New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-27
cESTRAL PARK COMPETITIONS.

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SIR: In The month Of Angu-, las, the somus,i
OF the Central PAX offered four preuia.n. IL, The or
be-. plan. for laying oct the Pork.
ON calling at the COumssioBers' ohio. sor nforus-
ton regarding the form, ia2ognphy Sc., Of tbs
groupd was told ihs, each s@pet,or -oula b. sup
pied with rs,ru tobs and lithographie pan show
lug al the deial-. IN a f,w weeks.
In THI TKIBrSE Of September !. an account o!
the proc.ciirgs OF q meeting Of the Psrk C"mns
.ioners held on the previous day in which he foAos
rg Communication sppesrs;
" Cr-ei.soas-,s u Cra,ei Park -.
b,c 81 uiN.ys ia have afe hat 10 nes -ofs 70
h, a. Sy.b~ ~ Irs sup st pfsssrt smpoysd NaA -its
assistance IN dra Tins The 'eriEn.i "A- "a" % ~
Ser, r.,gssifsY ,esr eA --ry%at
"EGBERT L. VILE GAIT fnanssr'
On the let Of November called again At the Com
nissioners Office and was informed taai the topo-
glSpcs nap, not hlshed. On tie 18th Of No
'emoer applied again aso on the isi Of Deceno-r'
er,ip the answer. 10 make ong story short,
| was finally informed on the 18th Of December that
Photographic copies had been taken from the large
map which would be distributed Among - c,mpet-
tors as soon as the Beard ordered Il.
Tie week following the competitors supplied
with phOt' graphic copies oi an old and inaccurate
topographical plan, that Mr.. Vise made IN 1851 in
stead OF the maps, upon which he and dozen az
sstans have been employed for two years. This old
plan wa. made by MIR. Nsle for his use, and
rondeu ned by him un account Of It's Inaccuracies,
arising from the haste ia which Il was made, at tho
time {, he suggested the making Of new plan rom
very careful and sccurate survey, which he reoeivcd
immediate authority To carry gu. These inaccuraeies
are on the photograph, of course, "a much a. on tho
original PLAN and a fact of not more than hall the
figures being egbe does not increase it, usefulness;
il j. absolutely worthless To the landscape gardener.
The complaints II the competitors became 40 great
Of the delay, and this makeshi substitute
for autographed topogr aphcal ylan that The Com
ton of all competitors the Chief Engneers office aud
the sectional uiapsallowing each TO take notes. make
| copies, &C.. in short, Instead OF obtaining lnho-
ghpbed map 10 the required scale on the lst Of Mo-
yember as was expected, giving them four mouths 10
put their ideas psper-no light task-they were on
the lst Of January allowed access TO the sectional
maps in an unfinished condition. and Astounding in mac
curaces, each 10 prepare Tor hmselfa oposrspn-
cal plan (which will take an expert 81 least thirty
days) thus leaving about a month to prepare de-
sign for in proving 30 Of land the survey Of
which has occupied dozen engineers and surveyors
two years. .
In addition, have this day discovered 8 strip Of
land on the south end of the Reservoir, which has not
been surveyed, leveled or mapped.
Now that the time for preparing the ccsigns u 80
short il is impossible for competitors to undertake
private survey of the missing portion, although, as
there are no data in tie Engineers Office they have
no other means Of sscertanDg the form OF one OF tho
most rugged portions Of the entire Park.
NV object in addressing this letter TO prominent
paper Ike your OVID is that the public may know tho
difficulties competitors have had to contend WITH aud
when the designs exhibited, may regard with in
diligence faults inseparabe from haste IN considsra-
ton of the energy labor and perseverance required 10
get up desi supPosiDg IT to possess no merit WHAT
ever beyond that OF conforming TO the nature Of the
oround HOWARD DANIELS
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