The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JUNE A. SHEET

| the opinion OF the Commissioners OF the Contra
rark ). should become necessary for the piop sa
bounding the same, or under the charge o.
the commissioners thereof, 10 omen any street m
the ciiy or Whenever In their OplnlOn II should o'
necessary t. grade regulate any street bounding
the SAID Para, or uncer the charge oil said Com
| and Commentary OF said cry that IL was necessar,
10 open grade or regulate such street: and the sa
mor, ae, ,nnnass anu ooinmonaly Should Will,
prescribed by law ID open, grade or regulate. suct
I street, and should continue aud complete such pro
| ceedngs without delay, Suspension or discontlnu
| ance, ana II the said Mayor Aldermen and Com
monalty should tan 70 take, continue and complete
such proceedings ~ were therein required, the said
/ commissioners should tnereupon take and become
vested with all the powers III the matter possessed
| by the said Mayor, Aldermen and Colnmonaily o.
the c.ty OF New York, provided, however. that all
necessary legal proceedings should be conducted ny
| the Corporal ON Counsel.
act 10 provide for the laying out ana improving o!
| certain portions OF the city and county OF New
| Central Park should have and possess exclusive
power 10 lay out streets, roads, pubic squares and
Inc norlnward OF the souihery line Of i56h street,
OF such width, extent and direction and pom sucli
| grades as to mem should seem most conducive TO
the public good and iurher 1t saould be tae duty
the said commissioners, rs soon alter tae passage
OF the act as might be, TO lay out road or public
drive, running from the northeriy portion
OF the Sixth ana Seventh avenue, in a
generally northery or northwesterly direc-
OF the city, far norm as the SAID Commissioners
might determine, thence III a generally westerly
direction to or near hudson river and thence III
a generally souihelly or soutneasteriy direction
along the westwardly on Hudson river siue OF the
city, uhl such ROAD or public drive should enter the
Central PARK al or near the junction OF tue Bloom
ingdale road with Eighth avenue and Fiiiy.ninlh
street, such road 10 follow the course OF the Bloom
ingdale road below Tooth street whenever the Com
miSsoners should deem such course advaniage ous.
The Commissioners were 10 determine the location,
width, courses, winding anu grading oil sad read or
punic drive; ana might widen the Bloomlnsdale
road and determine the grades thereof ANA OF inter-
seeing streets and avenues, as they migls deem IL
necessary Tor the peilectig OF sucn road or publc
drive. The Commissioners were directed TO enter
upon and cause surveys to be made OF tie lands
bounding upon the streets, roads puolic
squares so TO be laid out by them as aiore-
sad and lie maps thereon designating The Streets
roads, public places, NC, when they might lay
ments wherever they might deem II necessary, The
location thereof TO be noted upon the maps. plans
surveys 81 the said Commissioners, Wien died, to
be final and conclusive TO the location, width and
places exhibited thereon as well IN respect 10 the
Mayor Aldermen aud Commonaity Of tile CITY OF New
York as TO the owners ana occupants OF lands tene-
ments and Entertainments wilnin the boundaries
aforesaid, or affected by SAID streets roads, public
squares anu places, ana IN respect TO ali other per.
sons wnomsoever. The Commissioners were also
directed acquire title, for aud behalf OF the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonilty OF the city OF
New York, Tor the use OF the public, to all or any OF
the lands required Tor the streets and roads and
public squares and places lad out by them
or any portion thereof; and for the appointment
respect thereto, the confirmation OF whose
report, or whenever thereafter the Commissioners
OF Central PARK should deem IL 10 The ploilc inter.
est SO To do they snonld from time TO time, cause
such said Streets roads, squares places they
might designate for that purpose TO be regulated,
graded an improved as streets country roads,
such manner as they might deem for tue public
interest and might uirecL aud Tor that purpose and
III aud about such regulating grading and Improve
ments the Commissioners OF the Cen,rai PARK should
have, possess and enjoy all tue powers then
tolore possessed, enjoyed exc cised by The Mayor
GOmlQOuatV
as 10 otDcy streets and roads, and by such commits
soners in re pect to the Central Park said city,
and such amount or portion OF the expense Of such
regulating, grading and improvements the said
commissioners might deem equitable or might deter
mine, not exceeding, as to the streets aud roads,
more than one mile III length, 0ne-hali OF such ex-
pense should or might be assessed upon the
owners and occupants ot the lands tenements and
heredlaments and premises benefited thereby in
respect Of such lands, tenements Embellishments
and premises.
