The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-13
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Th. rnerovemcuts or Last Year-Iw reuse
Increase in the vSiuc Of Froperty-fnter'
estinx Facts and Statistics About the WHIT
tors, Bonts, Music, Skating, ART Museum
and Geological Collection, &c., DC.
The Park Commissioners have issued their ninth
annual report Il contains one hundred and thirty
five pages OF etter-press numerous handsomely exc
cued photographic illustrations and maps and brings the
history of the Park down to the 3Ist Of December 1895
VARS WORK
principally confined to the comretion OF the strrc
lures and grounds previously commenced, and that
branch OF operations properly cassed under tho head OF
'neceses" 10 that class belonged the walks, drives
ard bridges at the upper end Of tho Park
Tho snr'ace Of the ground was shaped and
variety Of work performed In the treatment
Of the deep valley which IL . marked feature
Of that portion Of the Park, together with tho
Loch'' and Harlem Lake. with their indented
Shores rustic stone dam and waterfall. The chief
masonry work Of the wear done upon the ex.
tcrior wall Tho excavation Of rock for that purpose
was also about completed. Upwards Of twenty-two
acres OF land were sown with grass 1892 feet OF drain
pipe, ASS feet Of Tile drainage and 96S fest Of Croson
water pipe wcre laid and four hydrants and two stop
cocks set.
large amount OF work wns done The stone peJestals
and standards intended support thu glded cages were
ornamental masonry ~ the Terrace with tha regular
lines af the Mali The Commissioners deemed IL ad.
visahe that this central part OF the Park where thou
sands Of peopc are attracted by the music and the play
or the waters ~ the fountains, soGd he complet"d as
ev as practicable The encaCstic tiles for the c@ng
and floor OF the Terrace OF manufacture
STATS, AWNINGS. KrC.
D-ring tn year nine hundred and AItysix movable
seats. capable Of accommodating four Thousand three
h" ndref and sixv our person provided and dis
trbuted about tho park. IN addition 70 those there
min rustic seats Constructed, which will Afford &C
rustic arbcrs and summer houses completed cara
aho OF seating about two hundred and twenty-five per
There l. now total OF four thousand three bun
dred and seventeen square feet ri awning in the Park
OF which fifteen h'ndrrd and fifteen square feot were
added last year Three thousand persons can DO shell
tered under q, one Tine Mn, dnnk,ns fountains
the whole number established
itAsrsc
The work OF planting progressed with commendab'c
energy. During tho year eight thousand eight hundred
and eleven trees shrrbs aud plants planted or
that number four thousand three hundred and twenty
were from the Park nrrseries
In consequence Of the prices for skilled labor aud for
materials ruling generally higher ,Lsn amy previous
year tho Commissioners did not deem II wise to
incur considerable SEoeuturD for structures other
than tboao coming an6es the caS alreadv mentioned
95s 80 hcng reduclton OF ss5674 IS the previous
year This reduction was effected principally by en-
pioying smaller number OF aboTers mechanics, &c,
than in the previous year.
Tho Drive and Ride ore conp.ctsd Of tho Drive
there completed previous 10 January ], 1885 nne
miles and hundred and sevcntysIx teot: completed
dur 1896 two thousand three hundred aud eighty
feet nine and four hundred and eighty FIVE thou
sandih miles In all or the Bride Road completed
vons 10 January l. 1886 vc and I've hundred and three
one thoasnnfth naics OF the walks. ccrpie,cd pre-
vious n January l. 1865 twenty three mites and one
thousand four hunred and eh, feet completed during
1853 two miles aud ono thousand nine hundred and ak
feet tvea'y,dve snA SIX huncred and twenty ght
ore thonsandth miles IN all.
MANY mpros emenis also COM leed in ths ROADS
IscexA@xD vALuy or rRopxRTr.
Tho Park Il surrounded ny tho Twelfth. Nineteentl.
and 1w.bty. second wards In the year 1855 the total
assessed value Of the property those three wards
f26 <2o S55 Last u amounted u SOL ON 900 bc;tg
increase Of s3a,600,3 aG the ten The rate
Of for last pear %. which yielded on the IN
creased valuation m Increased tar 81 ~ oA SOL 81
Up In the lat 0f January, 1890. the Park bad cost
80 100 sos 9S and the Increased YAK In the three
aireadv mentioned at that time exceeded by nearly halt
q million 81 dollars the interest tho cost Of ITO land
curassr rrvEsszs
The Commissioners state that The sum OF $4,000 pro-
vided expenses IL lnsucieu, for the purpose
Tue principal for park and gale keepers, which
smouu,s, tossshes with their uniforms, 70 s5s,Tis
During the year the kespors arrested u5 persons
,be isrgcs, number being for fast driving md disor RI,
conduct
Each year the number cf visitors ~ tho PARK continues
nereasc Last year T,5o3 1870 persons entered th'
Park being m increase Of millions and quarter
The numler who entered in tn. year 1884 II Is usnal
allow an average Of three rersonsto each vehicle ON
,erinS the Part, which ~ all probability under rsihs
than over the marx
The boat cntsrprise s rcspering The nineteen boats
on The lake are occasionally fesns osaess. 70 mss,
them and the total derived from that
was es,1fe, ., an expense Of ts,sse.
During 1885, thsrs thirty concerx on tbs Mall.
beng larger namber than ever before gvea in any one
m. ~a... ~ ,.~aa ..,.ilx al - an. l..,r.v ~ -
concerts have recently been somewhat severely
criticised, and that subject the report contains the
following remarks -" This entertainment Saturday
afternoons undersiood 10 he of the axed lst
uCns OF che ", and such Is looked forward 70 and
attended by hundreds Of Thousands Of citizens and str1
GER Among these numbers will, Of course, be found
very varying tastes large c,as prefer the drum and
nfe ~ ai Other music these pnreserveS In tic
prcsson o. their pr~ferencc another prefers the
softer snd more delicate strains others world remove
the popular airs that on the programme while the
listens with degree Of imrat 70 What Is
public tate are all entitled 70 respect The programme
IN constructed give earh caw lair share OF ia
favorts music, without admitting anvti'ag not IN kee y
ps Par - " 80 ~
II IL Intended that 'he PARK bard shall lie without
superior that being mercy question Of expense
During the past year enlarged Nv the addition OF
six performers As nov composed. II comprises exceed
inqy capable and accomplished performers. and no r.
forts viii be spared IN mproy. tho aity n the mugc
and the convenioooes for the thousands who heartily
express their Satisfaction at what has already been done
TU ce-
The whole cost of the music foe the rzst year
has l-srn. ~
Tho following contributions have been recsised toward
raw ma the expenses OF it,
Central Para North and Easi River Rsiiro,d
Company. ...,......... ................ 5000 %
Third Avenue garrsd Company ............. coo 90
sixth Avenue Railroad Company .......... 500 ~
Seventh Avenue Railroad Com psny.........s 500 10
W r. wilson Observation-Disclosures. 20 no
W ROMANS. ............................. . 90
u n Romsine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Balance from .eeoan, Of 1884 =. .......... o, u