Evening journal., 1911-06-15
M'KAY LAND TOO COSTLY

cred but not graded then. II was
graded, curbed and paved in 1908.
(b) miss Searles refused an Of
fer from James White in 1909 OF $500
per foot front for lot 19 feet on
Chestnut street, 10 feet deep which
adjoined his land at the northwest
corner of Broome and Chestnut
streets, for which he paid the same
price in 1889.
(c) philip II. Lynch bought OF
Philip Plunkett in October, 1909, a
lot at the southeast corner Of Front
and Broome streets, 10 feet on
Broome and so feet on Front at $500
per front foot.
I'D Or Mckay refused an unso-
licited offer OF S18 per front foot for
200 feet on Broome street at the north
east corner OF Broome and Linden
streets in October, 1910. This is very
low land
(e) Louis Lichtenstein paid James
3. Oberly in 1905 and 1906 two sales)
S25 per front foot at southwest corner
of Broome and Linden the lot being
146 feet on Broome by 100 feet on Lin
den.
"On Linden street:
Louis Lichtenstein in 1906 bought
Of James p. Oberly a lot on the south
side Of Linden street, 100 feet west of
Broome, 40 feet front by 146 feet deep
at $25 per front foot
John M. Stannard bought Of Peter
J. Ford a lot at the southeast corner
Of Linden and Rodney streets, 100 by
100 feet at SIC per front foot
"The last three sales being on the
Bayard property show the revival OF
land values I'm the neighborhood in less
than ten years after the Bayard sale
had slaughtered values for all land
owners around.
"On Clayton street
"The Woodlawn Company bought OF
William Connolly about March. 1911,
lot al the southwest corner of Maple
and Clayton streets. LOG feet on Clay
ton by 1875 feet on Maple. at S24.52 per
front foot on Clayton. Whether this
price includes the 5000 paid Mr.. Con-
nelly above his purchase price cannot
be learned
Land belonging to N. A. Bennett
on the east side of Clayton street be-
tween Front and Chestnut streets can
not be bought for S25 per front foot, II
being 90 feet inches deep and low
lying.
"These and other prices are shown
on the maps.
would answer the arguments
against Tusculums location for park
use by saying:
ITO say II would make a beautiful
park II only in some other place is
IaafI.IIs. 81.
ed neighborhood
I'm regard to its nearness to Della
more Playground and its interference
with the outside park through the
Richardson Run woods, I would say
that they should no more interfere
with each other or overhurden the
neighborhood than the three follow
ing which are in relatively the same
positions and among people who are
in not nearly so great need Of them,
viz Eighth Street Park, Cool Spring
Park and the Brandywine Park at Van
Burn street. And added to these is the
Rodney Street Reservoir tract, as will
be added we hope. In the southwest
section a baseball field for boys
"The encumbrance of buildings is
used as an argument against this nur-
chase The Pine Street Playground is
/ furnished with winter quarters in a
/ building, besides being near the Peo-
| pies Settlement The northern section
has the West End Reading Room and
the Rockford and Woodlawn Libraries.
The expense OF these is cared for by
the generosity of the neighbors and
William r. Bancroft kindly pays for
the maintenance of the libraries.
The people of the Tenth. Eleventh
and Twelfth wards would gladly help
to establish and carry on like advan-
tages for their boys and girls who need
help and care as much as those of any
other section of the city. If the build
ings are placed at their disposal, they
will do their part. The lack of shelter
In a family park has often been eX-
perienced when sudden storm arises
on a hot afternoon The thought that
buildings detract from park lands is
decidedly out of date.
Please remember that this park
loan of S250000 is to be spent main
ly south of Sixth street and there is
sufficient for the needs of this region
II II Is not drawn upon for the al
ready favored sections
According to the above sales, $685.
600 is the lowest value at which we
can offer Tusculum to you. And /
am allowed to name that price only
until the thirtieth Of June. 1911, and
/ reserve the privilege of refusing that
price after the above date.
"The values | have placed as fol-
lows.
Broome ST.. 39S IT, at sos s 9.95O.OO
Rodney ST., 37S #. at S25 9,45O.OO
Chestnut st. % n. at s25 2.35O.OO