New Britain herald., 1929-11-23
.CITY MAY ENGAGE
 IN SELLING LOTS
Park Board Plans to Sell House
 Sites Near Golf Course

Work will probably be started
 soon on building the West Main
 street approach to the Wprld War
 memorial at Walnut Hill park and also on the municipal golf course in the AliX W. Stanley tract The park commission voted at d meeting last night to advertise for bids for the construction of the former and for plans for the batter. The boa"I may sell house lots on q strip of land comprising the portion of the stanley property bordering on the east side of the West Hartford road north of Gillette's corner, near the proposed golf links.
 It was stated by several members of the board that good prices could be obtained for these building lots as the prospect Of having q good golf course almost in the back yard would make them alluring. The amount of the land to be so disposed Of was not stated.
 Both Charles F. smith and Josonh Stone met with the board, the for mer to consult with the members regarding the war memorial ap- proach and the latter to cxplain what the wishes of Mr. Stanley Were relating to the land he had given the city.
 Two tentative offers for building the gc.r course were received but neiteer was given consideration is the plans for the course have not yet been drawn mp. One offer was for a nine-hole course and the other was one of IS.
 stanley House to Be Preserved
 Mr, Stone went over a blue print of the plot with the members of the board and stated what Mr. Stanley's wishes were. One was that the land surrounding the Cad Stanley house be reserved to allow the house to bc as it is an most historic spot and another was his suggestion about rounding out the property by Obtaining some additional land. NIr | stone also called attention to the | right given the school board to taEc i've or six acres out of the property any time it should see fit. ATr. tStar- , ley reserves for his own use d large | plot of land surrounding his house.
 Mir. Stanley, so MT. Stone said. l had in mind reserving q strip of ! land on a proposed street running | trough the property for sale as house lots. this being in q different ! section than that selected by the . board.
 On the motion of Commission r Henry R. Lasch it was voted to cal for bic1 for a plan for the course ufd estimates as to the cost of buill- ng it and supervising the construc- ion, the bids to be ready for open nG at the meeting Of the board on December 10.
 Commissioner A. J. Berg was very much in favor of making as carly | start as possible on the work, but Ill were agreed that nothing could )e done until they had plan for he course. Alr. Berg thought at lrst that work ought to be start,l y December as that would allow or completing several fairways at ,n carly date.
 He explained that the land having 'een cultivated was easy to work which would facilitate the carly omplotion of the course. It was the pinion of the board that the job vas one that could not be let ont O q contractor but could be done ettcr under the supervision of the ,Oard.
 Memorial Approach
 Taking up the matter of the new Walnut Hill park ascent, the board otod down the proposition 10 have he names of all New Britain men nd women serving in the World Var placed on bronze tablets on :, one foundation at the entrance of he park largely because the cost as so excessive and the delay t ould cause as new plans would ave to be prepared.
 Charles F. Smith was consulted in | gard to the new approach and said lat the cost of erecting tablets as