Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-28
THIRD EDITION,
TINE y CW PARK.
Joint Meeting or the C0snsnissiOn
Cttiseas last EveniMy-What
n .s Done.

W.Ah bbOno.
A Joint meeting of the Park commits
sion and citizens was held last evening
il the office OF the Wilmington Savings
Y nd Society, which was attended by
uit number of prominent citizens,
a.nmiy,, whom were John =. Almond,
William M. Candy, John Jones, GeOrgr
w. l;ush, George W. Stone, James
Bradford, william =. Bancroft, Jr.,
Congressman Lore, Joseph l.. Carpenter,
.lr., Daniel W. Taylor Col. John VAIN
alright, Alfred u. Poole, Henry Ferris,
Fllwnod Garrett, General W. s. McNair,
Couucilmen Talley and Blake, and 9TH
.rS.
m Mayor Almond, on motion Of W.
NJ. CANDY, was made chairman of the
me ting, iod W. NJ. Candy was elected
Secretary AT the request Of the chair
MI Candy stated the object Of the
meeting. Mr.. Candy stated the legisla-
tur- had passed the bill incorporating a
Board Pa X Commissioners. that the
Mt,,er Ban, rotI had generously offered
to donate o. er ~ acres OF park land 10
the rly provided thar - acres lying
norm II il and adjoining was secured
in some manner by the city for park
plrpo ,rs and that the Brinckle family
had Uttered donation of $4,000 provided
the city accepted the offer OF alessrs
Bancroft.
The 81 acres adjoining the Bancroft
land, was in the hands Of NJ. NJ. Child,
as trustee of the Law estate and as
there war a prospect Of a park and
other inprovrm" nTS along tn, brandy
vim, The properly in question was held
atavery high iigure-he believed a,
high as $6N, 900. He had no idea, how
ever, that the city or anybody would
give anything like that amount for it,
Indeed he thought that $-j,OOO would
be Il big price for it. He stated that
the Commission would like instructions
from this meeting as to the hest rours,
to be pursued to secure the land.
If Il mutual agreement could be ar
rived al between the parties It would h'
better he thought than to acquire it by
commission in the usual way Of con,
lelnniug land for street and other public
purposes.
At the request of Mr. TaiIey, Mr.
Candy read the act Of incorporation
which was drawn by Judge Wales, an,
w Imam y. tI'l WIN NV h'iilbN
care and for the purpose Of securing III
free and impartial action of the Cit.
Council. The following gentlemen ar
named az incorporltOrs in the bill
William p. Bancroft, Jr., George h
Bates, Thomas F Bayard, Edwar,
Belts, Francis n. Buck, George "
BusE, William NJ. Candy, Joseph l..
Carp inter- Jr., Henry \. DUPONT j
Taylor Gausr, and eN-Oliirio the Mayo
of the city, the President of City CouI
ell, the chairman Of the Council Financ
COMMITTEE, and the Chief Engineer q
the City Surveying Department.
As the bill was read each section no
properly understood was explained an
discussed
MI. George W. Stone thought thu,
the Commission should first organic
and agree upon some definite plan q
action to be presented to tn" 'ifv Conn
Gil. The Commission WI. 60
thai purpust, ami h .u. /
riglIl that they should t;"r III .,Y.. il
the matter.
Nh CanDy said it was inperativ
that certain amount of money shuul
be- lalocd this Spring or the offer Of III
pam LbltS diI'l "bh"A 10
through and the prospect of par
world hr put Oft for the far future.
Daniel NJ. Taylor thought, the Par
Commission should Immediately .
gauizr and lay their plans before II
,'i:y Council. In this view of 1.-THE ca'
MI Bradford and Il number OF otht
gentlemen concurred.
Mr.. Bush favored the private sui
Scrip,iOn plan and instanCed the succe'
attending we'll organized effort on IL
par Of churches Of various denomln;
tion> III raising money for buildingnc
churches. He also referred TO II
suce>, attending the effort to raise SO
900, 10 bnild the Wilmington lnsti'u
by popul Ir subscription
Mr.. Bancroft was of the opinion tn;
the matter should be pushed ahead /
fast a. possible in order that the s., N
from he Brinckle estate might be r,
cur
SIR Ia ley was IN favor Of the CT
E,uu j. raising all money required
puu cila1r ali land not donated. 4 ia
Of tour cents On he 800 at the preset
ASSESSMENT valuation, wonId raiS
$lU,0,". by this plan ali the citIzel
port iu!atr amount.
Mr., andy stated that he kne"
some wealthy citizens who would
glad to -D!bSnrihp liberal amount n
he hoped ina an opportunity would
given tnonI 10 subscribe.
Mr.. stone had 10 objections whG
ever to giving all II chance to subscrif
who WISHED !" 40 So, but such suhsrri
tiunS should be used for the ilprOv
lncIt Of the ground but the City Con
ell rhHl'i raist the money I" plIrCha
The ground.
Mr.. Ferris favored the City Coun'
purchasing tie ground, bat did not q
leCt ( subscriptions, though he thong
the dollar and fifty cent sIDscriptio
would not amount to much.
Mr.. Ia ley stated that, according
the provisions Of the act Of incOrpOl
tion, the City Council could bore
$4,000 to pat in the June appropriate
and afterwards So, 900 more on note
put in the next years appropriate
which, in addition TO the Brinckle don
zion OF 1000, would be sufficient
he present,
Mr. Taylor offered the following re.
luton which was unanimously adoptt
Resolved, That it is the SENSE OF Il
meeting that the Park Commission,
authorized by the Legislature, shot
organize "A, once and lay neiolr t
City Comet their desire il relation
the pnrchas" Of property for park p1
pos, :.
Tine following, submitted by
Candy, was also adopted.
Resolved, That il is the SENSE Of Il
meeting mat IA" Park commission
shrutu, IS soon AZ they organize, HppO
Il committee 81 citIHrll~ 70 Nuici II
scrip ons 10 all IN procuring gruu
necessary tuI PARK.
Amer some ilIthc remarks from -
era! gentleman, III" meeting aiJuGril
\ March Of Improvements.
~ Nv" way 10 ~" mar Il u imprU