The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-12

thousand doare keeping his grouads Odds thoFc6y
single s:acs i The bin before lie ssas.s, discsSss
Its objects. They arc briefly these:-
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or fund OF $3.50 50 70 each Of three years. FOR the
po:s o. completing the Central Park and for the payment
bin raising the Money is raising provided for through
the AUTHORITIES Of the city, In the customary modes
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sum aspay be required not exceeding $3.50 600 in any
one year for the maintenance and government OF tho
Pkor the current expenses Of the Park This provision
supplies the omission In the Law Of 1857 which has
PEELED The Board 70 maintain and govern for nearly three
years. ont Of the principal fund provided by that law
In addition these expenses keeping aud maintain
ing the PNk TO be added sundry other expenses not
absolutely essential to park but required BY public con-
The necessary expense to render Fny.niuth street,
which bounds tho Park on tbs SOUTH and through which
vsicIs, convenient access to the Park viii not DO less
tbsn about $25 COO
business travel and traffic across the park, in such nan
ss not impede the pleasure travel Of the Faek
though not strictly portion OF the Park, yet great
necessity
To omit these improvements would be mistake that II
would be dif cult and expensive 70 repair Il has been
constantly urged in that the expense Of their
should be separated In the accounts Of the
Beard from other expenditures with the view OF makiog
Il the subject OF application for the amount Of FUNDS
expended IN their con. truCton
The proposed addition north end Of the Park OF
about sixty five acres as ao OF the area comprised with
in the grounds or the late Sass AreenA OF some ak
acres will occasion large additional expenditure Of
money.
s also well known thatup to time shortly anterior to
the passage Of the Of 1851 the city had authority
issue stocks at rate exceeong ave per CONT and that
these stocks ssesblc This rate or Interest would
have given the Board two millions OF dollars, whereas
they were ssued bearing six cent, and yielded but
81 ,666 Gee, or difference OF 1888 $685.
ALI The circumstances have either diminished the FUND
the disposal OF the Board have thrown upon that
time Of the passage OF the law essential the per-
Of the work committed TO the charge OF the Board
The amount Of money expended TO 18th May, 1858,
when the plan was adopted was. ..Sl63,6 34
The amount exps nded TO jan 1, 1860, 16a 65
The entire amount Of dram thus far laid on the Gen.
trail Park, not including vi.rhed pipe and other materials
used in the sewerage OF roads, Is as follows -
Between 18th and 10Th streets. ..I2l 6a2 feet
Between 10Th and 96.h streets. ............ ll02
Between a6th and l0eh streets. ......... 2l,929 &C
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 144,923
| z=27 4io miles.
| This has cost the sum Of So, lat 80.
! =3I cents per loot for all sizes.
tie t.clcs required for the Central Park ordered
by the Beard, referred to the Executive Committee,
Of five members Of the Board and after beiog
ordered by this committee are purchased by Its treasurer
with the aid Of such person as he may employ Tor that
purpose. Mr. b. f. Crane and Thomas Hogg arc the only
pefons employed for such aid with perpaps excep
ton, and Tor amount rarely, ever exceeding at any
one time one hundred dollars No person who makes
PURCHASES for the Central Park connected In any way
with any firm in the city Of New York or eHewhere nor
has any such person any pecunary interest," direct or 10
street, in any finn in this city or elsewhere, to tho
| knowledge OF the Board
The expended for the purchase Of Materials &c,
from May 1857 the date Of the organization Of the
Board, TO January ], 1858, was
For materials Of construction and TOOLS. 81 $40
| For stationery and printing. ............. 6aS
To,a, from Nay 1857 TO January J, 1884,. sass
Expended from January ], 1885, to January 1. 1852
| For materials OF construction and tools. S601 1856
| For stationery and printing ............. 3426
| For trees and plants. ................ 6,629
| For manure. Observation-Disclosures. 6734
Total from Jan I, 1859 to Jan. ], 1850 s7SS7s
| Expended from Jan. ], 1859, 70 Jan. l. 1860 =
For aterials If construction and tools. .$l94,c40
For trees ard plants. ............... l249l
For stationery and printing. .......... 5,7l8
For MANURE. .................... Z, 2o4
Total frem Jan. l. 1850, to Jan l. 1850 s2ls asa