Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-03
MORE PARK LAND.
VIM. NJ. FIELD BECOMES A
CITY BENEFACToR.
Park Commission Meeting-william N.
Fields G Generous Ofrer Accepted
Subject to the Action of Coun-
cil-Other Business.

Bnsh, Mayor Harrington, William II.
Quinn, John Z. Farra, George III,
Boughman, William NJ. Candy, Dennis
j. Mention and VIM. p. Bancroft were
present
Mr.. Mention, from the committee ap-
pointed at previous meeting to confer
with William M. Field in regard to the
donation to the city OF roadway 200 feet
wide through his property to connect
with the proposed avenue the same width
through the Bancroft tract donated for
park purposes, reported that Mr.. Field,
alter full consideration of the subject,
had consented to accede to The request of
the commission as provided in the fol-
lowing letter:
"D. j. Mention, Park Commissioner;
After our conference this afternoon on
the ground for the proposed parkway
connecting the Brandywine park and the
land offered by the Messrs. Bancroft, |
decided TO give to the city all the land
south of the quarry road as marked by
US, as follows: Beginning at o point
about thirty feet north of the willow tree
at the north side Of the Riddles road,
thence northwest to the north side of the
maple tree, thence to the north side of
two oak trees, thence IN straight line
through the two houses to the northwest
tOiuN " Ohioh W hWhtOt uOCte1
thence along the northerly side OF Union
street to Lowering avenue. In order to
make the parkway the required width on
Union street 1t will be necessary to take
the full plot of building lots on the south
side OF Union street from Lowering ave-
nue. to Wawaset street. For this plot
and the two houses to be taken down
will take $500 / will also deed free to
the city the parkway $50 feet wide from
Union street to Bancroit's lane, and the
small jib lot between Gilpin and Shall
cross avenues and arrange for 25 feet sd-
ditional on each slds for porches and bay
widows, only making the parkway 900
feet wide between building lines. The
condition is that as soon as possession is
granted survey he made, the work of
grading commenced and the parkway
completed In two yeara.
- civilian NJ. FIELD.
"MaIch 80, 1850"
The generous offer of Mr.. Field was
fayorab y commented upon by the mem-
bers OF the commission. Mr.. Bancroft
considered the offer entirely satisfactory,
and moved that the Park Commission
recommend to City Council the purchase
of what other land is needed 10 complete
the road. The motion was carried.
The doration of Mr.. Field makes a
clear roadway from the Brandywine
Park to the end Of the Law property do.
mated by Mr.. Bancroft near Mt. Salem
Church, except small portion of an Ice
pond belonging to the Hartman g. Feb
Tenbach Brewing Company, aud a small
lot of land with a dwelling house upon Il
known as the Smith property.
On motiJn OF Mr.. Quinn, the executive
committee was Instructed to confer witt
the directors of the Hartman q Fehren
bach Brewing Company, to see upoi
what terms portion OF the Ice pond re
ierred 10 could he secured to complete 8
J free open roadway.
Treasurer J. A. Richardson made tn
following report:
balance at last report. ........,,..,,. &, O.. 4
Sale OF wood. Od......,...........,. f7,6
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LAY. ro,i S5tIS S5don
Miscellaneous ens.'','''..'''''' 6Ot. So 9Bld
Balance on hand. ud...................... d. Sos. .
Superintendent Edward 1Atnall in hi
y report urged the appointment of Ezr
: Sullivan and John Sinclair for the Bran
dywine Park police, and Asa L1fland TO
the Kirkwood Park. He also recommend
ed that the officers be uniformed.
After the adjournment Of the commits
siohers the executive committee met an,
decided to have the houses for publ
A comfort in the park erected under tn
supervision of the park superintendent
and not by contract, rs at first intended.
The donation of Mr.. Field to the Parl
Commissioners comprises about So acres
assessed at SIS, 900. This donation prac
tleally secures the Bancroft donation 0
about 65 acres, including tue Law prop
erty of 40 acres, recently purchased b,
Mr.. Bancroft
The Bancroft donation, consisting o
4 65 acres, was conditioned upon the parl
commissioners securing roadway 20
feet wide through MIR. Fields Kentmer
: property. At first he WAS only incline
TO donate roadway l50 feet wide, as th
course cut up his lots to very bad ed
vantage. To have purchased the dona
tlon made by Mr.. Field would have cos
$40, GOO, so it may be said that Mr.. Fie',
> practically donates that amount OF none
to the city.
Provision has now practically bee
made for the construction of 800 fee
wide roadway from Market street up tn
Braudywine, under the high B. Il @
Railroad bridge, to Crooked Run, an
curve up that run through the Kentmer
lands to the Bancrofts' property donated
4 and through that to Mt. Salem Church
/ When completed no public drive wi
equal II IN romantic beauty aud interes
= in the country.
Drastic medicines almost always d
harm. A mild ca har.ic like Laxadoi
the golden" remedy, meets the require
ments of the great major ty OF Cases. A
druggists sell it Tor only 25 cents.
II Good Prices.
L. w. SIidham Il Son sold for r. l.
+. Roberts, at his farm, near Village Green
n Pa, on Tuesday, April ., cows, f45.5 81
" f53, 500. SO, S52, S47 50, i45, $50, S55, 81
S45, 500, S5s, S42, sos, t45, $50, $40, {5l
S46.5O, t45, S5i 50; average for the 2
head, $50. 20 They also sold 1870 head {