HD3861.U53 C8 1938; Connecticut. State Highway Dept--Management.; Road construction contracts--Corrupt practices--Connecticut.; Public contracts--Corrupt practices--Connecticut.; Letting of contracts--Corrupt practices--Connecticut.; Political...
Title supplied by cataloger.; "January 5, 1938"--Leaf [1].; Accompanied by "Sharon-Cornwall bridge road, federal aide #58-A : construction report" (14 leaves : ill., maps, photographs ; 27 cm.).
Lavery suggests that the Gov. Cross should take an active role in determining whether the Merritt Highway should be a boulevard or an ordinary trunk line road. If the decision is for a boulevard then he feels that the best method for raising money...
Merritt Parkway (Conn.); MacDonald, John A.; Grand jury
1938 June 24
U.S. Rep. Phillips states that Gov. Cross's invitation to former highway commissioner John A. MacDonald to participate in the Merritt Parkway opening is an insult to the Merritt Parkway grand jury members and to Fairfield County residents at large....
Title supplied by cataloger.; Scope and content: This 172-foot covered bridge was built over the West Branch of the Farmington River in 1874 and destroyed in a flood in March of 1936.
Ruutz-Rees suggests that the Merritt Parkway bridges should be stone-faced rather than concrete. She encloses a letter from Elon Hooker asking the governor to consider the Bronx Parkway records.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 180.; Photographs.; Young men--Employment.; Public service employment--Connecticut--Hartland.; Forest conservation--Connecticut--Hartland.; Tunxis State Forest (Conn.)
Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This Civilian Conservation Corps work camp, located in the Tunxis State Forest, was established on June 13, 1933 and accepted single, unemployed men between the ages of 18 and 25 into its forestry...
Ruutz-Rees suggests that the commissioners for beautification of the highway be involved from the planning stage rather than called on when the plans are completed and the highway laid out.
Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This bridge was built in 1904 and taken down in August 1950. (Mills took this photograph in June 1950.) A replacement bridge, begun in May 1950, was completed in November 1950. Although Mills'...
Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This 80-foot covered bridge with an open enclosed 30-foot approach span was jointly erected by the towns of Colchester and Chatham (now East Hampton) in 1873. Closed to vehicular traffic in 1932, it...
