The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-07
PARK COMMISSIONERS
The Report improvements In the Parks at
SEaE acOst Of Sao,76s.8o. 49,.

President of Council Lsitoh sat as a
member of the Park Commission for tho
first time yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing Was o busy one, continuing over an
hour. Perhaps the most interesting mat
ter was the report Of the executive COM
mittee that the improvements for the park
had been decided upon, and the contracts
had boon awarded. Thus far the work
contracted for amounts to go, 1913 80.
The improvements are: South Brandy
wine .Park-Foot walks, Van Buren, street
to Jefferson 10,40o square feet; Jefferson
to West, 1890 feet; end of path to wire
feet; connection at Van Buren street,
1900 feet; total, 20, 100 feet, at 8 cents per
foot s1,60S: wire bridge to Rockford,
5000 feet, 10 cents per foot, $630;approaeh
to wire bridge, $500; inacadamized road,
West street to Van Buren,. 1900 feet,
$4,000; drainage of road, 81, f04; hauling
top soil and dressing slope, s200; steps at
Washington rect bridge, $780, total
North Brandywine Park-Foot walks,
west side Boulevard, 5000 square feet, at 10
cents 1850; bridge to pavilion, 10, 400 feet
at 8 cents, 1882; dressing bluff near bridge,
stone wall, etc, $500; Total, s2S92.
Rockford Park--Grading roadway, Rock.
ford road to Church Lane 900 square
yards, $3.50; retaining wall, ETC., $500;
surfacing with ashes, 1900 feet ut u cents
per foot, $3.50; total, 1880.
Delamore Park-Shelter, 25x25 feet o.
tagon, 800; foot walks, six feet wide,
Franklin and Maple streets to Beech and
Sycamore $3.50 square feet; Maple and
Broome to pavilion, 2,l60 square feet;
other walks, :. 720 square feet, making q
total Of $3.50 feet, ut cents per foot,
N. in fpu nil nIp
$l,142.SO.
Eden Park-Shelter 25x54 feet, 5000; foot
walks, eight feet wide entrance to drive.
way, 500 square feet; side walk, 800 square
feet; walk to pavilion, 1900 square feet,
making n total OF 2 400 square feet, at 8
cents per foot, Sl&s; grading and sodding
at the entrance and changing the fence,
500; refreshment stand, l0SlO feet, $50;
total, SOFA,
Kirkwooa Park-Foot walks eigh. feet
wide, Twelfth and kirkwood streets to
Eleventh and Bennett stress, 1000 square
feet; ceutre path line of Spruce street,
1900 feet: other paths, $50 feet, making a
total OF 3 1850 feet, at 8 cents per foot SIG.
The swimming pool at 1000 and grad
ing Van Buren, street in Brandywine
Park, $685. arc also included
David Linasny's communication asking
for repairs to the road through the North
Park was referred to the executive COM
mittee with power to act.
70 the same committee was Iesorrcd
communication from the Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery company ask.
ing permission to connect with tho sewer
ut Park road and Jefferson street in order
to secure proper drainage Delegates
Lessen, Mention and Gawthrop to the re-
cent convention at Nashville read inter-
estng reports of their trips.
The treasurers report showed that tho
balance mt the last meeting was S593 o.
The I'm of SIS, Coz had been received from
the sale of bonds, and the expenditures
during the past month have been 81 iS2 3D.
Tho balance now on hand Is ST., B13 10.