New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01

chief orpsments Of our city and sources of rational
re6Ding. tpsl,kful erjcymen. for its Inhabitants.
Ultimately. !; vii be surrounded by the mansions
of the we.lthy, including some who vii De drawn
bither from the West Indies ard from dfsreut
portion, Of the contneri part by its ATTRACTIONS
Wien If .h.Il have been completed, according -
tie plan adopted BY the Commissioners. aud It's
trees snd sbrubbery shall nave had time 70 acquire
strength and foliage. not 10 ssy maturity, there
viii be nothing in America 10 compare with II;
and we doubt that even Europe can show Park 40
adapted TO every legitimate need snd 90 perfect IN
81 it's appointments as this ore.
We urge our citizens, who have time snd means,
10 y;.i; the Park occ nionany and watch its prog
ress. The current impression that, SIS yet !. il =
mere chaos, i. far from the truth. \ great deal OF
work has been perfected though DO quarter of the
Park is absolutely finished. Still, there Is CREST
deal on which the eye Of cultivated taste and en-
ghtened philsnthrophy msy rest .th genuine ;ai-
isfaction. The wslks. shrubbery, &C., on the
considerable area Of elevated groULd ne;r tie cen
ter Of the Park, sre nearly completed and are sd
nirable. These VIII be fully ready for public use
and enjoyment next season The skailng POND
Of twenty scre.. jus. south Of them, IS 70
be filed and in order, go socp az the
weather vii permit-it is hoped BY Christmas,
st fur,hest. Ii is DOW PRACTICABLE 10 drive for
considerable distances through the south part,
While the Grand Promenade, fully made under foot
is being rapidly lined with thrifty elms, thirty =
forty fee: high. brought from the hear. Of West
chester, with their roots and branches nearly per
feet. by Mr.. Jesse Ryder, the contractor We
are 10 have Wild birds singing in the branches Of
these trees next June. ScSne of the Bridges
across rsyines and hollows are finished and Others
nearly So; they are mainly Of fae red brick, a,d
make very handsome appearance. In short, We
believe every one who now visits the Park for the
first tinie VII be sstonished TO find so much work
so well done, considering tie time employed and
the money expended, and will concur in our ludg-
ment that the City never before paid out money OF
which so large proportion went directly into the
pockets Of day-laborers, who hsi given fall value
for il.
Dut the fo~sS.tion of ell i.,Psovsnlsn.s az this
Hind must be the Draining. whereof! grounds other
wise boggy or msrshy {, 81 seasons, With more
that are turned into mire BY tramping over them
az wet seasons are rendered firm, hard snd dry
for over three hundred days in each year snd rea-
diiy trayersable at 81 times. Even the Bos de
Boulogne is seriously lessened in value by Il; i'm
perfec, drsinsge. As ours is perh.p, the first
instance in America Of thorough drainsge on SO
large scale. We believe IN account of the process
Will prove instructive TO Thousands who have If not
farms, ST leas, gardens. lawns and walks, which
tiey would gladly render dry and solid II al times.
About l50 scres Of tie Park have already been
drained leaving some 80 more thst are 10 be.
The retdue consists Of rocky or preciptous grounds
which DO not need and do not admit OF drainage.
The bases Of the drsinsce system are two ponds
one Of them tie Skating Pond already alluded 70;
the other lying southeast Of il, near tie Fifth
Avenue. These Ponds vii re,eive the drainage
Of mos, Of tie Park, which vii 20 far TO counter.
vail their lo;s By evaporation Whenever more
water shsll be needed it viii be drawn from the
gres. CrOton Reservoir within the Park.
The drains traverse the grounds al distances of
forty fee. spsrt, and are from four 10 FIVE fee; in
depth, according TO the updulatons cf the surface.
cf which the level Of the drains can of course take
10 secount.) In some places, the underlying rock
comes so near the surface as 10 compel shaloyer
drainage than four feet About sixteen niles. or
FIVE thousand rods OF drains 10 all have already been
constructed. The Tiles are bought az the Tile
works in Albany, il having been found impractca.
bic 10 allow them 70 be made on the around. ss
Wa. 5, first intended. They sre'of various sizes.
from 81 inca snd quarter bore 10 six inches. sc.
cording TO the maximum amour, of water they may
be required TO carry. Large brick sewer or cul.
yerts. 2,5o9 fee! IN aggregate length receive the
water from tie lower drains and convey il 10 the
ponds or from one poId 10 the other. Tie orii.
nary drains are only twenty inches wide 8. the top
narrow ing 70 four inches s, the bottom. They are
:nte nded 10 have descen, Of q, lesst one foo,
in two hundred, and 10 increase in deseen,
toward their mouths. Where j, IS found nece.
saiy 70 con.rsyene II. rule, ;ili basins Of
br.k. with lacked cas,-iron eoEers are placed and
sunk two or three feet below the level Of the drain,
% tbs. the earth brought hither by the currents
msy fsll into the bottom Of tie basin. leaving the
water 10 pas. on nearly clear. Wherever the
bottom 10 soft nsrrOW board is lsd uOder the
tile. Tae smslles. tiles have collars OF kindrai
material around their functions, designed no: only
10 keep out earth, bu. also 10 rePel tie root. Of
tstes which often insinuste themselves here snd
grow 10 be obstructions TO the passsge of water.
The medium sses Of tile hive saddle. of burned
chy covering their functions: while the larger
.Ies hsve rope or twists Il grsss aid a:ros, their
ju,etoss, and he'd fast BY stone. At either end.
The tiles being secured in place are frs. covered
h depth Of eighteen inches with earth which Is
ranrned down, and then the filing j. completed