The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-03

The New York Cryssnl Palace.
PUBLIC PnefOsAL FOR ITS RxM0vAL-APRLIOArI0M
REVIVAL QURsrI0N-AsszRrI0Ns ON DofA SIDES.
Mr.. John H. White receiver Of chs Crystal Palace hA1
Addressed the following card to the public and By il
Hass the sssns of New York 10 the effect that bs in
tends to make another effort to induce ths Conaea
Council 70 allow the Crystal Palace building to remain
for tho present whore Il Il. The card reads thus
CRYSTAL PALAcE-To THE PUBIIc.-At the urgent coli ii
euosd to posspor The sale Of IL, Cryss pssos suid.s
to the 8sh day Of July next
In the tina efforts will be made to indsee the
Common Council to grant permission that the bsding
remain where it 10 locates until ct least he Central
Park grounds laid ont, where 1t find resting
Place without interfering With personal rights what
believe that great majority of citizens desire to
have the Crystal Palace preserved and would deeply
gret to ii brs ken up destroyed but to II rs
deuotion it Is necessary that the Common Council
shoad grant permission for it to remain for the present
Petitions win b. put in circulation for sgnatlrss hav
ing this object IN view ana trust those Who would savs
names ard influence in procuring from the Common
JOHN n. WHITE, Rsosivsr.
1t Ia kncvn that the application 0. Ar. White IL op-
posed BY property holders in the vicinity Of he
Palace Who claim that the city auth ores have already
Dc ca.d this piece Of ground FOR public pA-k and they
nsst that the Palace shall TO taken down. and that the
public park.
We hsvs collected tho following facs relative to .hs
piece CT Ana:-
The plot ground upon which the palace Is losaed
well that portion covered by the Reservoir,
being part Of ths common lands Of the CITY acquired
ander the Done gan charter, originally intended Tor
"Potters Field and ct time dedicated for fhAs
use BY the CT mn Council Improvements having thai
object in visv commenced, and vault was par
italy constructed; but 1t sscerAned that the
ground was too sprngy and wet such purposes and
the project abandoned. Atsr this the gre ind re-
NAMED waste until tho year 1885, vhsn rssou ion to
the folio wing effect adopted by the Common oouncs
approved by the Mayor Sept. 20, 1ss7):-That tho
ground between Fortsth and Forty second streets sad
Fifth and Sikh be appropriated for reservoir
puposes One ha Of the ground hAs bsen Hssd for the
distributing reservoir leaving ths remaining portion in
20 Be ussd fer that purpose when 1T should b
required tor the wants of the city In 18s certain own
of property in the vcinyo this square psittoasd
tho Conmcn Council to regulate tbs and enoose 1t
by . fence, TO be used public park, thinking TIA.
many would elapse before it ul6 te required fox
additional reservoir. Based upon this application,
the Common Council passed = resolution directing tbs
Street. Commissioner to ensl ,se the With asat
entail WOODEN fence at IN expense not exeesl1s
So O08 TO DO betrayed from tbs appropriations o. tbs
suing year; tine same to be used public park anil
required for reservoir other purposes This rss,u
ton approved BY the Mayor jan TO- lS4o; bat tbs
appropriation contemplated was never made, and the
work was not executed.
Matters remained thus until 1852 whom ths Common
Cour passed resolution approved by the Mayor Jsa
uary 1S leasing said ground to Edward Riddle ami
his for the Of Eve years, whsreupon 10
erect bndirg OF iron and glass tor the purpose Of
industrial exhi ,on Of al nations under certain rests
tions Under this grant corporation organized. BY
virtue of special act Of the Legislature Of THIS State
aId the structure known the Crystal Palace WAS
erected Reservoir square. That corporation kswiss
their expense, constructed the iron fence nov
surrounding the squ,e tagged the walks and laid OUT
improved ard adorned tho ground ~ We now see Il.
1t is argued by Mr. While that there is nothing 10
the previous acts OF the Common Council wArranng the
claim set up by tie remoostrants that tie city has rsa
pushed It's right to this piece Of property BY dedcatinE
for public park The park promov ants however, see
strong legal grounds for their action and thus the mat
Ter stands We are informed that petit ,ns Ia
Of circulation bring this mat up for the
slice, alton Ct the Common Council, whch hope i. viii
receive speedily, without prudics, favor. hope Of
reward.