The New York herald., 1867-03-22
TIE NEW POST OfflcE SITE.

Once IN tho City Han PARK Is exciting universal COM
m ut and opposition, aud, viii be from The fol-
iowils correspondence, decidedly objected by all
cases Of our Cit zens.
The following is copy or communication forwarded
to Richard o'GoTman. Corporal on counsel:-- Cry
New YoRE March 49, 1861
RIcuirD O'GoRsAs, ESQ AS thsre s considerable
dlscsslon and e8 ,tement about the Of norton
the CITY Park the Uni ca States Tor Post Oce
you the law ocer OF the Common Council OF New
York, beg leave TO pre- ent some views to you Upon
that subject Iassame that the Park was originally es
tabished a commons ground OF the city simiar TO
the commons grounds OF Giles In England. That tho
PARK is the comm us for the common US Of the citizens
New York not OF one generate exciusiysly bat OF
every generation through all time Aud therefore the
city Legislature has rgiiful authority to sell any
ton OF 70 the exclusive possession OF any party what
soever
The late and ever to be venera,ed Roger b. Taney,
in an opinion given oy him wnen he was Attorney
General of the United States in relation to perpetual
grant 10 railroad company OF New Jersey, set forth
that legislative body could assume TO itself ex-
cusvey the authority OF legislating any subject
legislation, but that each succeeding Legislature had
tile same nghtfu power authority legslaie upon
the subject which the preceding one that legis-
lated in first instance had; that Il not 80, Legis-
ature might dispose Of the rights OF sovereignty OF
tonai writers upon our system Of government, John
Taylor, OF Caroline Virginia, says 'The federal govern
men cannot alter county Incorporate town divide
the state government" Yours very respectfully,
F.w. BYRDsALL
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
That the new Post Oalce ought not to be located
on any part OF the City Hall Park is doubtless, the
opinion of tenths of the citizens Of New York; and
yet 1t is very likely done. To say nothing OF tho
daily jam Of omnibuses and vehicles the Broadway
side and the crowd OF street from half dozen
railroad routes the Park side, and the confusion
confounded which the adjunct Of q great public
building would lend to this quarter OF the city; the
very great obstruction which would occur piles OF
stone brick, iron mortar and other materials the
travel Of pedestrians and vehicles during all the time
building would be an evil 70 cause even the stones to
| cry out g deliver us from this bondage -
Parks and public grounds in the lower portion or the
island are already too sined and narrow In sanitary
point of view the streets and avenues OF great city
is veins and arteries OF circulation Public and private
parks are us great lungs or breathing holes You
well cut destroy by compression disease
functions Of portion Of the living lungs human
beng anu expect the development OF active lifo
and power 10 cram with brick aud stone mortar
the lungs o, great city and expect the pulse Of public
action 10 beat as full and the stream of pubic life to dow
as free along its arteries Already great left lobe
the CITY lungs has been sacrificed to the mammon of ron
and the corpse OF ct John is being hurried the
stones to the caiacoinbs of the Hudson River depot
In the name 0. the crowded masses OF humanity
who nhabt from Canal to the base OF
Island, whose only promenade or pleasure ground is
be found the snted rods Of City Hall Park do
curtN this las: breathing by piing up th5 al.
temp instruction Of Post Oice for the richest and
great 10y or america
That tie Pos; once ought to be located in the
vicinity OF the large printing and publishing houses,
which furnish nineynine hundredths OF all the paper
mail matter and NOS far away from Wall street and the
banks insurance and other business ofices which fur
nsh like proportion OF the letter mail matter is an
axiom 10 the pubic mind And canno. this rich and
powerful government do much provide itself and
the milton citizens Of New York with posi- Office as
With custom house, treasury building and
arsenalg Let the general government determine in
what block the location would be most central and bcst
adapted to business in view OF future growth well
US OF present necessities and then private ndi-
ydua corporation would co let ii proceed to pur-
| chase the ground II tho government requires any
particular spot or position OF private grounds
public defense public uses, government takes it. IL
the price between the individual owner and the COM
ssoners OF government cannot be mutually agreed
upon IL IS duly condemned appraised and paid for
II the State declares through It's Legislature that public
necessity public convenience requires canal To be
dug q railroad highway be opened through any
mans land, authority Is found 10 accomplish the work
Private rights must always yield to the requirements Of
Now II any unbiased individual, one who Is familiar
with the daily tide Of humanity which every night and
have the hope OF favor In his mind who has
NO 'lion in the lobby whose is not dinmcd BY
Office will Cast on his candy shop, or on his
| friends peanut stand; IN fine who sshas no
upon todesgnate the block suitable for location
al other things being equal, he would unhesitaingy
say build il on the block bounded by Nassau and Park
row, Beekmnn and Ann street~.n a.
Whatever quarter Of this block may be selected therc
will DO an open street and free three sides
suppose tho Lovejoy House, corner OF Beekman and
Park the Nassau Bank should be chosen
and for Post Once and United States Court rooms adc.
quae 20 the wants Of this great city for quarter OF
century both these would required Let the
delivery part the oce be built ON the present
site Of the Lovejoy House. The Nassau Bank building il
fne substantial structure and could DO converted INTO
the general distribution department. enlarged to more
ample dimensions as time and increase Of business re.
lsi Nassau street, extending TO the American News
Across Theatre alley the two department., could be
united by an arcade and the interior ample court
made Tor all express wagons and other vehicles loading
and unloading nails Whoever has bad 10 pass
dosn Liberty street alongside the preseut old
Post once and seen the entire sidewalk and
Of the street necessarily obstructed for hours
by the arriving and departing mails will at once
agree that the new Post Office have an ample nte.
rior court for all this work Comfort expedition
cessity and security demand IT, In the proposed oca
ton the ParS there would be no room for all this
work save IN the open street. without encroacnng upon
more public ground OF the city.
suppose the Park row and Ann street corner TO be
selected taxing all the ground up to and including the
constitute site hundred fold more dc esirabc than an
equal area on the Park n
These premises are at present occupied by old and In
fcrior buildings which best shortly give place 10
more imposing structures The expense OF purchasng
or the assessment or value these would compare
lively small ana In erecting new post Office this
corner public and private Judgment would unite In ma X
ng along the southern side wide vestibule or re.
cessed facade thus enectng substantially the very
srabie purpose Of widening Ann street. Theatre alley
again, would admit OF an entrance TO the court
loaded WAGONS apps ,Ssr nn.,,m ma pss the
alley ON Bcekman street. II deemed necessary now or
any future time this site could be extended along
Ann street, taking in NOS l07 109 Ill and Il3 on Mas
sau street, and admit Of the convenient division
block. " 'Ae
paramount consideration in favor OF the location
upon this site that for the future growth the CITY
and consequent increase Of business the buildings could
be correspondngy enlarged and the day may not be far
distant when !hs metropolis Of the American Continent
VIII require building for the transaction Of her postal
facilities that shall cover the entire block
This Is the place in the city OF New York which ought
70 be selected for the erection OF the buldngs
and the general government ought place upon the Ste
an ehcc equal 70 the General Post once in Washington
city.
BY al means let New York put the stamp Of copdem
nation on SO irrational and preposerous plan AZ that OF
destroying her open parks and Of crowdng her future
Post once on the narrow wedge Of land between
way and Park row. T. n. BARNuM, 1871 Broadway.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Returning to this city after an absence OF many vssrs
better qualified perhaps to note the great changes
which have taken place than great many others who
have resided hers oil the time much which has
been done 70 admire, and much which has NOT bes,