The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-26

more than enough, for all, and all whs congrssate
there seem 70 have learned BY the general respect
that each pess to the nehss Of Others 70 respect
You suddenly TO open to its thfongng masses large
public park, with its present system of police?
Would it be safe resort for unprotected adies-for
and the aged citizens Of New York? Could they sit
down with their little family groups beneath the
cooling shade without danger Of being insulted run
over knocked down, perhaps robbed, and may be
murdered2 ] think not Experience has already
tested this sadly at Hoboken on Staten Island and
at many other places of general resort in the open
grounds in the city and vicinity Even here, in this
comparatively quiet town. outrages of this kind oc-
cur, as for example the following, cut from daily
paper will show
DARING OUTRAGE Saturday evening, about o'clock,
Mr. starks Of Nathan Stsrks Esq, Of this city
ana ~hsn short distance above Halls ice house ss was
set upon by gang Of rowdies knocked down and beaten
in most shameful manner and At the same time an at
tempt made to drag the lady away Mr.. Starks de-
Tended himself well it possible for any one man
to DO thus brutay assaulted by five rufans at once
and her assaants fed The affair occurred just above the
line that divides the city from Watervet and no pc.
hct~sn we're near to arrest the assault or the oendsr
accommodation rather for those who will come after
us, than for the present generation-for population
that, in quarter Of century will exceed million
and a half-when a more stringent and effec'
PRODUCED; when the government Of the city
must be sufficiently felt to be respected by
the people; when no ruffian resistance to the
execution of wholesome laws will, for an instant be
tolerated.; when rowdyisms and rebellion will be
fearlessly put down; when order will be preserved
and marauders punished; when drunken political
Migrants will not dare to assail with midnight
bly, assembled for the transaction of important bust
ness; when, for detestabe deeds, degraded drunken
rufians will cease to be rewarded by high official
functionaries OF the general government; when the
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guiding power of political action or democracy must
bow beneath the tyrannical tread Of dishonor and
anarchy; when no banded club of unprincipled de-
based, cowardly loafers, recreant to all the high
moral obligations due to citizens protected by our
laws, may not put those laws at defiance, and at
n-day, bask in the sunshine OF political favor;
when the good man and his goods may be safe and
the bad promptly punished and put out of the
pale Of society, as objects of detestation and
pity, instead Of reward; in short, when sufii-
cient order and regularity shall be introduced
and sustained to secure the just rights and personal
safety Of all the vast population of the city, the I'M
should be speedily selected and that is perhaps,
more favorable period for its selection than will be
likely again soon to occur.
In making such selection the undersigned has no
hesitation in declaring his preference, in all respects
in favor of the central and larger SITE and that
over the balance of testimony before the committee
decidedly in favor of that location. The present
open character Of the upper part of the city, affords
tons now to be made, and the great doubt, to say
the least of it, that appears to exist about the prac
tcability Of so thinning and cutting Jones Wood"
to render the trees left permanently useful as well
as the still important fact OF the plot OF ground
being entirely too small for the purposes of public
park and its location unfavorable, it is clearly evident
to the undersigned that the central site should be
adopted and the weight OF evidence before the COM
mittee heavily preponderates in favor of the same
conclusion II is in the central part of the island and
holds out fair prospect of its conversion within such
time as the real interests OF the community require
it. into park which, in itself, will bear some pro-
portion to the requirements of the city, which will
form of its greatest ornaments, and which will
be creditabe to the Legislature under whose action
it has originated.
The undersigned knows not how more appropri-
ately to conclude this hasty and imperfect report
than by adding the following extract from an able
and very elaborate report Of the special committee
on parks, appointed by the Board Of Aldermen, as
appears by the following preamble and resolution
Whereas The legislature az its recent extra session,
passed act, authorizing the Mayor, Aldermen ana
tommoraty Of this city TO purchase or take, through
e,ouro wing between the Thud avenue and East river,
ard sixty xth and Seventy t streets and also that
y pg betw.er A. and the East river, aad Sixty
fourth and sixty sixth streets, to remain and be used
hereafter as public park.
apc whereas public opinion seems de napd that the
city government, in Carrying into effect the object
temp BY the act referred to, should adopt the most
liberal enlightened measures in order to make the pro
poed pleasure grounds it's locality conveniently
sbe 10 s-in it's dmensi0n equal to the present and
prospective wants OF great and rapidly increasing city
AND, in its future establishment, corresponding to the
wealth ard greatness Of the commercial metropolis;
therefore,
Resolved That it be referred special committee of
this hoard to examine and report the advantages
ad, aptsgeo Of the ground designated in the act OF
legislature, ard also whether there be better
locality for such park with comparison OF size capacity
for rural eDbe hment general Typographical features
and probsbe cost of EACH and Also whether it be not
advisable include within the limits Of such purchase
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and differences enable the Common Council to pro-
coed understandipgy in matter involving large
pendure Of the public money, and important in its
influence the present and future growth aud pros
peIity OF the city. ~.
Bosrd Of Aldermen, August 5, 1851 Adopted, and
Aosrnen Dodge, Dooley and Brton appointed such
''''''@@ Jw WILSON, Deputy Clerk
Speaking Of the Central Park site, the committee
There 10 section Of island of equal size so we'll
adapted by nature, susceptible of improvement and
adc for the purposes of q large park the
unoer consideration and none diversified 10
face aboupdpg much in hill and dale, and inersectsd
BY many Natural streams. The elevations in some
parts rising lao feet above tide water and the val
leys in parts being forty feet below the grade Of
surrounding streets. The valleys contain running streams
and numerous springs, and at small cost be
veyed where desirable into artificial lakes and supplied
with water extent from the failing
of the Cotton aqueduct which will also supply fountains
in any Of the grounds with profusiOn of WATER
which will render fountains distinguishing feature and
in which this park will have superiority all
other parks owing TO the uneoused supolv of water
from the greatest aqueduct of ancient modern times
The great and at points abrupt difference of level
Of the surface and the projecting points of rock render
these grounds peculiarly adapted to the construction Of
the most beautiful and varied roads winding around
the base Of projecting rocky HILL trayersing the
bottom Of valley Bow climbing gentle HILL again de
scsDding the low lands passing along the margin Of
beautiful quiet lake. leaving this, and ascending above
Eighty sixth street. the road will pass along what will be
Of the greatest of modern works Of arthe posed
reservoir picturesque, irreguiary shsped artificial
lake, containing nearly hundred of water in
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srouLd elevations through gentle valleys the serpentne
road viii reach the top Of Harlem heights at about
1O5th btreet having attained the highest land the
Island south OF Fort Washington, and from which mag
ncent view is presented TO the behoder in every drec
tor From this point may be all the present city
yipg to the south and the bay beyond it, the Intervening
districts rapidly improving 10 the southern margin OF
the park, and, when it is finished, the park ITSELF
tending from its southern border two miles to the feet
of the hehoder intersected by beautiful artificial lakes
OF various sizes BY small streams, crossed by numerous
marble rustic bridges by beautiful groves Of trees Of
every variety indigenous and exotic by sepentine roads
winding through velvet lawns decorated with sparkling
fountains, and the whole surrounded by architectural
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