The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-07

OF rsmbsrs vtO would Otherwise fail into suntea
The amend mepts propose 10 abolish these ROADS
entirely and substitute their stead three cross roA Is,
ruppng from eaoo hundred feet street IN winding
the Park. following the Topography 90 nss
passage Park may be made, but not With such
facility IN grade and level as 70 invite passage Tor
of trade traffic.
We omit cross road 1t Seventy ninth street. which is
also OF hundred feet because Its entrance on
tbs Firm avenue would be very nxo ~ h sae o.
would interrupt the wsb, and its termination en- the
Eghh svenue oppoets Mann s'su s4us'o' """" ro"oor
Other subiec,s are .iao embraced the amendments,
but the length Of this paper oompsls US 70 foroe.r
embspk 10 be built around the Reservoir for
ride Al sTI sss and tbs sunken roads s2Os,576
II Is ve,y safe to say that the adoption Of the amend
nen,s would save not less than $500 900 Respect
fully submitted. ROBr. j. DILLON,
AUGUST EI4AONT
THK PROTEST.
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS CENTRAL PARK,
Jusx 3, 1888.
agans. the resolutions Of this Board the amendments
proposed By them TO the plan OF the Park.
when tie tour prizes for pans were awarded was re-
eoved thai the Award OF the premiums did commit
for execution but that from the selected designs the Board
would avail themselves Of such variations as they might
deem expedient
ON the 18Th OF May 1. resolved that this Board WILL
at w DeIt regular meeting 10 adopt plan Of the
Park In lie general feature OF entrances, drives, rides
the meeting Of the Board on the 18th May the
Board adopted plan 33 the plan OF the Park subject TO
such notifications as may from time n time be ordered
by the Board and thereupou that subsequent
irgs to which the subject was Adjourned We proposed
eighteen notifications or amendments, which, IN our
Jucgwet necessary 10 be made to plan 3S In order
70 meet che just and necessities OF the people
IN the construction Of the Park.
At the meeting OF the Board on the 9th, the
ameuomeDts were referred TO the Architectn Chief
TO consider and report and was not surprising, as tney
on tns sst May he reported syanst them
AT that meeting, and pending the discussion Of the first,
vote was taken upon either and without de oaing the
olher fourteen amendments, and Without sording the
opportunity a. least expressing our views in regard TO
them, the Board passed the following resolution
Resolved, That all amendments which have been pro-
pcsed the plan not already passed upon the Board
President Architect in Cnief with Instructions
port such or them Board tn cir may de-
termne to be desirable to have into the plan
This resolution effscusly dsposes of all the amend
meris, all others which individual commissioners
sy oeem il their cuy hereafter suggest and it is very
clear that ndmepls 10 the PLAZA ut any trle
kei 70 be made or even considered unless they hfss
meet the spprobs ion Of the Architect in Chief whose
plan they Will propose 10 amend
The final plan OF Park therefore, fixed plan 80,
and the resolution Of the 2Sh April and the expression
cf members, nearly unaDmous, that II should be made
up ircm the selected designs are practically nuned and
abandoned.
sgsps; such conduct part Of the majority
Board We have DO other remedy than 10 make pro-
ROBr J. DILLON.
AUGUST BELMONT
NOTIFICATIONS TO PLAN NO. SO, PROPOSED BY Mr.
DILLON AND SECONDED By MR.. BELMONT.
That ebtIsnc.s be opened Fifty ninth street, In
front OF the sixth and Seventh avenues to be appropriated
% pedestrians exclusively
That IRON ca CD entrance TO the Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues walks shs be designed which shall converge into
one grand cathedral avenue to be sixty feet in width be-
tween tie Trees meeting elmer at or before the
mencoDeIt Of The present promenade plan 49,
Ing the further TO west that the walk be
rsvine or a. Seventy third street. 70 be
sparD<o By wire suspension bridge in the same drec
ton, and thence continued 10 Vista rock.
