Evening journal., 1910-08-13
Assessed Valuation is Far
Below $4,000 Price
Paid by City for New
Parks-CounciI Did the
Buying

Much interest has been aroused
over the purchase OF two new parks
by the city, particularly since S4l,000
Is 10 be paid for the two Fairgrounds
acquired ON the west side OF the city.
One OF these Fairgrounds Is composed
of three blocks between Fifth and
Sixth streets, extending westward
from Ford avenue 10 beyond the city
line. Two Of the tracts are within the
city limits and the third Is outside the
city, In Christiana hundred.
For these tracts, which are desired
for an athletic field for the youth OF
the west side, the city Is 10 pay Mr..
Ford $4,000. The land is not opposite
the properties Of the WOOdlawn Inn
prOyment Company, as was stated
yesterday, but Is far beyond that and
along the edge OF the city. II begins
one block west OF the Peoples trolley
line, and one block west Of the street
on which the big morocco factory Of
the Wilmington Leather Company Is
located. North of the property acqulr-
ed Is part Of the Wilmington COun-
try Clubs golf field.
Because OF the fact that $4,000 Is
to be paid for these properties by the
city the assessment figures on the
property in question are Of interest.
The county assessment shows that
tract No. l, bounded by Fifth and
Sixth streets, and Ford and Gray ave-
nueS Is assessed TO Peter j. Ford nj
$40.
Tract No. .. bounded by Fifth and
Sixth streets and Gray and Cleveland
avenues, Is assessed TO Mr.. Ford at
$40.
Tract No. ,. between Fifth and Sixth
streets extended, aud Cleveland and
Ogle avenues. which Is in Christiana
hundred, is assessed In that hundred
to Mr.. Ford at $3.50.
This makes total assessment foI
county purposes on the three tract'
OF Si,53O for the property for whicl
I the city Is 20 pay 100000.
On the city assessment hooks. traC
No. I Is assessed nj $1,000 and No.
q at S3,4OO. The remainder, being on
/, OF the city, does not appear. OF cOurs
IL This makes city assessment
y. $500 for twO-thirds Of the proper
q. acquired.
ar GIBSON PROPERTY FIGURES.
There are no improvement ON 4
e. properiy. they hcing tracts that hn
US been held.by Mr.. Ford for real esta
IL Development purposes.
n. The city Il 10 pay $4,000 10
of Chester Gibson for two prOperti
NJ owned by him IN the vicinity OF Ten
p and Scott streets. and the aSSessme
m figure assessed valuation Of the
s properties also Is given herewith;
1 Tract No. !. comprising LOT 81
1 by 329 feet between DUPONT and SEQ
Il and Tenth and Eleventh streets
assessed 10 Mr. Gibson on the count
books at $4,000.
Tract No. ?, on the south side q
!. Tenth street. 800 by 19I feet. betwee
, Scott and Lincoln streets. Is assesses
. 10 Mr.. Gibson on the county books n
, $4,000.
On the county books a LOT 112 b.
127 ON Ninth street, east OF LincOlI
. II assessed 10 John T.. ReardOn n
$500, the city paying Sl,500 for II.
A lot 90 by 80 adjoining the GibsOi
, property, II assessed at $500 &
Thomas De ROgatls, the city paying
Sl,5OO for Il.
On the city books the Tract No.
Of the Gibson property between Tent
and Eleventh streets and DUPONT ant
Scott Is assessed at $4,000 and Trac
No. >, which appears in the name o
Sarah l.. Gilpin. Is assessed at S2,5Ot
This makes a total county assess
u ment OF $4,000 and total city assess
S ment of $500 on the Gibson proper
+ ties, for which the city Is TO pay SIS
! 900.
The check for these properties, S
o far as could be learned to-day. ma
not been paid to Mr.. Ford and MI
4 Gibson, but City Solicitor Brady ha
o the SAL 900 check in his possession
l. II was given TO Mr. Ford by Auditor
II Clerk Hanley to be taken by him
e City Solicitor Brady, who has th
check until title to the properties
IS passed formally.
IS City Treasurer's Clerk Lednum e
day said the SAL 600 check had n,
N passed through the treasurer's ofiC
l. as yet
J. While theer is disappointment o
1t the part Of many residents that play
Ie grounds were not acquired in MOI
e. congested portions of the city, theI