New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-30
TIE PRIZE PLAN FOR IRE cgET1AL
!. PARK.

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ntt;,crs arc yaux and Olmstesd tCa,vett Wax and
| Frederick /. Olnstssdl Of this city.
We have minute description Of this pan, " The
;reenswady bat can only give loom for the Leading
| s.,,u,s. TIE rraiu entrance viii be rom tae Finh
.,erus ~ Fav.,inth street, whence oarr;sge road
-, L.. tie eastern aide, with outlets 81 seor'
severty-secord, Eghtietb, Nnety-seven;h and Oas
bundled ccad .treets and Sixth avenas on One
buDd,ed..,s sixth street This road returns "a tn
ives, side with FIVE or 81 outlets, having cross ROAM
L,eisecrg the main sncaes so as to form az tege,ns,
drive which VIII give the viterevery desifsbis view
The feature TO which the designers give sas 6y 9,
pace ard very great piomnencs, is that of The four
required trassytrse reads. They say il We suppose
but one crossing Of Broadway to be possible betwees
Chambers st!eet and Canal street We shall realise whsk
thee roads destined to become. Considering thsi
they will be crowded thoroughfsres having oothir in
COMMON With the Park. that they must be open nishi
and day to all the city traffic that they must be feoced
in and lighted s suggested that they be sunk fer
below the general surface tina, the Park dives may 81
: every Necessary point al Intersection, u carried
A'atpraDy over them.
Three incidental moderately direct surface trans.
ver.e roads are also given. They suggest plea
able n tho eve,pg. after eissins TIE Park.
ss Of sr. FIX tn: Gs:.y ,ay
by the Fifth svenus ordinance. Nsc, TO plant
ire Of trees all round the outereo Of the Pak to-
tween the sidewalk and the roadway. AZ We have
said they make the principal entrance from tae coru~
of Fifth avenue and Ftfy.nnth street filing in the
low land considerably, to avoid q RAPID descent. 10
thi. corner q the Park is Srmed lake, occupying
H. preeent swampy lanes, and arranged a. TO pro-
duce picturesque combination with the remark able
rocky blues. This lake, when frozen, will make
tine place for skating.
view reaches at length tue plateau occupied by
tie nursery. From this plateau is carried avenue,
qua,tts If mile long, in the direction Of Vista Rock
which here comes finely into view, and upon Which u
placed small tower. This avenue is not drive. but
| 4 promenade, shaded with oyersrchirg elms. Tbs
competitors consider il the central feature in their
"plan for the lower PARA
Just west of the Promenade avenue IL the pHrade-
ground Of IS acres. A military entrance t,om Eighth
avenue is proposed, where cut IN the rock already
exists this picturesque approach to be furnished via
a portcus gate, the nam drive TO be carried over
a. ligter level South Of this, in rapid slope Ia
sur one of the transverse roads and tie plain below
of ten acres 10 made cricket ground furnished with
two buildings, one on large rck LOT spectMes ,ho
other for the players, at the entrance from the tsns
verse road. The Arsenal, with some slight exteinai
| Improvement it is proposed to use o. q musesn.
TIE region on Fifth avenue. ss far ss 10 about
Seventy end street is TO be made the dress ground
of the Park and thereon a music ball, With con-
seryetory attached, is p,opesed This will overlook
tie flower garden, situated low ground, close TO
Fifth avenue, so that from the building the gere.sl
effect of the garden msy be obtained. One may also
ok down upon it from the entrance, over an arcads
built against the east wall The garden Is geometsi.
| cal, but corr ectod with tie Park with les formal
sbrubte'y. 1t il TO contain a large fountain basin
with high e. beside other smaller jets; and also on
| the northern bai k wall wall Fountain, arranged
| somewhst like that at Tfey. The great supply OF
water rcm the overflow Ct the Skating Pond and Res
crvor affords peculiar advantages for this arrabgs-
| melt
| Near the Eighth avenue q casino or fefreshmsat
house s suggested. The great meadow, south OF the
ReseIyoir is TO be the Skating Lake, Of about four
| teen acres. terrace approach to the wstor u pro-
| posed from the Promenade Avenue, to complete It's
beautiful effect. The bill eide is treated In purely
natural manner except that Of the sunken trans
we're ads is carried directly south Of the Resorvor
wall. Ii passes through tunnel at the two corners.
but is open between. pleasure drive passes over
this region from east to west, giving view over the
hill eide with its fine rocks and shrubbery, down upon
| the winding lake below. skrting the other shore,
ndir oad gives the complement OF this besu
iful view. East oftbe old Reservoir Is playground
Opposite On the west is Winter drive among ever
greens. Close to the wall continuous arbos or
Leiceau walks providing access to the gates and ND
ing the wall. Further north, and In connection
tn of the rsnsvt roads, s the houss Of tbs
Superintendent, the office OF the Commission,
and the police station. Round the new reservoir
a ride commanding full view Of the water
Constructed. On the esst side 1t is suggested
to make, at some future PERIOD an arcade with
Drive. way above and shops underneath. On the
west, the drive passes through the low, triangular
hollow. In the northern park the road makes . cir
cult returning itself south Of the great valley
separate ROAD climbs Bogafdus HiD, ofAouns
PIoePect.
The whole esstely slope extending from the north
eest eId Of the Reservoir 10 One-hundred snd-sixth
stIeet is devoted TO arboretum. II is intended, as
the soil ard situation are adapted to the purpose to
hrTuDge a Winter drive about mile ana . haf IN
length, aid to plant somewhat thickly with ever
ereens introducing decduOus and shrubs 0cca-
soDsly TO relieve the mono.oDy Of effect that other
wise might occur. Large open giades OF grass Hs
il tcduc,d amorg ihete plantations OF eyergeens a.
the effect aimed ot IL not so much that Of a dove
through thick forest crowded with tall, spindling
trees a. through richly wooded country 10 which
tie siL gle trees and oopses lave had plenty Of space
ion developing their distinctive characteristics TO ad-
vantage. -
The only brock sboBhss that running through Mo-
Gowan's Pass This can. DE kept full from the waste
Of The reservoir while the Others ara uhimporan As
general iule they propose TO run footpelhs co'e 70
The csriaee roads which Intended 10 be sixty feet
wide allowing space Of lorr feet Of turf as barrier
between the drive aud the path. Other more private
footpaihs introduced but is hardly thought that
sny plan would be popular in New York that dd not
aSw Of contiL pro enade along the line OF the
drives 30 that pedsstrians may have ample oppoitu-
MY to lock at the equipsgos ana Their inmates
twill be that no long, straight drive has been
proyced On the plan this feature has been stgdousy
avoided because il would offer opportunities Tor trot
ting matches. The popular idea OF the park beau
tiful open, green space in which quiet DIVES ndes
ard s,rolls NAV be had. This cannot be p.oscfved
race.oouIse or q ros,- 1hst readily be used a.
rscs course il made one Of its leading attractions
The following estimate Of expenses accompanies the
descripcn Of the plan Of Messrs. Vsux ard Omstsat;
Dr.i,i,g o. 90
80, 40 , ~ q. IA. 1900
u - go vsy,tc irg.,ion ................ q 90
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IT,. s,d ,l,ptjns 2is0oD
Rod. s,d y Ia sf6 a5f
vfC,nirg nth ar. II fgr.3iuy 1000
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T,vclg spJ foIuirg psrsSe gteund .....,..,. 1900
J,v.,g suS srr,pg nlsv .Isupd, ............. 1000
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