The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-03
The Central Park.

Do ed Central park yssierdAyin their chamber Ciy
BALL to hear the opinions Of those who wsrs in avof o.
against the project. The room was pretty ven nn'l
and amoOg those present noticed several
~oI,.,,.., nd =. Aldermen On the Chairman Announ
pg that .pv persou who wished to make any remsrhs
ON the po or o could do and the committee
would listen to them vi h the greatest pleasure
Pouurr n HARrLEY and sAid-I was present 1t
pre nous meeting OF the committee, and listened with
pleasure to the discussion Of those who had interest
IN the qusstior but unfortunately did hear the
GOD OF the debate and therefore here for the pur
pose aynga few words relative TO the curtaimsnt Of
the proposed Central park. some of those who spoke
the other evening IhAd other interest ct stake
than their own, and there were great discrepan
oy In their remarks II Is quito natural that
these men should look AFTER their own separate
Interests 1t is very natural that their minds should
b biased In soma eegrss. therefore bsg, in
behalf OF these men, that the committee viii give thsru
credit for any cis that may appear on their
part ! oND no property .ths .wo and hair miles Of
ths Patk, snd therefore have pecunary motives al
thosgh have interest to al who live in ths
city go for the interest OF the few against the
may but Tor the interest Of ths psopls ct large Nv
teas are the greatest good for the greatest number
an An advocate Of parks possessing certain sanatory
.asAn,seesi they are vAluabe wherever city requires
them for sAnAory purpose where city need VI
them Tor AoofDment. Ths question thsn comes up ia
there iuhioent this island for the aocommods
tlon OF sucn . large pArff No enc VIII deny that the
position OF New YORK. very deficient for park purposes
with cities III the which
promised OF good health, &c, are brousht about 1t
viii be by large expenditure OF money, which viii fall
heavily on the city out am opposed to the Central park
IN sanitary point Of view. No gentleman can deny
that the adysn posseased by New York point OK
salubrity unsurpassed. The issrd is strip
OF land, wished both 81 les By two besuful rivers
have, then tEese yantages which possessed By
other city In The wo,lo No gentleman win say that
ths quality or quantity OF this ane air will
be iHcressed By the Living out OF large park up town
All Tat need IN order to the greatest possible
Of good heal Ia what the reform Comm Conn
from M
srses and avenues OF the city Then, sir will have
on. .ns assst clues IN tne known world know it
splenod parks New York should also have parks Blu.
thAss thser no. sense We have needof going al
way to Europe to harn how To keep city like this heal
thy. The scheme Of having large park in Nsw York
erignAted from gentleman who, visiting Europe,
was 30 delighted vitE the parks Of London Paris and
Vienna that he proposed Immediately his return TO
havs che Of ihese large parks In New York Yes
home for the fu purpose OF lay train 10 grand
park In the centre Of The city Bat when he began TO
reflect upon the opsr atom nd consequences attending
suoh pous,rous park he q. on'e before gave al
Idea OF hs,p park and NOS opposes the Central Park
jusi ~ bitterly as he before advocated 1t. What
can be SAID in favor of folio ,ipg London or Pans
London bAs parks, they are situated
sixty miles from the sea- and Paris is nearly one hundred
mi es hon, the ocean Tn lave not the advantages
pure air that have IL New York, and it ia thssfore
necessary they SHOULD have larger parks Bssdss thsy
have plenty Of space about the ci which can be
appropriated for pax p1rposss 80 therefore YOU see
that you cannot compare kee York WITH London or
and narrow leland plot Of grou1c tao and half
Ing and three quIrtsrf wide, which ,ud Accommodate
100000 sous Now IN proportion rs you the
population OF tbs city you diminish he channels for tbs
public health. Some time ago examined the city
nutsly from the Battery Forty second street an
found that The only great evil tina! afflicted the city
30 900 persons living In low damp baser ents, and viii
In marrow tenemsn.s yards courts and alley WAYS who
obliged to live here t. 1T they enabled to
years real has So in value and rsnts have
bec me so high that thousands OF families have been
obliged 10 give up hosssshssling sna enter boarding
there 1ever will Ibe such large park to oversrewd
city more than 1t is At present. and that surely bad
NIcaoIAs DIAN, President OF the Croou Aqusduat De-
pArnen then spoke in favor Of the park aud said that
II would nearly much buy out and grade the
seets the site Of the proposed Central Park it
would 70 buy OUT the park itself. tell you, said Mr.
