New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
The Central PARK,


COltbgVte, LOT tae h!Ng cur OF lie NetuA fa'x
siled IL srema,bsbe maccer 10 meet toe object for
which TIE PAX was established aud thst the eigb.
teen ameri@er.s proposed BY U.s. would correct its
srrors ana oGS,.oEs All t wss hoped last If the
d.seussi0 p.ovsd 20 be Igb., public opiaGn might
ob.sn iiom tie Boad sue. charges SIS We alone were
un.b.e TO accomplish. We mentioned, Incidentally,
tia. perdrg the discussion ct tie frt, bod third
ard for:ih smetimsr.s sd before airy vote
taken either; ayi withoa. debating the o,ier
fourteen amendments ard vithou. afJrdicg d, the
opportunity q expressing cur yess 10 regard TO
them, lie Boaid PISSED tie resolution waica con-
signed tee smerdmen.s, ard al oilers which may
Hereafter be proposed, - the consideration OF the
Pres.den. ard the Architect-irCbief to report
"sGch Of them to tie Board e. thar Judgment may
+6e.err.ine to be desirable reis incidental state
men. VS. rads nc. for the prrp,se Of showing any
iccy.liiy ID "a in6iyiduiy-for icciviltiss are
are purely personal and to be met tie ss.c temper
lad uent Of individuals may dictate but FOR tee
purpose OF showing thst tSe discussion given TO the
plan and the amendments was not such a. t. cattle
tie FRA action OF TIE Board TO lst consideration
which the result of fair, fGl ard Tee debate woad
possibly be entitled 10 claim. We are surprised TO
fui, by card Of oGr colleagues published 10 the
inCTBiug papers OF hi Gay, thst without iertakug
to combat IDEAS, 70 slow thst arguments 10
regard to the plan aud the amendments were iasuii-
Gent. .Ley have devoted an entire column TO show
that we were trestei With naked Clvlity, and that
were afforded an opportunity OF expressing our
views upon eli the Amendments Fearing to "eary
tie public with detsu Of the Inaccuracies of their
state IT. propose 10 dispose Of the wlole OF By
u! and compe extracts fGom toe pEc.ed and approved
minutes of tie Board.
meeting proceed 70 adopt p,n OF the Psk ia It's ssers tea
ture, lentnpee' DIVE. Iit.'. wels. a:d wster,
the Of the Central PAX tec such 0dca!oGs
nlSy De from tine TO time ordered by the Bead
~
Board PROCEEDED TO the special order Ia pIrsaancs Of
tie resolution Ct the 18Th .rst.
Mr.. Dion proposed the following modification 10
plan 33 bsipg tie first amendment.
Pending the explanation Of Mr.. Dillon Of his pro
posed amendment, Mr.. Gray moved that the subec.
lav over ard adjourn
"mAy 20 Ga motion the BosId then proceeded 20
tie consideration OF modification of tie plan.
"Mr Dillon continued the reading and explanation Of
bis proposed amendments seventeen in number.
"Mr Belmont sec rced the amendments proposed
by Mr. Dilon, ard moved that they be pr1ted on the
minutes and made hc special order for the mex meet.
"M,Y 9:--Ou motion CT Mr.. Dillon, the Bosrd then
preceded to tie sheraton of the amend nents OF
the Plan proposed by hin.
"Mr. Dillon having explained his views to the
Board en- the first and second amendments,
"Mr Russell moved thet the amendment, be re-
fcried TO the Architect in.Chief to consider and
report thereon to the Board
"MN 3.-The Board then proceeded with the con
sheraton Of tie amendment to the plan proposed by
Mr.. Dillor
"Mr Dillon moved that they be taken up at the
fst and second ameutmens and voted on by sections.
