolman. The high
way account had been raised, he
said, to allow the purchase of a ST.
900 dump truck which would save
the town the expense of hiring one
from day to day and to permit the
extending Of the experiment which
was tried on the road to Plainville
Casting Co.. this summer. Instead OF
being patched, the road was broken
up and resurfaced, the expense be-
ing slightly more but the new road
being guaranteed for five years. The
town wishes to do this with several
other stretches, including Woodford
avenue, Mr.. Gwillim Eaid. and about
$4,000 additional could be put to