PARK AND PLAYGROUND SYSTEM 



31. Outer Parkway System 



The system here proposed for Outer Parkways would 

 include the following as shown on the General Plan: 



Mamacoke Hill 



Williams Street 



Gallows Lane 



Bayonet Street 



Chapman Street 



Lake Brandegee 



Phillips Street 



Jefferson Avenue 



and the Parkway 



to Ocean Beach 



The total length of this Outer Parkway System would 

 be 8 miles or more, and the width of the parkway itself 

 should average at least 150 feet. In some locations it 

 could easily exceed that width. Restrictions as to 

 building should be passed by the City Council as rec- 

 ommended for the Inner Parkway System. A single 

 illustration of the proposed treatment is shown in 

 Parkway Section No. Ill herewith submitted. 



Taken together, these small open spaces, playgrounds, 

 parks, and parkway systems comprise a fairly complete 

 provision of public grounds for the needs of the city of 

 New London to-day and a reasonable anticipation of the 

 requirements of the immediate future, so far as they can 

 now be foreseen. The recommendations of various park 

 and playground properties are respectfully submitted for 

 the consideration of the Municipal Art Society and the 

 Board of Park Commissioners.* Further mention need 



* Under an Act of the Connecticut Legislature, approved August 23, 1911, 

 the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of New London has ample power 

 to acquire, develop, and maintain parks, parkways, and playgrounds. The 

 Board also has authority, under the same Act, to issue park bonds to an amount 

 not exceeding the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 



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