The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-19

new bumper; built bungalow Tor use of the park custodian.
 Fulton Park
 During the skating season the ice was kept clear of snow; entire park and pavilion has been cleaned; play ground has been graded; improve ments made on the pavilion and greenhouses: entire 10 acres of park area has been grubbed of stones. and stumps and trees have been pruned; retaining walls have been built necessitating 100 yards of masonry and on the northeast boundary 500 feet of masonry has been constructed as retaining wall for bowling greens; tennis courts have been improved.
 Hamilton Park
 Ice was kept free of snow during the skating season; the entire park area has been graded and the pa vilion has been cleaned and consid- erable painting has been done.
 Chase Park
 There have been repairs and painting in the swimming pool; en- tire park area has been cleaned; im- provements made on playground; tIcCS UdNS pCCH elhu iai ' quantities of sand have been re- and city projects.
 old Golf Lots
 There has been considerable re- grading; the baseball diamonds have been conditioned.
 Pearl Street Playground There has ben considerable grading and remodeling of the playground area.
 Columbia Boulevard Park
 In addition to cleaning the park area the unsightly promonitory of rock and dirt at the boulevard en- trance was removed thus making the entrance attractive and safer for autos.
 Washington Park
 In addition to cleaning the entire park area there has been heavy grading, grubbing and filling which will increase the useful area; espe- cially has there been considerable grading for the purpose of extend ing and improving the baseball dia- mond.
 There has also been considerable work done at Hayden and Waterville parklets as we'll as at Library park. During the winter the men removed the snow and ice around the various parks and the general upkeep was greatly advanced by the employ ment of so many additional men. Superintendent of Parks Irving Har- rison states that the general im- provement of the parks has been ad- vanced ten years.
 Golf Course
 Work on the municipal golf course at East Mountain has pro- gressed so rapidly that nearly all the nine fairways have been cleared and the stumps removed and burned; a large number of boulders which were located near the surface have been turned up ready for removal; 600 yards of trench work for drain and sanitation has been done. Work on the street department was started early in December un- der the late Mir Bradley. This work was greatly extended after MT Brad ley's death by the present superin- tendent of public works. Thomas J. Fleming. In connection with the excavation of streets for the purpose of laying water mains 1t should be pointed out that this work was in undeveloped territory and frequently required the excavation through rock lodges.
 Plank Road This was the first project started by the street department. 1t consist. ed of widening 1850 feet of road from q 35 foot to a 60 foot road. Pearl Lake Road This road. which ran through private property. was changed m It, course; 2.000 feet of 1t was widened all the way from l5 to 90 feet and the bank at Edgew0od avenue and Pearl Lake road was cut away. Walnut street ExtentiOD Approximately 1900 feet Of new street 60 feet wide has been con. structed which runs to Rhode Island avenue and gives the city new out lot to Lakewood park. aoD feet Of excavation was made on this avenue for the purpose ol extending tho water line. pRpsclI Toad 1878 feet of excavation WAS made on this read for the purpose Of eE' tending the water line,
 ,l'pavePse Street $50 feet Of excavation was inAns on thls street for the purpose Of eE' lending ihe water line, knInnp ktTeei lle feet Of excavation WAS llnni On thls Hlpent fOr iho purpesa Df ek lNndlnH the wAiep ilne, AiRERlllleP AyNnnp ANA Mnnpilpsipl aiFaaf J i,iit fset vf excavation was nlAa'