New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19
THE CENTRAL PARK.

t. the Editor or The ~ Y Ts,5ure.
SIR: The Erening Post of this date contains evil
derce Of original Journalistic management, 1t is well
known that the Commissioners of the Central Park
are now considering some thirty odd plans for its fature
enlargement, which pans were presented for . fair
competition for certain prizes offered for the beet four
When these plans handed in on the let ot Aptl
tley ard s descII tions by which they were accom-
psried 1s well all Information relating TO hem we're
ip tie ioe custody of the Commissioners, and should
go remain until their decision concerning them shoud
be 6nIOGLced. -
No designer Las q right 20 discloae to the public
that which ferns the basis Of his competition, nor TO
uee il in any way which might affect the opinions OF
the Commissioners. No Journal should expres' an
o.lion which may bias the Commissioners In ior"ng
their conclusio1s.
sgus and an btmaton that abstracts OF the reinanDg
tIuty are 10 {, low The phrase oOgy OF the " ab-
s,racts is such as 10 lead at once to formation OF
opLicn On tie part Of ary man. be he Commss oner
or con morer as 70 tboir merits. For instance, at
tie close Of the abstract of the description OF plan
presented by "Gretnsward, We sre told tnst mo sys
lem CT transverse roadsis carefully considered tna'
II promen aGe aveIue IL Of very oHginal arrange
ne,t" ard that the treatment Of the mstter Is PIE
tuTesoue ind peculiarly successful The designers
Eagle AID Rusticas Will LOT pioptoiy G'usMs' ns
that tler pals age tioaNy oompIneh'eu y! ="
Post.
suspicious persor might suppose that tie ealing
editorial in the sane issue was thteni6 ss enforce
melt of the option that G.s plan IA q good one-
though tlis 10 60 far from the ratb II is doubtless
only cOICuirerce Cf the good tastes OF "Greeh.
syard and Of the editor OF The Past. The parallel
les in tle following fsc>: Tie P0st suggests ths
rcrtheln portion Q the PGrk should be treated IN tne
neutral :yle-G. tIcas il IL the natural sty e. IIe
Post suggests 81 artificial treatment Of the reservoir
r. sgorG p-cpcses On arcade tc raise the rOatt) the
water eyel dno 10 present an architectural effect )m
+ fth avenue. TIE Post suggests that " strayt ell
- lects might in certain paEts, be used withou. de
"ciGedly cou,raGiCtLg local indication tn Is III
ltfereLte to the middle country OF the lower Pdrk
where G. pfoposes 20 place diagona! straight prom
craze. Tht Post suggests water effect In the tfats-
verse meadow above tbs middle ourtry-G proposes
for thi. locality q SKATING pond Of about fourteen
scres. The Post suggests that the rocky olsuic'
above il should be carefully managed, 60 :Aat lts
whole tract may be tor pleasure, and us Iea
r uptaient extent not le.seLed-G. proposes II tuE
eel lis trs1sytrse rsds through this tract, 50 a. not
To interrupt ia continuity IT. Past sugsos.s apply
ing R.r.os ecnefous deception" with refe e-ence to
tte width (or r2rroNpes,) Of the P1rk-to effect this
one OF tls chiei aims OF q. diagonal prontnade'
TIE writer il very well satisfied tnat there mas been
70 cvlusiop bftyeen "GreenswsId AMI the editor OF
The Post aud that the motives Of TIE latter entire
y fair and honorable si has been here sho
il.nstured people mug draw unPleasant hierences,
ard find some bass for them; and II Is respectfully
suggested that Tie Post would co well TO siipeLd is
publication Of abstracts, until after the plans have
teen deo,Ced Ou-Ilen one can claim thaI tie ue'
cisoEs have been bIastd BY tie press. .,,
When the awards are made pubLc the Golect WIZ
belong to the pubc-just now the public aas no bu'!-
uess with it, AID the pubic press can cohL-en. y
with more propTiety tLan Oh appraiser eAt Wnca
hss been left 10 private arbitration By puolsAing
the fcrecoirg va y II oblige q petitor. VINO u
NeITHER EAGLE NOR III sIiOIS