Evening journal., 1912-02-15
URGE CITY
PARK FOR
THIRD WARD
Third Ward Residents Tell
Commissioners CitlzenS
Want Breathing Spot

the Third ward. councilman f. n
Higgins, Of that ward was present 70
advance the cause Of that particular
section of the city. From ms TAX
he strongly favors the purchase OF the
plot of ground between Third and
Fourth streets and Madison and Mon
roe streets, except the properties fac
ing on Madison street, and he sub
mitted a number of petitions from
residents of that ward in this behalf.
Aside from these petitions several
letters we're read urging the board
to take action. These were from
State Senator Thomas NJ. Monaghan,
Col. William H. Blake and Dr. Earl
Bell. Col Blake was present at the
meeting and discussed with the mem
bers of the board the need of a park
in the Third ward.
There is pronounced sentiment
among the members OF the board
against the purchase of the Fourth and
Monroe street site, a portion of which
is occupied by the burned morocco
factory of the United Leather Com
pany, at the price the head OF the
concern, ID. L. Levy, asks for It, Szo'-
600. This price is considered e&-
orbitant
After the matter had been thorough
" gone into it was decided TO let
It rest with Messrs Higgins and Blake,
the former to call a meeting of the
residents OF the ward to which the
members of the Park Board Will be IN
vited to discuss the subject and arrive
at some agreement
The discussion started when the
park extension committe made re-
mort on the parks it was considering
for that section of the city. The SITES
under consideration are located at
Conrad and Jackson streets, the
Fourth and Monroe streets lot, and
the ground between Second and Third
streets, and West and Washington
streets
According to figures submitted these
lots can be purchased with buildings
thereon, as follows: The Conrad ana
Jackson streets site, containing l.52
acres for IS 1-2 cents a square foot,
$4,000; the Fourth and Monroe
streets ground containing Sc OF an
acre, at 81 90 per square foot. $4,000,
and the Third and West streets lot
containing 1876 acres for 6S.2 cents a
square foot. S40,500. President Ban
croft explained that the reason the
last named lot was so cheap was be-
cause the most expensive property on
II would be a gift to the city. Both
he and Mr.. Bell, a member OF me
board. favored the acquisition of ths
Third and West streets and Conrad
and jackson streets lots, I'm preference
10 investing money in the lot at Fourtf
and Monroe streets.
Mr.. Baynard. member of the board
t1.1.,c1,t cox mn urac auffrnlv t0o u1nrf
money to pay for the morocco plant
site. He said the ground, at this
figure. would bring S125 a foot front
more than any ground in the city Other
than that in Market street.
Mr.. Bell said he talked with Mr.
Levy, and the latter said he would
take nothip@ less than $4,000, and thC
latter considered the figure reasonable
az that Mr. Higgins, however
thought the price could be shaved
down. He did not favor the ThirC
and West streets site.
Col. Blake informed the board tha
the primary thing the residents in th'
vicinity of the morocco factory want
ed was the doing away With the plant
He said he looked with favor on thii
site for a park but would pay no sucl
money as Mr.. Levy demanded. HI
said he would rather invest the none!
in the other two propositions.
This difference of opinion in thi
site to be selected for a park will bl
aired at the public netting which Mr.
Higgins will arrange. In the mean
time the members of the Pork Boar'
will take no action
ImnrOVing Park Land.
President Bancroft announced tina
the contract for grading the piece o
park land at Tenth and dupont street.
had been given TO Alexander Patrell
Tor the stone he will get off tn
ground The latter gave his persona
bond to insure the city against dam
age to surrounding property from tn
effects of blasting rock.
There was opposition upon the par
Of Col. w. E. Stover, member Of Coun
ell. and President of Council Bensol
to a proposal Of President Bancroft
to purchase a runabout automobile 70
the use Of Park superintendent Mach
Col Slower. who is chairman of tn
Council finance committee, said he di
not know where the money to buy
machine would come from.
Mr. Bancroft made the suggestion
after the board. on motion, increase
the park superintendent's salary fror
81 $50 to $4,000 a year. It was brough
cut that Mr.. Mack used motorcycl
last summer, but suffered a break
down in health and the use of tn
motor wheel was attributed as tn
cause Of his illness.
Because Of the opposition OF tn
Councilmen IL was decided TO refe
the matter to the executive commit
tee
Mr.. Baynard said he had been i
consultation with City Solicitor Hast
ings relative to the park land at Thir
street bridge, recently condemne
for the proposed new bridge at tina
location. He said Mr. Hastings wa
considering whether there was nc
some means to stop the destructio
of the park. He also said that h
had instructed the city treasurer nc
20 accept the award made by tn
commission which condemned tn
land.
Mr.. Bancroft announced that ther
had been acquired without cost to tn
city a strip OF ground between ThiI
tieth and Thirty-first streets, and Hal
rison and Broome streets, the cit
already owning, two blocks of groun
there for park purposes and on hi
motion a deed placing the ground j
trust with the Security Trust an
Safe Deposit Company was ordere
spread on the minutes.
The report of finances Of the boar
showed a balance Of S11.O65. .06 Bill