, 1869-04-27
WEST SIDE PARK.
Informal Meeting OF s',c cDE,l-
mfssiOucra Las: -::.-~ .l;H..
Miscellaneous Conversation ibo1t TlI;nrs In
General and the Newspapers i'll
Particular.
Presidential Candidates.

The f1IHt meeting Of the West SIDE Park tanl-
missionc1s was held In ra1lor larnes Hetlsc. las:
evening. There were Present Commissioners r.
W Gates, /. r Hit, C. c. +. Holden, George W.
Stanford, Henry Greenehaum, f. F. Runyou anu
Cln1S llpe. The meeting was INFORMAL, anu mere-
" called that the Commissioners might Eecunl,
acquainted With one another, md converse upon
the subject Of the park
Mr. Gates said the business placed in tue harris
Of the Commissioners was very important, AMI
lhey ought to start cautiously anAn the right WY.
lie did not think 1t was Necessary to have report
ers present, as the meeting was Informal.
Mr- Grecnboum said the reporters were not In
the way, and, even II the meeting was Informal,
what Has done Vas Of sufficient importance to TIE
public 70 Justify report Of the proceedings being
made.
Nj. Holden said II the Commissioners entered
upon theis work 10 the right spirit it would prove
things TO be considered They should start care
fully, look the ground ail over with the greatest
carr, anh, before they made q move, ought TO
know as near ~ possible what the result wh.;id
be, especially In financial point Of view. The cu1u-
rletion Q! the work would Certainly enhance tie
value Of property IN the West Dssson, ani give an
ENCOURAGEMENT to settlement on the Llttls. The
commission cor1d be turnrs! TITO schetittg one,
by which They would MAKE Z failure Of the whott,
undertaking. Whatever rms done, they ought TO
have one thing Ii Fiew, ant that WIS to ttcltdt
every mans property IN The West Division ami. II
they bad thai In view, the undertaking could not
but prove euccess.
iii. Gates said there Was considerable excite
mcut about the organization Of the hoard 4 vreat
many things hah been sail which uos3lt npt to
Portable feeling. Iir 'l!A not feel taitcEetl
by the waJ things looked aud the manaer In Which
the ncwsPapers had noticed thcEE a1p2lsitii'rAs
Their might be some reason for It. Whe1 tue
South Side Boani was announced, the pa,'er. took
It up and spuke separately amt collectively of IT,
dlsldnais composing the boara, ant pail saem
thar the people wcrc satisfied with the arr,lnt-
| ments: on the other hanl when she We@.
s4s ,hss ns M nos sse
REASON for euIrgzfHk, one tksarl ana Making M
comments favorable 10 The otkeE. That might
Significance % Il II Il that should not II oseri,oSt,i.
It would not, 10 he sure, have any effect .p,n
their management of the 7t,tasufe prdrles every
one Of the board took hotd " It In geod f"s7;
should make record which would be satisfactory
ii. IT, dreeneoaum @ was confident that the papers
had gtven complimentary no,!ccs nt tho mruoers
Of the beard. TIE Ts1BCsE aud Times hai eulo-
f g. Hsn9es ias 1as q Tie opinion tbs. m
whas lie Commissioners sa,.[ 1'N"..-' "to1
Iii: Gates thought The hzst business which wouM
come before the board, when formal meeting
was held, would be The election OF officers
NJ GE.esesn ss, the r.. gsf+,2a 70 b.
wo0ld hare 10 be drawn before they could orgao-
lie That was the inv.
MI Gates Slu ne WIS Ii tos lei4 ioF tue preSl-
ST.. Rnnsan announced tnss there were SIX
there ought TO Be- p.liect Harmony in the buari.
sssu'.y ''s & IL t. xsiS > aren 'ss. ssl asai;,
% learn BY experience. a frrs expression Of vews
ought to he maiie that II might h. understood how
each one felt, how things ought - be dons, an!
would gtve a}l the Information he possessed any
point The members Of the hsasd ought not to b.
controlled in the mana9emens Of the ntsasuEe eJ
Felnsh notitea lie h,sl seen nothing ID The papers
Mh.eh reflected upon the West SIDE ioan1, but
uccsa ine South SIDE eoarl.
NJ. Gates remarked that he did not mean thar
|. nny rejection had been east ur,n tho boIrL hut
what he objected to Was one bcari being eulo-
cizcd and the ether not He haa not otserESu
ssneseS ] he e Wess Side II uoasa wss looked uroa
Mt Ire ha,i not found any people who tauaI
sttun 10 have the ma;ter pushed for ward honestly
/ ard fairly. He tslttyed tae tvarA hail the con-
ndencc Of The people; without that they could not
Mr Hit was under the impression tbs: tic pee,
! pie expected the board to go 10 worS and select
grounds for the razkA He WAS In favor oi stcns-
They put il Cd he moro they would have psy tqs
NJ. Ire thought the grounds had better be
E&iG[ffN 14l3 ; A4HA eAG AeAke
Nj. li.it said q great many gentlemen woulI
g.yr large proportion of thelr property; one naf
sald he would gtye e1e naM 10 oouleyani EAa
At Nast one hslf Of the grUunsl for the boulsy3ni
rouii be obtained without COST
A discussion upon the Pnrk hill followed.
Nj Ru0yon thought the gaiafy OF the secretary
should NOT be less than = TOO
Mr. Gstes could not see Why one commissioner
received s. G00 year and the others were left out
IN the cold. II nAd been stated that the slate Of
or1cers Of the boatu had been Prepared lie dill
not know that this Was true, but Il 1t Wis, It Was
nor right: therefore, he tholgaA some time ought
to e!apse before an organization was effected He
Wsa sure the public would be willing to wait until
they couid start right End tn fatt war.
Nr HIT believed that when the board was or
rspf1ed the South Side Board would waH upon It
and endeayor to make au Arrangement to apcurs
uniformity in the parfa
Nj RunJ on and Mr. Holden said the West Side
must bare the MOST beautiful park.
Mr. Gretuetaum suggested that the meeting nj
Iourn TO convene At some future day, noE yer
settled upon. 10 organize under the iaw, and the
motion TH{1e{1