New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
HAYES WILL BUILD
 PATH ID MEMORIAL
Contract for Walnut Hill Shaft
 Approach Awarded

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 The contract for the construCtio% Of the approach to the World War memorial at Walnut Hill park. bas ed on plans and specifications drawn up by II. Van Eblren Magoniglc, was awarded to the Hayes Construc- ton Co, Of this city last evening for $31,9OO. The approach will be built from West Main street on plans drawn at the expense of several thousand dollars dcfraycd by Charles F. Smith. chairman of the board of directors of Landcrs, Frary t& Clark.
 They provide for a wide stairway starting at the sidewalk on West Main street opposite the southern entrance 10 Cedar street, going dl- rectly to the monument. The walk from the top of the first flight Of stairs will be Cinder pathway, lined on both sides with evergreen trees and 1lanked by large electric lights. The walk will he level and every few hundred feet a flight of concrete steps will raise 1t to a new high level.
 Halfway up to the monument the walk will spread out to form q wide plaza, equipped with benches for resting purposes, lights and flower beds. The terminal will be at the base of the monument where the wide steps now lead abruptly to an unfinished position.
 There were a number of bids sub mitted. H. T.. Putnam of Hartford asked $3S,S02: the Roman Land = scape Co. of New York, $2S,325 for landscape work only, not figuring on the concrete work: the Robert Greg ory Co. New York, bid $34, 1S0, not including shrubbery; the Charles L. Jenkins Co.,, New York. asked $6,4l5 for the concrete work, using Indiana limestone.
 The w. H. Allen Co. bid $l9,7O0 for the construction work but in- cluded no landscaping. The W. II. Fletcher Co. of New York wanted to do the job on a cost plus basis
 The contract carries q provisionaI clause that SSSO will be deducted if three inch trees are used instead of four inch. The board probably will decide on the smaller tree.
 Clarence J. Callahan, secretary of the Hayes Construction Co. was present and assured Judge William r. Mangan, chairman of the park board, that local labor will be used He agreed to have the work started as soon as the contract is signed. The contract will be drawn up by MT. Magonigle.
 East Side Park
 Alderman J. Gustave Johnson was present and discussed the proposed east side park. A plot of ground comprising seven acres can be pur- chased at the end of Linden court for S6,000 or .$7,000. There are five acres additional but the price is toe high, he said, the owner asking about $11 ,000 for the additional five Superintendent Clyde Ellingwood re. ported that if the other five acre! cannot be purchased at rcasona ble price, he can make a satisfactory park out of the seven acres.
 Judge Mangan assured Alderman Johnson that the board as a bodN favored an east end park. A. !, Berg, clerk of the board, and Dr Henry Lash were appointed a com lnittee to confer further with Alder man Johnson. NJ. Berg announced that the city would build street through that section eventually.
 No Action on Golf Course
 Mr. Berg, who has been acCuse[ Of playing lone hand in th' municipal golf course situation, fail ed in his attempts to dominate tho meeting when this matter came up and although he interrupted all oth CT speakers, he was overruled b, the majority,
 The first clash came when Juds' ManGan reported that he had had talk with President Pardon C. Rick who was present.
 The chairman called attention tt the fact that the resolution froE the board of finance reads that th' Chamber of Commerce should hay authority to build the muniCipa golf course in conjunction with thu park board. He explained that ol this project the parl. board was re ceiving it's authority from tlI finance board. He added that ther was a question whether the boar should receive bids on the gol course until the Chamber of Com Jserce committee was able to mee with the board.
 At this point Mir. Berg interrupto' to say: "I have looked up the ordi