Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-06

The principal business which occupied |
the attention of the Board Of PARK Com |
missloners at the regular monthly meeting |
Tuesday afternoon was the acquisition OF |
new lands for park purposes, which has
been made possible by the loan authorized
ut the recent session of the Legislature,
and which has been given notice of in
City Council. The board decided at the
meeting to recommend to City Council |
the purchase of the blocks bounded by
Shallaross and Lowering avenues and
du Point, Clayton aud Rowan streets, and
q strip on the south side OF the city race
about 100 feet in length. The tract be-
tween Lowering and Shallcipss avenues is
now partly occupied by Reendale Park
which is practically u thing Of the past.
One block is owned by james Bradford
and William NJ. Candy aud the other by
the Hartmann & FehrGnbadh Brewing Co.
and is in tine hands of the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Co. Ii is understood
that this ground can be Acquired at u
reasonable figure. and as b addition TO
being a valuable acquisition to the park i'll
the vicinity Of the pretty n ttesnske Run
grounds il would obliterah entirely and
permanently the unsavory Rosendae Park
| from the city's great publicpleasuFe resort.
| it is altogether likely that City Council will
| give the matter favorable consideration
and enter into negotiations for It's imme-
| date purchase. In fact 1t seems lncunl-
| bent OH the Park Commission to secure
\ this tract now, before it is cut up into
building lots or appropriated for private
/ purposes. 1t would be Il pity TO Let such
an important matter to go by default, for
tine may. and most likely VEL, enhance
the value considerably. The whole terri
tory is about Jj0X3OO feet in extent.
The strip which is desired on the south
side OF the race runs east about loo feet
al, l,t.J u moi N
To the board By the Board Of Hubble lGdu-
cation. and is wanted to complete the Park
Drive route. This tract has been offered
for 81 200, and without it the matter Of
gaining an entrance from Market street
for teams would DE almost out Of the lues-
tion. With il the right of way would be
secured from Market street to tAc extreme
western end of the park.
The board decided to act in conjunction
with the Board of Education id the con.
struction Of q strong wall along tie ground
which has been donated by the latter body
east Of Washington bridge. Thewall will
he about II feet high at the highest point
and will be II feet wide Mt the base and Z
feet wide al the top The cstimaied cost is
about 81 500, half Of which will le pai by
each board.
As soon as all the desired land isacqntred
the work Of completing the drip viii be
commenced. This can be aCConp lishul ut
d minimum cost, and will be the biggest
Improvement that has been made in the
local parks for many years.
Park Superintendent lcisen reported
that improvements in the way OF Drainage
and grading had been made to the dflre
and adjacent territory in the western *.
trrmity Of the park, and that the roadway
in that section is now in good condition.
lie expects to get the city steam roller to
so over the drive soon and harden it.
In regard to the old frame houses in
North Park, which were reported ut tie
last meeting to be Of little use to the board
In the way of revenue aud which wee
considered nnsightly, the executive com
mittee stated that matters of more i'm
portance had occupied their attention, an
consequently nothing has been done. II
is likely that they will remain undisturbeC
) for some time yet
The same committee reported that they
: had held 4 meeting with the Board Of
: Directors Of the street and Sewer Depart
, ment at the faulty Claymont street bridge
| and that the matter had been referred Il
/ | Superintendent Lessen and City Enginee
, Wilson. with the understanding that thu
two gentlemen were to make a further in
G vestgntion and report at u future meetinl
I their decision ~ to the best way to remeil
G | the defects in the structure. The engtneed
have not as yet been able to complete i,
e port.
+ 1t was decided to use the stone whic
e has been taken out of kirkwOod Park il
+ ripTappng along the water front tn
e board dceming such action preferable t
= selling the stone
b MIR. Mention stated that there had bee
a great deal of trouble recently in We,
). End Park with u number of rOwdies wh
c congregate there, He said more light
were desired by the residents in the vicil
itv. The matter was referred to the excel