The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-19
The Central Park.

To THE fDiith of 1hh HERALD
No person visit the park without being impressed
with its prospective beauties and lis great effect upon the
prosperity Of the city The superintendent has shown
provemcnt well good taste tho general arrange.
mcnts to meet the wants Of our various classes Of
population.
A very few months will bring the whole enter
PRISE below the Reservoir in a It's most beautiful fea
lures, into conspicuous relief
No Improvement has ever been made In our city that
viii compare with this in the attractions held on, to
metropolitan life.
The whole ncghborhood to the distance Of some blocks
will some become the avorc residence Of tho richer
classes, land consequently bear higher and more perma
nent value than any other location IN the city FOR private
fronting on the lower park, southwest and east
is held at apparently extravagant prices But
similar ofa'ons the grca; capitals of Europe held
must he satisfied that there will be rapid increase IN tho
mates they may be called for by amateur purchases
for elegant residences.
But grand and beautiful the park is destined 10
become regret TO observe that OF the
ta requirements of such work 10 have been acct
dcutay overlooked For example, provision has been
made for carriage promenade Of adequate width, where
fashionable cqupages and other vehicles pas and
pass each other without encumhrance or danger and al
low sufficient space for the equestrian ihrong Of ladies' and
gentlemen between two of carriages. tho
widest carriage tharougbare in the park being only
forty five feet Everybody familiar with the necessity
AMI OF such drive the centres
OF population IN Europe be that this width Of
forty five feet only wholly inadequate. Such prone
made should have length 81 somo or two miles az
least and width Of not less than one hundred feet,
a every must know who has had any practical
familiarity with the subject On the borders 81 such
promenade provision should have been made FOR the pc
dcSrisns But Is not too late " increase the width Of
the drive along tho Eighth side Of the park to
meet the requirements which we have Indicated
Another accidental mistake seems "a have been made
wphh equally requires remedy. We aude 10 some Of
he crHnoes 20 the park from of the great thorough
o ~ ' a. "na
avenue such Is 10 be opened the corner Of
natb avcnuc and Ffty ninth street.
Works arc going al great expense apparently, 70
make entrance at the seventh the great chan
mi q communication for the western part Of the city
se,sy sQy ninth street Aside from thc fault Of want
- mc'ry in the present arrangement, the people u
the Testcrn part az the city viii very naturally inquire
why Is that they are 20 be deprived cf grand entrance
nj the most convenient natural and necessary ~ all points
Of TO the park, viz at the junction q Broadway
and Eighth avenue.
nuencc has been brought 10 bear The Commissioners,
with view 10 concentrate travel ON the Seventh avenue,
and to divert u from the Eighth avenue and Broadway
We satisfied that such base motive would be snf
cfcd FOR moment 10 affect the action VI the Commits
sioners.
SUI, however the arrangement, as stands must have
the effect materially 10 njure the value OF rroperty
Broadway above Seventh avenue. well Eighth
avenue, through it's whole length ~ public and business
the carriage promenade there " ample time 10 repair the
into which the Commissioners have Inadvertently
acn and we have no doubt that sense 81 equal Justice
toward the eastern and western sections OF the city ms
well as proper regard for symmetry, will induce the
Commissioners 10 remedy has,y DECISIONS which they
may have taken in regard 10 the main entrances 10 the
park. Property holders Broadway and the Eighth
have deep aud permanent interest in this mat
ter well the inhabitants OF the western side OF tho
city generally and they will doubtless feel that there 10
good for imposing and convenient entrance
TO the park from the junction Of Broadway and Eighth
avenuethc two greatest thoroughfarcs IN the city-as
there is for similar entrance from The corner of fth
avenue and Ffy ninth street for the more especial &C
commodaon Of the arsocracy grea, moncycdartcry