New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-01
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
MEETING CONCERNING CENTRAL PARK.

MEETING CONCERNING CENTRAL PAhh
Alerre meeting of citizens was held Monday evening in
tie Superior Court Room, City Hall, before the Common
Courc Special Committee for the purpose of conderingth the
proposed new Central Park passed by the Legislature
Jous A. KEsSEDr Councilman opened the proceed
inc, by reading the petition which he said had some hun
oreds Of signatures and which stated that the proposed d
uopsions were unnecessarily large ncosing an area OF
20 acres constituting onaeghh of the present vacant
lots On the Island and being of an aggregate valne OF
many millions Of dollers and urging the Common Council
10 take immediate steps to secure the passage OF an
cnendme Mt g. the law.
The feeling of the meeting was in favor OF Park. but
for curalment OF the present Dimensions
Mr. King said tie Legislatures plan was to commence
at F;fty.ninthst aud 60 One Hundred aud Sixhst,
srd e,terd from Ffhh ay to Eighthav. Now he would
rcroe 10 reduce II 600 feet; $50 feet from Fifth ay aud
to from Eighth av and not 90 beyond Eighty sixth st.
though he would not oppose commencing agaia .. Nely
. ~ Ia interfere with the Reservoir Ihls plan ne -ai1
would save much valuable properly So
Mr. H. T. NOUN opposed the project New lofk did not
want park had two rivers on each side qlie suicent
rthe health of the City Taxes were quite heavy enough
we were very prosperous The cry was increasing rapay
@ mt have a park tax of the blocks that do not
,yeb lie ayepues IL you build park and continue the
~ The nar they cay we want parks for the hoalth
Of The CITY, and agree but Madison fSIk' Waahngton
Parade &c quite large enough Tor al saeh purposes
NJ ;dea has been abandoned They tel Us lots wall cost
but An 600 TO purchase but when the owners lind they
% ya,sd thew will ask 81 500 more. aud you viii be
oblieed 10 Give IT, There is no calculating the expense
,Lould Ike 10 hear some one In favor
Mr. Row here handed in a plan recommending me
PARK 10 commence at Seventy second st. ana extend 20
Mi, si.L st. and froin Fh to Seventh avs about 40
,r,,e building alternate blocks Of houses aud letting he
sy,nges and streets run through tho Park leaving liam
ior square and the Arsenal grounds rs TWO ema rAS
Jbs rlsn seemed TO give saIiiacton to great many
Atrrs thought the plan Of Mr. Rowes would give
,bo L,t sat sfaoon though The expense oi rarA would
n 49, cr,st on the middle classes II would probably
col nom thirty dfiy millions lie would not Ike 10
cros. the Park after dark. -,
Al, SrIgu.s RoBfssoS was in favor OF cutting both
,rG ,tould Ike 100 foot street each sdc commenc.
no. A. Finy second It to Ninety sixth Il legsvoweight
to MIR Kowos plan. Should Ike the sixth v cars to
,r through aud put the working man down N the oon'or
Of ,he Psrk for hyo cents II wa, not right Tor ms'
chant doing busIncss down town and living In brooklyn
Uoboien &c. 10 como there aud oppose IT,
Mir Bunrp sup~oRr said the hsi.ry OF Chi. measure
x,s gentleman after travelling In Europe ooueH hone
, 10 tho paper about tho fine parks he has seen IN
Iandon Paris &o and suggests We should have one 3pf
tho rsote breathe Spectators get holio inc iias
iIs etlssnu no they bad nothing to do vtn tPa''o'
lie Legislature before know anything apput |"
and tha trsi we hear sbou, Il "a that we arc !" nave
n rar.-and such Lark-why V tahes ono e,ghih
pni, Of Tho unoccpred sh Of our leland no eIenhns
,scs on an Iand miles wide and hoon musa IONA
Mbv live down town aud never went TO thn hafe'y w.
breathe We have the hnallhicsi City under me sun am
will continue have n the Common Council wi DO u,sH
dutv Our city i- over burienrd With iares The g"el
non 10 dc We went Park at all Ny opni'n " ~ VIC
lave Two stisndii fiyers with the pure aF OF tho ocean
Llouins on Us an opposed 20 Che whole msser
Mr. pnfrr enid IL the money 10 be spent 'e' a'maAe
tho rive Points rsrh snd have nee i.f''es
Mr. Dlrror spoke strongly in favor o. large parks m
Ar 4 & CnAntss slsa followed on the sshs -,,s
ssid the green patches nov called pe,as "ese n W.
more rfvrt,ly allied squares do away WIN o " ne"
and lt ne have ra,L that will be an ornament " We
Ctr d, II, -. AL ott;.s,.s
s,oihs, oruo,trpiiy 81 debating the question
rbs mssiiss adjourned til neal Thufsdsy afternoon AZ
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