Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
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M Defiuits Move CONCERNING New Park
ou the East slds--Another Offer Of Land.

M Deiuits Move Concerning New Park
on the East side--Anotner Offer Of Land.
AT the meeting of the Board of Park
Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon
Commissioner Mention announced that
j. Augustus McCaulley had offered to
sell for park purposes the square
bounded by Wilson, Poplar, Eleventh
and Twelfth streets, for $4,000. The
executive committee, which has the
matter Of petition for new park on
the east side in hand, reported prog
ress. Mr.. McCaulley's proposition was
referred to ii. So far no action has
been taken looking toward the pur-
chase of park land on the east side,
although the matter is receiving the
consideration of the committee. The
lot offered by Mr.. McCaulley has a
frontage of 800 feet 8 inches on Wilson
and Poplar streets and 1872 feet on
Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
Mr.. Mention was elected president
pro tenn and authorized to sign checks
during the absence Of President
William M. Candy.
The treasurer made the following
financial statements Balance at last
report, SIG, 265. 03; received from the
Street and Sewer Department, its share
of the cost of the steps leading from
Washington street bridge to the park
drive, s31l.60; rents, SIP; receipts
from swimming pool, So. 30; expendi-
lures, S6,5490S; balance, $40, l47.70.
Among the items was one of 5000 to
the Edge Moor Bridge Co. for the new
bridges in Brandywine Park.
The report of the executive commit
tee, which was approved, showed that
the A. 8. Reed & Bro. Co. had been
awarded the contract for doing cement
work in connection with the new
bridges in Brandywine Park at their
contract price of 1929. 81. Simmons &
Bro. we're the other bidders. The COM
mittee also reported that settlement
had been made with Benjamin It..
Cause, whose horse had been injured
by having its foot caught in bridge
on Jessup's road, the commission pay
ing for the damage, which amounted
to $50. Repairs were made to the
place where the horse broke in and the
bridge was put in good shape.
The report of Superintendent Leisen
concerning the bathhouse, which was
accepted and filed, showed that the
cost Of the building, including Incl
dentals, was "a, $50. 10. A keeper was
employed at $50 per month from June
LIST to September 30th, and his man
agement gave perfect satisfaction. The
bathhouse was opened on the first
Monday in June and remained open
until September Both. Until August
18th, Thursday was women's day, and
Tuesday and Friday were pay days
for men and boys, 10 cents admission
being charged. After August 18th,
tru caf ~ IA Il
5 cents being charged in the morning
and the admission being free in the
afternoon. One pay day for men was
retained, Thursday. Mr.. Leisen could
not see that any advantage had re.
suited from the change. The cost of
maintenance, including the salary Of
the keeper, was S213 80, while the re-
ceipts amounted to Sl24.75, making
tho net cost of maintenance SSS. Ga,
The total number of bathers was
%, 497, of which "a, 45l were men and
boys and 1,046 women and girls. One
fortieth of the women paid admission
and about twentieth of the men
paid. The number of men who bathed
free was %, 220, while there were /, 231
who paid. OF the women lob bathed
free and 80 paid, Subsequent to Au-
gust 18th there were 4,052 bathers,
1857 being men and 355 women. Pro-
vious to that time the average number
of persons per week was 1850 and the
weekly revenue sl2. AZ, while after that
time the average attendance was 707,
with weekly revenue Of S1.91. The
water meter showed that 2S9, 700 cubic
feet, or 2,170,000 gallons, of water had
been used. The pool was refllled ut
least once week and sometimes twice,
while there was some water running in
and out constantly.