Evening journal., 1905-04-12
LINE TO
RUN IN THE PARK
Commissioners Grant Peo-
pies Company Right to
Construct Route No. ?
MEETING WAS VERY ANIMATED


much discussion the Board of Park Com
missioners yesterday afternoon granted
permission to the Peoples Railway Com
pany to lay tracks In n portion of the
northwestern section OF Brandywne
Park. being .Gpart of It's proposed trolley
road to Henry Clay
There were three routes for the boarl
10 consider and the one finally adopted is
known as route No. 2. II runs along
Woodlawn avenue to Nineteenth street,
then along that thoroughfare for a half
block when it turns TO the right and
, enters the park from Benson street. The
road skirts the park on It's outer eds
and crossing the W. and n. railroad en-
ters the property of the T.. /. Du-
Pont Company.
Route No. I. which the majority OF the
executive committee of the Park Board
reported favorably on. takes the same
course as route No. 2. but instead of
skirtlng the park Il cuts dagonaily
across President William Il. Bancroft
favored the former route and was op-
posed TO route No. 2, but as there was
so much outside opposition TO the adop-
ton OF the No. / route he gave In TO the
others
The third route was known as the
Sixteenth street line. IL entered the park
at Mt. Vernon avenue and only cut in on
"a small section Ia the southwestern cor
ner of the grounds. This route was settled
on at the February meeting of the Park
Board, the Peoples Railway Company
being satisfied with the decision reached
at the time. Residents on sixteenth street
however made strong objections to the
line running In that thoroughfaro and
circulated petitions. Then Il was that the
Peoples Company made a proposition 10
enter the park at Benson street and circle
the northwestern section of the public In
closure. Several meetings were held and
considerable objection against allowing
lany trolley company TO enter the park
was encountered with the result that the
board did not finally settle the matter
until yesterday afternoon.
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE.
The resolution adopting the No.
route was presented by William =. Ban
croft Mr.. Baynard moved the adoption
and Mr. Carpenter seconded the motion
Samuel Bancroft then moved TO lay th'
resolution on the table which motion WA
seconded by Mr. Cause
This motion was lost by "a vote OF q
/ I ana luN lNuAloN 10 NA'IA Ait' A'''i"Nt''
was then passed Samuel Bancroft beini
the only member voting against the mea
sure. Those who voted for the resolution
were Messrs. William Bancroft, Cav
throp. Baynard. Carpenter, Cause, Ca
lpelle and Rodgers
The meeting was largely attende1 b,
persons who favored granting the trolle
right. and there We're also a large numoc
IN n4
Among these latter were Judge Georg
Gray and General James II. Wilson. Bot
spoke against granting the franchise ar
contended that the board by doing 50
would be violating It's trust and desecrai
ing the park.
AN INVASION SAID JUDGE GRAY.
Judge Gray referred to the granting q
the right of way as an Invasion. IL
doubtaa the boards authority TO Civ
,. away an inch of park land, though d
said he had not looked up the law on "a
subject. lie implored the board TO we'g
carefully any action Il might take.
Benjamin *. Smedley Ia the course ,
his remarks favoring the grant of Ga
right. and referred TO the beautifl
scenery "a park line would open up TO ti
public.
Judge Gray asked him how Tar I'M
n beautiful scenery was from the Rockfot
4 tower.
u william Bancroft answered by sayin
"it is so far that "a delicate woma
couldn't walk the distance Judge Ora
n smiled.
G. l.. Ward said he walked around ;f
park in ~ minutes IN the section
question on Sunday last with three sma
children.
USELESS EXPENDITURE OF $1,000.
Manager Samuel S. Hoff ~ the w
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