(Sp. Laws 1917, No. 423, § 1.)
The City of Norwalk is authorized to establish and create a
public park on the east side of Norwalk Harbor at and near Calf Pasture
Beach; bounded northerly about 2,130' by the land of estates
of J. Raymond Marvin and William E. Marvin and a public highway running
in a general easterly and westerly direction, and easterly and southeasterly,
southerly and westerly by the waters of Long Island Sound and Norwalk
Harbor.
(Sp. Laws 1917, No. 423, § 2.)
The State of Connecticut grants to the City of Norwalk and its
successors, all right, title and interest which the state has or may
have in and to the beaches, sedge flats and marshlands located within
the above boundaries for the aforesaid public park purposes in perpetuity,
and said city is authorized to build and maintain a sea wall or walls,
a boat landing or landings or dock or docks between high and low water
mark in front of and adjoining the above described tract and to fill
in and grade the space within the walls as it may deem expedient;
and the spaces so filled in as aforesaid are granted to said city
and its successors for such park purposes, provided the sea walls
and boat landings and docks authorized shall be so constructed as
not to interfere with or impair navigation.
(Sp. Laws 1917, No. 423, § 3.)
Such park and the establishment thereof is declared to be of
public convenience and necessity. In case the City of Norwalk cannot
agree with any or all of the claimants, possessors or owners of land
within the limits of the layout of the park, it may take such interest
in the land required for such park as the claimants to the same, the
possessors or owners may have in the manner provided by Sections 4109
and 4110 of the General Statutes, as amended by Chapter 311 of the
Public Acts of 1915, for the taking of land for a town house or hall.
(Sp. Laws 1917, No. 423, § 4.)
The city may take the land within the above described boundaries
for park purposes upon paying to the owners, possessors or claimants
thereof just compensation for their lawful interest therein.
(Sp. Laws 1917, No. 423, § 5; Sp. Laws 1921, No.
131.)
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Editor's Note: A Charter Amendment, adopted 9-2-1980 and approved by the electorate at the general election held 11-4-1980, repealed former Part 2, Bonds, which was comprised of the following sections: §§ 1-489 through 1-493, Sp. Laws 1941, No. 36, §§ 1 to 5; §§ 1-494 through 1-499, Sp. Laws 1949, No. 205, §§ 1 to 6; §§ 1-500 through 1-506, Sp. Laws 1947, No. 342, §§ 1 through 6, and Sp. Laws 1953, No. 278, §§ 1 and 2. These sections will be maintained for record purposes in a separate book entitled "Bond Issues of the City of Norwalk, the First, the Second, the Third and the Sixth Taxing Districts." Copies of such compilation shall be kept in the offices of the City Clerk and Town Clerk and in the Finance Department.
