Evening journal., 1910-01-13


border east of West street
At the south approach to Van BIren
bridge concrete curb and sidewalk has
been laid and the roadway paved with
Belgian block.
Early in the year the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad began negotiations for an
exchange Of land for the relocation Of
their line. The proposed changes consist
OF new stone viaduct about 100 feet
east Of the present steel bridge, and the
necessary changes in the approaches.
This involved tearing down three houses
and the storehouse belonging to the city
as well as some change In paths ana
roads.
AS finally agreed upon the city is to con-
vey 70 the railroad company a new right
OF way from Lowering avenue TO bish-
teenth street. in exchange for which the
railroad company is 70 convey to the city
the land which It now occupies, and VIII
not require, including a house and the
present steel bridge. and to build a new
foot bridge to replace tho present suspen-
sion bridge, and TO mako all necessary
changes in paths and roads. In addition
the railroad company IS 10 grade Lowering
avenue and Eighteenth street.
/ The Field road has been macadamized
from the drive TO the park boundary.
Reports Of work done In Rockford, Kirk
wood, Deiamore Eden and Christiana
Parks. the latter at Third and Fourth
streets we're also made.
Pine Street Playground.
The playground WIS kept open during
the months OF july and August, paid IN
structor being in attendance. and during
September and October was open after
school hours.
] The work during the preceding year re-
ceived the commentator Of the people in
that vicinity
The buildings which were on the lot al
the corner Of Fourth and Pine streets
were torn down in April, path laid. and
the lot sodded and trees planted.
The swimming pools were kept open
from June 1 to September 80. The at
tendance was as follows:
Brandywine--Men pay 1888; free
17.760; women, pay, lib; free, 1'Ozoi
tital. q ,544; receipts. S24b.s0.
Delamore-Men, free. 1884; women
2,97s; total, 2O572.
Kirkwood- Men. pay, 46; free. 16,792;
women, pay, II: free, 1926; total, 20
076: receipts, S6.05.
Grand total-Pay, 1855; free, O2.l46i
women, pay, 1.1sl; free, 1890; total
So, 1872; receipts, s2S1S5.
Routine Business.
Among the bills read for approval
and ordered paid was one for sever
baskets Of walnuts. amounting to So.95
It was brought out that the walnut'
had been used to feed squirrels in the
Brandywine Park.
The monthly report Of the executive
committee set out that little outside
work was done in the parks because
of the snow. Survey Tor walks II
the North Brandywine Park is beini
continued and many dead trees are be-
ing removed from park land.
Several pictures Of Wilmington parks
exhibited at the AIaslSa-Yukon Exposi
ton. belonging to the board, were oI
motion Of Samuel Bancroft loaned t.
the wilmington Board Of Trade to b
hung in the rooms Of that organiza
ton.
The board decided to refer to th'
Water Commission the request of tina
, body that City Council turn over u
the Park Board tho small tract of liant
in Elliott avenue. which was used TO
a water tower site this tower havinI
been abandoned. The piece Of groun'
n Is 65x1s5 feet in Dimensions
= The Water Department asked tn
] Park Board some time ago to accep
the piece OF ground. The opinion Q
tho Park Commissioners was that tn
S Water Board should take UP the mat
s ter with Council
4 The members Of the board signe
n petitions recommending that CIT
z Council acquire parcels Of ground be
tween Bayard and Grant avenues mort
e of Sixteenth street, and between Shall
v cross and Lowering avenues, extendin
n from Rattlesnake Run, If they can /
acquired on satisfactory terms. Thes
d petitions will be sent to Council at II
z next meeting.