The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-01
Another Rich Placer In Central Park
BuytnG Gold Too Dearly.


Az your psrer like the on the tower ever
ready to give the alarm the approach OF danger de-
sire through II 10 call the attention OF the OF real
estate 10 the city and county OF New York and partcu
lArly those owning property bct~een Fifty third and
13o.h streets, and between second and Eleventh ave.
TO OF the abominsbc outrAges me city has
ever witnessed
Many OF your readers will doubtless remember the
shameful affair OF the opening OF Second avenue
through i've blocks from 1874 street 10 Harlem river
and for which the Of property line Of said
assessed for The far down a. Hous.
street present one Of such magnitude ,ha,
the second avenue affair sinks into
when pared With a.
Application made To the Legislature OF this state
al the session Of 1857 for a~ 90 extend Central
PARK from iceth ION street o. four blocks
or, counting streets and snf 10 be taken distance OF
about ore tnoosana ieet by three blocks WIDE, or
two thowand fcet-mssur n strip OF lanf say, Ia
round numbers, oco by 1000 restraining the
upper etd q The Park, ara covering piece OF uneven
trrory, composed OF rock -avine and ~snp, c,mpara
trey ~trthless and to bring which proper grade
srua IN the cItrs tract hvoive the whole the
iaac u just nature len u after the food never
having besL ousbeo, with small exception the hand
81 the hUsosndusn and ranges from rocks hun
ored feet hsn 70 The stssnsnt pool The tract from
supp~sd ~Ortbt stnots, Intended " be aided
present Park, and sid ~ public auction the time
wouii not hsve averaged $3.50 the 10, outside
sdacd
As the Law vas pared, meetings were called
10 have certain mmssiooers sp.
pontd AZ the ogtsdes we're not Interested, Of
they -ere not consulted A. soou this done, q
ssstem Of itg Torg, mo X auction and lobbying
sorted 70, 70 bolster up toe prices Of los Add let
here record toe result Lots we're bought the hand
stmts n lOoih street cater The street
~t aia out iat 1000 and then thought n be eror
htstt prr., shile The Commissioner. have allowed
ff lou o. rd street and PARTS o. from said
III ~ cofLef If ftn aud fco,n street, IS COO
10 ~ 800 making a. he psid ny the CITY At large over
81 lto tC0 btsde me cprnon, asass .pt .yea "a the
srrrDrndat pfop.fty, which may BE- put down, making
grand tOtal y $1,000 90
Aud nos, Nr t9itor, n cont call this paying veil
for is vhsie sLd Buy tug gold 100 dear, viii TO
saw snythTg
Bu, r0r AK IA the owrers ~ real estate IN this
city ut mt ~ srch ahuu nati1Is thsf Wiz they
stu sd sitL Olcct arm b. robbed Of their property
sud pirndsrcd r. their had earnings H. ely = te~
stu spscu stors Who have b1ugai sod get gain
WI they so' RE u tier sbt an cay sili
nii--ws vii not take sDnr rock your rnvine, your
swamp, The targ IL sohBdsntly argc .itnnut IT, Aud will
get Get millions e. compete 4 At tne present keep
your I've and niue thousand dollar o,s they TOO dear
The cs~i OF toe mapping s-ue, an TOLL W $40 900.
Ths city VIII have - pay over eleven hundred thousand
dollars, and what tho ~ ths Commissioners 10
there scene 10 wsy ~ trding out The absrsct should
sccompary the maIs, but "a mol forthcoming. sup.
pose they are sshamed - produce Il And !
every Aspayst " oppose this sbomna5c swlnde the
part Of the city and every person owning lOt sssesi
The last extremity aud crush from exisience one oi the
most vlsrous attempt eve~ undertaken 10 the PEG
W Thee attempts u ROB and pur must be stopped
our burdens viii be greater man bes. for
the greater cnly follow The smaller Yours nc
INV YoEs, Oct 30, 1880 cNE or rHE FIVE