The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-29
PlRK iVEyUE TO M OPENED.
Final Hearing Of the Question by thu
Park Commissioners Ycstcrday-Dccisior
aRainst the Property Holders and for thu
putlic.


Pubiic.
A 6nal hearing Of the committees appointed
by the property owners orPIk avenue, thei uptown
residents anil the Harlem Railroad Company, vas
had by tho Park Commits loners yesterday in refer
cnee to the lighting aud ventilation of the tunnel
Fourth avenue and the building Of stone s.aircases
leading from streets between ThiTtysecond and
Fo r. second streets.
There appeared to be but little variance between
the views Of tie various committees on the question
Of the lighting and Ventilation, but considerable
acrimony was manifested regard to the s,aircases.
The Park avenue Committee composed OF Henry
l. Clintou Esq, Rceor leI Haekett, and Mr. Potter,
Of Brown Bros. s Co., strenuously opposed the con-
s,ructon OF starcases the ground Of tho .nu'san
ces which they would attract, and the consequent
deterioration o. prouer'y on tho avenue.
Mr. Vanderbilt for the Harlem Railroad Company,
argued that some accommodation should be given TO
the residents OF contiguous streets 10 reach the
Fourth avenue road.
The uptown residents. whoyhave the early COM
| rletion OF the Madison avenue extension OF the
Fourth avenue Raj road 10 the Central PARK greatly
at heart represented by their spokesman, Mr. Foley.
| asked tnat there should be no delay in the work,
aud that ths interest OF the many should not be
tacridced to the lew. The residents on Park ave-
| nue." said Mr. Foley Town their own property and
afford 20 ride In carriages. Desiring to retain
the exclusiveness OF their establishments and tire
beauty Of the parks surrounding them, they have
mt there ia large Number of property owners and
residents In the side streets within hundred Yards
Of Park avenue who are anxious that steps should
be built" To prove this, Mr.. Foley submitted the
| following paper:
EKw YoHE. June "a. 1870.
We. the undersigned, own occupants OF land on
Park avenue and adjoining streets hereby ,eseraily
| second TO Fortysecond street. be properly lighted
and ventilated IA sad tunnel "a only 10 be used hero
after for the Madison avenve horse railroad we
respectfully request that .s<r-wsys le0Ds>g
TO from sara he neatly constructed through
the tunnel for the sccomm ID lon of the residents OF
| fsgk avenue and vicinity, the work to bs done under
| tue supervision Of the Department Of Pubic FORKS.
hlgnsd Dy twenty-five owners Of property on streets
| adlac NJ To Park avenuc.
Mr., Fields, representing the Park Commissioners,
said tnat II was the unanimous opniou Of the Board
that some stAirrases should be built that the gentle
men OF PARK aveuue must remember that the grea
public was Interested IN tins subject and that Il
would be too much to expect that tn residents be
tween Thirty-second and Forty-second streets
should not be provided with the means OF reacLlnl
the railroad, because the residents Park avenu,
objected. TIe matter was therefore len to be de
termined by the engineer OF the Public Park Com
missioners and otter scientific gentlemen whom m.
Board may call IN for consultation, the only qucs
ton of importance being ~ to the number and loca
| ton OF the staircase