Evening journal., 1912-03-14

First. Third aud Tenth wards, if
Council would favor the passage of
the act i'm the Legislature Of a bond
issue Of S250,000 for park purposes.
Mr.. Bancroft said he favored oXpend-
ing the bulk OF the money in the con-
gested portions in the southern part
/ OF the city.
Mr.. Blake said that he represented
/ the Third ward i'm Council thirty
years ago. and at no time was there
the opportunity afforded. that there is
at the present, to place park in that
community.
Mr.. Bader expressed the opinion
that before the Park Commission got
through with turning the Third and
West streets plot into a park
/ that site would cost much more
money than the plot Of ground at
/ Fourth and Monroe streets.
Br. Bell a member Of the board, adj
mitted that the committee from the
Third ward had him guessing and
while he had not decided what he
would do. he would do the right thing
in any event TO the best of his Judg-
ment.
Mr.. Bancroft Causes Stir.
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., who was pres
ent al the meeting, was obliged 70
leave on account Of business en-
gagement. but stated before going
that he for one would not vote 10
recommend the purchase of the
ground in question. He mentioned
that it was the lowest ground in the
ward. and further than that, the bed
of Shipley run sewer passed under II
and that there would have to be an
inlet to it in the park. which Wouil
make the park a place for mos
uuitoes and stencil due to the morocco
factories in that section.
Senator Monaghan did not relist
this remark, and insisted on Mr.
Bancroft remaining to hear what h'
had to say, but the latter left. Mr.
Monaghan stated that there didn'
have to be an opening into the sewer
i'm the park, and explained that ther,
already were openings at Third ant
Fourth streets.
Mr. Lynch later remarked that HI
didn't like the idea of being told tha
the men who lived in that section o
the city and brought up families there
had raised their children among
mosquitoes He hoped the boarC
would not be influenced by the alb
sent members remarks
Mr.. Higgins asked Mr. Bell durinl
the discussion if he favored the acqui
sition Of all three plots and the lat
ter replied that he would favor this
Senator Monaghan remarked tina
that would do away. for all time, Wit
the question Of parks in either of tn
wards
Colonel Stover made the statemen
, that there were five members Of tn
{ old Council i'm the present body VIII
, had favored the placing Of parks Il
the First, Third and Tenth wards an
added that it would require nine vote
to pass an ordinance for a bond issu
for the purchase of parks His inten
, tion was to show that the measur
! might be defeated.
: II was on Mr.. Baynard's motion tha
the petitions to be presented to th
Park Board members for their cor
; sideration of the acquisition of th
parks we're ordered drawn.
Before the meeting adjourned a LEI
l ter from former City Treasurer How
ard ID Ross was read in which he fa'
ored the selection of the ground /;
| Third and West streets for
park site. He thought il was the bel
adapted and set forth that the groun
there was high and the price 10y
while at Fourth and Monroe streeI
the ground was low and the priC
high. He also thought that one Of II
brown stone mansions on the grour
could be retained and converted I'M
branch library