Daily Republican., 1883-06-07
THrRSDAY. IUNE7. 1883.


uay or Two ago, gave us some - ,I>lol
ideas in relation 10 a public park whicl
We take the liberty to publish with com
nent. He had nothing to say agans
the late movement to acquire land III
about Mt Salem church for that purpose
and he thought the Bancrofts an,
Brinckles deserved credit for the yer,
liberal offer they made to the city o
land and money, but for the present III
thought it was reaching rather far il
advance of the present needs Of tht
city. His idea for a city park woulC
be Tor the PARK Commission ID condemn
and purchase land on the Brandywint
on Rodney street extending from Clay
ton, taking in rattleSna Ike run down tu
BrOome street. farther if need be, and
the money could be raised. This would
take in some ten or twelve acres OF
wooded hillside belonging TO Edward
Belts and few acres belonging to the
Mcdowell heirs and would make IA pub-
lie park large enough for all practical
purposes for a good many years to come,
until the city would be Ian ger and bet
Ter able to make larger purchases high
er up the creek Then he would have a
inacadamized road some twelve or four
teen feet wide made from the city mills
up the Brandy winr, between the race
and the creek, up as far as CLAYTON
street This is wan Ell any how, and it
would afford ready access to the park
for the residents of the Ninth Ward and
all that part % the clty lying along the
west side of the Brand ywine. He would
not go to any great expense in grading
walks, making fountains and artificial
grottos and cayerns, for that section in
Its rugged state is 50 varied and beauti
fed by nature that it cannot be i'm
proved by any mechanical tinkering
except the erection OF few seats to az.
cOmmOdate those who seek the refresh
ing shades. Water more than what
the fresh springs at the foo, of the hill
furnishes Could be supplied at little ex-
pense by an extension Of the water pine
from Rodney street and Lowering ave,
me TO any part OF the hill. This kind
Ut park our friend thought would be
of real practical beneti for the working
class OF the people They could reach
1t with little expense" and a woman
conin even trnndlr baby coach to the
woods without great degree of extra
fxerll"il, A. for 4 carriage drive 80,
much talked about, our friend thought
we had no great need for That. Tie
people who have no horses and carriages
are the ones Nho need a park most The
wealthy classes already have good
drives On New Castle avenue. Penn
sylvania avenue. Maryland avenue and
on the Li1ri>terard PhiialrIphit pixies
His idea would if carried ltli be prlphat-
ically park for the MASSES Of the peo-
pie, ami the money for The purchase OF
such park should be as easily raised
as that for park mp a. Mt. Salem
church, which could not liz. convenient
~ reached except by those who hadprj.
raft Conv+yances Of their own.
We agree in the main with what our
friend has suggested, We differ with
him in rega ii to the location Of the
lnacadami2rd road up the Brandyvine
'o he proposed park. should we
think, be located above the race instead
OF between the race and the creek. II
would then serve for an open street and
could be 50 constructed as 10 prevent
the surface overflow o. water from run.
ming into the race. The Wilmington,
and biandyw inc cemetery company are
ready al any time t. grant the right Of
way through the cemetery for a road Of
that. kind. As one has to De construct
well be made right at first. II wOul |
not take much more expense to maxi" a
carriag" drive Of the ROAD, and then by
extending it up the race along the base
of the hill to rattlrsnakr run and Ip
that run 10 DrIawar" avenue, one Of the
finest drives would be afforded that any
city III the country could boast Of
We favored the acceptance of the
Messrs. BancroitS, offer to the city ana
the purchase OF til" Law property be-
canS" it Is not often such AN opportu-
nifty Is given tor city TO acquire park
land, lu as tHat project for he present
seems ro have fallen through, there /, no
occasion tu give mp the effort 10 get "A
park. II SEEMS to us that the riph,
place to {, nUtnce anyhow TO acquire
park land along the Brandy wine is at
the lower end nearest the city, lust a.
has been recommended by our friend,
An enterprise IF thus kind should meet
wi h cons rrahle encouragement from
til" masSpe IF the working = opr, and
by Inr,uu. u' II cans who want TO benc-
fit them Contributions for u park at
the lowe rd such as has been recon-.
mend"d, should be full offset to the
libera donations offered by two persons
farther mp the creek. We sincerely
hope the Park Commissioners Will NOT
give up the park project though bnhled
III the first attempt.
COT NJ tLMAN Smith is back in his
"'d seat in Council, Mr.. File, who
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