Evening journal., 1914-04-09
Injunction HALTS
WORK ON BRIDGE
Park Board Takes Legal
Step to Save Playground
For East Side
ARGUMENT ON RULE
IN COURT APRIL Il

A'0uB WlNn lNt NiItttion OF iht
Board of Park Commissioners, City
Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings today OBJ
tanned from Chancellor Curtis
an order restraining the Levy
Court and the Atlas Bridge Company
from working on the Christiana Park
or an Bridge street In connection with
the construction of the new bridge
The writ is returnable April 2l. The
Park Commission objects 20 the bridge
approach being built on Christiana
Park, unless II can get a park site
out OF the property Of the old Diamond
State Steel Company.
The question was fought out be-
tween the Park Commission and the
Levy Court yesterday afternoon and
when the latter body served notice on
the Park Board that work on the
bridge would not be stopped the Park
Board took the legal action today to
restrain the work on the park site and
Bridge street.
Levy Courtmen Burris, Groves and
Gooding. representing the Levy Court
appeared before the Park Board meet
ing yesterday. Mr.. Burris was spokes-
man OF the delegation, while Samuel
II. Baynard, of the Park Board, took
the initiative for that body. The dis
cussion hinged upon request by the
Park Board that the Levy Court cease
further work on the bridge until April
Is, at which time the board Will know
If the sale Of the Diamond State steel
Company Is confirmed By the chancol-
lor and whether the plot OF ground
that they are negotiating for as a new
park site will be available.
This request was put to the Levy
Courtmen by William =. Bancroft,
president of the Park Board. Mr.
GoOding asked what steps would be
taken by the Park Board I'm case the
Levy Court consented TO hold up the
work until after April 49, and the
Park Board should find at that time
that the plot of ground they are af-
ter Is not available He was informed
that should this be the case the Park
Board would Immediately apply for
an Injunction TO restrain the Levy
Court from further work on the
/ bridge. Mr.. Gooding remarked that
! he did not see what the court would
! therefore gain by holding mp the
work
Mr. Burris opposed delaying the
work upon the bridge
The debate was conducted mainly
between Messrs. Burris. and Baynard
and on several occasions the debate
became heated and rather personal.
81 suppose you think the Park
Board is all wrong2" queried Mr.. Bay
nard
a certainly do" replied Mr.. Bur
ris.
well, there are a number OF tax.
payers who are sorry they can't gel
along without the Levy Court" re.
turned Mr.. Baynard.
On one occasion Mr.. Burris. reply
ing TO Mr.. Baynard. stated somewhat
emphatically that he always tried to
please the people I'm all his acts
rather than be led by his own per-
sonal feeling. He mentioned that he
had voted for the condemnation
awards for the Concord crossing be-
cause the people had demanded II
and against his own personal con-
viction in the matter, as he had felt
that 1t was giving $4,000 OF the tax
payers money away.
When the discussion began Mr..
Baynard took exception 10 the stand
Mr. Burris has taken on the matter of
acquiring Christiana Park for an ap-
proach to the bridge. Mr.. Burris re-
piled that the Park Board was alone
In it's opposition 10 the proposed
bridge approach site. He said that all
the other city departments favored
the project, which was a big city i'm
provement, and mentioned that Cap
tain Wilson, of the Board of Water
Commissioners had wished him luck
and urged him to go ahead with the
work. He said he was opposed TO
spending money for Fairgrounds,
which he declared was money USE
lessly spent. He asserted that % per
cent. OF the people on the East Side
favored the bridge approach over the
park.
man Stover attended the meeting, tool,
Exception 20 Mr.. Burris's statements and
said that If % per cent. OF the people on
the East Side favored the approach on
the park site he had failed 70 find them
lAir Kane said he believed that % per
cent. favored saving the park. A heated
debate of personal naturc followed De
tween the two, both Mr.. Burris an'
Mr.. Kane becoming very angry.
Mr.. Baynard asked Mr. Burris If there
was anv necessity for destroying th'
only park in that ward for a bridge ap
.proach
Mr. Burris declared that there was, al
Third street was not desirable for thi
purpose. eve want TO 60 ahead and moi
backward" he declared.
Il would hate to see il like you se'
it, returned Mr.. Baynard.
Councilman Stover reminded Mr.. Bur
ria that the annual amount OF take
spent for parks was very small as com
pared to the total amount Of taxes paid
He wanted 20 know why Mr.. Burris wa
80 anxious 10 push the Third stree
bridge proposition when il was so viii
ing to hold up other matters OF lik'
kind.
Mr.. Burris replied that the Thir'
street bridge in its present form is cost
ling the county $50 week Tor repairs.
Mr.. Baynard asked If any inlur'
would be done to the bridge If tn
Court would delay the work unit
the matter of the confirmation of tn
sale of the Diamond State Steel Com
many was settled. We don't wan
any more OF this flim-flam stuff" h
continued.
Mr.. Burris took exception to tn
word "flim-flam." He finally answer
ed Mr.. Baynard's question by sayinl
that he had received instruction
from the bridge committee and Lev
Court to 20 ahead with the work OF
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