The daily Republican., 1902-12-20
BIG ADDITION TO
BRANDYWINE PAR K
Park Commission Conrem-
plates Making Great In-
provements to Tract.
new CLAYTON ST. BRIDGE.
New Boulevard Will Be Con-
structed, and Grounds for
Out door Athletics Win y
Be Provided.

! On Thursday evening City Coun
ell passed the ordinance authorizii,p
the purchase Of the Elliott tract fol
park purposes, thus showing that
our city legisla tors do not maks
laws which are designed for immeai
ately benefit but have the fore-
sight to legislate for the benefit
of future generations.
In recent years large amounts
OF money have been spent for th0
| improvement of the south side Of
Brandywine Park, and the generos-
lty and public spirit of the Bau-
crofts has also resulted in great inn
provement5 being made en- that side
OF the stream.
A little over two years ago, Judge
Spruance appointed Samuel HI.
Baynard as a member of the Park.
Commission, and he Immediately
inaugurated vigorous movement
to have the north side improved,
his idea being that, as there was
not much room for the park to
spread on the south side, and thera
was plenty of land which could be
acquired for that purpose on the
north side that it was on that side
that future accessiOns of land must
be made, and improve ments insti-
tuted
Negotiations were opened with
the Elllotts for the purchase Of
twenty-four acres of land. com mpris-
ing a tract lying east OF the B. t&
O. r. r., and north of the road
leading from the paper mills OF tn.
Jcssup g. Moore Company to the
city, along the line Of the present
north side race,
The Park Commission has decid.
ed to abandon the road leading
from Eighteenth street to the Au-
gustine Mills, which runs through
the new tract. The Commission IS
preparing plans which include the
widening OF Eighteenth street. from
ElIiotts Hill to Wilmington to tho
width OF the present Boulevard. or
about 80 or 90 feet. In the center
OF this new boulevard grass plots
will be laid, aud live oaks, chest
nut oaks, aud other trees
will be planted. On each
side Of this road, which will be
about one mile long, shade trees
will he planted. as close as expedi-
emf.
Leading from the new boulevard,
or Elghtce nth street, will be two
acadamized roads, One OF these
new roads will enter the new boule-
ward at about Adams street, extend
ed, and the other at about Brcome
street, extended. Both roads will
be serpentlne, and will be Inc drive
ways. These two roads will Join
at Clayton street, where that street
extended, now crosses the Brandy
wine.
One road will enter the WOO ds to
The left Of where CLAYTON st rect
crosses the Brandy wine, and the
other on the right side. On Join
ing, these two roads, at Clayton
street, making one road, will cross
the Brand ywine by means of a
bridge TO be erected at that point.
They will form, on the South side,
Clayton street, extended, and WI.
be improved from Delaware avenue
to tine Brandywine. .The combined
roads will pass under the high
driveway at Wawaset avenue and
CLAYTON street.
The proposed bridge over fthe
will be tine structure,
with handsome iron ratings. large
stone abutments of Brandvwine
granite, and, probably. arches at
e'thc" end. Electric light will be
placed at each end of the bridge,
aud handsome standards, holding
other electric lights, will illuminate
he bridge at night, and will be of
such design as to materially add to
he beauty OF the structure by day.
ltts Intended that the abutmcnts
# this bridge shall serve a two.
old purpose; first, they will support
he bridge; and secondly, it is de.
igncd that they shall act as a
heck upon the flow OF water in the
}randyw wine to such gu extent as
o permit OF its freezing above the
lam, thus forming an admirable
,lace for skating in the winter, and
)oating and fishing in the su INNER.
The water now flows too fast at this
'oint TO permit ice to be formed Of
thickness to allow skating.
The land on the south side Of tho
ew boulevard or Eighteenth street
viii be graded and leve'ed nicely,
nd il is the purpose OF the Park
DIN mission to lay out grounds at
his point for rogue, tennis, croquet.
ase ball, foot ball. and other
thletc sports, When the Commis.
ion is through with this part of
lie grounds, no better location for
ut-door sports viii be found IN this
icinity.
The bed OF Eighteenth street will
c used by new company recently
rsanzcd. for street railway pnr.
oses, with line from this city to
Vest Chester. which will give ready
ccess to all parts OF the newlyopen.
d park lands. The new railway
iii extend the full length OF tn. new
ouIevard, work upon which will be
egun in the Spring.
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