Evening journal., 1916-01-13

! Playground in lower part of Ninth
ward. $4,000; Playground over Third
street bridge, $4,000; total, S24O.-
600.
improvements North Brandywine
! Park Improvement OF Glenn avenue
and Iessup road from Market street
TO city line. $4,000; Sidewalk Low
| ering avenue, etc. $4,000; Clayton
4 Park, $500: Woodlawn Park. ST.
600: Stapler Park $500; Lincoln
! Park. $4,000; Christiana Park, S5,-
OOO Sixteenth and Walnut streets
grounds S200 Conrad street ground,
$4,000: Third and Madison streets,
5000: Miscellaneous, $780, total
$4,000
The bill as presented was not pass
cd. but i'm its stead City Council was
given power to borrow for park pur-
poses without further authority from
| the Legislature.
North Brandywne park.-The
grading operations near the Baltimore
and Ohio r. r. is nearly completed.
The scarcity Of labor and teams has
delayed the work
Three baseball diamonds and a
football field have been laid out on
the Baynrd Athletic Grounds. Back
stops and goal posts have been
erected.
The grade of the North Drive
where il crosses Elliotts Run has
been raised and Connections made with
the road to Eighteenth street
South Brandywine Park-A con
crete sidewalk has been constructed
along the north side Of Lowering ave
nue. from Van Burcn street TO the
park drive west Of Rodney street.
Two tennis courts have been con-
structed and considerable grading
done between the race and the creek
opposite the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery.
The grading for two tennis courts
near Shallcross avenue and Rowan
street has been nearly completed.
The gully near the end OF FRANKLIN
street has been filed
Rockford Park-Concrete paths have
been laid from the end OF Delaware
avenue to Nineteenth street below MT.
Salem Church and from Nineteenth
street and Brinckle avenue to the
pump.
The tennis courts made last season
N have been very much used
Alapocas Woods.--lt was decided 10
change the route for the new road
from that previously decided upon for
part of the distance 453 acres lying
between the old and the ndw lines has
been sold to Alfred I. dupont for $5O'
an acre
n Bids for the construction of thu
Y road were received in June. but th'
2 contract was not given, as they wer'
II considered too high.
g The removal OF the trees and th
q excavations for the culyorts has beel
done by the park forces, and th
e stumps blasting and masonry worl
on the culverts by contract Tn
Z work Of grading has been let 10 Alex
e Petrillo and is now underway.
n Alfred ]. DUPONT and William +
d Bancroft have agreed to bear the eN
s pense OF grading the road
Delamorc Park-A foot-path fron
T. Franklin street at Sycamore stree
G has been laid to connect with the othe
o paths.
The lower part OF the park has beel
L graded and pat in grass.
h Kirkwood Park.-The ball field ha
been surfaced with a sandy loam
e Woodawn Park Concrete curb ha
T. been laid on the south side of SiNt
- street from Ferris street to the Bal
{. timore and Ohio Railroad.
k Considerable earth from buildin
t. operations has been received.
}. Clayton Park-A concrete sidewal
{. has been laid along the south side
d. Third street and the adjoining groun
~ Graded and mt i'm grass.
a. A drinking fountain has been place
Of i'm the park and the back stop e'
m tended
ID Third and Madison streets-All
ld the old factory except the three-stol
d. morton i'm the southwest corner of III
D: lot was torn down early m the sci
son.
The entire lot has been brought
grade. which required nearly 500
cubic yards.
Il In order that the filling might
completed. the Street and Sewer ID
partment covered the Shipley ru
VI sewer. and this department built n
VI tanning walls along the south an
IT the west sides Of the ground.
II Part Of the bricks from the o.
building were used in erecting wa
II along the south boundary ana
building areaways and making repai
II and alterations TO the building n
cessitated by the filling.
The building reserved is 3lX53 fe'
and can be adapted for use as Cyl
u nasium and a basketball floor.
IN Christiana Park At the last repo
q the work on the wharf along q
n water from south of Third street w
M under contract.
ot The wharf was cut down to SOU
~, wood at about mean tide and rebu
~, with new material 10 elevation 10 [
distance OF 315 feet. at cost
lSl.6O6.73 In spite OF the shali'
.. water T. has been very much USED
" small boats running to the poWo
plants near Pennsgrove.
~ During the winter the bricks. ci
ei ders and rubbish were removed "a
the the lot brought to the proper graz
oui Tho material not suitable for use
nui the ground was deposited back OF {
ing northerly ahutment OF the new bridl
nut the Levy Court bearing One-half
the cost of the excavation and hal
late ing.
ach During the seasona consideral
ans quantity of earth suitable for a 81
ses soil has been received.
o A triangular plot OF land, with
ana frontage Of 1853 feet on Foul
nil street and Sc feet on Christiana riv
~ was released 70 the Philadelphia, b
- timore and Washington Railroad
~. order that they might lease il to
'ne Wilmington and New Jersey Fe
lake ro.,,,,,,,- fo,. ftc farr,. 10 popr,. o.,.r