New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-22
PARKS FOR rHR PEOPLE.

In commenting on the subject Of a nes Pa lac
Journal Of Commerce is not convinced OF the exces ~
If the recommendation which We made, that both sa'
me Central and JoDess, be bought and lad our and
that the discussion as which shall be chosen thus De
e,ded The Times hosever, approves the project
We think if our plan we're properly examined il s'a'd
meet with ready and universal aeceptation, and the
matter be settled az once.
Tb.re are no cities in the world and beggary
a. regards parks and pleasure grounds, those OF
Americs ard in Europe there is no city which. the eli
mate considered, so much needs them. In New-fork'
for example we have park or garden worthy OF the
name. London can show literally one hundred acres
for every one We have laid out Much of the reWdysm
the brutality, the drunkenness see here may be
owing to the want Of such humanzng aud elegant re-
sorts People who frequent such places must learn 10
behave themselves. So do they in Europe one IS
struck at the pervasivey good msnners which prevah
in the Luxembourg, the Tuieres the Garden OF tan's
the Eysan fields, and the various grand PARIS OF Lon
don In Paris il is delightful to behold the manner IN
which thousands Of children, Of infants and ndrses OF
men and women take refuge under she lSng alleys oil
trees and screened from the sum- have the freshness OF
country air in the midst of city. Even when the
weather is cool the walks are not the less delightful
must be witnessed to be appreciated. The Tuilleries
Garden for example lies along the Seine, which cuts
Paris in two 1t is so cOntrved that shady avenues or
tunnels of trees eectuay shut out the sun Then there
are other walks less shady exposed to the sum- so that
places may be found suited to all temperatures.
Ipciylitv or bad behavior is unknown in these places
Iftbe freeandeasy rowdyism of this City would fail in
GOOD manners in public park they must be taught to
behave nv an extra police There is nothing proper to
be done that strong Government cannot de, and when
democratic people does not neglect. through selfish
ar Incidence its interests, there is no Government
SO strong.
Tho drives Of the London Parks have much to do with
the health of large portion of the population five
adopt the two Paris, there may be ample provision for
drives AT present. they are hot, dry dusty, and dsa-
reesbe but with one well arranged, all these draw
b.ks may be avoided Trees and fountains may 50 mod
"a tbe atmosphere that drive NAV be luxury. In
ENGLAND the drives are kepup for the wealthy or those
bo are able to have private vehicles. Here special
nle,sure trains, railroads outright in endless CIRCULAR
M may thread one Of the Parks and our generous aud
berifcen democracy be suggestive in its applications
6 the uses of the country in the town t is IN other
things
To he specific let us suppose portion of one Ofthe
Parks laid out in lines of railroads Aanked by trees cut
after the .hion of those in the ruieres and Versailles
Garden Bythis means the sun would be excluded. At
stated distances say every hundred yards let there be
fountains and basins, surrounded with flowers. Let
these railroads be fenced off with iron network edged
with fowerbeds Let the railway carriages be drawn
by horses and subject to special police regulations
There might be enc division of the trains for nurses and
children exclusively capable of holding some thousands.
There might be another for ladies' who wish 70 drive
slone These lines of railways might be supported for
trae in consideration Of the great use that would be
made them The parallel lines crcularties or lab
rvptbs into which they might rum could measure in fact
many miles, provided that udiciOus artist laid them
ont And fifty or hundred thousand persons, adults,
children and infants could have rural refreshing drive
daily.
We showed lately how the military bands of th
Cit, might be increased nearly thousand member
A Grand central open concert platform IN the chic
mark. would form magnificent arena for the perform
anee of nightly monster concerts thus composed Re-
f.sbmepts on the right side of Temperance could be
EVERYWHERE at hand in the vicinity.
We eptreat our itizens ponder deeply the nsti
tution of both these Parks and the various uses 70
ubch we propose to put them Society must find vent
for its idle hours If we find grogshops, gambling dens
in the midst of us thick auumnal pigeons if we have
belcrop of murders nearly one week in this single
Cv If New York; if life is unsafe and property inse
cure il is because We have forgotten our duty to our
neehbors We have been vastly cunning in legal tech
nicaity in property acquisitions in trade in chcaney
Int most stupid in artisticoregious Inspirations We
have pursued the philosophy of exclusives of the theory
of the best sociey-and picture OF our best society
lately drawn by a genial hand is as sad as it is true
If we would have health, enjoyment manners, morals,
such as we can offer model in social growth, we
must take larger, nobler, more philosophical, more
Codke view Of the needs of our community than have
done. We have now full half million people densey
packed. What will be condition with the three
millions soaring in the future, and soon to illustrate our
wealth. character and genius city, Shall @e con
troll them the right way by president Legislation, or
leave them to continued and growing deformityl Now
is the time to solve this question in ways than
and not the least by the appropriate institution Of Parks
and Gardens for the public.