Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
RODNEY SQUARE NOW
UNDERGOING THE
FINISHING TOUCHES

csty's New Park Plot at Tonth
and Market Streets, Almost
Completed.
THE LAYOUT is EXPLAINED
The finishing touches to the decora-
tive accessories of Rodney square
completing tho work. except for tho
hronxe lanterns which will top the
pNions az the corners and stairways
and the hronxe statue and two panels
o. go on the pedestal, are being car
ricd cut to-day Ia the shape Of an in
scrintion which will extend the length
~ the east face ~ the pedestal AT about
the height ot the ordinary observers
eve rhts will read as follows:
To commemorate Csrsar Rod
ue, : ride from Dover 60 rhiladel-
phia to cast Dylawarc's vote for
tho Declaration of Independents,
luly 3 and q 1875.
There are twu other memorial in
srriptions inciscd above the fountains
built into the parapet walls. which
nanA th, airhi ut steps below the
pedestal
IL ineised the following
In recognition
ot thu faithful and
de, otcd serN ices uf
William Fooe
rms fountain Is erected
IN the
Wilmington Fountain society
ov~r that ncarcs, Tenth street is tho
This fountain
gift of the
wilmington Fountain society
tuN ot Wilmington
I9'u
arthp memorial t,atlr. Will h.
I.d pu.d nt, h1 two small pilates at
.r.t Il, ~ placed ural IA, two trees
uufsid, th. hau-trad. nankiuE the
nIeht - st.ps in thc ,.utr, ~ the
Trnth street sd, IT IA, square. hear
In th. foloVlur d,d.,ttr.r
This tr,,
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aautrd m,uor, "t
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III rh vatd N.u
rhc tr,,s ue, dI .h, others planted
aHosnd tht m8rEins walks are Eu
fap,na I.ru.,t s.. flr. ~idce Ell the
sla.rwnN h,t ,d p lrom ~, cvel
II fh. .ur,s upr.rs Naik Tenth
aud n tlsN,utl -f., rt hohWood
naut- enau# 1Nd high Dlus, a. The
llr, II tn, hsu-trad, balh,ru bushes
Z, nltf J,d .,H tta4ri ~. 'NtetIot md
,rtau leauts 80 h. interior ,lt,r
t.puc Nth 1t tz,',as TIM bar
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,ad V. latct show
ut. '.i}N vluttl
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-.u, toura.Do. 4. III, ls,.>irad, IA.
l, ted mes winch V.a at,t slima
q uns thc VA. and conceal Is rough
ness a. ,,h.,t tncS Wti ,Iug Th.~
,.ulals, ,4o.h.ne roses Nistaria Ias.t
.ae V,Dah 1aI4ae>r tNri-
-fe, fnuag Eurons mus had
l- A,Ettae
Nt as ,lu. rIid avn
.t,. ~ tho land
..u ,0, guar. wlll ~ IL,
..N ,ud br rr>lsu. rep"Scful spot
1853 "N,
n,- MI. .l.iu...IciN ns ia, 81 on
t.. n t,,lcd ~pa,, tdlonrG the walks
A u.ar, ,a,n d'>.rr stiil remains
1 j. .deo upor
~ -t,, lurmerA ,nped bs the
,.#.ntt toart Ho.s, vas set aside for
rark by chapte, sua ~ IN, Laws OF
iic.aWarc .nact.d by the Legislature
=. thc session a. 1918. vhl,h authorized
I'VE, l.etA court ~ -ell and directed the
.t io buS ths and a, a price q;
.oo u =, ,siG oIt of the proceeds
a. = bond .,se. ~ ,iou eeo falling du.
On e33 D. I-'.
Ih, Eodue> statls ana peoestal.
reprcs.ntrg All o.ta $50 ooo, is
.ro, deu s, D., Eod.cs Memoria. As
.~s4auon Th, vo fountains repre-
Sen. f5 ouu Tit. ,ust ,t demolishine
Is, Ola court Ho4s, ana q grading the
ouru eouIa hat. b,eu So 900 If il
lad bceu done by contract hut n.
..at,rlals market AZ IA, tim. this Vas
...n, Was such thai the removal vas
effected without cost 20 the CITY
d. addition to thes, items totaling
Sos o0o. t - understaDd that $40 600
Was supplied from private sources to-
ward the cost 81 ths architectural
treatment 81 the square which was
about tsS 600
This brings tn total outlay by the
Clty for improvements valued az 500
600 "a tsb. 600 al the outside the land
being left out of consideration a. II
u and Will remain an asset
large snare of the credu for the
smooth working out 81 the plans for
tht Improvement Of the square belongs
e. IN, superintendent of parks Edward
g. Mack whose efficiency Is equalled
IS not surpassed by ms modesty
The architectural design Of the i'm
Irovements including the pedestal for
tht statue and its acCessor1es - the
work ~ ZohtzlnEei Boril a hedary,
architects 81 Philadelphia
rheT designs were executed by the
onondaea I.ithohte Company u syria
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