Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-05


A generous offer BIS been made to the
Board of Park Commissioners by Will
liam T. Bancroft VI about 60 acres OF
land to be added TO ho Brandy wine Park
extension, provided We Park Commission
VIII construct an aieuue 200 feet wide
from Scott and WaRasett streets through
the kertmere properly belonging to VIII
liam M. Field to the Bncroft property
offered to the city. Th3 ground offered
reaches from Bancrot's lane to Mt.
Salem M. e. Church, end an avenue con
stfueted from Markt street to that point
would be two and quarter miles long.
1t Is understood tina. Mr.. Field has ex-
pressed willingness to give the right OF
way through the Rentmere property for
an avenue 100 feet wide, provided the
Park Commission Will pay reasonable
damages for cutting through his lots,
which would be very much injured for
the purposes for which Mr.. Field holds
them.
Mr.. Bancroft several years ago when
purchasing park properties was most
talked about, Offered the city some 40
acres under a somewhat different reserva-
ton, bat since then hs has acquired the
Law property, which extends up TO and
beyond Mt. Salem Church, and this per-
mits him to make anotner offer governed
by other circumstances
II the conveyance 10 The city includes
the high ground In tAerear OF Mt. Sal M
Church, that alone void be great con
sideraton. II Is some eight feet higher
than the high grounl at Eighth and
Rodney streets, and Is said 10 be the
higfes point Of land in Delaware. This
is really where the Wilmington city
water works should be, and as the city
progresses westward ard northward the
main supply reservoir 3f the city will no
doubt be located in tine upon this emf
nence.
The sixty acres Offered by Mr.. Bancroft
10 the Park Commissioners Is finely
adapted to lark purposes, part of 1t be-
Ing open fertile la 4 and part of 1t being
woodland wi such gentle decliyities
and hills as would make 1t highly beauti-
full and picturesque.
Since Mr.. Bancroft has made his offer,
President Candy, Of tie Park Commits
tion, and Dennis j. MMton, member Of
the commission, hav, been over the
ground making estimstes of the cost o.
opening a 200 feet vile avenue, as re
quired to conform t. the terms offered
and they believe tina. the outside cos
would be $4,000, 70, which the city
would get sixty acres of land wortl
$50, 0C0.
The avenue thus constructed would b,
one Of the grandest, pieturo9que and TO
mantle that could be foand In any parl
in any OF the Eas ern cities. 1t wout
commence at Markt street and run alonl
the Brandywine to the .Brandywine Park
which commences at YanBuren street
From thence 1t would continue through
the park ground, frnging the Brandy
wine creek, crossing Rattlesnake run
from thence on up under the b. ~ o. higl
brijge, and on up opposite the Augustin,
paper mills to the mouth of the much
talked Of Crooked run, always half beer
and which Is to be intercepted and drain
ed by sewer TO connect with Rattle
snake run sewer. From thence the ave
nue. will leave the Bran1ywine by gen
lie curve and pass up the Crooked rul
course to the old Riddles road; iron
thence though W. NJ Fields property
called Kentmere, and straight on to Bar
crolt's lane, where the grounds commenc
which is proposed to II donated 10 tn
city. From here the avenue would exten
on to Mt. Salem lane, from whence 1t
only about three squares down that Ian
to the Kennett pike.
The City G, uncll, It Is said, VIII hav
the matter laid ben ore diem next Thurs
day night, and viii te 'rquest' Il to al
propfiate flJ, 900 to meet The expenses O
opening this avenue.