The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-26
Removal OF the Crystal Palace.

The Committee on Lsnds and Places or the Board Of
Aldermen met 10 NJ Valentines Office, City Hail. vt 8
o'clock P N. nesdsy-Aiderman vs.entns in the
chair The subject before the Committee u relation
to tie removal Of tbs Crys,s ?saoe Several pares
terestet appeared aG1 statements upon she
st issue.
s Y, Holman, being sworn. said He owned thirty.
ots about the Cysal Palace be considered
sad auuciure great honor 70 ina CITY Of New York. and
thai hs would be very sorry to have i removed or
destroyed, though ne Old net desire 10 remain where
u more than four OF ave longer, durDg which time
ooulo pay ot tue debt am proper Atty be OBJ
tsined ard taken for is removal said locality
yherc u could be preserved. be preferred that the
Palace should remain permanently where i IA, rather
ran 20 have The Reservoir extended over the ground oc
cUpFd BY ne do cot consider tia! tie Palace tended
10 and retain groceries ard low houses about that
lo~sy; scme persons did establish groceries there but
Trey rave besE disappointed, and Rre removing. The
viress 'rtenda 10 have all The wooden buildings and
oter aht structures swept OF ust the leases
Of the t1 Expired.
Themas Davis, Assessor in the Twor iy ars, ward,
berg that the property round the Crysta
Palace has T,eo very much 10 value within the last three
or tour year. 'ka o,s opposite the Palace Of much
greater value san ihose opposite tho Reservo and be
cid consider that sora increase the value OF
them the park would be 800 small, apd never could
usse The lots worm than they would be by the
teuurp u The Palace within the last Two years the pro
Ter'y roDni the Palace has improved In
value Than IN any other part Of the city during the same
tire
william Stewart, property holder in the vicinity OF
the Crys1 Palace, beng sworn said the Palace
benent TO the 10 dining property and he preferred
TO ave remain; the grounds be considered Kept In
proper order abou, the Palace quite hgny
mental 80 they would be II there psrx there
great many places established there for Ing liquors.
bot hey have reariy all been abandoned; he was
svopsly oppoeed TO the removal ofthe Palace.
7. - Berry beng sso,n said HE owned property nes
the Cys's Palace be thought his property increased
in value by the presence Of the Palace, and was much
opposed to the OF It, De did not consider thai the
lots would be valuable with park Than with
the Pslscs sDd ali thrgr considered he ssror ely
oppossd 10 the removal of the Palace.
GA Chaplin being worn said That he gned rcmou
STRANGE for the removal the Crysts Palace the
STRANGE presented 10 him by Mr. Banks Jr with tho
statement that the property had been assessed tho
esab Bhment Of the park and that tho corporation sul
retains SAID assessment; under those circumstances he
signed the remoD,yaDce but since learning that such
10; the case he opposed IN the remopstrnnce
which he signed, az TO the removal VI the Palace he
thought thar the Paisce preferable 10 park and
especially preferable 70 the Of the Reservoir
several other witnesses called ali Of whose iest
mony went TO couoboras the testimony previously n.
kun after which the committee adjourned TIL Friday, st
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