Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-02
YrBWrNe rHE eRoUNDs.
Councils Committee and Park
Commissioners View the Proposed
Park aians.


Councils Committee and Park
Commissioner View the Proposed
Park Sites.
Park Commissioners ]. Taylor Cause,
William M. Candy, Joseph L. Carpenter,
Jr., William Candy and George W. Bush,
accompanied by Oounoilmen D. ].
Mention, Robert H. Taylor, Merris Taylor,
E. O. Moore and Thomas H. Latimer,
who were appointed special committee
to confer with the commissioners, made
an inspection of the grounds suggested
for park purposes, Tuesday afternoon.
The party first proceeded to the tract
Of land in the Eleventh ward bounded by
Maple, Beech, Franklin and Broome
streets, which has been favorably recon-
mended as a suitable place for small
park for the use of citizens Of that
neighborhood. The ground is high,
rocky and we'll shaded, and would
answer admirably for small pleasure
park, with but little outlay for putting it
in presentable shape. The general verdict
was that to convert il into park would
be the very best use to which it could be
put, as it would cost about as much to
grade streets through it as the ground
would be worth.
A visit was next made to the proposed
park grounds on the upper Brandywine,
| back of Mt. Salem Church. 1t is here the
Law property is located. William p.
Bancroft has 81 acres adjoining, which he
will donate to the city for park purposes
if the Law property is purchased. William
M. Field, who owns property adjoining
| Mr.. Bancroft's is also willing to donate
land for a roadway 100 feet wide, TO con-
meet this property with the proposed
park lands further down the creek,
bordering ON Riddles road, as
stated in his letter published in EVERY
EVENING several days ago. The proposed
park sites were carefully viewed, and
| though, like all the land bordering on the
Brandywine, they are admirably adapted
by nature for park purposes, there was a
general sentiment that the ground on the
lower Brandywine should first be attended
to before the upper park site is decided
upon.
The party next viewed the familiar
grounds on the lower Brandywine recon-
mended by the park commission. On
the south side they extend from Riddles
road TO VanBuren street, bounded on
the south by lowering avenue, and on
the north side of the stream about Wash
ington street to tho junction of Snuff
Mill Lame with the B. Il p. railroad
bounded on the north by Eighteenth
street. These grounds are much more
extensive than many would suppose, and
comprise an area sufficient for park of
which the people could justly feel proud.
| Their natural beauties are too we'll known
to need any special mention here.
The most surprising part of the land
on the north side recommended by the
| commission is tract of about IS acres on
the farm of j. Cloud Elliott, and
designated as "Elliott's HILL" From the
summit of this hill one of the most mag.
nifcent views in the State is to be
obtained, covering all the surrounding
country, and embracing the Delaware
river from Claymont to Fort Delaware. II
is probably the highest point of land in
this vicinity, and in respect to the view il
commands is unsurpassed.
Before any further inspections are made
or steps taken in the matter, complete
survey of all the ground will be made and
plot prepared, as directed by the Git,
Council.