The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-10
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wo'k connected wah 'bs iarure sappy aud js.,.Jtou
of ws~r rot practicable how 20 estimate, will ncreaey
,ns svons o. s aeoss aeeresase 10 some extent; no
se,as do the psiare of the ground to be improved and
tne character of the proposed improvement combine
sdd az IN The pr sent much the pro .orbal NC
certainly Of all ettima'ss Of The work 10 BE- done
The surface OF the PARK ally broken aod rough
unoeIaf wnh ier qes OF rosk constantly cropDr
con 80 mar n the surface as m nier inDr
Die to proceed With any substrucure without dealing with
inc rnck Achal results only win furnish any entirely
The PRINCIPAL parks of Europe, oncs royal hunting
grounds haze gradually yslrea thsr spcluson to tee
puurc ~ mands ana have during seriss o years. bccr
changing II nm helns 20 ua'ks
The Improvement m thm Instance that of the copstrpc
non o pnhhc ground for the recreation great u bars
o. people and the o. ganzrg OF the modes of and On
rs nept OF he Pronnd M that may b. occurred and
pocec ID 'be class q recreation be may elect, 70 hew
Tie park ia not very definite To one mind Il sar
res the ioea Of neld OF grsss. With ess aaother
an orRspzed pleasure ground nr city so arranged
ss :" be convenient TO all those desiring ts soioy men
~Mn aTeauate prosectioD and accommodation I
The v'swr that have goverped the RArt IN thar con-
srncon Of the pas bave been repeatedly exp-sssd 70
ne moricpa anhorirs Of the ci.y OF New Ycrg aud ~
inc rnbhc they will it 10 belisvsd, ultimately nroye
meet ectn' mical of expenditure, that most sasac
tory, ond sr- briefly theae:- 'tG9
That Dasmuch the Park Is snop to be surrounded
WIN cry al reasonable measures should be takeu By
oranaee Of fbe marshes and ow ground n the Park
secure fauhrons atmosphere for Degbhorhond and
cahy. IT - s"1--7 - : = = - -
= ,ps' me convenience OF busipees required the con-
sfTucton N sucb not to interfere With or
ohstruci The nss travel Of fba pk of
the Park to o,ph convenient of passage from one
8 Tba, permaprncy, subs.ansia,ty and durability of
structure sss the only policy consistent with economy
Thai ,be coil of the Park which .s to sustain .s va
ied foliage and vevdure, sbod be at first and once for
ell bro eb, to high Point Of fer.,l;ty. W A
That the cvers cpeT atoms Of construction shoud pro
g. That The Park should be completed as soon a was
Re early present, and not postponed 70 the next genera
ton.
n win be apparent to you. hcporsb,s body that the
cost Of the work to be done the Park ~ be vared
by msby copt'paences More than eeven tenths Of the
Whole outlay on the Park sde IN pay ent u be wages
Of sboyrR men, the or the mar ket rates OF labor
brings material increase OF the coat Of the Pa,k
me cesPns for some eec'iors o! the Park cannot be
definitely d.erm'ped upt the action Of otber bodies over
wnom Ibis Commission has control For instances the
adcittn TO The north end ie not completed II IL not
kntwn when IL viii bet may never be Neither the
pan 'o tho portion tn be added, the plan for the por-
toD o the existing Park adjacent to H. can be deter
While tbs qrretioD is open.
The avenues ard streets adjsc~nt to the Park are not
yet frsded-ip come places The grade yet establish
3D. The expense Of sopes fmbapk euis 70 connect
tne sE with these streets and avenues cannot or oourse
be dtteJmpeo ur the arad.s settled Io the settle
DeDt OF these grades the Boari has no voice Teee facts
are prefenfed to chow the mpracicaby of accurate es
Inmates where points like tfese are updei.rmined
Before proce ding 10 lay ont the Park and In the year
Ieee, !he btad offered premiums for designs, and
qnrto fnat comMitors shopld have reference to the
TbTiy ibIee plane, offered for compeiisou were pubo
y exhhhed End the prfm,uma duly awarded me de-
en Ida, received the Premium was eeleced the plan
Jon wn'cD me PARK should be constructed. n.AN- n
Ihe eftinaea accompany ing the plan selected pven
pertvnR ip sppepdix az wc m thosA 6vin1
tie ether desaps off red, came within the required
va,jne and diff, ed moe4 wdev T,o r,sm sacnsd has
eten, from time 10 t,rnc modified IN come Of s details
bew features Of vare were nresened As soon 40 snr
the gronpo waa IL for nee the throno
csnopsraed The iu,uatepce With which the connIs,io
Of TIE work " as AZ a,ttd -, F
Winter spcyts asa ~; -. ...,..... 49,. :, A..
