Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-18
DESIGN IS APPROVED
/. FOR RODNEY SQUARE
Architect Zantzinger Explains Scale
Model in Detail-Removal of
Old Court House.

The members of the Caesar Rodney
memorial committee, yesterday after
noon approved of the revised design for
the pedestal and accessory treatment,
presented by G.. c. Zantzinger, the archi-
tect, and also of his suggestions for She
selection of materials for construction
and for the landscape treatment OF the
Square bv appropriate planting, provided
this meets with the sanction of the park
board This body will take the matter
UP at . special session of the executive
committee on Friday.
The scale model in plaster was explain
ed in detail by Mr. Zantzinger, who point
out that the difference In grade between
Market street and King street on the
center line between Tenth and Eleventh
street is ten feet, which is met by double
flight Of steps. This leads down from
the Market street grade, which rs carried
in for about 25 feet, at which point the
statue pedestal is located The upper
flight of steps leads down on each side of
the pedestal, which is continued by a
substruct,rc down to the platform level
of the top Of the second flight OF steps.
The bottom of this flight is at the level
of King street and shout one thIrd OF
the distance from Market TO King streets.
This will make a level space facing the
Public Building which will make tins
more impressive Two walks will lead
from points opposite the city and county
entrances around = central square laid
out in lawn Their line will be continued
by a parapct framing the steps. This
will be backed up by n hedge, and the
spaces toward Tenth and Eleventh
streets planted with trees. The natural
grade will be followed on these streets
1t is the architects idea that a dark
material for the pedestal proper will best
harmonic with the bronze horse and rider,
while the effcdt of the steps will be best
of the same material can he employed
rs in the city and county building, winch
is the Milford pink granite. His sugges-
tion was that the WestvIlle, Mass
green marble would he suitable for the
pedestal, if available As to the material
for the wall and posts he felt this to be
less important, as these viii ultimately
be screened with shruhbery.
The members Of the committee who
were present included Mrs. Charles r
Miller, Mrs Charles Copeland, Gen
James II Wilson, Thomas +. Rayayrd,
William p Bancroft, Walter G. Tatnall
John H. Dandy and George A. Elliott,
the park department, the
Society Of Colonial Wars, the Colonial
Danes, The Sons df tho American Revo-
luton and tho Daughters Of the American
Revolution The approval Of the plan
presented was apparently shared by Ill
who Inspected the very handsome model
This will bc placed on public exhibition.
probably in the lobby Of the du pont
Hotel
Preceding the meeting the question Of
the various versions Of the Rodney ride
by the monument was
gone over, and illustrated BY various quo
tations, including copies Of some Of the
Caesar A. Rodney papers recently acquir-
ed by the Delaware Historical Society,
furnished by the secretary. Walter G.
Tatnall The poem OF Rev. Theron
Brown on the subject was read by General
Wilson.
Inquiry was made as to the delay in
tearing down the old court house, aud
Superintendent L r. Mack explained