The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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AN INTERESTING MERTINe-THE NETT COST
AZ Eah ndtons ~ muEioIPAL PROPERTY AT FAIRMouNT.-
was held on Saturday noon, at the office OF the
MAYS mayor Hon Hon. Morton McMichael, President,
There were present, Messrs. Brown, ouyler,
Dixey, Graf, Kneass, Meade Marcer, Phillips,
Price, Remak, Sellers, Spering and Welsh.
The minutes of the meeting held June H. 1867
were read and approved.
Communications were received from Charles J.
Gobrecht, William II. Dinmore. and CJherles
Citizens, asking for the appointment to the office
OF Assistant Secretary. Read and referred to Ex-
A communication from James Lynd, ESQ, CITY
Solicitor, was received, as follows:
Ger, Esq, Secretary Of the Park Commission
Dear SIT; TO your communica ion of the 10Th inst,
requesting Information in detail as to the cost of
land purchases for Fairmount Park reply:
n FIRST. Lemon Hill, consisting of about forty
said sor5s' wnicn i was the earliest purchase for
Tor 1t bears date August 8, 1874.
second. Sedgely, on the north end of the Lemon
Bill tract, containing thirty three acres, was pur-
chased from Ferdinand Dreer by an association of
cluzens, March 3 1857 for the sum of SIPS OOO and
ing the cost to the city the time OF said convey
ance S67,5OO. Subscriptions since made available
have, however, reduced the said cost 10 ass 600
Third. The ground north of Sedgley, Containing
elgnt acres and seventy.four perches, was bought
IN S4S for the use Of the Spring Garden and North
ern lioerties Water Works at a cost of $4,000.
Fourth. The wharton dock property between the
Fairmount Water Works and Lemon Hill tract
The report OF the jury assessing damages for this
property was confirmed by the COURT March 5th,
Fifth. Landsdowne, containing 153 acres was
conveyed TO the city March 1, 1857 and cost SS4
SIKH AS TO the kalrmount Water Works grounds
nave thus Tar been unable to procure full infJr-
nation, as the grounds have been acquired in diff
1erent pieces or parcels and at various dates. It
appears that the first ground was purchased for the
use Of the steam power works in 1872 and cost the
CITY Sl6,667
me me second purchase, In 1915, cost 1867
purchase
servoir, cost $4,000
Ground for the mill race, 1000
Purchase of ~ acres of ground, in addition
and on the north side Of the worksand
reservoir, and between them and Coates 80.
Or total of s116s34
AS these grounds were purchased for water
works purposes, there may be question whether
their cost should be included part OF the cost of
sne rark; as, however they practically constitute
brace their cost in the above statement
The total cost Of purchases of lands for that por-
Paramount Park would therefore seem to be about
S4O2,S61. Very respectfully,
JAMES LYND, City Solicitor.
A communication was read from VIM. Lugar,
Lieutenant of Park Police, submitting report as
Schuylkill water, which was read and referred to
the Committee on Plans and improvements.
A communication was received from Abraham
Stewart, Assistant Clerk of Common Council, cer-
ufying to the passage by Councils of an ordinance
to make an appropriation to the Park Commits
was read and referred to Committee on Finance
Mr.. Price, chairman of Committee on Land Pur-
chases and Damages, reported as follows, viz:
The Committee on Purchases report, That they
have ordered service OF the printed circular pro-
duced before the Commission TO be made on all the
owners within Park boundaries on the west side
OF the Schuylkill, authenticated by the signature
of~their chairman; such service TO be made at the
same time as that in behalf of the commission de-
caring the grounds to have been taken by the city
under the act of Assembly
ELI K. PRICE, Chairman.
June 90, 1882. 4. ~
Mr.. Cuyler, from the Committee on Plans and
Improvements, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Commission approve the ap-
poiniment OF Mr.. Samuel L. Smedley surveyor
anj draughtsman, at a monthly salary of $I70, and
of Mr.. Charles o. Summerfied assistant sur
veyor, at monthly salary of G100, and these have
authority to complete their corps by appointing
two chainmen and a stake driver, to each of whom
shall be paid a monthly salary Of $50, which was
read and agreed to.
Mr. Remak moved to reconmit to the Committee
on Plans and Improvements all that portion OF the
report which relates to the extension of the Park
Agreed to. .----
The Executive COMMITTEES reported by minute.
Mr.. Ouyler moved that the Commission accept
the Invitation of the Undine Barge Club for We'd
nesday afternoon next at AZ O'Clock. Agreed to.
Mr.. Price moved that when the Commission ad-
lorn it adjourn to meet on Saturday next at II
O'Clock NJ. Adjourned.