New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-29
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
COMMISSIONERS OF CENTRAL PARK.

II minutes ceEg eprI9veo, COMMUNICATIONS from
the Park were resd and referred
was ordered th,t the four prize plans nov 90 eI.
hibiicn at No. 81 Bre d~ay sad the other pisas b.
removed at the closs OF the exhibition o. tie ls of
June 70 tie rooms Of tie Bcad.
The Architect IN Chief was directed 10 report to the
Bosrd the amount Of PROBABLE expenditures for tie
remainder G: tie yesr and the Items OF such eIpsrd
tu-es.
The Board then preceded to the consideration of
amendments 10 the plan
Tie following Is q copy of q communication seq, to
the Common Council by tue Central Park COmnis-
siorers Msy q, lSS:
10 ne Na.;-. didr"en ana co~ns.al'y Of re City Of
Ths Commissioners Of the Central Park respectfully
rp .t 70 yo honoist body siuce the port Of .a Is,
ofJaarssy the force enpoyed the Pax mas Of
.sul that a 70 s;sa, s..ncs OF time to
DER pnsishy unhesy By surrounding coast,c
ons without adequate Plovsoa for dsnsg PAX ccais-d
by the vsIety OF attractions oomprehended psn Of
"a cor ana NETT to g-ressl appreciation
While the rsir Of the preen, mouth ben
most Suspend ouodoor lsbor the Winter months
been unusually aud favorable for such op-.ons be
From to eleven bundled men employed during the
wrt, AID the results OF their labor the PAX this time
Over .isft miles .uperf, drainage been scomp.h.
100 yEds OF e.h eseaVAi,d go cubic feet Of hard meta
Of stone removed from Park Of
substantial nclos.ns VS., of SIX miles in length quite sacieD,
uL completion OF the sdscelt streets and al
Of ornamental structure besides walk. have been
co1,tructtd In removing this About IL old
ror al have removed i0e 200 have purrhs,ed
an planted nursrie. $50 loads of r,ius
are on the ground ud ard in state pasou use
say work.
ihe,e opera,icn, though merely nird cory have s-,dy
ef i NAKED change in the sipearsnce Of the solnds OF the
II be r.co,ct.d TIA, the Board Of Commissioners the
C.nsl Psrk their accession 20 Office found tbs. parties of
and had ben ens.ssd for seay yrs in
,o far from COMPLETE aud the gentle
Of Nv nber al, when the surveying being reported complete
the engine eins force wss mainly discharged
rot nth about the middle Of November that maps
these surveys supposed could be made very
The production Ct plan OF the r.s Were eoPsea
the thai the next ep to be taken was to ptocie
Md conrpaG; snd this premiums eff red
menss,c tie object desired aud fr the ppns Of attract
ins TIE highest competent 10 Zeal with subject various
ard impoItAl present aud future influences upon the n
W opmeL sni character Of this city and ia population. TIE
cre son Of design for the Pak at all worthy OF
N. work Of aud mind The ground be represented
half miles in lersth, 10 10 be Thoroughly examined it'
and tie results observ.on, b. ebor,ely
f.rr-d psI-r to render them intelisible: =,
Thi, to he hastily accompi.hed and during is
porr-- & The Board clearly to proceed With the
the work OF syipg might BE- imp edi.ey undertsken To
this rd tb- 1T day of March was hxedss the ne within which
the competitors the premiums fed 70 present heir
tss rpre sentaors being made To the Board a. the tune
that msny artists whose designs were cont
sp tine the Board extended the Ge to III ls' Of April
sanitation and early submitted 20 criticism
Of the public From the designs offered IS evident tisi 'hs
in the art Of landscape sarter5g dpaJ
Of in tie conjunction d mtoPoan p,t a. so s
of d'spnss Pss Tor the Pop. n ,i snsn io on.
construction will b. .qustd il ttis country. -
TEE selection from 80 large rnhe OF those ssns entitled
20 oeIed premiums task requiring after tue careful
,ssnipation Il al the eselcs- Of esriul nition
Ih. tec,te DUTY d'chsFy toe Board in ;hs pressnc3
tte to 90 81 ~ a 20 Of fi to the peope Of
til city Who are to wie.s toe full az IL pment OF
ye. dsce ed only by the P9se eye OF TIE a through
Truuu srded been adj pied the pan for the PARK
subject to sch nodifan, as nsy be ordered BY the board
h. commenced the designer Of the 'ected plan has been
The oprcy Of tn, course is apparent and the Board
der spp bnson bot their son 10 the design and s
fe.i IN the PslE bosE in its PFC GEES and peton
Up this time the Board has endeayors ~ economic time TO
% ct once sS four R@c
work dr't the dsnsee second the laying o9 OF the dry.
the feitii a'on OF th. soil These operations may proceed sim
utsneously
II saiy that by the d,nsee Of the Park
meant wbat ususy IS sewerage or superficial
drains the whole surface Of she Park aap ed for the
dsu.g promote the hsh'1t GevroPment Of trees aai wig
continually yerdant aPpeasn"c Of the lawns
BcsIs miles . fIs hoa wa s ~ o An on %n ="
the nsn roadw is aked ready for worss II estimated
ded thousand dollar. Oo Of the stock Of the Central Park
Improvement Fund air ady created by honorable body by
an approved by the Mayor November g. 1851 will be
CURED and the ard respectfully request your 900. Scy
in accordance with the provision of the said ordinance The CON
the aud sn
sord prospect Of obtaining for
the stock at favorable OF interest.
Of the Central Park not unconscious OF
the that the Park shall be rendered enjoyable by the
public practicable yet 1t well to colec that seven
bundled Of rough upprepsred unfered grosnd
scarcely be changed garden, with full grown trees in
var The marble transformed and transferred from the
quarry block the your paor In day Some large
trees well b. trsnpanted but the hundreds Of thousands
their growth in the ground Of the
their growth their perfect development well
s. Of economy demand h. An especial interest has been
Rod and while the Board fully ympathze with this interest," 1t
forgotten that for that ride or drive there are
one and that while two thousand men
woIk-some xsysDk removing earth and blasting ock'
neither sale desirable place forthe Pc
destfisn equestrian.
The c. have deemed Inappropriate present
body with their request for further issue OF
this Of matters Of general interest gu The subject
toward the completion Of which its avail. are
sppied with all the pompne consistent with the ctates
OF sound JUDGMENT and tho practice Of true economy.
ANDREW II. GREEN,
President Of the Board OF Commissioners OF the Centrs PARK
Neio York, May "a, 1853.