The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-25

sM.sss tna Central Park.
krch anxiety fell by the pebble 10 she pscs-ess Of
the Central pari Heretofore little has been kaswn Of
the prcosedhgs going there, and a. tho meet
ngf OF the Commissioners have been private the pabio
Considerably In the dark The Central park work
OF vast inportAncs 10 the people OF New YORK Its
will re enormous The necessity for sush place Of re-
cresG Is keany isis by all classes, aud the pubic,
therefore srke Lively Interest ttiug concerning.
Having Walled the park Monday AID .u1ned the
work gorg there in oompsuy with the architect in
chief AID coc.ucor cievS /, position to report
progress thereby safety public curiosity We have
repeatedly urged s necessity OF hssisnog the roads In the
park to completion thst pedestrians might have
portuSy Of enjoying It's inc scenery and heshy air At hs
earliest possible and graded IA perceive
thu. force Of labor engaged the Construction
of the promenade ard the drive, bosa OF which Ia
pretty dvsaced condition, considering tho short tme
which has elapsed the adoption Of the plan snd hs
difficult character " the work. II IN erdent however
that the progress much OF the work depends upon tho
acton Of the Common Council with reference to RAdpg
Fifth and Eighth avenues. Both these afe b s.
raised several feet and the ground OF the PARK has be
rsscd to their lsvei is hardly possible 70 on with
the work in the Park until the avenues are graded,
and yet nothing Is being done with the Eighth ave
nus and very little with ths other. Tho condition
Of Fifth svenuc above Twenty a street. presents aspec-
acs which perfectly dissracefuI. rhero another
city In the world In which public shoroaghays would be
permitted to rensn 10 such a state for day.
There are now employed on the Central Park fifteen
hundred men or these, one hundred at work drain.
Ing which Ia progressing very SUCCESSFULLY hundred
at clubbing, Of which thero vast deal to be done
hundred and atty and seventy fse carts taking tho
surface Oh the ponds and png for soia tho rest
engaged In making the roais The whole lower part OF
The park being stoue without - much surface In
places would sustain large tree, the work there
been necessarily tedious and the blasting considerable
While desirable that the park should be opened TO the
public a. aoon possible would be exceedingly dan
gerous admit them while tho blasting operations arc
going In all directions and almost every portion Of the
work requires blasting 1t is only by the utmost alton
that tho visitor avoid danger OF serous damage The
amount Of work done to the tme may stated
Is fcowsAbout Ave sxths Of the promenade k graded
and ready for planting half e Of the drive Wi. be In
the Condition In few weeks thirteen acres Of the
skating pond have been excavated forty south
OF the old reservoir have been grubbed and half mile o,
walk put under way sixy acres Of the lower pond have
been drsned Sixty third street (Which cost the Corpora
ton $4,000 to grsde) has been leveled, and the stuff
cArted away for filing tho blasting and removing rock ia
the play ground and parade ground very wei, I'd.
vanoed. Two hundred ard eighty seven houses
have teen cleared of the park, aud the whole
seven hundred acres walled In with . dry wall
We learned from Mr. Omstead that the promenade will
be entirely graded and partially planted By fall before
that tine Is not thought that the dangerous operation Of
bae!lng win be compieted In the roean.inis, few
walks opened through The upper park which Is far
the most picturesque dnesS Views tue
people might be admitted there without danger Tns erst
thing be done provide place for pedestrians
This provided, ali the ornamental work follow lei
surely Is may be required. But by should tho
drive be opened TO carriages horseec until tho park Is
In more advanced state, for oov.1us The bet
ter class Of people would not there IL the roads were
ready now, and they would be used Only by the frequent
Of the ropG grounds, who wouls acquire habits and
tons hereafter could correct 10 rnors poins Of ys.
thsn would be improper TO admit horses and wagons
In laying out the park tie main features Of the soeo,sd
plan are peipg adopted but ths Commissioners have
reserved the privilege tf making suoo oevatons
details a. may occur 70 tae white the work advances
We have before expressed opinion In favor OF tbs
a6opoa OF Mr.. Dlens amendments Particularly tie one
which provides more extended rak saronsn the sere
ineuericg with tire promenade; the work the ,areg
could 60 on still, AID its usefulness be preserved.
One grand avenue throughout the who's lsngth,
sfording . fre vn.s, and commanding, from
different poins, views CT all the prouiaen, beauties Of
the park seems 10 nos much matter OF taste as Of
necessity. Mr.. Dillon proposes two walks for psces.
vans asone, entering from sixth and Seventh avenues
and uniting ., about s,x, third street 10 grant Ca
thedrsl ay.naa, shsded with stately trees rna avenue
be designs carry the southern wall OF the raser
vor crossrg tts narrow meek OF tho skarug pad by
gradual OF ole STEPS would bring the sveuue 70
the level Of the here dividing the right and
le would arcurd both reservoirs, d.saocs OF an
other mile, ancrcius splendid view o. the drives FOR
equestrans and Carriages, and eIpapse Of az
teen tmes ~ large az Washington square From sa,s
point the would bali mile further diAgonay
90 the ncrthw est portion o! The part n Observatory HILL
the highest point Of ground IN the park Here located
trans and those N carriages The exoenss CT this grand
walk az Eve r.ss would no. DO thar ersurs,e
with It's advantages. and might BE- constructed this
ner and oerendy for receiving full grown trees "a tue
this avenue forty eet spa.t Too trauspantet TO
tie Bcs de Boulogne cost about $50 each-hlre they
would probably cost, Say 500. Two nlodred trees
would be sufficient, vheh would 20 SO 900 Cor tue pfa
erred when they rejected this idea While we are De
cdeily opposed &c critrg up park inso right aagies
re<u 'rg It 70 N uusrnts level, 10 TANK that
walk eombnsg I'll the features ~hca tia osrtAlry
would Is desirable in park wherever II bs obsnet
without sacrificing TOO many OF is natural beauties. In
the Cenvs prk such avenue Is no, open 10 this obec
ton for thsioPogsphy OF The ground seems TO invite ~
eecttsucton
VIII be struck with the fact tnn. II ends the wrong
place; the boundary lie ia tnst direction cuts delghti.
landscape rfnt acrsss, spelling Of toe pctu
rescue views IN ths whole park From O'e hundred A1i
sixth TO One EuDdred aud ten.h streets ground
scends abruptly into beautiful ravos embracing soa.
OF tho npos. pieces Of rocs and foliage scenery the
pace. Tbs srouad Is utterly worthless Tor ary other
purpose than the park for would Cost fer than
purposes. II deecsnds n within fow yards OF Oae
Hundred and erth street. The revne sweeping s-ocni tee
hssc of the ROCKS IN soul circular Tue Why
left out vten The ground was prrctssei scec,s rys
tory. ore thug certain park viii never 30 per
fcci uEti, 10 u enclosed within is limits.
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