Evening journal., 1904-05-04
Brandywine improvements.
Held Regular Meeting.


The regular meeting of the Park Com
mission was held yesterday afternoon and
considerable business was transacted.
Rules regarding the use OF the Rockford
water tower by the public were adopted.
as follows:
/. The observatory will be open to the
public during the whole year from s
O'Clock in the morning until sundown.
2. Children will not be allowed within
the observatory unless accompanied by an
adult.
3. No dogs win be allowed in the obser-
vatory.
4. No person shall carry fire arms.
stones or other missiles into the observa-
tory nor shall any stones. paper, dirt or
rubbish of any description be thrown or
deposited upon the steps upon the obser-
vatory platform nor thrown from the plat
form to the ground.
5. No person shall mark, cut. erect.
paint, paste, or otherwise affx any name,
sign or advertisement upon any portion
OF the observatory or aeface IT In any
manner.
6. No person shall engage in boisterous
play. fighting or wrestling in the obser-
vatory. No person shall indulge in any
threatening abusive, insulting or indecent
language OF commit any indecent act in
the observatory.
Z. No person shall injure, deface. ds-
stroy or remove any official notice. sign
or regulation.
The penalty for violating any of the
above regulations Is to be not less than IS
nor more than SO.
The committee appointed to take action
on the death of william NJ. Candy former
president Of the board reported the fol-
lowing:
In regard TO the plot Of ground in the
centre Of the block bounded by Fifth. Six
tn, Madison and jefferson streets, the
committee appointed to look into the mat
ter reported that the tract had been
decided to James Bradford Henry It.
Pickles and Joseph w. Day by Joshua T..
Head and wife. to be held as park land
for the lot holders in that neighborhood.
None of these trustees could convey the
property TO any one except corporation
OF such lot holders properly organized.
When the members found the conditions
to be sucn 1t was thought best 20 get
the lot holders to form themselves into
such a corporation ana have the lot deed.
cd to them and they. in turn could turn II
over TO the park board. However, it was
decided to notify Henry T.. Pickles. the
only surviving member Of the men &c
whom the lot had been intrusted, TO see
what action could be taken in the mat.
ter.
The report of the executive committed
stated that j. Newln Gawthrop had beer
selected chairman Of the committee and
had been authorized TO sign all bills. II
showed also that James Elliott had beer
appointed a new guard at the Kentmer'
Park, the pervious man going to the water
tower at Rockford.
Memorial to Mr.. Candy.
A committee composed of Water d.
Bush. John NJ. Rodgers and J. Newhr
Gawthrop was appointed to look into the
advisability of erecting some suitable
memorial to William NJ. Candy. deceased.
The committee appointed to select suit
able site for the location of the statue Of
Thomas f.. Bayarj, which the Bayard
Memorial Association is to erect report.
ed and presented a map showing the pro-
posed location. 1t will be at the junctur,
Of the Park Drive and. Shallcross avenue
on the highest part Of land In thai sec
tion.