Evening journal., 1915-06-10
MORE LAND FOR
CITY PARK SYSTEM
Mr.. DUPONT Presents Tract
Bordering on Rising
Sun Lane
NINTH WARD WOMEN
WANT PLAYGROUND

Al the meeting OF lut budiu VI NofN
Commissioners yesterday afternoon
announcement was made that Pierre
S. dupont had donated TO the Park
Commissioners a plot of ground at
Rising sun Bridge Lane, near the COW
cred bridge. on the stipulation that ,
IL WAS to be used solely for park
purposes The deed for the ploi was
produced az the meeting.
The deed was formally accepted and ,
a letter of thanks ordered sent TO Mr. /
dupont A letter was then drawn up /
and signed by all the commissioners /
On the plot a house was formerly lo- I
Gated The land will be an addition 10
Rockford Park, wherein il is situated. /
Announcement was made that all
arrangements had been completed for
a change in line for the road in Alapo-
cas- Woods and the sale to Alfred /.
DUPONT of four and a half acres OF
park land in the woods. The road is
TO be built from near Alapocas Run
70 the northerly corner OF the park
and viii be partly ON line further
down the hill than the line hereto
laid out which is 1876 feet from tho
land conveyed TO Alfred /. DUPONT.
The change in line will improve the
lessen the amount OF grading.
The sale Of the tract Of land TO Mr.
DUPONT has already been sanctioned
by City Council and the matter will
nov be referred TO Mayor Howell.
President of Council William L. White
said be had hecn requested by the women
of shc Washington Heights Club TO ask
the Park Commission IL IL could not give
them assistance IN the matter Of sccur-
ing and fitting up a playground for the
children Of the Ninth ward. He stated
that the women we're talking of making
a house to.hou~c canvass of the ward for
funds II necessary.
Mr. White thought the Park Commits
sioners might have some of its play.
ground fund left with which il could
purchase equipment for such play
ground lie said If the Park Commits
sioners ran short the incoming City
Council would probahly come across a
little as the present one had and help
10 make up such deficit by giving them
money from the mcidontals appropria-
tion. lie thought the councilman from
the Ninth ward would be a member of
the finance committee, and he would no
doubt interest himself and see that such
n deficit. IL there was one. would be
taken care Of lie said the women had
two plots of ground under consideration
One belongs to the Benjamin Elliott es
tate. and is opposite No 30 school, ai
Concord avenue and Boulevard. and an
other is the Lea property, on the east
side near Market street,
Superintendent Mack thought the ap
paratus for the playground would COS
about SIS and the cost of running tn
about $500.
Mr.. White said about 100 women
had organized the Washineton
Heights Club and they we're on the
job and determined there should be a
playground in the Ninth ward. They
wished the Park Commissioners to
take some decisive action at once one
way or the other and II the commits
sionors decided against them they
could then make up their minds
whether TO drop the matter or make
a house-to-house canvass
The matter was referred to the
executive committee TO ascertain the
cost Of equippng such playground
The committee was given power tC
act
President White bid farewell to th,
Park Commission as member o.
tho board as his retirement as Pres
ident Of Council will remove hin
from the board. He said he appre
ciated the efforts the members werl
making TO improve the park land o
the city and that in his unofiicia
life he would do everything that n
may be able to do TO assist the goo
work being accomplished by tn
board
Edgar l.. Haynes suggested the lay
ing out OF tennis courts al Gilpi
avenue between Rodney and Clayto
streets. The matter was referred Z
the executive committee.
request from the CongressiOns
Union OF the Equal Suffrage AssociS
fion for permission 10 preser
Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
north Brandywine Park hetwee
Eighteenth street and the Boulevarl
on June %. was referred 10 the cxecl
tive committed II was stated that N
play would not be made the occasio
for a suffrage propaganda There ma
be a collection or a merely nominl
charge made
Thomas NJ. Monaghan, who va
presiding in the absence OF Presidei
Bancroft. said he thought there woul
be- no objection to granting the r.
quest
The report Of William Bush, trea
urer. showed a balance in bank
last report OF S9.576.S4 with receip
from rents amounting TO s126.50,
total Of S9.703.34. expenditure
amounted TO $3.sS6.50. leaving ha
ance in bank of S6416.S4. The FRI
Zoo Association accounts at last r
port amounted to S340.99 with expe
ditures OF $S3.33. leaving a balan,
on hand Of S257.66.
The finance committee reports
having examined bills amounting
$4,000 bearing the approval of d