The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-30

A club house for the new muni- cipal golf course; a wading pool for Hamilton park; the selection of Fred Webster as architect for the new Washington park community house; and the probable provision of many more benches for the pub lie parks comprised the features of the board of park commissioner session held yesterday afternoon in Fulton park. Mayor Frank Hayes attended a committee meeting at which time the sketches of the new community house at Washington park were looked over carefully be- fore a selection was made.
 Permission was given to Superin- fendent of Parks Irving Harrison to begin construction of a club house on the municipal links to cost from $7,0o0 to $10,000. It was stated that sooner or later a golf house would have to be built and now is considered the best time with plenty of material on the land. The new structure is to be made of field stone. The building will be much like the pavilion at Fulton park and will have showers and lockers. It will be a low one-story
  tension and improvement had al- ready given permission for the work to be started, the board yesterday ratified this action.
 Work on the course is going along in fine shape and although nine holes are laid out, the work is not confined to this alone but the eighteen are receiving attention.
 The selection of Mrs Webster's sketch came as result of the com- missioners' desire to get practical structure with all the necessary re- the financial limitations of $25,- 900. John P. Elton, president of the board, said that some of the sketches were bit ornamental and imposing, but the cost of upkeep and erection would be prohibitive. The cost of the building will be about $25,000 but the furnishings will add an additional $15,000 1t was said so that the total cost will be about $40,000. The new build fng will be placed about 100 feet back from Sylvan avenue in the rear of the baseball diamond back stop. This will make the pavilion centrally located according to Att tcrney Thomas F. Moore, secretary of the board.
 The building will have bowling al- 1eys, check room, refectory, skat- ing room, shower baths, basketball court, a hall and stage and many more features. It will be two stories in height.
 Commissioner William White spoke of building the structure of brick; thus cutting down upkeep. Supt Harrison will confer with the architect to determine how much more this cost.
 The financial report of the Ham, ilton park pavilion showed that there was in the sinking fund over $10,000 with an additional $2,500 to be paid in. As there is a clause which states that any amount of $l5,000 in the fund may be used for park improvement, 1t was de- cided to construct a wading pool in Hamilton park with part of the money making the surplus.
 It will be possible to build a splendid pool at spot adjoining the present playground for this amount, it was pointed out. The old wading pool near the entrance to the park will be converted into a beauty spot.
 Commissioner Peter Griffin brought up the matter of park benches for Washington park, there being very few in that park at the present time. He was told by Supt Harrison that benches are needed in most. of the parks; that many benches in the parks are broken