Evening journal., 1916-01-13

THE EVENING JOUF
grade and considerable filling has
been done in the part below Conrad
street
Sixteenth and Walnut Streets Play
ground The ground near the swim
ming pool has been graded and a
drinking fountain has been installed.
Pine Street Playground-A wire
fence has been erected on both the
Fourth and the Pine streets sides Of
the ground and a short iron fence
between the playground and the ad-
joining school lot.
Recreation-A back stop has been
erected at the ball field on the
ground OF the Delaware Granite &
Mining Company, at Seventeenth and
Church streets.
Swings and tables have been plac-
ed at the picnic grounds in North
Brandywno Park.
One hundred and ffty-two base
ball games we're scheduled with an
attendance Of 25,742. The parks now
provide:
Twelve full size baseball diamonds
Three small size baseball diamonds.
Twenty-six tennis courts.
Fairgrounds Supervised play has
been carried on at Delamore and
KirkwOod Parks, at Pine Street, Con-
rad Street. and Walnut Street Play
grounds, and on grounds lent for
that purpose at Lobdell and Chapel
streets and at Twenty-third and
Spruce streets.
The commission has lent and set
up apparatus near No. II School
where the Wilmington Playground
Association has provided leaders and
at Twenty-second and Jefferson
streets where the Washington Heights
Playground Association has provided
leaders.
As in previous years a playground
for small children has been cOnduc-
ted on park land near Union street
and the Parkway, Mrs. Alfred ID
Warner bearing the expense.
Swimming Pools.
The swimming pools were open from
June J to September %. inclusive. Tn
attendance has been as follows:
Brandywme-Men pay. 2.S6l; free
l5,g05; women, pay, 4,2Ol free, S.lO6
total. 81 .O70; receipts. S70d.S0.
Delamore Men, free, 81 $50; womcr
free. BOB; total, 25,202
Kirkwood Men. free 26,361; womcr
free, s,3l0; total, 3i6dI
Walnut Men, free. l4,G9d; womcr
/ free 137. total 1883.
\ comparison with last year shows
gain in attendance of l6,iO7 and in re
ccipts of Sl53.
The expense of maintenance has bee
! Sl .lO3.03 or S30G23 more than the rC
ceipts The gross expenditures pc
bather has been one cent, the net .
of one cent.
Financial statement for year endin
December 81, 1875
Receipts.
Balance at last report .......Sll,7s7.5
Annual appropriation for i'm
provemcnt, management and
care ..... ................... z0uVU.
Transfer from special account. 9,3s2.l
Rents .................. 2,O675
From a. I. DUPONT for Alapo
cas- Road .................. ,40O.'
From William p Bancroft for
Alapocas Road ............ ,43o.-
Swimming pools .......... 70G'
Levy Court for earth at Third
street bridge ............. 1884.
Sale of old buildings ........ 326'
Interest Observation-Disclosures. 1917
Cilpin and Park avenues, trees
fund .............+... luu'
Right OF way rental. s........ 33!
Sale of wood ............... 10.
sale of old material ........ 4.
, Total ....... $4,000.
Expenditures for Maintenance.
Guards ....... .SlO.2ll.
{ Maintenance .............. 3,205.
2 Engineering and superiutend-
ent .................. .-.''.' Z,1'u'
Playground ............'.... 2'4oH
Grass cutting ................ l'tso.
Swimming pools ............. l,lO3.
Lighting ........,.......... WI
General expense ...........,. OSN.
{ Renairs to roads ............ G35
Automobile ............ SO.
Care of trees and shrubbery. 400
Tools .... .............. 2s4
Rented property .-........... 2Ob
Gilpin aud Park avenues. trees 1876
Office expense ............... lo3
Repairs TO buildings ........ ll4
| Recreation ........-,..,.,.,. lOS
100 ........s...s--...
- fcnclng .+..-.+.... ....s.s...s oU
Icssup a Moore hedge ....... H.
!. Planting ,...... .............t..
+ Total .......... S25 .o35
u Expenditures for Improvement.
Grading Observation-Disclosures. Si.3GO
u Alapocas Road .............. 2,SS9
Christiana wharf ............ 600
lowering avenue sidewalk . l,4dO
y Third and Madison improve
y mcnts Observation-Disclosures. l.A2i
e Improvement to Lowering Ave. G3a
Sidewalk ...... .......... 46N
Eden gymnasium ............ 43s
"a Recreation ............-..... 4bi
~ Curb ....................... 3.20l
Rowan court o.. ....,....... 21O
y Minor improvements ......... 23l
= Eighteenth street Improvement l20
!, Fencing ..-......-......... l4U
{, Drainage ................ 9l
u Elliott Run sewer ........ 81
, Planting .................. 65
N Foot paths f......... .~.... 33
u Elliott Run comfort house,. IS
- Neathervane ................ II
F. Total Observation-Disclosures. Sl5l3l
4 EXONERATE MOTORNAN