The commissioner may connect the bridle paths established along the Merritt Parkway under the provisions of section 13a-141 and may defray the expenses of making such connections at a cost not to exceed two thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-142
(1949 Rev., S. 2245; 1958 Rev., S. 13-131; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 142.)