Evening journal., 1910-01-13
PARK BOARD
ANNUAL MEETING
City Body Hears Reports
After ReOrGanizing For
Year
MUCH PROGRESS
IN PARK WORK

held It's annual meeting yesterday af- |
ternoon and unanimously reelected |
William +. Bancroft president. Jerome |
y. Bell and Joseph L. Carpenter. Jr., |
re-appointed members Of the board, !
and Irenee DUPONT, new member,
presented their credentials and were
received as members.
Mr.. Mention acted as chairman of the
reorganization meeting
MT DUPONT, the new member, was
given a cordial reception.
When President Bancroft assumed
the presidents chair he announced the
appointment Of the following perman-
ent committees.
Executive conmittee-Joseph l.. Car
penter, Jr.. Samuel II. Baynard and
Horace w. Cause.
Finance committee--Jerome b. Bell,
William J. Mendinhall and James
Kane.
Committee on small parks and play
grounds-Jerome b. Bell, James l..
Banning and William J. Mendinhall.
The last named committee is n new
permanent committee, although Il was
informally appointed some time ago
and has done some work.
superintendent Of Parks Mack read
the annual report Of the work Of the
board. which was In part as follows:
Finances.
At the beginning Of the year there
was in the city treasury s2,099.75 for
the purchase Of land. and $4,000 for
Rirkwood Swimming Pool.
During the year bonds were issued
for park purposes to the amount Of
s25.0 .0O0 $4,000 Of which came to the
Park Commission for improvements.
and was used principally in replenlsh-
! ing its treasury, which has been de-
/ pleted by expenditures for Improve
ments during the preceding year. $1,000
remained in charge of the City Coun-
ell; all but SS3S.10 of this has been used
ia the purchase of land.
Acquisition Of Land.
The only addition to the park lands
during the past year was 6.07 acres
secured from tho Lobdell Car Wheel
Company for an athletic field at Eden
Park at a cost Of $4,000, including
buildings
The acquisition of the following
tracts has been recommended TO City
Council, but has not been acted upon
as yet:
The land lying between Rockford
Park and the Brandywine, extending
from near Rising Sun Road to near the
Rockford dam;-aiso Of land on the
northerly side of the Brandywine near
the creek, extending in some places
back several hundred yards and ex-
tending from the present North Bran
dywino Park TO near the Rockford
dam.
The land lying between Union street
and Grant avenue. and extending
northerly from Sixteenth street 1s4.4
feet.
The land bounded by Fourth street;
the right OF way Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railway; sixth street and a new
street 150 feet west OF Bayard ave.
nue..
The LAND between Broome and Con-
nell streets and extending one hundred
and nifty feet southerly from Beecf
street
The land bounded by Broome street
Thirty-frst street, Harrison street, and
Thirtieth street
The land bordering on the easteriS
side of Grant avenue, extending from
Third street to Fourth street and hav
ing n frontage of one hundred fee
on each OF those streets.
The FIRST three of these tracts are of
fered free OF cost to the City by VIII
liam p. Bancroft
North BrandyNWine Park.
The wall along the duck pond has beei
/ extended and a rough parapet wall built
4 Along the north side Of Jessup's Road
retaining wall has been built
Along Glen avenue and the south side o
18th street curbing has been set
A tar path has been laid from near tn
foot OF West street 10 the foot OF Tatnsl
street From Tatnall street TO Market an
along Market street 10 the bridge con
crete sidewalk has been laid The whits
ker house has been removed and the slope
on both sides OF Glen avenue have bee
7 graded and seeded and shrubbery an
y trees have been planted,
The sidewalk on Eighteenth street hs
L been extended 70 van Buren street
10 Van Buren Road has been curbed an
D guttered and tar walk laid from the pun
IL TO Eighteenth street
z A tar walk has been laid from Va
Il Buren, Road at the railroad crossing alon
IS Jessup's road to connect with the old pat
\, at the east end Of the duck pond.
er South Brandywine Park.
4, At the Market street triangle the o
\, buildings have been removed. the 10
graded and curbed and a sidewalk laid {
all sides on the Market street side &
street has been widened three feet at q
. request Of the Street and Sewer Depal
ment. The point at the intersection
Market and King streets has been roun
ed giving better entrance TO the Pa
Drive. A polished granite drinking fou
tain for horses and dogs, the gift Of {
Ensign Fountain Society, has been plac
- near the intersection Of Market King, a
- Sixteenth streets.
The Park Commission has placed lig
= on the fountain.
Q At West street and the South drive
steep bank, which obscured tho view ma
= ing dangerous corner. has been grad
: back and sodded. Planting has been dol
along the top OF the bank back Of Was
inatcr street school and along the pa