New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-10
THE sfANz(, E1ENT OF THE CENTRAL
PARK.
A CARD FROM Th.I MAJORITY or THB
COMM, SSlON


The undersigned. Commis,,' neo Of TIE Ces<rs
PARK, Deem IT duty to the pss''s snd to the ~ost
committed 10 their charge 10 offer fui srd csm ,.s,
record OF tie actioa of the Board 9Th rsxsad to
subject concerning which tao Of ther Assoc .tes laws
presented sn inc uplete and ffssmsntssy report anz
ore Which is calculated 10 Iesve an mprs-ou that due
cousdt s.on IS rot been given 10 csrtAi, pecaisr
views If these two gsntIeIsen.
o. the nh q Msy conui;t.-, consisting q
Messgs Ri, e. Green al Belmont WIRE sppoiu.ef -
lepou 'wtst If any. motdcss.oa ~ plan No u.
sdorted BY The Beard, is 5, present advisable" Mr.
DiLor sppoioted tnis Co.amIttee ssd asked W
b. ,xcvsed. M. Fields ,hen appointed, sod siss
ssksd 20 be excused. Mr.. Belmont wss thea sp-
panied, who. berg ou' of town. cid not NEE. with the
Goa u.i,tse. OEthc le,t of Nav, this Comm'stse re-
pOltst. sivis.rS CERTAIN MOD 6ca,ons. The report
printed hid upon the table aud msde the spscisl
order for tire next meeting. The Superintendent wss
At ire time ordered to immediately stake oct ths
prci features upon the ground. On the l3sh Nay,
mtiior OF NJ. Dillon, the SupeaUts olcat Was
directed 10 report at tre rext meeting OF the Boatd,
what, Il any, uOa6cstiobs cf plan iS he would re-
commend 10 tie Board. Al g meeting on the lab
May. Mr. pllOn o. being pteSent, the subject wN aee
scts upon. 0u 'he 18th II May, the apsriotesdsnt
re.oiten feyo'sby 20 notifications proposed by tie
Special Committee which had been uuder dscassios
bet1ie the Board.
Or the 1871 OF May, resolution wa, proposed thss
the Board proceed TO the adoption OF plaza. Mr..
Dillon voting IN the negative (,r. Belmoa. besag Az
was lot A. .aS same %scs.og on mG'ss o.
"by sdo,ted by The Board as the plan OF Coated
Park, subject 10 such notifications "a may be trsn
tire 20 Tine orcersd by this Boird Tho blsak
wss tiled by 'sertirg 33 Mr. Dillon slouc votsg 10
The negative. At tie same meeting the fvalowiag WAS
pGsssC:
FS:ess , P,S No IS Ia'as eH0 ,dSp:S :. .SS s.;.
y 'c'ed TO e coG'Ieeoa Of the Pshk with sea m"dnss
tens contained In the Report " the Special nni Los
~, mSy H. iesvus c,usisTs,iou what
vNct 20. Necessary TO Be iDneoisey determined ua
At he regular meeting held in the afternoon Of the
sane dsy FOR the express purpose of considering the
reeolut on Il May u.s. offered 0y Mr. Dillon, that gen-
t!tman proposed two further amendments 10 .hS
adopted plsD ard the entire sesina OF the Board wss
occupied Win Cns;deratiou of teen. AZ the nsxt
following meeting, GA tie 2,th OF Nay Mr.. Dnlsa
offered notifications 20 tis prevIonsly coasdered
M ~ dnea,., itch accepted. Mr. Diiloa then
confirmed thu c'ecusson Of his amendments aad OF
'ar.c fifteen 0sdtloLs, anendnens. After having
Jcsupiea tiie gboe remaining time OF the session
in aiyccs;ifg hs views tie Board extended TO hia
tie o.Ut,sr 81 oIderlIg all his amen ments, WITH
roir mos icStiCrs printed, and mSde them the sPs-
cal ordtr .or the n, X msetUg. At the next meeting,
90 IT, "1tn Il My, MIR. Dhlou again asked leave 10
Tla.e creations IL tao smtndmeLts ohtod oy hsh
al tho @ sviaus meatirg, which was unanimossly
grated. Ia BoarG then resumed the c0ns,deratioo
Il TIE ameI d. eats as modified, sni Mr.. Dillon OK
laI ed hi- We've, pqr.icElarlg with regard to the
trs, sDd stcord OF them. At the same meeting, tss
AIchUeot.iU-CAei Was nstun'ed to conehisr snd re-
port L On fLe amendments proposed by MIR. Dutoo;
and Two .tLer Comm ssi0ners hsvng offered aneea-
leLs ii Ell similarly referred. AT tae adjourn
trent OF TINS NEE ing ot thc board II was in'orhAhy
srr6 that tie members should met at the Ears, a.