That the Walk be top of the wall Of
the old reservoir spanning Eighty SIKH street by BRIDGE
10 the top Of tue wall OF the reservoir the walk
upon the reservoir be either SIDE
I'll reaches On the northwest the two pieces OF land
which are above or level with the wall; that from
each OF those levels shs be drawn converge
INTO aroher grand avenue, In the direction OF Oh
servaory HUI SPANNING the ravine by wire suspension
bridge this viii be It's termination. The entire line 10 be
called TIE WAX" and TO DO devoted to pedestrians
solely, separately and exclusively.
2 The same line OF wax rs the first amendment, ex-
insteaa Of running The Walk, in the direction and
sss po aA rock saS Se , same M s the
yor build platform =, toe base and In
the centre Of The south wall ao feet along wall
extending loo feet IN trout having less than rises
from the surface OF the ground erect ths platform
fight OF steps with rs. Of sx inches, aud tread Of Of
teen inches feet IN length, and leading 70 the top OF
the wall, which make thirty width The platform
and steps 70 be OF white marble, and face the sides OF the
tersi; the whole 10 form the introduction
the Artificial lex or basins thus becoming one Of
3. srae the side walks for pedestrians either
SIDE OF p" Ibe Drive
4 STRIKE out ali paths for pedestrians leaving for OBJ
servaioUs Of aetna. use their nnAl location.
B. Suke cut the entrances In and the southeriy
soe OF The Park fruuca;e the angles formed by Frty
ninth stro,i with the Frh sod Eutb aud
each entrance to sine Driye,p 70 Be devoted
exclusively TO carriages and horses.
strike out the cross drive running north 10 ths com
mepcemeo; Of " the Promenaoe
Bun branch OF the westerly drive from point
Seveaty frs; street, along the valley
lake, Aod upceT the bridge OF - The
Walk. pcrthesstery tli strikes tns essterly drive
Run the westery drive norh Of Ninety sixth street.
20 as 20 strike the soe Of the lake on the ravne
running Aoug tn side Of toe lake ard through ksow
ans Pass, and ascending Observatory Hi" by road
60 be designed and constructed the land north OF
lC6th sueet
? Rua the css,srly drive north OF Nlre,y-
tory Hi ]" only wire suspension bridge,
SCANNING "NcGo~aD's Pass" Strike Out the drives
the plan for ascending the nil, aud table
LAND q the hill the grand rendezvous, point OF
union for ali who RIDE orive walk.
~ tonssuei " ne Nae running rom each Of the man
and Eehn avenues 10 be used solely ana exclusively oy
eqUesvArs 10 be inter mediate 1.-The Walk and rhe
Dive, or intermediate "fhe Drive and the exterior
lte, as either be best suited 70 the Topography eod
ecoroma mountaineering The ncrthwe portion Of
Observatory dill" 70 'The Eide "
III. STRIKE cut the widening and extension Of the
baakmeDl Tie reservcsr and thereon
prescott s6ts OF the EN- ent on the 700 being su
cent for sno reserved for their use BY the FIRST
IL st IKE on, the flower garden in the valley at
seveuty third Inn avenue, and build lake 10
receive The drainage and streams 10 the Forth, and be an
outlet 70 the lsse cts 10 the west
IL strike OFT the pool the rsvine 81 the foot Of COB
servslory H and build lake like plans is, "a ~ or
20, leaving cascade under the bridge of The
Walk" provided by amendments 1rst and second. aud
having outlet through "Mcf,ovans Pass under the
bridge Of "The Drive" provided by The ninth amend
meol
u. Strike 90, the sunken transverse roads At sixty-
s1th. ss,eoty .hn.e. Eshy ann and Ninety seventh
fourth and l02d and 1880 streets Run road a. Eighty
sixth and Ninety sixth streets the Parr folo~ing
the topogaphy taai passage the Park may bo
made, but not with svoh facility grade and level
invite psssage for purposes Of trade or traffic.
1b. Change the course OF the cros road at Seventy
second street that before appros chez 'fThe walk
shaAl fail INTO the valley read sgutng the lakes the
sDoth And under the bridge provided By amcndmcD,s
nrsi and seooBd