New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-10
PROSPECT PARK LANDS.
MAss MEETING or BRooKLYF TAx-PrfRRs-
now THE TAXES MAY BIZ REDUCEH

| MAJ, MEETING OF BROoKLYH TAx-PrfRRs-
now THE TAXES MAY BIZ REDUCEH
| In conformity with cali issued and signed by
large number Of most innenaf citizens OF BROOK
vn the Academy of Music was filed last evening with
taxpayers who are favor OF reducing the lsueot-
edness % the city by sale of portion OF Prospect parR
| land living east OF FIatbushave. The Hon. Dcnas
Barnes was called to the chair and the fosowngnai'eo
gentlemen nominated Vice-Prtslden's: . d. V'''
ieuden Heary W Sage, Henry T.. Pie1Opons william T.
libby. SamHel Smith. Samuel Mclean, Cyrus T. Smit'
John Williams. Thomas Sullivan. Crawiora =; oiun'
James Hazsburst, Hosea Webster Wn c, KIn ss
Hugh Mclaughlin, Morris Reynolds sninuel Booth. A.
NJ. Wood. Nathan Stephens, John d. cocks' ihoinas A.
The Hon Demas Barnes addressed the a,ntepce. and
explained the object Of the meeting to be tue advocacy
the side OF Fatbushaye. This sale would reduce
tho Indebtedness OF the city 0o00oO ana aye s5OoOo0
we're increasing more rapidly than our income would
Justify. This and half per cent more man IN
Carroll Park and resolved to apply to the Legislature
for enactment authorizing the laying OUT OF Prospect
west Of Fatbushave, finely located for park pnr
than any site IN any other city ID he %ora. nme
of last section would Increase the cry revenue
900 The great East River Bridge woud cinse an
sale Of this section park He defended the Park Com
mssiOners whom. he said. none STOOD hgheT ~ the
now asked to give back to the taxpayers S.OoDo OF
trust placed In their hands They were doing what nau
not before been doue-providng for future generations
The question h would the people aid them and approve
OF their action in this matter lAppauseJ ,
Mr. s. h. Chttendcn next addressed the meeting anu,
after referring Importance OF this and other pubic
improvements the city, In contributing 10 lts weath
and prosperity expressed the conviction that the park
~ now laid out was without the castery sect0D OF sur
hcient DIMENSIONS and he believed the sale OF these 1877
acres would not only be for the interests OF the CITY t
large for tre Ninth Wurd, from when section the
oDposton the proposed sale came. III THESE acres
we're retained however there was no man IN Brooklyn
that could tell what the park would finally cost New
York could afford Invest fifty or sixty millions
in Central Park BrOOkly could ten millions IN Pros-
rpct Park became them good citizens To look he
matter fairly IN the face T.. j. Iowber esq, thrn
offered the following preamble aud resolution, which
were unanimously adopted:
ofihs City of BROOKLYN have a"nmei nsgn
tnde affecting property sud Whereas
lie Park secured aud partially improved an area OF
more tnas aui lying west Of Fshnshsye aforng 10
connection with Opening heren unuyaed par. Ia
et TO our ty there about lOJ acres 81 d
" the present Park forming portion OF TIE land
living east Of which for park proposes
deemed ard which stated he
rl,nt or CAREFUL be sold for appoHnalnE
rs sale Of this portion OF prk % ~"n
II miOn OF dollars
0ured beside the annual cost OF ITS menaoe
therefore 80, --, A.
,o That Senators members Of Assembly be aud beg
Brooklyn assembled " 80
asossbe the Of aw directing the k
OF east OF Fs
bu.i.ate. Is J. ened essential for park purpose
Winchester brittOn. Judge Hosea Nj. van COJt' anu
| q ne also addressed the meeting.