thus act The Comptroller OF the city OF New YORK
authorized and directed, whenever the Commission.
ers OF Central Park should so ORDER 10 create and
cause to be issued from time to tlnle IN the name
ana in behalf Of the county or New York, O puplic
fund or stock PAYABLE no; more than lty years from
the date OF issue thereof which should be charge
upon the said county, aud should be issued In such
amounts, IN such manner anu az such times as might
be directed by resolution of the COmmls oil
Central Park; and the moneys collected upon the as
seSsmenJs authorized i'll said act 20 be levied toward
the payment of the expenses incurred in regulating
| grading ana improving such Streets roads, buDIi(
squares ana places, were 10 be pledged and were ap
By section twelve oil this act II was declared that
all powers authorized ny ali act passed April $780,
appointing commissioners Tor the laying out OF
that portion of the city and county or New York
lying north OF 155th street." &c should then cease
and determine, aud the commissioners of Central
Park were vested with all the powers Of such COM
mlssione,s-
BY chapter ss7 of the Laws of 1866, entitled IAN
act reiative 10 the powers and dunes OF the Com
missione,s OF the Central Park" II declared to
he the duty OF the Central PARK commissioners,
medlatey upon the passage OF act, TO lay gu;
n u
one hundred feet IN Width TO be called the avenue
81. Nicholas, wnicn avenue should commence at Or
the intersection or the Sixth avenue and 10th
street, and run thence in the general direction
| OF the Harlem lane till 1t intersectcd the Kings
Eighth and Ninth avenues thence northerlv "a near
| midway between Eighth and Ninth avenues as the
| said commissioners might deem advantageous
! 10 lS5th street. thence northerly In the general
direction or the said kingsbrdge road to ponl on
| l55th street, about midway between Ninth aud
| Tenth avenues and such avenue should embrace
such portions Of the Harlem lane and old KingsDrdge
road as the said commissioners shoold deem il ex
pedent 10 include therein and II might depart IRON
| the line of the said Harlem lane and Kingsoridge
road wherever The said Commissioners might deem
| 1t expedient. The commissioners were also EN-
| powered to extend Manhattan street in q soniherly
direction to said avenue, ana might widen SAT-
street TO the width OF one hundred iect IL the,
| should deem IL expedient; also, whenever tney
might deem u necessary. " were authorized tt
| 1X and establish or change the grade or any stree
avenue, or any part VI any street or avenue tina
intersected any street, road or required by
| law To be laid out established. regulated OF
| improved by them or under tnelr direction, and
| whenever they had fixed, established or changed,
required IN this section, the grade OF any stree
streets or avenue, or any part OF any street Ol
avenue, it should be their duty cause two maps
proies OF such street or streets or avenues OF
| parts thereof, showing the grade so fixed estab
lshcd or changed by them, and the granes OF sucl
streets and avenues and parts thereof should, from
the time OF fling such maps in the proper Offices, ht
established as shown In and BY the same; further
tnai such grade should not thereai er be changed
unless the owners OF two-thirds OF the land In line
feet trouung upon any such street or avenue, o.
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posed TO be maze, should nrst consent In writing
sucn change oI grade, and lie such consent in the
| Office Of the said commissioners.
| me Comm ssioners were directed TO make maps
plans an0 surveys OF the avenue referred to. ana o
The widening and extension OF Manhattan street. rs
III said law provided These maps were declared To
be final aud conclusive as TO the location and width
OF avenue ST. Nicholas, a. 10 the widening anu ex
tension of Manhattan street. and 10 The gra les oil
! sand avenues and sand streets. Farther. that with
respect TO said avenue ST. Nicholas, ana III respec
10 that portion oil seventh avenue lying north or the
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