Evening journal., 1915-07-15
PARK BOARD ENDS
YEAR WITH Balance
Superintendent Mack Re-
ports $315O.93 Left Over
From Last Year
MAYOR MEETS WITH
THE COMMISSIONERS

Superintendent Mach stated at the
monthly meeting OF the Park Com
mission yesterday afternoon that that
department had closed the fiscal year
ending June 30. with a balance or
S3,150.93. II was stated, however,
that some money would be required to
tide over the department until the
annual appropriation is received from
the CITY Council This is not usually
received until some time In August.
The expenditures OF the department
are the heaviest during the summer
months because the swimming pools
and Fairgrounds are In operation. II
was decided TO ask City Council TO ad-
vance $4,000 to the commission on the
annual appropriation.
Mayor James r. Price, President of
Council H. G. Downward and Oscar
Draper, chairman of the finance com
mittee of City Council, attended the
meeting of the commission. W. @.
Mendinhall presided in the absence of
President William p. Bancroft.
The executive committee presented
a report which was adopted The
committee reported that IL had de-
cided to furnish and set up apparatus
for a playground in the Ninth ward
II the residents of the neighborhood
would supply the attendants.
Bids for grading Alapocas drive
were received as follows: Alfred Nc
Dowell earth per cubic yard 95 cents (:
rock per cubic yard. Sl.S5 Alex. Pc
trillo. earth per cubic yard, $l.15;
rock per cubic yard. Sl50 James
Dougherty earth per cubic yard, 80
cents; rock per cubic yard, Si.60
All Of the bids we're rejected and tho
superintendent directed 10 have the
line cleared Of trees and stumps
Il was decided 10 lay paths to the
pump at Nineteenth and Brlnkle ave-
nue.. President Bancroft had offered
TO bear the cost II funds arc not
Forthcoming. Superintendent Mack
was directed 20 inform the Levy
Court that the Park Commission will
macadamize the approach to August
inc bridge and provide suitable
guards.
Superintendent Mack reported that
the occupants of the house at Second
and Adams streets have complained
that water from the Conrad street lot
has damaged their carpet.
The matter was referred to Super
intendent Mack and Thomas NJ. Mona
chan,
Superintendent Mack was directed
TO sell the old building al Third and
i Church streets to the highest bidder.
AT the request Of the Street aud
Sewer Department a concrete curb
has been laid on the south side Of
Sixth street. from Ferris street west
TO the b. & o. r. r.
The work of grading In North
Rrandywine Park is progressing
favorably Earth from building opera
tions has been received ats ConraC
street. Third and Madison and Chris.
tana Park.
Twenty-Five thousand. three hun.
dred and forty-eight persons have
| used the swimming pools OF the city
during the past month. The receipts
of the pools for the month amount tc
S995O.
OF the 25.34S persons using the
pools during the month 545 were paid
+ men. and lS.97S were free men. and
$50 were paid women and 5,377 were
I free women.
The attendance az the Brandywins
pool for the month was 646T. OF
whom 545 were paid men and 4.25S
were free men, 45O were paid womer
and 1,2l4 were free women The at
tendance at the Delamore Park poo
was 6.341. of whom 5.534 were mel
and S07 were women. At the Kirk
wood pools, the attendance was z.
707, of whom 6.O39 we're men and l..
6SS were women. The attendance a
the Sixteenth street pool was 4.S3,
of whom 3.1l5 were men and III
were women.
II was stated that the filling a
Third and Madison has reached
point where IL will soon be necossar
TO stop unless the Shipley Run sewe
can be covered. President of Council
Downward stated that the Street an
Sewer Department had promised Z
start work at once on the work @
covering up the sewer.
Payrolls amounting 10 S2.237. 9
were ordered paid
Treasurer William pueh nre.enta