The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
Our City Lungs.

Vur Cty Aunes-
THE Uunr An.p Win orIo
--Irs LOCATION. BRBAtTH, WIDTH. AVAILABILITY,
ETC.-THE CONTEMPLATED IHfn0vEMx sTs-TAA
aKsAT "cRcUIr," 2s AGze IN ExrsNr-rsosAsLE
"rONrAIHYLEAU" xlNsINGToN "PHuNIxr BYu,
-. - -. 49,
WINE LONDON gives nVe nan8'0a VOW" 70 e'ery on0
hundred thousard Of her three mik,ns OF Inhabitants,
Naw yov% until the onenrg ar tho CextrsI Park oou
- $50. 80. - -. 40. .,,,.u, .,n,..n,
only AFFORD sixteen acres 10 every ons nupSrea 'aoasAnu
OF 600 900 people, Thi3 coping end squeezing OF
the vaBtss NJ ,ba city .o An uuna.ral s.,s re acted
-o - :.
In an desire On inc ph Oh inc c1zens of
more fresh ar--ore expans Gu 10. the "pcbic lungs"
saven hundred and .eveny rx .sres of du,suny iand
80, c,,. .,,.. lac, thar T,nov,n, sor.ra
running IRON Flty-nnth street One Hundred and sixth
street, and from the Fifth The Egha avenues, have
most wseiy and noOy beer purchased, al coat OF over
dive milli0ns OF dollsrN or "bresAhug r0ym" No.
sauntering 70 this locality on saturday, our repo,ses
ground by Mr.. Egbert 1" Niee, eng'neer in chief.
gentleman in every respec. worthy Of the high position
through bush and tangled weeds, to point about enc
hundred and twenty feet above tide water called Belle
we We enjoyed vsrsa ana o. res sSoS az, aye
eets Of Long Island and almost topping the foliage might
be seen the futterrg pennant OF some floating palace, as
she walked the wsters G. the noble Hudson Here tay
i've OF mpid wster-the reservo.sparkifd lie the
day ana IS the eye glanced from object TO object
now resting on the high Bridge then upon the tasteful vii
la and smiling FIELDS Of Westcneeter and lost iseif among
the dotted Islands OF the Fast river we felt the eoQuence
of beauty touch SOUL and inward pleasure gush from
q thousand springs.
The name "Ceptral" is very appropriate, the park
being about five miles equi distant from the norhern
and southern ends Of the island about three quarters
OF mile from either SIDE II Ia two miles ana half long
and half q mile wide, long Is from the Battery 70
Union square, and wide from 30 sling Green 10 the
City Hall u very much broken into ridges, has
raj springs snd In many places stssnnsr pools OF water
have been allowed 70 songrene These LITTER are being
removed by adm able system or drainage cQnmenoed
tha .tutond Rr no Snfc In
less mocths 10 have the entire free from ali
infectious marines He has Also under his charge about
fifty and one hundred and my men engaged IN re-
movf stone walls, fences gubbing removing br lsh
WOOD &C.; and matters In such Q etae OF
wadness as he said " reporter he would like to
SEQ lesAi 10000 persons up every day to euoy
themselves
The engoeers chief object in laying on, and oesaafyng
the grounds will be foow out the maxim tne greatest
art Ia 70 conceal art" and without oobh ciits,ion OF
European pleasure grounds while ali ihAt national taste
and design accomplish, nothing which cal add to
beauty give the greatest hapuess to the greatest
number" VIZ be omitted Tue natural and artificial will
be oombned, end from the plans We have seen may
assert that "Ccptra Park VIII be worthy oil this great
commercial capital Toere will be grand carriage road
"tne Crcao OF twenty I'VE mos IN extent, embracing
every feature Of importance within and every prornne
view without. wu enter the Park al the corner OF
Fifth avenue and Fifty ninth street, with road
way 20 feet in Width and foot path on either sde OF IL
feet There will also he constructed parade ground OF
ny In extent yins In fror OF the smaller rcser
vor, the sides Of which Will be orrAoed and laid out With
walks for view OF the military mannuvrcs Tho circuit
win pass parallel to shs and proceeding 70 the northern
extremity will ntersect the Croton ske now reservoir
be consruccd occupying ore hundred acres Ia extent
In one PORTION the circuit VIII De on an OF one
hundred And hasy iee iannng sesoss ssnevus, rom
whence m,gninoens rsno.snA Q. new rcss Guy ana
suburbs can be enforced. The draining o. the marshes
PLANTING and usnspnntng OF trees cxosysnons temporary
enclosure, FOUNTAINS oonsnucu n ROADS ana ofia6@,