The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15
THE PUBLIC PARKS.
The improvements in the City Hall Parl-The
New Roadway from Broadway 10 Park
E0w-A Pleasant Prospect Ahead.


New Roadway from Il. oadway 10 Park
Row-i Pleasant Prospect Ahead.
The new street through the City Hall Park Just
back OF the site OF the new Post once open Tor
lra1ic yesterday, and was extensively patronized
by the vehicles which could not get clear road on
Broadway. The policemen, who are at their wits
ends from day to day to get The stages and wagons
on Broadway into something like Order SO that
ut least one'half can go mp or down
while the otner har do not get smashed
| to pieces, were In ecstasies over the thing.
IL Is wen known that broadway, from Murray street
10 FUTON, az certain hours sI the day especially be-
tween eight and nlne ciccn, becomes 80 crowded
VITA ali sorts OF vehicles tnat it often takes the
| pocc, aud the drivers no no, TOO ugly 10 help
them, fuily quarter oil an hour To make any YUM
| Ike
| A PAssABLE TnoRoUGHFARE.
| This new street, therefore. Can be set down as
real blessing, winch - ~ ne means In disguise, ana
! winch many Il poor horse That has often had
almost 10 Tug MS standing collar OIL TO make u path
for himself on Broadway viii auy appreciate ia his
rate, hat Al a vote OF thanks were to lie passed 10
the department OIL PuoIIc Parks Tor this blessing,
| the equine travellers on Broadway would not vote
| 'neiga.h
| In this connection It may he OF moment to those
| who nave been Watching inc work geng on IN The
City Hall PARK with any degree Of interest late
thas the plaza III front OF the Hail. ana which ex-
tends nom Broadway 10 Park row, mas finally been
com pesed. just facing the Hall ana the middle or
widest portion Of the plaza there is To be a large
fountain, work upon the underground, oil wnicn
Is now last progressing. The department intends
To make or IL an ornament mat the city VII nave
reason TO be proud Of IL Is 10 oe or total dincr-
ent style from the one which has already Jeen
erected on the Chambers street and Broadway end
OF me Park. Inc latter Is Of course. an ele2an,
affair; but IL Is Father too small Tor the prominent
maze up Tor this defect by having the new one
much larger ana more consistent with It's general
surroundings than Us more northery colleague. In
fact,
THE WORK ON THE Park
IS going bravey on IN every portion Of It, and IL Is
belle, ed that II the present favorable weather
should hold out for couple Of weeks longer, that
the wOrk can lie continued without loss time, The
original plans of the C0mmls for the LAYING
out OF the rark Will have reached their perfecJlO
OF course the real beauty and attracgeness OF the
plans cannot be seen TO advantage until the spring
tide comes again, when the grass Will nave cred
the now rather desOlatc oOAng spots 10 be found at
present upon all sides within the post chains and
when the recently planted trees will nave begun
bloom III all their freshness.
Meeting of the Park Commissioners Ycstcr-
day.
The Board Of Commissioners OF the Department
OF Public Parks held meeting Tuesday, with
the President, Commissioner sweeny, in the CHAIR
Commissioners Hilton, Dillon and Field were
present
communication from G. NJ. ogden, clerk OF the
Vestry OF Trinity Church Corporation, submitting a
plan Tor suspension bridge TO be thrown the
Boulevard connect the two narts or Trinity Church
Cemetery, modified IN accordance with resolution
OF the department, was re.crred 10 the Executive
Committee.
A communication from James T. King, president of
the Bremen society, relative 10 the opening or
Ninety-seventh and .,luety sstiees between
Eighth avenue and the riverside avenue, was also
referred To the same committee
In answer to communication from the Comp
troller requesting a statement IN detail OF the
amount required to be provided Tor In the annual
appropriation by the Common COuncll for the next
fiscal year, the treasurer submitted estimates OF the
amount OF moneys required Tor the year ending De-
cember 81 1871, for carrying on the work, the main
fenaDce and government VI the Central Park and
all other parks under the control oi the Com
missioners, whereupon resolution was adopted
approving the estimates and directing the Pres de0t
and treasurer to transmit the same 10 the Comp
trOller OF the city.
On motion OF commissioner FIELDS the question
OF referring to the Executive COMMITTEE the WIDEN
Ing ol Fity-nnth street roadway, between Firth
ana Eighth avenues; also VI the widening Of the
roadway OF Eighth avenue by setting heck the curbs
thereof on the back sld2s osra sxd over.
A resolution was aa0pted empowering the pres.-
dent To draw up suitable rules and regulations for
the control and government OF the Park and gate
keepers and giving the treasurer auth rity TO pur-
chase such horses and equipments Tor mounted park
Keepers Us may be required, also for the OF the
Captain oil Police, ana to purchase shields for the
CAPTAIN lieutenant and sergeants.
resolution was adopted calling upon the COun-
sci TO the Corporation for his opinion TO the power
OF regulating and grading Manhattan street from the
Hudson river TO the Avenue ST. Nicholas.
The Board then adjourned,
ADEcENBER and May bridal party LETT on the North
Missouri train yesterday for trip to Niagara. The
groom, Mr. TIL tomas Wilson. Ia n hlushlnY youth of