Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-01
LOOKING AT THE PARK.
TRE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL vIsIT
THE DIFFERENT SITES.
The Heavy weights and Light Weights
Beautiful View From the n. &P.
RailrOad Bridge.

The City Council met In their cham
ber yesterday afternoon at 2o'clock, for
the purpose OF proceeding In body to
visit the proposed new park lands on
the Brandy wine. The members all an
swered TO roll-call except Messrs. Bri.
son and Moore. The party then pro-
ceeded ont Market street and up the
Brandywine race, iuvigorated by the
bracing atmosphere and in q good mood
| for enjoying the beauties Of the roman
tic stream.
The possibilities of a drive up the
Brandywine and the placing OF iron
loonduits In the race were casually dis
cussed until the party reached the old
| Barley Mill lot, the first point in the
proposed park. The msrks Of the old
l mill at the foot Of Adams street are yet
10 be seen, and the site already belongs
1 to the city. The lot surrounding, how
lever, belongs to private parties and Ia
Included In the proposed park purchase.
1t is level plat OF ground and would
be q valuable addition to the rocky
hills on either side. The party then
tcrossed over the race on water schute
and proceed cd up VanBuren street TO
Lowering avenue.
Here Chairman Mention pointed out
the property OF d. w. Taylor, extend
ling TO Harrison street and from Lover
Hing avenue down to the South Long
Trace, and containing AZ acres. The
lnext, $50 feet, from Harrison to Frank
lin, belongs 70 William Bright, and the
1next, q lot OF 447 feet from franklin 70
IBroome, belongs to p. b. Tyre. There
Iis an exteDBive stone quarry on this
lot The largest lot on this side from
Broome to Clayton, $50 feet, belongs to
Edward Belts. The city fathers ss they
Ipassed along tarried n sufficient time TO
ltake in the full beauties of Hersey's 3
mill dam. Crossing Rattle Snake Run
land climbing the hill on the other side,
tho party viewed the st. James Church
property, which extends TO the b. IL p.
Railroad on DUPONT street. and which
includes the church and two brick
lhouses.
All the properties thus far named ex-
TEND from Lowering avenue 70 the Bran,
tdywine. At DUPONT street the line oil
the proposed park runs along that street
lone square towards the Braudywine tc
lWawAsett avenue, and from thence
laloBg that avenue TO Scott street, TAX
ling III tho frame houses owned By
MARTIN Woolhar and John Stewart anC
llots owned by John Murray and Hart
Imam & Fehrenbach, and n large lot be-
tlonging to the James Riddle estate. A
tScott street, where Hartman & Fehren
lbaoh's reservoir is located, the lin,
Iruns do wn that street to the old Rtddle'
Road, and thence along that road TO
Wagon way beyond Crooked Run ,whicl
takes In q small brick house owned b,
I Hartman q Fehrenbach and two smal
frames belonging TO the Riddle estatt
a. arnraaaH that
Iavenue, 100 feet wide, should oommenc
land run up TO the land offered 10 th
lefty by the Bancrofts. This avenu
, was TO be reached by drive made o
an easy grade from the Brandy wine u
(Crooked Run to Kentmere avenue.
This, however, is no part OF the pref
sent proposed purchase. While at thi
,. lpoint Clerk Hyland, not being used
Iclimbing up and down 80 many hill
!. gave cut, and being excused from dutl
Merris Taylor was appointed clerk PR
TEN. Council then proceeded to IL
west end OF the b. and p. BrandywiI
bridge, which the party was permitte
p to Cross by permission from ProsideI
lof Council FArrs, who Is also secretAI
8, of the p. and P. road. Strange 10 SO.
however, two Of the heaviest weights
the City Council, Mr.. Farrell and Me
ris Taylor, preferred going down u
range Of steps on the west side, cros
~ ing the wire bridge and clamberinR I
the hill beyond by crossing the hil
bridge, while some lighter weigh
orossed the Riddy heights witho
! lfiinching
20 Councilman Abele, however, cou
y only be induced to undertake the u
r. by doubling up with r. III. Taylor, "
naviRated him across in safety. Il
party paused long enough on the brid
=, II TO take in tho beautiful view OF
LII Brandywine, winding like a sill,
mt thread amongst the hills beneath.
the east end OF the bfidge, Messrs. H
81 rell and Merris Taylor came putting
tthe hill and Joined the party. Fr
ii0 this point Mr.. Mention pointed out
re promined land from the railroad dow
lwards and as far east as Seventeen
street and Snuff Mill lane, and as far
Eighteenth street, II the City OouI
Isaw proper to purchase that far.
1.-THE land bounded by the railroad
extending to Elliott's run and betw'
the Brandywine and Eighteenth ST.
ia owned by j, Cloud Elliott, and
between that run and Washington stl
is owned by Joseph Tatnall.
The whole on this side OF the CT
comprises 96 acres, and the south
comprises % acres, making a tota
100 acres. There are "a dwelling hot
49,, on the property. AS has already b
.Ulh stated In the REPUBLICAN,, the pr
asked for this property on beth side
the creek, and including four Hqui
in the Eleventh ward 10 S14O, ,O94.bo,
tif the line is extended to Eightee
street the price asked is $lb7, ,97i
h There WAS quite strong sentimen
favor OF the park. AT Eighteenth
\. Washington streets the oity Con
adjourned.
The Child Performer.
IooHMUNIoATRD.1
WILMINGTON, Del, April 30