The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
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| Annual Report OF the Park ComMis-
| sioners--PrOgress of the WOrk-Zoologi-
| cnl. Botanical, Artistical ana IIistOri-
cal AdOrnnents Of the Grounds-The
! Finances, tSc.
The eighth annual report Of the Park Commissioners
70 the Common Council OF the city OF New York has Just
been issued from the press. 1t is pamphlet OF
sixty pages and is handsomely illustrated by wood en-
cravings and autographs Of important recently CON-
peted and newly projected adornments Of the Park,
with tw" excellent maps From the public CLEANS the
information that the Board during the past year has
confined itself to the advancement and completion of
structures previously designed and in process of con
str1con and TO forwarding the drive the upper part
of the Park, in order that the whole might become
accessible TO the public at the earliest practicable
THE MAIN OUTLAY
has been upon the portion lying above One Hundred
and Sixth The addition of this land to the Park
scarcely fail to be continuing of satisfaction
The force employed the Commissioners report
having been considerably reduced during the year
The stone work upon the terrace being complete
in its exterior with the exception OF few details affords
opportunity for observation or its proportions and of
s aaap'aon 10 the purposes ior which It was designed,
Purity Of taste and skfulness of execution have been
especially aimed at and the Commissioners think that
teee general objects have been attained. The Board has
commissioned Miss Emma Scbbns to model the princi-
pal ignrcs OF the fountain on the espanadonorh Of the
terrace. Some time necessarily elapsc before the
fountain can be completed, an' it will, in connection
with tho terrace prove an important feature in the Park
the Board has IN this instance departed from its deter
pnaon not TO make any considerable expenditure for
stailary or works OF art
PROGRESS or THE WORN.
Anon, the orks RECENTLY connleteI IL tIe arcl,ay
Of IRON crrvne the walk over the bride mil sonthwe,
the grand reservoir rustic wooden bridge the
ravpe u bridge the valley below, and an
iron archway the nor Of the are in an ad
,anced state OF progress
DuriD2 ihe past mile OF drive hHs been COM
plclod Nine miles OF drive are now IN use Or the
ride there are i've miles IN us One nile and half of
walks have been made during he year, making in ali
Nalha now in use about twenty-five and hall miles.
lake Of about twelve acres at The northeast corner
Of the Park gs alsV thc excavation for body Of
water ~ lh1 valley are s..l .ayaa.e i Is hoped they
10y 10y " " . -srsr .. ~ nt Tue coming aeasoh
Tr~,tnr MILITARY LANpMARys
choin of military carthworks in use IN the war OF
1910 hee boen n.ortb.d and viii be preserved intact
iu nukhr some earth eycnya,ions on the northerly
slope of Tie Great IIlI abo d two feet below the SUI
FACE the remains and debris OF adoscrcd encanpment
were foand The grouud in space of about eight fc.t
.,uara was conpa y iroddcu aud in corner Of each
pace was recess rudcy shaped and built OF stone for
. h9 place. "ith straps o. IRON, ,hst seemen 10 nave
sd pse" m a. :" ,. rt % NV us naDod r J
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'sj,,ri,. ,hs iat,c, ,or" ,vs The Cnamissinnerrr'
rouor, -, bs1i.r mi. was r,ct.d ,t ncCn,yaus Mas
across Tho eastern post road tbai rassed to the wcs, OF
'he present Mount ., e.nccs buildings whore that road
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anIance ,I ,n,ecs, or i;s se,ion of The PART, viii 40
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rooney TO supply the existing deficiency caused by
ib. higb nr;ces Of Iabor and mater nj for IA
previous estimates and appropriations
total Ian 9TH or wall the PARK
ave Of tbs, foTmeS NV n,,ye viii he 20 or feei .,
nearIv ssyen miles - "
Tha report also recommends that access To the Park
nv wafer sbonId moi he forgnlen Four points on ,he
North river and the Fast river should he trp clear md
made agreeable for landings fs visitors
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