New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-24
PTRLIC PARKS.
Renort Of the Select Committee upOn Public Parks
b. the city 81 New-t srH.

i''P''' ~ Ia the { Nv ol New-torz.
~ ,tNATE. s.i.y, June q.
The Select COMMITTEE l,he senstor from tue fIis, Dis
ttict dis. n'ing hch r--r o. Nth pc % 70
mort complete The bill from Assembly lid An act
reaive 10 the parch4 pos -ion and laying out Of Ger
"faiu auos Tor Public fa'k 90 the nt-euih Ward Of he
"Cty New iors and ~ers ana dui-s OF the hayo'
Aldermen sud Common 4, y -r,''Ve thereto
That from the NUMEROUS ~ ions submitted to them by
tte S.st il apparent tnat ie residents 81 N7T ORR
City very RAILS agreed %, 20 the -sy ~ some
lsr Public Park in thr upper ards. Sncetl- b VIII n
p-,.,d the Assembly I'd April last r-f-rri 20
y,ur Committee ~ ct this rrp1Tf about 10000
u.ff, she r pr per -is lures have ne no
Iiazed the Legi-aure praying thar The lands lying De-
i've ~ S1fs1tb sud >vsnty NTH SIS and nrd Az. and
the last RIVER popuialy kto9n Jones Wood, be lad
out as a Public FarK During the same tue, nearly niue
thousand remon,tronts have prayed That ones wood D.
not taken for ID purfo.- b-au,- u nuf suihcepty
Genital or these names however. over 1000 In 1s
same hand writing and without address aud therefore
doubtful Hy three nj thes- remou'rtn- have ~ the
same time prayed for the purcha- of lana lying b-ween
S1ielh ana One Hundred and SIKH st.- tith and Eighth
Twelve other remoustrants against Jones Wood Park
pray the purchase Of central plot "r IN about Sixty
seventh t. Oue HurG ~ -
The Corrorsion Of New York have Alo presented res0
iufioas st'ing RI that the proposed Central Prk -
= The general APPRECIATION oi their ciz-os, that Jones
Park has been urged by CERTAIN interested parties.
without INV action of tie Common Council IN favor OF me
same and h.t application be- made 10 the L-gs4 a. is
present es.ion for law author zing the opening Of
Isrk the boundaries 81 which sh. be s"ut.r by okty
I
av and westerly by Eighth Az.
will be- sufficient 10 cal the attention Of the Sense to
the fact that The Common Council ~ NeT York sir say
Infamous for it, corruption sna venslty m roads, Russ
psv.ments aud contracts has been repudaed by is
stu'ucy a. recent election by vote OF ten To- one
80 5000. Any recomnen datiOn nom such source
nsy suly suspected, aud your COnmeedO nos .tacn
L. n the sightett iu lortau' =.
OF the 600 r.o.traus 673 reg,rd the present tins a.
UNI rop tou- such matter of mere ihrTy and do not
al for any PARK They say that Jones Wood more
uable uan band 10 the center Of the lsand Jy idy
their OH cions upon tie fact mat Jones oOd TOO
>, Rcic froD mar property.
rr.mousts nce emphatic ally declaring that there
i rot one gooo for making Park At the place in
question signed by single rem,u-trau u rrinarka3i-
fr,m The that the sguer the cuuns for tns own
ers Of he ano rhrn q l,v 4 -5i. laying out Jones'
lark, wss declared TO be- invalid oy Jlcgr Edmon5s.
nun Der Of petition -, headed IA kDslsb and German,
"fra Central Park were also referred % yOur Commit
te- ou the 18th June Many pages 1T he signatures Ar in
The hanoyrri aud without the rr,d'nc-s Of the
pretended sguer no. lees than tSO hunt I'D aRf Wtel
names having been counted Ia Onu petition which could
not have been genuine.
In another sIp--r fre hpadrd AMI treHty nine such
nsne NUTS. tirc PETITION conal me haadref .ad
s,rufy 'our Another petition, in English signed by 6.9
resident, Ner York prsys for central park in prefer
euce 10 Joies's Wood.
sev.rsl prominent citizens Of New 0rk WhO pray that
Central Park may Or ad ami that the expense Of De
borne e. nnou charge.
Another memorial asAs for the Central Park, provided
lie e., II she'll not exceed s l,5VofOJ.
