The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-15

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Nevertheless, the Commissioners in 1889 applied to the
LgratOre FOR Additional appropriation Of s5oO,0Oo,
which was granted under the like prohibition, that
plsn should be undertaken which could not be fully
pe'ed for the two sums thus appropriated The citizens
New York did not TO the additional appropria
ton because they had entire confidence that the plain
directions Of the Legislature would be obcyed and the
Park entrely hnished for these ms OF moncy.
Your remcy,ase therefore, struck with surprise
SS nasssrs Of he &c, Of Issa the Ssys
again applied TO the legislature Tor the amount
OF IS Coz co., as before stated and this surprise is in
creased wh.p, upon tho examination OF the work done,
they nd that very little has been done above Seventy
ninth street. and tina; nearly the 81 coo 600
BEEN expended below Seventy ninth street. upon
Of about three hundred acres and that only about
fourth OF that area has been CO npleted
Your lac morishss cannot believe tina, this large
Of money expended UPON small and with snch
inadequate rcsulfs could have been expended without
gross extravaganza, Daenton incompetcncy and In
the opinion o. tie undersigned, msioy or the Commis
sioneis by whom this has been conc or permitted de-
and rebuee from the Legislature by
whom they were appointed, Tor dsregardpg the plain
and explicit re9us itons OF the law and thus adding
the enormous expenditures under which this city Of New
York now labo;s.
Nor can your meunoraIsts ond any excuse for their
In the fact by the commissioners that
the property IN the vicinity Of the Park increased ia
fine equal to the whole expenditure This may be sats
factory 70 that portion Of their fellow citizens who own
such property, but TO those whose property is below
~ secoad street oers neither extsnuason reef In
1889 the onte taxable valuations OF the city about
1855 Geo. Of which only sss 900 600 above Forty
Fecond street; the property, therefore, below Forty
second suSet Pays seventeen fumes more OF the
general taxation. and Will, consequently, pay sew
cn,cen times more for the expenditures on the
Park than the property above street Yet
tho BY the Co nusouers page COS Of their
annual report, that such property valued at 665
in 1885, the before the land was taken for the Pax
valued By the tax In 1859 at SIS e4J ga
inc increase " 80 079 in four years. by
Of improvement for which pays less by seven
mea than the property below Forty second rreet
Your me moriaiss cannot therefore, upon these facts
resist the conclusion that the present mode Of taxation Is
erroneous that the Improvement Of part Of the city
the expense OF another Is unjust and that cqut
able mode Of assessment should be adopted by which hs
property In the vicinity OF the Park shcald bear such
proportion Of the expenditures upon the Park will
eQucze In degree the buhens and the benefits Of
the Park upon all portions Of the city.
Your memor;ats state their sincere desire that the
Park should be completed o. soon possible; that A.
though fuch large eums Of money have been illegally
expended yet The Park be finished that the Park
eoove Eighty sixth street Is divided IN by the
Reservoir, which viii not be finished in two years, and
VIII It's eepon the upper part cannot be reached from
tne lover and the Commissioners that until X In
ccftsncd s the park will be extended TO ilOth street
waca cannst DC known for year 10 comc-no plan for
the rpcr fak can be designed that the Commission
ask Tor liberty 70 expend only third or the So
900 in each yea your memc-iass are OF opinion thai
usual with Nc other city appropriations no more
should Be appropriated than win be sucien: Cor the
rent lcar and th2khc aulosnt Of 6fs anna Al an-o
praton ssud be applied solely and exclusively 4, MAJ
portion OF tho Park below Lightly sixth street. i'm orA,r
fAa4 may Ne fully ocupsted. End your unc.noys,.,,s
ere futhar Of opinion tha in view Of the ofhe arr.
ppcndiiures already made on that area tho sr.n n
"a 00o would and ought to BIO fully slcica, for that
"a your peor:aibis further state that the other nor
ia, ~ Ne appfcatoa Of tbs oonmissore ths, sl5oVO
evrry wear for the government Of The Park is the
orin;cn az go nemoriasts, both extraordinary and
s.forshi, Nrt The Park 10 wholly uriinshci AMI its
area b covered v.b seco 70 COO men ecz,gei IN II,