The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-10
The Central Park.

yesterday evening, meeting held at the Columbia
IsveIn situated at the Of Eighth avenue and
Broadway Of persons holding the property that is intend
Cd to be used for the purpose Of Central Park There
delay after the assemblage had collected be.
fore chaifman could be appointed Mr.. Tracy was
1zopo cd, but he declined the honor denying az had
bean observed that he had thing do with the
ing Of tie meeting. It should be mentioned that the
names appended to the meeting Tenyk Folsom
call was made for them but it appeared that they had
not yet arrived. Mr.. Brett proposed to a gentleman
standing by Mr. Townshend property holder. tina. he
should act chairman which daily proposed and
sscoK dad, and agreed to
Mr. TowNsHEND on taking the chair. wished to kno "
The object for which the meeting convened. From
maion that he bad received he concluded to be
hs properly to ee taken for the central Pax were to
be compensated fof their lots If he had fair eq uva-
nt hs should be wilog give up the lots that he held
but if be was to be compelled to sacrifice his property
FOR less than IL worth his patriotism sould 20
% far If be did not get fair price he should object
the park Il be regretted that the gentle
men -ho had called the meeting not present to
eoBdsct it regularly He prepared to hear the
IF IN w. the r0s
had ensted the price of the ground for the Central
PaIl and jones' Wood at two millions. Fror, what
he could make out, he should ncge that instead Of
ing the amount proposed Cooley the Contra, Park
alone oud cost six millions of doars and therefore
thought It right to AJAX the meeting whether they would
asIee TO allow the property to at such price, He
eidered that Mr. Cooley had only made rough gne at
the price. Mr. Brett then read short account of the
Dusress In its progress through the Legislature. It
seemed to him before they took the parties
the Wood should be consulted. It vas not right that
without rst consulting the legal owner The land COM
prizes about thousand lots which will 5000 be re.
qsired for The OF the number Of persons
eDgatDg to this city He thought 1t would be oetter
to pnta stop to it until they got corpora lion,
when they would better know what they cvir at
value If it 1t may perhaps turn out Ill rigat but he
thought necessary that they should take acton
On she matter to whether their property to be
Ssng taken a. eli, as too mucG land fro s q ias
s.n'rs q the Island Moreover the people residing in
the city would not e9joy the Park, but the rising
Ger ervion. II was like q depositing certain sum
yearly IN bank for q child un-il it Of age Who
would spend It quicker than the father had it.
20 with this 1t would take six millions to buy the
ground How much he would ask, would it take to lay
sbm that could take 1 pniisdephia 70 s solve
At hasttWenty ears. They would probably take also
jones' Woods: II they took so parks it would take
people would be wiling to shoulder Besides hereafter
Il will be complained tbs this city was cut short
Of population within certain limits when the negnbsr
ing cities would get tbs ascendsncs over them the
reasons were very numerous why they shoad not allow
the ground to be taken without defence II it WAS
lsst Sow. it would not be redeemed again
Dr. MURPHY said IL could bs well to know what course
they wsre 10 pursue 1t would be well, order to have
concert of action tina. certain parties &c delegated to
form comparative estimate OF the value Of the ground
csrned By the city. This could only be ing
Mr.. BRETT moved that a committee be appointed to
draw mp resolutions and bring them before the next
meeting for action showing who for and Eho nst
Me Central park that committee to consist Of per
soUs
Mr. Rowe seconded the resolution ard moved that the
committee should be nominated by the meeting
Mr. TOWNSEND sad that on looking to the act he found
that there option left TO Them Unless they could
get repealed the park must be there The object of
the meeting therefore, could not be that. then
proposed that estimate Of the value of the land should
be made but locking the he saw that this also
iSedf bovin haop q, fho
misioreys appointed for that purpose 10 adjudge the
value. So the meeting could not have beea assembled
for that purpose. There WAS provision Ike wise made,
by which those who considered them elves ACHIEVED could
apply against their decision TO the Sup Court The
sas course in the present act had al ways been adopt
ed sh respect to the valuation Of land for IL guar
antied BY the constitution that private property could
not be taken without due compensation. For these
sens be thou sht IL would be useless to form commit
tee for the valuation of land He brought
forward why they assembled, aud thought it
altogether very i'll considered thing For his part,
he had failed in finding out the obec. for which they
were met.
After some dc ussion Mr. BRETT withdrev his resolu.
ten, and the following proposed by Mr. TowssHEND
That committee of seven persons report to future
meeting what any, action should be taken 10 reereacs
Mr.. Taft, DR.. Murphy, Mr.. Tracy, Mr. Mccoy Mr..
Brett Mr.. Murray, ard Mr.. rewnshend, were appointed
said committee.
Mr. LEVY ploposed that committee Of five BE- appoint
ed fer apprsispg the property This objected to by
Mr.. Mccoy, who said that the commissioners we're
tbosizd 10 do So aud If parties not Satisfied they
eould go to the supreme Court Besides eom m,ttee
being paid II would be bstter that cash property oTner
SHOULD appraise his property and hand in the list to
the committee that mad been appointed
nitee Of Eve to make average apprA Of the
value Of the lots which carried by chow Of hands,
bat ultimately it resolved that this last resou ion
should fs over, and the meeting adjourned sine die