ono ohi,c.icn being made, ~. Dion moved that
tie question be token on the first section az the brst
amer dmeut. - ,
"Perding discussion of tie came, Mr.. Strong offered
the following, being thu resolution then adopted
which referred the entire eighteen amendments " the
President snd Architect.in Chief
Tie card also statte that Special Com nittse con-
sistpg Of Messrs Russell, Greene aud Bel moot, was
,toI dat tnnt hQ al VI n
ccrsiter what notifications, if any, to plan -,
"adoptfd by the Board, are at present advisable"
but i6at "Mr Belmont. being out Of town, did not
'meet with the committee Mr. belmont did no.
ieave town until Saturday evening the Sth aud the
committee made their report to the osrc on NJ onday
mornire, the 10th. TIE pflted and approved min
utes Of the Board on the ID Of June contain III
BIZ BeimOut desired that Ale received notice Of
any meeting the special COna appointed bT .s'lon Of
' 'sde0, 4so i to the Of Ii: pso d Which
Committee he ad been appointed member oy tho Chsir lie
did not think IT, heetooFo uecs sy 20 bos this is TO the
bnowede Of he Board because he to have "a opP
sso tLe amen ments te plan otvf,l by az D2n aad
seconded BY Him. AID - ch GRO tuni no" dsned by tie
ference oil these snenonts 20 The President and Atcnte' IN
Tic csrd also makes the f),ogng statement:
At the adounmen. Of Tits meeting OF tie Board va, In.
formally setd that The nenIers 'hoad meet 81 ne Park a.
nre O'Clock the mcrrg q tho next nee,nS Tor the express
Fos By NJ Dillon sppro pirate toe sodgd In order 70
facilitate ibis study the Architect in Chief took pains to have
IL sf ~, If ie Commissioner mot nciudiug Mt Dillon nor
Belmont occupied the mor3og In dc,ed study OF the
subject On the ground" .
Neregret to be compelled to state that we never
knew or heard Of any such agreement, informal or
otherwise, or that the amendments had been staked
Indicated until we were 30 informed at the las.
meeting Of the Boar 1, on tie 9Th OF June inst
We regret tbat the card of our colleagues has not
condesctnGed by argument to meet our published OBJ
lection 70 plan thirty three TO reute the ideas upon
which our amendments were based, which j. the only
point Of real interest to the public n this discussion
They merely state that many OF the amendments
we're Gprsctcable in tterselyes from TIE nature OF
"tbc grou,d ard that they would " divide the Park
"thrcueh its entire length by two Straight lines Of
treea'
Ii il singular cha. this Augment or statement of I'M
practcabiity never made at any meelpg OF tie
Boald On the discussion OF the amendments, and that
tie Architect. Chief, 10 his elaborate report upon
them makes sllusion 70 =. We are prepared 10
prove at the proSer time II 1t ever arrives, by the
examination Of engineers erd landscape garoeoefso
tho hiehest authority, that amerdm -nts sre net
only entirely practicable, but thai if the pedestrians
are entitled 10 such walk as the amendments pro-
pose tor the walk OF the Central Pal there /, no
portion Of the PARK suitable for the purpose as tue
poricn desgr ated in the amendment. Tie cthet Oh
lection that tbs wax would di'ide tae Park by
two straight 1es Of trees, comes with Singular IN
felicity from cur colleagues, who have adopted plan
which divides tue Park into four tra15xrse rosc'
cfcssIg it nearly at right arges, AID oyning IT, not
by sire Git lines OF trees, but BY eXcsyat )ns aug be-
.6s its surface ten feet deep and thirty est vide,
spsraad By bridges IN SONS place. and hned with
fences ia otters. Respectfully submitted. .
ROBERT ]. DILLON.
Jt.,.da. AUGt 81 BELMONT
Joa> Monni.ssi AyD rHr BESEcn BoY.-TLe
puai!ists John MorIzsey and Keenan, alias the Be-
nec;a Boy" were to have fought " a rough aud tun
bic" On Wednesday right in room in some obscure
part Of the city. It YVES arranged that johnny Leg
should act .or the Benecis Boy add Frank Bennett
fer Aorrissey, sfo came IRON Troy TO fali the en-
gagement. No perzons were TO be permitted "l1nin