O'clock IN the mcfErg of the next meeting Tor the
EXPIRE purpose Of seeog nov Tar the radc onsoges
H. tie plan p oposed BY Dir. Dillon were sppropnste
20 tie rcuEc. 10 Oriar u facilitate this study the
ARR Tar lin
tur. st6kod out 900 otherwise iIdicated ard on the
3ls', five q the Commissioners toot lnc'uinS Mr..
Gnil,n uor NJ Belnoni) occupied tie m'rninE Ia Q
O.. talod STUDY Of tie eubj,Lt the ground In inc
If.Ircor the b AID met anr, some nscessary roe-
tire business having besn dispatched, again pr1csed
to consideration II tie amendments proposed ny MI.
Dillon. TIE gres'r part VI toe Wnpe Session having
been 3gsin ocCupi 10y III IN thof advocacy III re-
II arks a,, tie -pVe series, some other mos
beIs having expressed their views, the question whst
d. position stC Id DO made OF Je anondlnents was
lion before .hs Board.
10 iii bs ppsn thst tho plan Of Mr.. Dillon had oooa-
J.d the attention Of the BosrJ 70 the exclusion OF -
Ius al other husinsss, during four entire ssssoeS IL
had become apparent that bis siows as waole
ir,oparuous With tao plan which had baeu -~o
Il bg,s Of c.Ls.sacion, aud It Wv .,o,.;da.la r.
t,ary OF them were imcraun"~ ,,o 10 ,hau,.i..- f.
TIE a;uie u The group. Net being prepared there
tcIc. to adept tnen 49, ""'"S dssols to av,l itssf
e Whatever isht be found valuable sn. -"pi'so!e
IT. them the Board resolved to refer the amend nenss
"a Duf NIB We III us All fuicH hhu ooou, W
which houd hereafter be- presented to tire Presidest
sod Achilec'mChie " to report such Of toem 70 toe
Board as their judgment may determine desirable to
"hsve Incorporated IN the plan 20 the work proceeds
II CAIRO. escape notice that but Of tho s,goers
Of tie protect bad at any time offered either 81
amendment OF a suggestion, or taken any part Ia any
of I'M, proceocirgs IN connection with tho amend
nei.s. fxcept 10 second molten.
Wo have given tie above statement OF facts a. they
occurred ~, the purpose Of counteractng an errons
on, impression, tat may arise from psrasal Of tho
card a Mesrrs Dllon end Belmont that their propo-
sions bnse not been duly considered by tho Board.
VITA regs!d to tas 2ent or demeI: OF the lssdiog
propo,iton cf Mr.. Dillon to divide the Park through
ito entire length, where not already divided by tho
reservoirs by two straight lneJ Of trees, We do NOS
feel called up low resune in public tue very full
dscusslrn which the whole subeo. received during
tie FIX weeks that elapsed bet ween the reception Of
ne design aud The formal declsion OF largo propos-
ton &C tie ConsoS 10 favor Of the leading 70 sturos
Of tie pan witch foslly adopted as the bssis Of
immediate opernt.ors upon the ground OF the Park.
WILLIAM X. STRONG,
JOHN r. BUrrERWORfH,
ADHN A. 0RAY,
~ I Al