The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11
The Purch Of Wards Island.


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The PW chase Of Wards Island.
MAYOR TENANTS VIEWS on THE SUBJECTS THE
CITY TO SUBMIT TO THE DECISION OF ARBIrRATORs?
--ALExANDEH MCoTTER AND HIS INTEREST," IN THE
SALE OF THE ISLAND, ETC.
The Committee on lands and Places of the Board Of
Aldermen met yesterday, to consider the proprey Of
resembling the resolution passed in the Common Council
last year, authorizing the purchase Of Wards Island
MICHAEL MuRsay the Chairman OF tho Committee, said
that the members of the committee dcsirous of
hearing what they could upon the subject
Alderman TUCKER said that ne thought the city should
possess the island for various that sufficiently
obvious, but he certainly opposed To paying for
il than the proper vauc ara he much opposed to
leaving the matter TO the decision Of arb rators Who for
all they knew, might oe biassei Il Is we'll at
cannot be said OF every in New York that he s above
the Effect OF such Influences. augh.cr) If the mater
was e. the decision OF arbtrators one to be chosen
by the city and another by Mr. McCo.er, who owns 81
Of the island and these brators said that $500 900
should be paid for what would not he worth one is that
The reason that what thcy would would be trueY No
but !! would be sufficient reason to compel New York
% pay the money The matter IT properly corsi
Jered before the Common CDuncil-it iuconsderasly
deliberate d upon and foolisbly concluded
Mr. Mo1orTR bere said that be wanted to make state
rent Ia the committee. He produced map Of Wards
Island which cnlored thai tha different sections Of
and boases the lane could easily be d!scernrd. He
pointed the map the portions o. the island occupied
by different owners remark the merits of each
showing bis own to advantage He proceeded 10 state
that when Mr.. remarn who is Mayor OF the city OF
New Iors, was Alderman be offered him 81 500
tor his thirty acres and although tins in 1851 he
would accept that price at that tme for II cost himself
50 500 He thought the entire island should be-
longs to 4, n6x Is entirely TOO small Tor he nuraosos re-
Quired. Alderman Tucker had promised four different
times TO come ard see the ISLAND, bu, fulfilled his
promise; but Mayor TenanD knows the ground we'll
Alderman ADAMS here suggested the proprie.y OF send
l..,n,'ayor, to ascertain he had anything 70 say
Ia nu- a, ar ce agreed 70 send for Mr. Tenarn VIII, IN
few moments joined bis presence 70 that OF the
mt.ee.
After the Mayor enesed the room and the lilsle cerc
monies attending his arrival past, Alderman Adams
taid-Mr. hewann, We want 20 know II YOU give IS
any Information in regard TO the property on Wards
Island.
May or TIrNAxS said that when be As member o, the
Boarc Of Aldermen ne recommended that the balance OF
the island which ~ not already possessed should pur
chased by tha city sta reasonable price and he consid
cred that 81 SEQ an acre WAS very high price, but st
not unreasO1ahle 'rat IN the year 1852 1858.
Mr. NoO1TfR here remarked that had said the yeaY
1851 but he ban made mistake, which Mayor nomana
had now corrected.
The M.ycR continued We bouph. 60 acres NJ tina. TINE
from Mr. McCcusr ann pad 81 500 acre for q. 30
sccs that traded With the ouee OF Refuge for 10
that tbey essed at that time, that 70 of the
whole Island belongs to the city at the time
dol see bat the remainder OF the island could
sufficient for all our present purposes. There is
part, but very small one, that IL would be abso-
lately necessary Tor us to possess at tho present
moment. Here the Mayor pointed out the place he al
luccd to the map, and sad al the time, that
the par; ana It not that want should possess
H. but bG cause there public house I; when Is
hspeiul nuisance that II would be we'll 10 remove we
had thespower lhe Mayor agsn'oined t. the map, and
IN showing the boundary OF the portion the CITY possesses
said that irssmush the lots facing the road
island are included In the part bought by the city, of
course the road belongs aso 10 New York
hr. McJUT1EI here observed that he claimed the pub
lie highway that Included in title that put
the other part into the possession OF the city (Langh
ter)
Mayor TfsaASS said yen claim the rosd whom tho lots
situated p-xt 10 Il the property OF Others Now
who ever bought lot facing aoy street condition that
the se, was 10 be the property OF another party, and
that might be ued FOR any purpose that the other party
thought proper (Rebewed laughter)
Mr. MdorTER-,ui you have not sufc!en. room for the
burial ground o: the city on the piece nave and be
sides your bying people there is very much calculated
to deprec.ate the property next 70 your osn.
Mayor mssS-Wc have ground enough iha, ISLAND
10 bury fr I've thousand years 10 what want
Of this ground is that We may have control OF a. lis
all We have pits for burial purposes enclosed in four
hundred feet, and II We possessed the whole island
could not bury in any other wsy while at the tine
the means we Rave answer our purposes as well "A any
others could. believe the highest prices that the Com.
missoners OF Emigration paid for any Of The land
that they possess the ISLAND $3.50 acre. We
~ood not pay the price W. do for tb- land there II We
had any other place that would for q buryibg
ground; and Is because have not thst obsed
IN Pay what We do j remember the time that the
Finance Committee Of the Board Of Aldermen recon-.
mended The purchase Of the island s2 500 acre. and
"'' W NOV " hsn " ioNer pfice,
but happened TO portion tho .slani the
snd stated NJ once that they could have what owned
Tor 81 200 an acre. and this the termnao OF that
Recommendation We would never have though; of pay
ing The price jd for Wards island Il we could have
bad proper burial place at Randss Island, but there
we bad toquarry the ground before could be used for
burying purposes, md when tha; was done il was
stin deficient a. a bury ing ground
Mr. hctn11KR-lf the land worth 81 500 In 1852, IA
not worth any more nowS II properly increasing
IN value in the neigbborbood Of This city7
Mayor TrSNANN II don't believe that the property
Wards lsrnd is worth any more than II was then.
Mr. hcConIFR- How II property ~ Manhattan vile-is
not ncrcasineY General laughter
Mayor nlvANS.-Much about tho same believe. (uni-
versa lauyhtr)
pause 10 the proceedings here took place, and
aiter little interrupted by the Mayor VITO asked
they wanted anything further from him: and eng
answered In the negative by Alderman Adams and
cevrg the thsnks OF the committee f1r the information he
communicated 10 them, he retired again 10 his office.
After shor, oonsua ion, during whsh little Of impor.
lance vas said OF done The commtleo adjourned.