The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-09
Third EDITION.
PARK COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Ex-secrctary Bayard Writes n Letter
Favoring Either Adams or VAN
Buren, Street.

Ex-secrctary Bayard Writes n Letter
Favoring Either Adams or VAN
Buren, Street.
A meeting of the Park Commission
ers was held yesterday afternoon.
Those Present were: William NJ Candy,
George W. Bush, Franklin b. Cotton,
William z. Bancroft, George II. Bough-
man, Nathaniel r. Benson, Dennis j.
Mention, Stansbury j. Wiley, George
III. Bates, Joseph A. Richardson, secre.
tary; Francis N. Buck, Major Samuel
Z Canby, park engineer and William
Ganby, j. Taylor Cause, Col. II. A. Du-
Pont and L. +. Bayard were not pres
ent but Mr.. Bayard sent u letter ex-
pressing his views in relation to a
bridge across the Brandywine through
the park.
Before conyenlng the board examined
the proposed sites critically from O
drawing made by Mayor Canby. Van
Buren, street seemed to obtain the
most favor with the commissioners
while objection was made to Broome
street, and 1t would require bridge
seventy feet above the water level and
n cut OF about eight and half feet
through the park.
About 2.45 o'clock President Candy
called the board to order and present.
ed letter from Mr.. Bayard which was
read. 1t opposed the site at Broome
street, on account of going through
the park, and suggested that Adams
( Or Van Buren, streets could be proper
ly developed. as avenues as conve-
nlent point OF crossing, and be much
less costly. In conclusion he says:
We are fortunate TO possess such a
spot as the Brandywine aud its wood,
ed banks-and there is but one Brandy
wine illled with its local traditions and
charming associations. Nature has
benutilled and man should not be SUI
Tered to despoil ii. Therefore. trust
the Park Commission may be success
ful in keeping it now and always as a
reservation apart from business -tht
resort of our people for health and in
nocent recreation.
4 After reading MIR. Bayards letter Mr.
Bates called attention to the act that
turbids the cutting of county road
or a city street through the park
without the consent of tho commits.
sioners. Mr. Benson thought 1t would
De good idea 10 20 and visit tho pro
posed sites for the bridge.
President Candy said the park was
intended to be kept apart from the
Business portion OF the city and was
HE plan pursued in other places
MI. Buck thought that the only
Thing that would lie hauled over the
bridge would be hay.
MI. Bates suggested that 1t would
be a good thorOughrarc for bringing
chlekens and eggs To market.
MI. Buck said hO Thought tho further
west ot Market street the bridge was
located the better it would be, as thu
city could then build up to 1t ON Lodi
sides
Mayor Wiley thought VanBurer
would be good site. and tho bridge
could be built there cheaper than any.
wliere else.
fnTf. Bancroft thought vanBurel
Areet good site, and lie also thought
that the Park Commission would bt
willing to put up with little inrul
venience for the sake OF accommodate
ing the people.
President Candy favored a suspeu
sion bridge IL a bridge was to be bull
and that straight bridge would be
xRther lnconvenent arrangement.
On motion of Mr.. Mention the inva
tAtiOn OF the Levy Court was accent
ed and a committee appointed I,
confer with the Levy Court.
The committee is william M Canby
William Candy, Dennis J. Mentor
n ulspESs II. Bntes and GEORGE w. Bush
TEeconmissionors then adiournet
70 view the vnfious proposed sites 10
the bridge across the Brandywine, an
after doing SO were almost unanimous
ly in favor OF u bridge ut SanBure
street.