who will inhabitants In the city of
Brooklyn than there will be in New York Thsre ere on
this island thirteen square miles OF land not buil, upop
and surely sH0rd 400 acres. We must annex the
county OF Westchesteri shoud be consolidated with
8rookiyp-pot moment should be lost 1t should have
been dome long and thsn would have bad popu.
lstion OF 500 0oo instead Of $50 ooo it
oensus The inhabitants Of New York viii . matter
bokep Williamsburg II they cannot breathe mouth.
sal Of frash air In this mstrcpolis
EIAldermAn KELLY said he was bornsn New York, and
had always lived In New York Sons fourteen years
grand projects were on foot-water aud harbor
improvement Water, however was the favorite pro.
jecs for people had 10 bs Pavirg some ten afeen
csns = day for which carried around In carts
as mill is BE differed from Mr. Ds,n, who ssid
that there thirteen square miles OF
pied land this Island. New York increasing In size
beyond ali Xpectstions 10 fer years from ths
stree ID will be paved up FAR Seventeen street He
would like to bear from the projectors Of he large park
how much II would cost to Jay II out ae would like
know whether IL woud cost nne millions OF collars or
twenty nion, Toe people of the city we're very We
satisfied with the number OF parks they have Bat
"a park should b. laid out he hopsdit woula be Of =
decent size not quite large the proposed
TINS backbone Of the Island should not be occupied
park, BY any mems The gentleman ~hc spoke before
EatA hat al IA L. .h.,
New York The speaker hoped ii would. The shole
islsnd should be Brosd.sy. Chatham square, Canal
Of stores full OF vau ,be merchandise and the su
burbe should be the residence Of those doing business
the city Of New York.
SAMun KuGe1ES-Thsre are GOO building lots In the
park, and detuciDg 500 os the existing and intended
reAsIvoi i; leaves balance Ct 400 feet. think it
would be too large plot o. ground ons strip OF land
coaairg COO lots sould he quite sufficient Sipposiag
there are 10 be 22o lots and these sell 81 LOCO lot
$4,000 oo ard rot $50 Ooo COO prof. ,sed park OF
400 could be titled beautiful, co., buttbs
Yosk able to ply 80, 900 for park il was ali
Imagination for people to say would cost twenty mil.
that they do anything large snough-thsir build
tnes navy yards and Iaks ere all too small fer proper
COMMUNICATION. There are in New York $500 houses,
covering square miles there twentyt
miles this island ana surely out OF much
pied land park Of 400 acres could rot be objected to-
because Of its.expenre Why look at the expense
Of the Croton water project said the speaker The people
nkVe latsooucIlon III they thought IL
would cost much. Another objection was that II
would BE- encroaehng upon the area Of the limits Of ths
city. Nov, wealth. taste and enterprise would 20 up
town ~ FAR the site OF this proposed park then the
great mass OF the people would 20 also.
Dr. HARsss, s an early aivocate Of the Central park,
said that the people would not have park hey wouli
be obliged to fall back the square system. There
should be ia,se park, where person could go and
ait during the hsat Of the summer months and where
citizens could drive with their families la ten years
from there VIII not be sing drive for person ex
cert he goes out TO Harlem trs and there starts with
his yehiols There would, however, be great ustice
done 10 tho owners Of property they assessed
two million dollars for the laying out Of III bat he
not TIE only owner Of property along there he would
not say anything asains the sessment The work
Of ornamsotpg this park would b. the work OF .
hundred years, The work could be done chsapy
BY getting gangs OF convicts from Backwels Island,
ard paupsrs from the station houses, who could
b. ,llotsd portion OF work 10 do, and then We
nosh kaves beautiful psrr In sbou. ten years that
would be Of the greatest devices OF attracting wealth
T. Tire CITY Of New YORK The Idea is magnificent ons