Evening journal., 1913-07-10
COMMISSION
WOULD SAVE
PLAYGROUND
Will Fight COunty'S Plan to
Build Bridge Approaches
on Land
TO SURVEY NORTH
SIDE PARK LANDS

Members OF the Board OF Park Com
missioners at their meeting yesterday
afternoon adopted motion instructns
their committee to take all steps neces-
sary TO prevent the New Castle county
Levy Court from bisecting Christana
Park at Third and Church streets. IL
was also decided TO notify the Levy
Court ol this action and refer Them 10
the plans adopted last year which had
been accepted by the old Levy Court
In addition to going on record as be-
ing opposed TO the building OF tho bridge
approaches on the land, the bridge com
mittee OF the board composed Of Samuel
II. Baynard, Edgar l.. Haynes and lrenee
DUPONT were authorized to take such 10.
gal measures as may be necessary to
maintain their position II this is to be
done, City Solicitor Hastings will rep.
resent the board
The subject was brought up when Mn
Bnynard, who presided in the absence
OF William L. Bancroft, stated that the
committee had held meeting with tho
said he did not have much confidence. how.
ever, IN the result OF Che meeting. nc
said one member of the court said 1T
was devil Of Fairgrounds, with men
/ playing baseball on it," The next minute
Mr.. Baynard said the Levy Courtmar
and fellow member we're on the
grounds playing baseball
Mr.. DUPONT said that Levy Courtman
] I.I 4
! going through the park no matter what
happened. Mr.. dupont said he had re-.
/ Gently watched trnihc approach the
bridge by way of Fourth street, as we'll
az the railroad crossings, and in one hall
hour the gates at tho Fourth street
crossing OF the railroad were closed ten
times while at Third street they closed
but twice.
William p. Bancroft, president of the
board who also is president Of the
| Woodlawn Company, owners OF consid.
erable lands on the north side Of the
Brandywine opposite Rockford, wrote a
communication 10 the board stating that
his. company owned considerable lands
within the district bounded by the Bran.
dywinc state line and the Concord turn.
pike which was purchased in the hope
that when the city Is larger it may he
park lands. II was MIR. Bancroft's desire
TO have y Typographical survey made OF
these lands and he would like Park Su.
pcrintendent Mack TO make such sur.
Noy between now and July ! Of next
year. BY having Mr.. Mnck make tho
survey, the letter said that the Wood
lawn Cemetery Company would pay fol
his time that Of his assistants. tho hir,
..N a. i IL
use of their office In this manner thl
board would receive additional funds. u
his letter Mr., Bancroft suggested thai
all bills be sent to his company monthly
The board approved Of the plsn and
referred Il TO the executive commit
tee for final approval.
The offer OF the Concord Heights
Company to donate a triangular piece
of land At the Boulevard and Frank
lin streets was made but as the board
was unable to lay cement side
walk around II just at present tho
offer had to be rejected. The land
company offered the plot with the
provision that walks be laid around
II. Shortage of funds at this time
would not permit this work.
William y. May, owner OF a traci
Of land al Lobdeh. Claymont snC
Chappell streets, asked II II wer,
true that the board intended to es
tablish playground in that section
He said he had two prospective pur
chasers for the land but would lie
the park board have Il II they desired
No price was mentioned. The mat
ter was referred TO the park exten
, sion committee.
The treasurer's report showed
balance last month OF S1.2S673, re
ceipts of S2,97733. expenditures. 80,
2671S, with a balance OF S7lO15 In
cluded IN the receipts was a donation
OF $500 from william p. Bancroft
Because OF the lack OF funds the par
board has been handicapped, and tina
IL might not he compelled to abandon
any of its regular maintenance wor
p Mr.. Bancroft made a donation OF 81,
, 500. Bills amounting TO S6i5.S2 wer
= allowed for payment as soon as fund
; are received from Council The score
2 tary was instructed TO write Councl
? asking that body for something o
account until the regular park appro
3 priatiOn is made.