uldr. ronths .,a r,r,. pS., spn suus. y. ~ , no
4, ., o., ,Snl,. uoS psr tprsseu S"s .esS
80, r.. ~ ~ ''onS Hees"s Ieor' "eon ~ 'no Son-
The RamhIe a ,,ortio, NJ N. vrorra or .hou, sor.u
acres wss on NED 70 the pn, on the d ~ uns iasH
The rare taste ana Judgment Of the Arcb Chief Of
Park 10 a plaptirp apo adorprnep IN tho arrange
mel Of iia inficatr walks and the pcresane sposa
s rocks sod waters have elected puvcrsa aam,ra,
tcp II November about ,hree miles Of the drives we're
throw open tY uae Sunsble ground has been reserved
foI bi iapic and zooo9cal sarneu n The general de
sro for an Institution OF this character sbould LEAD b ts
ahhshtni as cop,s paed md uce menis aud Iacines
the auay Of science and for the
ard sccmaiiop Of valuable p'anis beasts and fowls
oulc be pssepied in ark eblch The B,are trns,s
plo be of ,ie nJ.or,Dpcs general edn a,iona
s!, o. VI" efs'e as well as 10 s Industrial resonrees
lis Is nns sh ss sasn 70
sr,et aih,zsd by act OF 1s5e will contain Sas az 100
'cytr = ,s,.o ,,no. y. A, :, ~. ..,s ~.
n s i'uof' ~ ,nr u'oole o. me iaapd ana
III ,,Ie'h.
o 'i's io'se 'oIcea enaaseo 70 Inc great
h.S ~ e'll.3 "'r,a,"Is o, coDs.Incion, 10 snen
ha' .oeh rss ay DC .ilecive.y occop'ed ana
,'h % .e "n'e !" WY pc,v'opai secnreo,
n, .c, why peh.s, an. sncn as
WIN ftS Hi"s, 'hs natNcs 10 ine constantly occur
''rx = - - aLa.s Nu. - .hs "n'k.
-, 80, 'atsn,1"n ts nnuna"y sWF,r .pe ou'go o' tne
70 o,p s nrmy any upsn ,ne Ieor tnaI per.
a"r A. wy issu"s 'n". are oo'aped rom tne
.,, ta M ",s s s.'"c,"h Q. 'ne fa,ks ID AZ ae'
30. o''n cpaIs sc'sszeo oy notouen sysssm,
, -, - 81 p ~, .. n's n", oo,y oetb Fals'eC-
wy w 'p' IoH', ou' has cH'lnanu'n me VAIN appro'
ai,n s.r' ~. 'onf' @ "s'"s sno o we puonc
h., hs - I , 80. ~ ' a., s..,''apsS iocc' persons
80 s" . M ~ en 'oe fa'S al ainerent times SINCE
!" rs , n.ns;
sT.' VIZ 'Hi''yro roI.pR iast year. me iargest
tnD ''I o. ore in+ "ae ac'e.
ore 'aa' asnd ~ Weu'se outu iDc year aDo one tne
tH tvious neth TIE tsnt OF prucence OF persons
pltd 1irse are The only faa, accinens tnat nave oc
cu,nd 10 The ccise, ct'cD Of The fa.k
The htc- f rsiJ IN specie Regularly every fortnight
F'seeir he racrquary OF ha fund g. their di'rosal
i"l The peton o. me PARK IN mann " cor,msnsu
ra'e WIZ he rtcttr't-t Of this metropolis, or with toe
xps Citations OF s c''zns tbe Beard presented during
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