Evening journal., 1912-07-11
PARK BOARD
OFFERS BRIDGE
TO The COUNTY
Would Turn Over Abandoned
B. 6 0. Railroad Structure
to Levy Court
NO ACTION TO GET
NEW PARKS FOR CITY

The Board of Park Commissioners
Of their monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon, decided TO offer to the
Levy Court, through City Council.
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge
crossing the Brandywine creek. which
property was transferred to the, city
by the railroad company in an ex-
change for approaches to the com
panys new bridge at Eighteenth
street. The Levy Court now has
control of bridges in the city
A resolution to the above effect was
offered by President William p. Ban
croft of the board and will be taken
up with Council by the executive
committee. The bridge will need
about $4,000 expended on it to make
Il ready for public traffic.
AT present the bridge approaches
are fenced off. and grading would be
necessary to enable teams to get to
the bridge, and It also would be ne
cessary 10 plank the entire struc-
ture before it could be opened to
public travel.
The chairman, Jerome B. Bell. of
the park extension committee, re-
ported progress on the matter of ex-
tendiag the park system. He said he
had nothing else to report.
President Bancroft remarked that
the board had recommended the ac-
uuisition of one piece Of ground in the
city, to the Council, but the recon-
mendafion had not yet been adopted
Mr.. Mendenhall added that one. oi
the members of the board, also a
member of Council. had said that the
Park Commission already had sufh-
cient number of parks to look after
There was no further discussion on
the subject
President Bancroft brought up the
matter of erecting offices for the use
of the park superintendent and tht
board. he stating that he understood
that the Water Commissioners did no.
exactly like It because the park su'
perintendent had an Office in th'
building of that department. He
said he was informed that the Watei
Board had only extended the use O.
the meeting room Of that body toi
The Park Commissioners to hold theil
meetings in. Mr.. Bancroft said he wal
satisfied to hold the board meetings
In the Council chambers. where thel
always had been held. No action wal
taken on the matter.
On motion OF Mr.. Bell an increas'
of $3.50 a week in the salary OF I'M
park guard at the Christiana Park
to bring it up to the wages receives
bv other guards was left with IN
executive committee .
The Street and Sewer Department
will he requested to extend IN
- Franklin street sewer at Eighteenth
street 125 feet in order that the Bal
timore and Ohio R. R. may complet
the fll-in at that point and so ina
the roadway may be opened to IN
public.
The treasurer's report showed
balance at the last meeting o
s707S.37 with receipts since then o
s1S0.20 Bills paid amounting =
s3.727 80 leaves a balance of S44al.2'
The balance in the free zoo accoun
is S17759
President Bancroft announced tina
while the bills and payrolls for IN
first two weeks in July would D
taken care of. there was no money I
carry on the department for the las
two weeks in the month. It was DC
cided to request the City Council I
advance the money desired ratne
than have the board go to the eA
pense Of borrowing IT,