Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
YEARS WORK OF
CITY PARK BOARD
Balance of $11,78S.59 Re-
ported; Mr.. Bancroft
Reelected President
BATH HOUSES
PROVED POPULAR

At the annual meeting of the Board
of Park Commissioners yesterday
afternoon, the report of Park Super
intendent e. r. Mack was received,
officers for the ensuing year elected
and various committees appointed.
William p. Bancroft was unani-
mously reelected president and two
official certificates were received
from Resident Judge Herbert L. Rice,
stating that he had re-appointed Com
missioners Jerome b. Bell and JOS
eph l.. Carpenter, Jr., for terms of
five years each.
The following committees we're re-
appointed by President Bancroft:
executive committee, Samuel II. Bay
nard. Joseph l.. Carpenter. Jr.. and
II. NJ. Candy: finance committee,
lrenee DUPONT. jerome 3. Bell and
Col. Weller L. Slower; park extension
committee. Jerome b. Bell, William
G. Mendinhall, E. L. Hayes and
Thomas NJ. Monaghan.
Engineer Mack in his annual report
states that the funds available for the
use of the commission have been bal
ance Of S6,6O9.37;
The current appropriation from City
Council for improvement, management
and care Of $4,000;
The sale of old buildings amounting
to s526;
The usual receipts from rentals,
swimming pools. interest. refunds, etc,
amounting to S2,2376l;
Receipts for work done by the depart
inent 1886, and transfers by City
Council from the special fund for pur-
chase and Improvement of park lands
amounting to $4,000;
The expenditures for the year have
been:
For maintenance. S25. 237. 90; for i'm
provements, Sl5.73Ogs; for approaches
to DUPONT street bridge, S70l3; leaving
balance of Sll,7Ss.59.
Acquisition of Land.
The following tracts have been &C.
quiredi
l. The ground in the block bounded
/ by Second Third, Adams and jackson
streets; 10 properties. which with the beo
Of Conrad street, amount TO l.52 acres.
The cost including expense of ac-
| QUESTION was S54.131SO.
I ?. The property at Third and
Madison streets. 173 1874; "A acres
at cost of S22.250.
3. Land south of Third street and
east of Church; 2 properties amount
ing TO 2.44 acres at a cost of sac
966.O5.
4. A lot on the north side of Fiji
! teenth street east of Heald. 20 $50
! decided by ilghman Johnston and his
sister, Mrs. Candy. free of cost.
8. One and twenty-five one hun
dredth acres at the northeasterly
corner of Alapocss Woods; secured
from the E. l. DUPONT de Nemours
Powder Company by William P. Ban
croft.
Sixteen and thirty-Hve hundredths
acres of Alapocas Woods has been
sold to A. l. DUPONT
No action has been taken on the
recommendation Of the commission
for the purchase of a greater part Of
the land in the square bounded by
Broome, Franklin. Chestnut and Lin
den street, and of the land in the
square bounded by Second, Third
West and Washington streets.
Superintendent Mack treats OF tn
Improvements made at each playgroun,
or park in the city during the year an'
states that 273 ball games were played
on park lands with an attendance o
about 10000. Increase in swimming poo
attendance last year was 20.9l9 and al
increase of Sl53lO in receipts was re
ported. The cost of maintaining tn
pools was $9O657 and the receipt
S553.s0, leaving a deficit of S352.77.
The pools were open from June T.
September 10 and the attendance was a
fnllc,,-s