Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-19
TuB DAILY GAEErTs is puhliuhsd sVSry Afternoon
Tho PARK Again.

Vn0 BABA again.
TIE Commercial copies paragraph from the
Gasstte, and over it puts caption in these words:
THE GAZETTE RESORTS TO FRAUD" The para
graph alluded to reads as follows;
The cost of this park would sum up about $780,
900 the first two Shree years, and dnally double
that sum, MANY excellent men tell Us the cost, TO
put it in order, would be fully $500 Gasetts.
That is what the Commercial applies the word
fraud to. But the fraud Is in its own attempt to
make the people believe what Is said does not ap-
prOximate the truth. In the estimate Of $4,000
in thrCa years is included. as a matter Of course,
the whole purchase money, whether paid or not it
forms part of the purchase money, and 10 fairly
cassed as part Of the first cost This Of itself was
$Sl,75l, TO begin with. In the article we quote
from the Commercial puts the interest at "a 500,
which for three years would amount to tl3,5O0.--
This would run the actual cost, without anything
else TO &95 254. Bat the Com mmeTcia' desires To-
delude its readers with the idea that the cost is
only the money that Is realty to be paid out which
1t says would be "under $4,000 for 'the irst two
years The park viii not be purchased 10 b sold.
is therefore not speculation on the part Of the
city. But rather place for recreation and ples !.
sure, not for the toiling thousands who would
IaNUy NEtAAk VA Aeok- uAA AeAAN NAAA Nu4 kAy
How much liquor might be drank in it on Sundays
snd how much vice perpetrasel at all hours is not
recorded. We do not believe the Commercial can
nsms city ia the Middle States, having popula-
tion less than a, 600 that has park, and ours
needs it less than any one WsknoWof New York,
PhilAdslPhia and Baltimore had populations vary
ing from 10000 to 10000 before they purchased
parks.
But We are DEPRESSING from the cost OF the hrst
three years. No zone surPoses thai the city Intends
TO buy this park and do nothing 10 Ito keep It
locked up as it docs the smSll park on BroOme
street Il Is 70 be terraeed, fenced, planted with
trees, shrubbery and flowers laid out in lawns,
with gravel walks, houses of shelter erected; and
properly guarded with police force This work
we aeknOwledgs viii run through period Of
perhaps twenty or thirty wears. But it issupPOsed
the people who make the purchase are TO receive
some entertainment In ths park. Work shoald
therefore, commence at once and the whole
Seventy-two acres put 10 order. Our Council arc
not the men TO boteh the work II they have
park Il must be 10 keeping with our gand little
CITY. 1t must have neat fences a cost OF pre-
badly $40, 600; handsome walks carefully planned,
surveyed and graveled or macadamiEed at q cost
OF t20,00O trees, shrnbbery, flowers and gard
ners' salary for three years 5000; hOuSe Of
some kind where the picnic children may And
shelter t5 900; police force for three yeanI, say
four men, Elk months in the year, 5000; water,
fountains and sundy other matterS that need
not now be mentioned, tWithout saying anyihing
about the salalsa Of Park Commissioners which
would finally be fixed upon Us $4,000. Making
a total in three years of about Sl5o,254. There
are the Agures omifing the cost Tor terracing the
hill Gides, and also the cost Of bridge, that will
BE- necessitated by this park purchase, which 1t
is estimated will cost the county from $4,000 TO
$4,000; Of which the city will be required 10
pay q considerable share.
we think our estimate Is reasonable. II We
are 70 high We are willing 10 wait and contrast
our estimate with the actual cost should the pur-
chase be made.
The insult offered 10 the gentlemen who, with
us. estimated the final cost Of the proposed park
al $4,000 is gratuitous on the part Of the Com
snerciaL 1t was unnecessary to refer 10 them in
the rude language il has chosen TO use. That
they are excellent men and rank high as citizens
the Commercial NAV be sure. They excel Gs bust
pees men; they sxcsll as moral and religious men;
they excel as workmen they excel as intelli-
gent men, and EXCEL greatly for their devotion 10
the Interests Of our city.
They are Of both political parties and are there
fore not moved by partizan influence and when
the Commercial says they "do not present average
common sense" ii sirays farther from the truth
than q reputable journal should ever allow itself
70 be led BY interested friends, however devoted
they may be to It's interest"