The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-04

the for authority 70 raise $500 oo for ths
re, 1sadss
sSa % Ta Following sisss reports then taken
Smith
sshsnsa, clancy futile Gray, Wild: cT.xford; Roc
sls sssss
sai M% smith Mas
a.ay s sy d ssss.
limit q Central H. Park
sp Da s ys
The The ssesins ssmm,ss.
Kennedy conoysr coOpsE and ID Smith sd;,x w,,,.,r
go, to New York-McSsrs Kennedy, futile, Holder Con
various rportsd were pcsente from committees and
adopted others referred COMMITTEES Of the Whole
be eontnued) The Board then adjourned to wednssda,
From the minutes G. T. MccLENEcHAN, Clerk.
Proceedings In the Board Of Counciimen.
M. l0rr Special Report
sat until late hour having disposed large amount
dollars. -,
Councilman asked tho permission Of the Board
to offer the following resolution which he deemed
That i be referred special committee
ana Wl.nssurs The towns Of BusSwief IN King
Resolved That the committee consult
tho
sssps s
and in spirit The day gCsd not be far distant e.
New aa&sl '''
MEMBER said he was jesting.
s1sa lie rssoIutisn fasi ssisysd
sdscsnt cities and d towns On Long Island He hoped
thing the question
S.an ono for sy1sss Of Nsy York and those aons
IN Brooklyn Williamsburg and other places Long
9i
to BE- Sns that pee TO
The on the adoption Of the resolution was then
On motion the majority and minority reports Of the Com
Petitions for the Park
taken from the table s and Nd. read by the clerk
REPORT OF THE MAJORITY coMaIrrrr,
sa
euraing the Of the Central Park that those
.6st Lsadon Paris and other EUROPEAN cities
no driving ground where gentlemen Of wealth could take
By '1I gala IA
e @ WAR; asd II iS O eur the
Of The Park ~ willing eoneeds
and part q ths island Otherwise sppsopIissd
psnds sSa Siish
tended water front to take SO much from business
greater proportion upon Of trade
&C. and thus that sneipated greatness and the
POSITION ISLAND law:
Say Of h ow an decline e o Il n
urged y those ssrssnsns regard 70
such park Was not needed or desired for either
combined had could either
opposite shores easily and where
far :
cam So that the hH; and .s H large
there i because wide and venues
sssas and eapsns1s
70 them for And that they would stu
pictured q the park altogether IDEAL
% S9s ssa
sacrificed to the luxurious indulgences Of the few
no
that h
above these and other like urged that
,c dssS1a,sS extends from
sh being in @ S s more shas
hall mile the embraced amounted to 76 acres equal
rssEsst and they fully convinced
fellow citizens that as sanitary measurs there Is no ocea
sion for it; and that such have. in
and ucb preferred BY ali classes;
m.tee the argument that because royalty
and has Rss where : and
ton and Of the outside mutudes therefore we should
h, Te vsn ns pass Of thus minis
tsn ndugeo 90 or vanity Of the few at the cost Of
committee express these views only
elegant and inviting drive for the wealthy class nv the
c sSs da as ss % as y
ton curtains the dimensions Of the PARK '''''a
Resolved, That the Mayor Aldermen and commonalsy
the act entitled An to alter tho map the city Of New
ssrton q The land to be taken described in the arst
@ ss S
BY Seventy street. norherly BY os.h street. easter
line beginning At point on the northery line Of
westerly line FIFTH avenue and rannns
Filth avenue 70 the sonthery line Of ioeth street. and west
srly by line BEGINNING at point on the northerly line Of
from easery line Of avenue and running thence
avenue % the sputhery line Of 10th nAs u s0'a
The Clerk then read the minority report. which
Of the sssn yl in it, lsnfs
tsraly blessed with so many II the concomants and ad
lively The greatest in the word most
smile m s ss
appearance q city dwellings and dingy walls enclosing
proposal to :aKsn for this great health
to asa ). Sw S'
grade that the assessments thereon would be double the
trst present cost Of the lots themselves.
The proposed dimension in the opinion the
mittee demanded by the people OF this city
park and not merely two at either end
reservoirs The utility OF T. Central Park Is readily
for sanitary and pleasure hundred
needed for addta a reservoirs and the lower
part Of the park will not be Toe fer the pub
lie building for the municipal ernnent, such
tngcnt deemed expedent The minority Of the Com
mittee therefore submitted the blowing resolution for
adoption
Resolved That the Counsel 50 the Corporation he and he
is hereby directed prepare suitable memorial and for
ward the same 10 the Legislature forthwith daily auten
Gated requesting the Legislature to amend the entitled
An act 70 alter the map Of the city Of New York. laying
ont thereon public place and authorize taking
the same rased July n m that the description OF land
TO he taken described the first section act
read s follows Chat piece parcel Of land stu
ate lying and being in the city Of New York bounded
southsy by Fifty ninth trcet nertherly by h street,
enrtey by line hceinn - point the northerly line
Of Fifty ninth street distant four feet: vcstery
from the westerly line OF Fun and running thence
nortfery and parallel with Fifth avenue northerly
line Of Lightly sixth rtrect thence eatcrly the westerly
line Of Fifth and thence
Fifth lntth tre ndaaw