Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28

a. ~ Trhos,,,son an5 Nav lots on
1 W. 80, W s,roat batwnan Vsn R,,ren
"a go "a i, rarrard 70 ,yhich
s 60 Patiodaa hss n;von notice
- o .ho ;n1mna,,o.;nn ~ az oraer resc;nd.
H. ~ So,,no;I,s Siron,ior ~ nnrchase the
,,rs,sar,,- e. az s,,n, ~ sti 0oo
p4H ks,asy a so1 ~; tha nFonnrtw which
has aIraad,, haaS aynIained tbeI narlr
na a Went on ~ relste tbe cir.
cn,ostonces showinc The history of the
S,nrohasa ia ,,,as ,yhile tho late ColoneI
poiton wos cbsi Mr. a Of C ; tinance
corau,i, "@ that tbe ayecntive committee
~ tha Per, ' Comnission was authorized
% s,,r,,,os, 20 S'ity Cnnrcii the advisa.
is;,i.,ts sSss ~. W. Ivy s;.,kasa - the land IN
n:,;, T M NO. a ,,,eat;nrr hatyaan
So,,nn;ii. fnanoo con,1aittaa and Ills
hoSn for th;s snociai ,,Trnose Tho
nan,bors ~ tba fnsnce comnnittee ay.
,,is;ned ~ tha port ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that
thag h.J not snfficient funds in hand
tas,ha ,S,,~nhosa tho ra,ortad cost heinz
Az s,,,l ~ aIa mn
T s 4,a, v.O co,,,,,,;,toa told tho nor,,
sxacnt;ga con,n,;ttea that If thev could |
{ secure the land Council would purchase |
it after the close of the fiscal year when |
an extraordinary appropriation would |
be made for the purpose. The Park Com
mission acted according Y on this under
standing. Messrs Candy and Mention
closed the bargain with the property
owners for the sum of $4,000. Interest
and expenses have run this up to
little over $4,000.
The Equitable Guarantee and Trust
Company has an exact statement of all
expenditures since the park executive
committee first undertook the work.
The total cost, as has already been pub
lished is exactly $14063.
The only point now is, added Mr..
Mention, that If City Council throws it
back on our hands after fully authoriz-
ing us to buy the land we will have to
take the property and do the best we
can with it, which will be very good, as
the land is badly wanted. We can sell
four lots tomorrow and the rest has
plenty of people to make good offers for
it. We can sell it right off.
Mr., Mention was next aueried in re-
gard to certain rumors in regard to his
transactions in connection with the pur-
chase of Kirkwood Park for the city.
rup ppoposAI or Erpxwoon pAPx
mn 80, &c ~ ,,,,,,1,o.a 80 Iii.
lle s.Jy VI sne pi sa,o ~; ~ h I'm.
W1ou am eo .;n solae my oaoA
mnen tne ~ 'ne sass s,ue III
inonI ta ny Ia Pi9pU oIsat, saw pa ms ne
ST, anu iaiu ou u, els9 H." iloie u tne
1J ao ~ snS.a ~ gu .iisei esS
~ 'neiseiees u F Nm c,aiI J .t
ne Seo;; T.t,,niI., Sa.,. S.i1
atA S;1nd tsenr;, Sfontn' ~ o.ao.
tain locations and nrices and eventually
when the location of Kirkwood ParI,
a.
finance committee instructed MIR.
Mention to find out what the prices are,
and then TO make an offer.
City Council had but $4,000 with
about $4,000 more of balance in bank
for mari, purposes. This. the $4,000
being the regular mark Appropriation
represents ali tile funds available fol
this special purpose.
After looking carefully around ME-
Mention found The pronertv bounded bJ
Eleventh street. Pine and Bennett anS
the Brandywine, as in every way tht
most suitable and also available in III,
market for park purposes. He so re
ported together with the fact that tn
owners held 1t at S25. 900. but with tn
proyiso that it must he purchased ii
bulk. The price paid for il was S2O, SOC
Council had to decline for the simpl
reason that thew lad moi the none,
The suggestion was made by Counc
that the Mot from Kirkwood To Bennet
be acquired if POSSIBLE for the park. M,
Mention did this, but he ACQUIRED it onl
bytaking the responsibility of the who
eyieInal purchase on his own account
nar .oo,,1sIr,oN or rInuwoon p,n,
ri ~ - ' 10 49, ~
xirtp n taT p.l Men.on soia the preset y
nikMoou T aIh properly 70 Tue cry Il
Ing sum OF 9ia,UVo. ne retained tne iS
pounuea ny flIg, EleVenll anu hlrf
WOOD stIeets. ne was enabled 10 max
sne saie 70 .he ol.y W inIelesuLs o'ne'
III T rue piieihai Puiohase amount. A.,
Ane htesoiS ~ w 'lan ".i ~. ~ =. !,
Pilfase ~ VI lanu ieSalleu al'ei VI
SAFE ol hlIkWoou taIA 70 me city,
nave ~ oyJec'ion W Yen YOU pll' Ehel
toI aoueu, as IL seems some one wan
70 know az ABOUT u, l. sol9 n, tne soul
e esn, hall Vi ~ lor 9lS,ooo. MS was
lool, several years aiter the orl9i y
Plrchase, Which was, l thinM, IN
" SouISe, the surlouhollg properly h'
niaue = uis JUMP III real estate Valu
since theh' Anu enls lor various reason sD
aihohS 'neln .he siinpie la ..,, u the iOc
sGI VI pun ~ sne neiS aoo nv W
s sun naxe In ny Ky Possessioh tne o'n
matter Is that IN. citv wopld mt
could not buy the property OF t
owners, and did
In regard to other purchases Of pa
lands Brandywine Park on both sid
of the river, with the four squal
bounded by Broome, Franklin, Maj