Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
| VIM. P. BANCROFT
REELECTED HEAD OF
PARK COMMISSION

S4 ~ yeobVVVs
Appropriation by City Council for
Improvement OF Rodney Square. $1,000
From swimming pools. rentals, sale
OF wood. old material. etc. S604.0e.
From Samuel H. Bsynard for work
at Zoo and for sidewalk on Eighteenth
street md on approaches to Augustine
bridge and for improvements in North
3randywine Park. t4960.4b.
From United States shippink Board.
through City Council, for restoring
ground used for storage purposes.
sb3s5.
From Wilmington Fountain Society.
for fountains In Rodney Square.
s27104s.
From Caesar Rodney Monument Az
ISOLATION, for PEDESTAL for Rodney
Monument, $s7ssss
From Wilmington Lodge, B.P.O. f.,
contribution for enclosure for elk herd
$4,000.
From Associated Charities. for
wages, tpaid labor) s2257.51.
The appropriation made by CITY
Council for maintenance, improvement n,
and care for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1922 is $4,000, OF which
$4,000 has been received.
Acquisition Of Land.
The only additions TO park lands
during the year have been:
1.-Two parcels OF land aggregatInp
2.97 acres, adjoining Thirtieth Street
PARK and n Triangular tract on thu
north side OF Glenn avenue between
Tatnall and Market streets. containins
.Vo acres. These tracts for. some year,
nave been hid by Security Trust ans
SAFE Deposit Company, to be DISPOSED
:. OK as the Board OF Commissioner,
should direct. II was decided that the,
should be turned over TO the CITY
"a g'ft by the Woodlawn Trustees O
lot containing "a acres on tn,
northerly side Of Glenn avenue be
tween Tatnall and Market street. an,
adjoining the lot afore mentioned.
the two lots on Glenn avenue ar
acquired with the. understa nding tba
they may be sold. provided that IN
entrance OF the park can be best i'm
proved by having suitable building
facing the park road.
3--At Alapocas Woods. the CITY ba
decided TO Joseph Bancroft and Son
Company. 1923 acres OF land and hs
received In exchange 1874 acres O
which there are two houses.
4-The plot occupied by the Soldier
and Sailors Monument, II acres :
Delaware Avenue and Broome Stree
has been transferred to the city ar
placed under the care OF the Con
J mission.
Rodney Square.
At the last report the work OF In
provement OF Rodney Square wa.
progress. The retaining wallis had bee
buiit. the cut stone was being q
and part Of the walks had been laid
As soon az the weather pernitte
the remainder OF the walks were lai
the trees Of grass and shrubbery plan
ed and the grass plots seeded dow
good catch OF grass was secur.
and the trees and shrubbery ha,
made good start. In order to DR.
: duce the best effect. additional shrul
, berry should be planted.
North Brandywine.
. The athletic field just east Of II
, railroad has been graded and nut
, grass. a Amile cinder track has bee
built and stone and concrete. gran,
stand built. A football field has be,
laid out and used during the season.
the spring it is planned 10 layout ~
: baseball fields inside the track.
Along Eighteenth street. fro
Franklin street to the railroad. Al
along the approach to the August
e bridge from Eighteenth street. a co
: crete curb and sidewalk has been Ia
and trees have been planted alol
L Eighteenth street. The area lust we
OF Franklin street has been graded,
This work. costing s11,653.s2. h
n been done at the expense OF Mr.. Ba
: nard and under his personal sumo
: vision.
Two baseball diamonds and I,
hockey fields have been laid out I
u girls on the ground adjoining Zig
:. teenth street.
The offer of Senator T. Coleman
= Pont OF herd OF eleven elk for Z
Zoo has been accepted by the Fl
Zoo Association. The fence of the {
II deer yard has been renewed and ps
r of the herd moved.
a South Brandy wine.
Y The storehouse and yard which "
e located near the south end of Z
: Augustine bridge has been moved
n location on Wawasett street ne
!. Scott street.
y The intersection of the Park DR.
e with Van Buren, street has been
a surfaced with asphalt and stone.
T. Six lights have been placed alo
the park drive between west a
Is Market streets.
'e The swimming pool has been paint
N Rockford Park.
- The park drive from Bayard aven
=. to the woods has been resurfaced.
Soccer and football fields have be
laid out near the water tower.
Delamore Park.
y All of the tar foot paths have be
r repaired and resurfaced and n
m drains laid. Where soil has be
n washed. IL has been replaced: TT,
n have also been trimmed. The swimmi
he pool has been painted.
'e Christian aPark.
Tree holes have been dug and I'll
~ with soil, cinder walks have been /
~ and a greater part of the park spr,
" with soil ready for seeding in
Il spring.
al Pine Street Playground.
er The Pine Neighborhood Associat
he aided by Community Service has
paired and ftted up the upper n
is of the old factory building for a nei,
n borhood meeting place.
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