Evening journal., 1916-01-13
W.P. BANCROFT AGAIN
Heads PARK BOARD
Is Selected UNANIMOUSLY at
Annual Meeting of the
Department
.LEP MOOSE HOLD
CARNIVAL IN PARK

AZ the reorganization meeting of the
Park Commissioners yesterday afternoon
William r. Bancroft was unanimously
reelected csident At the unanimous
wish of the members of the board
President Bancroft was made an active
member of the executive committee, al
though he is an ex-ohicio member of all
committees.
President Bancroft named the follow
ing committees; Executive, William r
Bancroft, Samuel H. Baynard. j. l.. Car.
penter and II. NJ. Candy; finance, lrenet
DUPONT. jerome B. Bell and !. H. Dandy
park extension, Jerome b. Bell, h. l.
Haynes. Thomas NJ. Monaghan, Stirling
II. Thomas.
Wilmington Lodge, 40. ls4, Loyal
Order of Moose. was granted permission
hv a unanimous vote 10 use Kirkwood
Park for a carnival during the week OF
May Is. The lodge promised to make
good any damage. Frank NJ Sewer and
Edward duRoss. committee from the
lodge. appeared before the board.
At the request of General James H.
Wilson, chairman of the Caesar Rodney
Equestrian Statue Committee. John H.
Danby was appointed to represent the
park commissioners on the committee
lie said the placing of the statue on the
proposed site of the present Court House
will evidently be putting il on park
property. and the committee desire to
have member of the Board of Park
Commissioners work in conjunction with
them. General Wilson gave a talk on
the history of Caesar Rodney, describing
him as the greatest man of Delaware.
lie explained the reason for the selec-
tion of the proposed site aud gave a brief
resume of the work Of sculptor Kelly.
At the suggestion Of Samuel II.
Baynard IL was decided that the resO-
lutions passed during the year in the
eases of the deaths Of Samuel Ban
croft and William J. Mendinhall be i'm.
corporated in the annual report. Il
was also decided to include a picture
of the old Barley Mill stone, painted
by II. Braunstein. with an appropri-
ate account of the history Of the
same. in the report. Permission was
granted to II. NJ. Candy to remove
this stone from it's present site at
the foot of Jackson street to his own
property. Although the stone has
been in the park since the days of the
old mill il is a family relic of Mr..
Candy and when he signifed his de-
sire to move it to his lawn it met with
no objection. He will submit the his
toric sketch to the board and it will
be printed in the yearly report.
A resolution was passed recon.
mending to City Council the appro-
priation of money for the purchase
of land in Prices Run district. in
Guiding the block bounded by Chest
nut, Franklin, Linden. Broome and
the lot west of Eighth avenue and
south of Duncan street
The appointments of William p
Bancroft and Irenee duPont as com
missioners were read.
superintendent Mack was directed
to ask bids for the tearing down OF
the old factory on Conrad street.
II was decided TO rent the commits
sion's building at Fourth and Pine
streets. Superintendent Mack report
ed that the work of grading AlapOcas
road is under way. The rain and bad
weather has interfered with the pro
gress of the work:
Filling has continued at the Con
rad street ground.
The treasurer's report for Decem
her showed balance of $l1,92S.77 and
a balance in account No. of S6S0.51
Division of receipts and expendi
lures into maintenance and improve
ment.'
Balance at last report. S1O06j.O6:
cash from rents s4S6: interest on
bank deposit, S196.90: Gilpin and Park
avenue trees. S197SS; A. I. DUPONT
for Alapocas road. S1450; W. p. Ban
croft for Alapocas road, Sl43944; to-
tai, S13.S35.2S; expenditures. S245S.34 :
balance. $li,37694: special account
for Augustine bridge, $546.SS; total
Sf1g2377