The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-24

nry OF STATE may, after AL turn out TO have been 80
rced to the vindctive szisenc es Of naughty
rla for having offended its pride while acting by the
press orders ana under the commission of my govern
have TIE sSnos to BE- SIR with the hss
Hon. W. L. MARCY, Secretary Of State .-'''''' ~
Board OF Councilman.
This Board met at O'Clock hast evening, pursuant to
Observation-Disclosures Conover in the chair
THE REYNOLDS oyTAI CONTRACT.
After the third reading Of several bills Of partcu
lar importance the report of the Committee Public
Health in relation to contract with VIM. D. Reynolds,
for conveying the ofa &C., from the city up for
the third reading, and called up long debate:
adopted. He wanted 10 know what title Mr. Reynolds
had 70 the property he proposed TO- sell to the city He
lie Health till the report told him exactly what he was
Councilman REYNOLDS contsnded that the report was
sufficiently explicit and told exactly what Mr. Reynolds
sss that he in favor of tn.
Mr. Reynolds out Of his present Office where he was
eceivinR 81, GOO month.
motion vas then made to rscommit the report to
the Committee Public Health, with instructions to
eport forthwith. This motion was lost.
II then moved that said report be sont back to
he Committee Of tho Whole. This also was lost.
The question then again required upon the adoption
of the report
Another long and desuitory debate followed.
Councilman BRYAN MCCAHILL-I should like the Chair
man to inform me II the city Is bound TO take this
property at this appraisal.
Councilman PINCKNEY, in the Chair-I cannot answer
the question Of the gentleman cannot inform him.
Councilman MCCAHnI, with strong Irish accent
And sure, an how do you think can stand up and ap
III. report was voted upon and lost. motion to
Upon notion the report then referred back to the
Committee Public Health.
It was then moved and carried that when this Board
adjourn It adjourn to meet the first Monday Of April
at O'Clock p. N.
After the adoption OF several unimportant reports,
the following message received from his Honor the
Mayor ordered to be laid the table and printed
without reading
THE MAYORS VETO OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE COM
MON COUNCIL, CURTAILNG THE DIMENSIONS OF THE
MAYORS OFFICE New York, March %, 1855.
To THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF COUNCILMAN
GENTlEMrS-The Board Of Councilman passed, April
3d. 1854 resolution memo ialisng the Legislature to
curtal the dimensions Of the proposed Central Park
This resolution introduced BY lengthy report from
and arguments Of which, doubt Influenced its pas
sage The subject remained without further action
during the whole q the term Of the late Common CouA
Aldermen without awaiting your decision on the Same
subject under elaboration passed the propagation
Of the Councilman Of last year.
This resolution been laid before for my approval
which, after elaboration and careful examination OF
the facts and arguments set forth in the report hnd
Though it proposes only take from the Central Park
feet, blow at the whole
Any proposition having Its aim interference with
the work originally devised, and which will encourage
delay and reard the proceedings Of the commission al
ready too long ptotraotsd win in my opniSu leopard
patriotic public enterprise which has been undertaken
by the people Of this city since the introduction of the
waters of the Croton river had supposed that the
cesty for defending the Central Park had ceased that
the opposition raised had subsidized and that time
and ref con ha6 enabled all to appreciate its advan
tages not only to the but TO all succeeding gene
Of January l1th last aluding to the subject say
There be doubt TO the necessity Of such
future generations who TO pay the expense will
have good for rejecting upon If permitted
ton without some spot Ike this devoted TO rural beau
ty, healtful recreation and pure atmosphere" These
views have been confirmed by subsequent observation
The opportunities which the duties Of my office give
for a survey Of this great city, its financial
mercial and manufacturing advantages, the inherent
prebension Of the most visionary enthusiast ali force
upon the necessity Of some such reservation We w
be dseet BY any narrow or selash feeling Of present
and toll upon this island Of place not given up to
mammon, where they can, II but one day in the
fict with art. To admit the necessity Of great park
and assert that this will be too large, H. my OPT
nion an exceedingly limited view Of the question: and
entirely .orby Of the present position this
metropolis to say nothing Of destiny now opening
brilliantly before us Let US not follow our Dutch an
cesors in their views of municipal prudence, who
sdertd COW paths as proper sites for streets and
nues inasmuch as they saved the necessary expenses
Of surveys &c. To have suggested to the original
Knckerbockers the proprety Of laying ont and regu.
lAting wide and evenly graded streets
the wants Of the city a. nov Is would have been s;
from the same principles and Views as are now used
with reference to this subject by Its opponents
boldly the introduction the Cro.on The afore
thought and comprehensive policy embodied in shat
admired a. LII be at no distant day that to open Cen
trail Park Being embued with these sentiments, can
give my consent to any measure which viii throw
obstacle In its way. much less TO abolish curta it.
But admitting the Park too large and that should be
diminished, this resolution proposes to do It in i'm
proper manner inasmuch asks tina. the only por
ton Of II that can be accessible to the foo. passenger
shall be Topped off, and In fact remove II nearly
mile farther of from the prese1t densey populated part
OF the city This resolution asks that instead Of Fifty
ninth street. Seventy second street shall be the lower
AIRY, in other words that the park shall be
present. almost unnhabed part Of the island If there
10 be a curtaimen let 1t be rather from the other
end. Instead Of orping of the lower and most acoess
Besides these objections there are others en-
titled TO weight. Many lots comprehended within
porAton under It's sales 1t auction asror TO The pas
sage OF the act for this park These have been reln
pushed to the city, and the purchase money repaid TO
again owners Of lots within the area proposed to be
taken would in my opinion have just claim against the
fequence of closing them all opportunities for i'm
provemepts enjoy favorable sales, by the exist
ing act take possession Of their lots for public pur
poses The damages arising from the passage of this
resolution may amount to nearly as much as the ex
peLse 10 the city Of the land to be taken by it. mas
much the action OF the Board OF Aldermen based
upon the report referred without any report OF their
own committee, 1t may not be improper Tor me to
rect some OF It's Of facts am the induced
this 1t is evcent that the public have been mised
by this report II states that the area OF the park
clud,pg the State Arsenal and the Reservoir, viii
- that thA har Af hntlA
lots eomprehended win be 1891 and that
the total cannot be less than fifteen millions OF dol
lars Tbaaa sta 10 \ will he sho