Tie peg toutrs either park equal those for the other
So n.iTly HAT Your Con mtce Only report with
sn,, hat over lscoo cuzeas Of New York pray Tor
large public park
Tour .umiuee, thoroughly impressed with the neces
sy Of pubic grounds 10 the health and well being OF
metropolis, would recommend the establishment 90 both
tLt d, Les ana tie Certr. P.rk. ii bills for both
ETs iltm Upon he drs Of these asurrs they .rs now
called upon 10 cecle. and they have MT neglected 10
avail themselves OF such Information As WAS within their
reSCh
Toy have examined Witnesses 10 the cipsbiity OF
the Jones Wood Park for park purposes - che value
ct The alive forest tees when opened up % the ghi by
paths and road G. the value u the iaod cpnp&r
viii that ~, poseC . be- tkru Tor Central Parz %
The advalisCe oi river font. AID also upon tie top
osrall! If the ceurI size, and is adaptation 20 public
USES
Professor Torrey. The vel known safe Bltalist aud
Gee o. IL tettr-d that be- hid been student % botany
non boy That DO had known Jones Nooo- all h's life,
sid siec them item while pu,uilE his researches tl
the ground Two and uai three miles from Union
square that Tie lace varied unil.AuDg having
rocky shoTt, S.ih great depth Of water. Dr. L1rrry
ssid that la oi the ground 81 s- wooded. aud
knew DO reason a.y Ites should suer by opening paI-
Il has net been the css In Greenwood lie nd uo apyrs
bend any danger O. th- u,-s .rom thi4A'rs out nd
described then tuip res. oaE, 1r-0. rA1-rs,
&c lie deem. the water font great advantage.
count the AID ar ant sara thar he pr- the east
sde OF the islano 81 tue center ir psrA chiefly
count oi The waller AID noble trees Dr lours THINKS
psIk Wogd BE- 90 great slv.t-e lo tie public h-slih aud
ssy- lst tie ga c ctLtT srts oi i- stand are more
ii than the eas, side ard te c-arug o.: jones 'oi
be- Ter ihau o lie central ia1s Dr. torr-s -rbVi
the parks IN Ln0oa. whcA h- said we're a-nted by al
c.,s suok, ID i1e deep er-sr be fit mi,
a. sanitary one. because Jones WOOD could b. a. olc-
converted Ito public -rQul-s without waiting 1r planted
tees 90 grow
Nu turr gardener al IS years experience in and
about New Y,rs. 2Lo bi assisted in LAYING o-t Greel-
va,t Triuts and other G. uttrT-s. Ju'a Nasn .f0u,
Madison >iuyyes ut qua, islr 'f i1at All The Csy
crouuts were or Laiy s4- bare he had bound DO Li-
r,uiiv hozever n thinning OF tees N cemeteries.
Gr.enwocd hs0 Rot suffered b. knew Jon-ss Wood vel
d..crhec is surface guluiang the Trees Uge and
finer ilan Ar Greenwood. NA-ar-. hs si, hes made
mark arc II purchased. one yelr wrui render tvsD-
10 The public altscAJe gardener ls -id. lald ORE
grourd covered WL trrs 90 due eject on account
81 tm= saved Mr. Cull decidedly pr-irred jeles Mood
to the Central Park
Nr Runs Prime stated haf D. vas web -cq1siltad ~i'h
Irt.s's y oOc having M e- il tlat yiH'y bis .-. H.
"a m =. land there ICES V.lair than il l- middle it
Ill island ss Dr. knew from stls during ~ sf n1ufs
m. value Of los being $50 zach, hs mach preferred
Jones' Wood Wiich, Ia his jrll n.u combines al the
rsouistss g. park D. kusS az no F-rc 0r p-cu
l.f'.ps rste with reference % jones ~ 00d ut
,sf Interested thinks Park abs l.uiely 'esary IN
eiefl and that Jourss Weed El give pr9mp, eaoy.
L 40 H. gtturu for Tie outlay.
Dr. Ihcuas Hog beng erlmInad. sisted hl' he Z 80
hon y-et aroua-lt-d win Jones Wood for Macy .ear
and c.i De- made PARK a. az chetp-r r-- t-i1
any o,ftr Part ofir ,aLd the o. rs lrr T- grove. toe
land /, coed SId there in@ sa-r iro-f. DE- ID prse
rtd Horticulture TOR 50 year in GI-r brtlm and tts
c.ultr,: was certain mat DIVE. lst ,uf Wysi Lot
cus. he ae..h e he .It Las only 80 refer % Grsea