Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-12
WARD MAY
GET A PLAYGROUND
Fiye-Acre Duncan Street
Plot Is Considered By
Park Commission
MAY CHANGE CITY
BOATS WHARFAGE

Recently many passenger boats
from Carney's Point, as we'll as num-
erous pleasure boats. have been using
the landing al Christiana Park and
the matter Of charging wharfage was
considered at length by the Park
Commissioners at their meeting yes
terday afternoon.
Councilman Draper thought that
there should be some facilities for
landing placed there if a charge was
made. At present those landing
there are compelled to crawl up on
the wharf.
Superintendent Mack thought that
! only commercial boats should be
charged wharfage. The matter was
left with Superintendent Mack to in
vestigate
Thomas NJ Monaghan said William
! II. Blake, a war veteran. had request
ed him TO state 10 the Park Commits
sion that the war veterans of this
city who have been taking care Of the
Old Soldiers Park at Fourteenth and
Market streets, desired that the COM
mission should look after it hereafter.
because Of the fact that the ranks Of
the old soldiers had become so thin
ned that they do not have a sufficient
number of able bodied men 70 keep
the park in condition. The request
was granted The old soldiers will
continue to see that a new flag will
be furnished for the flag pole when
needed.
The commission decided to sell the
old house at No 1908 Shallcross
avenue to the highest bidder II is
desired to have it removed so as TO
make room for path through the
park. The property has been renting
for 81 a month but is out of repairs
and it would require 500 to fix il up.
Several parties have offered 10 re-
move the house for the material.
President Bancroft called attention
to the fact that the improvement &C
count had been overdrawn to the ex-
tent of s135.SS. VI was decided that
despite this fact he work Of making
improvements should continue The
commission has balances in other ac-
counts. Councilman Draper stated
that the balance of the commission s
appropriation. $4,000, would soon be
given to them; $4,000 was advanced
last month.
The commissionSoonsidered at som,
length the purchase of ground for q
playground in Browntown. II was
suggested that a FIVE acre plot 81
Duncan street and Eighth avenue
and the city line be secured Par
of il belongs to the George II. Brown
heirs and the rest 10 the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The railroad will lease
only its ground. The matter wa
referred TO the Park Extension Com
! mittee.
It was reported that the Topki
shirt factory was still occupying tn
building at the playground, al Con
y cord and Adams street, but were pay
: ing rent They will vacate as 500
|. as their new factory on French stree
4 is finished. This will not be befor
: the first of the year. The rent goe
4 to the improvement account.
q John J. McGovern asked the com
r missioners to cooperate with him j.
q endeavoring to have the Street an
9 Sewer Department remedy condition
4 at Cornell and Beach streets, wher
a he SAYS water backs up from an oil
quarry and becomes a breeding plac
4 for MOSQUITOES. He would like n
: Park Commission to buy the quarry
Il The matter was referred to the eXecu
Z tive committee.
MI Monaghan said the Street an
n Sewer Department had erected a stet
b stack and removed the wooden STAG
o from the gymnasium at Third an
+ Madison streets. A concrete bas
n has been put in and the sewer re
It paired.
q A drain has been laid and cor
siderable grading done between III
il race and the creek opposite the GENE
is terry.
i Superintendent Mack was directe
to have a short piece of wooden fenc
at Pine street playground replaced B
an iron fence at a cost of S25.
, The request of the First Methods
- Protestant Church to hold bazaa
ie in the pavilion at Kirkwood Park O
August II, y. IS and IA was granite
Superintendent Mack was directe
- to have a concrete wall built alon
\ the west side Of the lot at Third an
70 Madison streets.
The offer of the Street and SewC
H. Department to send the earth froi
% Lowering avenue and Franklin sire
,s to the gully below the park drive wa
a accepted
superintendent Mack's division
receipts and expenditures into maiI
tenance and Improvements was a
follows: