New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
Park Board to Inspect Sites
 For North End Swimming Pool
Needleshot Pond and Stan- ley Tract Considered at Meeting of Public Con- mission.

That swimming pools are primari-
 ly for children and are not footballs
 10 be kicked about by the two ma jor
 political parties was the sentiment
 expressed last night by Dr. Henry
 Lash, a member of the park coIn-
 mlssloners at a meeting of the
 board which took place in City hall
 The proposed swimming pool in
 the fifth ward would cost in the
 nelghborhood of s25,000, it is said
 pr. Lash favors asking the common
 council for this amount at it's next
 meeting. However, it was the con-
 sensus of the board that the council
 Will not grant this amount.
 Another objection to the proposed
 location of the pool in the fifth ward
 was heard from Judge w. r. Man
 gan, chairman. who said that it
 would cost much money to keep the
 pool supplied with water. The city,
 he lntimated. would not favor keep ing the pool filled with clean water In periods of drought.
 Two New Sites Considered
 AS result of the discussion, two rev sites for the swimming pool were discussed. One of the sites is in the Stanley tract in the north nnd of the city A stream runs through the tract on the north side of the road to Hartford. and it was the opinion of Arthur E Berg that this could be made into an accepta blc pool with a minimum of expendi. ture.
 Another site, located about 100 yards from the intersection of Bur ritt and Myrtle streets, Was proposed by Judge Mangan. He said that h, used to swim there as a Doy m pool known as Needleshot pond A. though he has not seen the po,d for some time, he believed that it could be cleaned out and made into :ln ac- ceptable pool. As an added advan- tage he cited the fact that +tc water is perhaps tH" cleanest in the city, coming from two springs not 200 yards distant
 AS result of the discussion, the members of the loard will inspect these sites in the near futn%e and I full report will pe heard ;,t their next meeting on August IS. For Children, Not For Politicians
 After all. the swimming pools 2re for the children of the city and they ! should not be used by politicians 10 further their own interests de- clared Dr. Lash. It is my contcn- ton that they should be placed in spots about the city where he child population IS high.
 '1 do not favor going into this | thing on ward basis. The children are what we have to consider and what we should consider"
 It was pointed out that the two sites mentioned by members of the board were quite as near to the cen ter of child population in the north ern part of the city as the site which was proposed by Councilman My narski a short time ago.
 The claim Of James J. Toomey. 154 West Main street, to strip of property adjoining Walnut Hill park, and which the city had claimed, was recognized by the park board The secretary of the board was instruct nd to write MT. Toomey telling him hat they recognize his title to the { as set forth in the deed at the city hall. t
 The secretary of the board, MT. Berg, was also instructed to con- Ter with the corporation council con- l eernlns his opinion as to the ad- , disability of paying the hospital ex- ( oenses of Savacco Gaetano who 2 'laims to have been ruptured while ( n the employ of the board. The I corporation council, according to { Judge Mangan, has said that it is a doubtful case but that it should be 1eclded in favor of the city. Gaetano was not covered by the compensation insurance recently l aken out by the board Of park com nlssloners. When he reported his in- ury on June 20. 1929. he stated that le had received it about three weeks previously, when the insurance was lot in effect. n Mr. Berg was in favor of referring Y he matter 10 the claims committee r s he questioned the legal right of fl he park board to settle the matter. is mother opinion from the corpora lon council will be asked and it is Xpected that the claim for com ensatlon will be settled at the next leeting of the board.