Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-04
PARK COMMISSIONS MEETING
Proceedings of the Session
Held Tuesday.
TWO GUARDS GRAVELY ACCUSED
One Innocent and the Other
Discharged.


The Park Cmmi ssion at ts monthly
meeting Tuesday afternoon heard tho
report of the executive committee upon
the charges against two of the Park
guards. John L. Wiley and Ezra Sulli-
van. Meetings Of tho committee had
been held on May 9th, 2Sth. and Goth.
The charges against Wiley, which had
been maCe by young woman, were
not sustained. Sullivan was dis
charged for language and conduct un-
becoming an officer. Tho following ia
taken from the abstract Of the execu
tive committees minutes on the sub
iect
after full and careful investiga.
tion and taking the testimony under
oath of the principals and Of all the
witnesses, except two one of whom de-
clined and the other left the city, and
aided by the advice and counsel OF
City Solicitor Hartman aud Squire
O'Neil for the city and John Biggs,
Esq, for one of the guards the follow
ing decisions were reached:
Whereas, Certain charges have been
preferred against Officers John l.. Wiley
and Ezra Sullivan,
Resolved, That in the case of John
L. Wiley, so far as the evidence before
thiS 10 IDiibihuAll hp ~ nOb
believe that tho charges are sustained,
and therefore the complaint against
Officer Wiley is dismissed.
Resolved, That Officer Ezra Sulli-
van be discharged from the Park police
force for language and conduct unbe-
coming an officer
In the absence of Secretary j. A.
Richardson, Superintendent Leisen
acted as secretary of the meeting.
The treasurer reported a balance of
50, 5l5. 90 at the last report. and re-
ceipts of 1929 1G. Expenditures OF
Sl,373. IL left balance Of 81, 272.
From the abstract of the minutes of
the executive committee it appeared
that the offer of the Joseph Bancroft g.
Sons Co to supply current for lights
in Rockford Park had been accepted
for six lights. Tho contract with the
Wilmington City Electric Co. had been
extended from July LIST until October
LIST. A meeting had been held with
William p Bancroft and Samuel Ban
croft, Jr., at Rockford Grove and the
changing of the connecting road near
ShallcroHs avenue discussed. William
T. Bancroft stated that they would
bear the expense. An enlarged plan
will be made. 1t was suggested in
the committee that visits be made to
other cities to see the park work, The
minutes were approved.
The commission approved Superin-
tendent Leisen's bond for 81, 600, on
which Spottswood Garland appears as
bondsman.
The question of assuming control Of
! the Gilpin avenue grass plots between
the curb and building lines was dis
cussed. The Street and Sewer Direc-
tors hold the tree fund of about $3.50,
which they will turn over when the
Park Commission takes charge. The
property owners along the avenue can
do much to keen the grass plots in
condition and free from rubbish. In
some places ash barrels and carts dis
| figure tho plots. After some discussion
further consideration was postponed
until the next meeting.
Tho matter of distributing the
printed report of the commission was
leferred to the executive committee and
engineer. Since Every Evening printed
an article on the subject Mr.. Mention
of the board has had Sc calls for the
| report.
Complaint of vile odor in front of
Eden Park was made, and the superin-
ten2ent was directed 10 call the atten-
ton Of tho Board Of Health to the
nuisance
Engineer Leisen submitted plan
for a pavilion in kirllwood Park. The
drawing shows an octagonal structure.
The estimated cost will be $3.50 The plan
and the building of the structure were
referred 10 the executive committee
with power to act.