New-York tribune., 1871-06-15

acts eonfeing powers and devoving duties upon the
thereby transferred to and conferred upon the Depart
ment OF Public Parks and the Department was au,hSr
ized to include i'm the estimate Of moneys required for
the maintenance and government or Cenra, faIh suh
further might be annually required therefor to
geher with such sums might be necessary for the I'M
provement Of the several parks roads aud avenues u
By section Is Of the last amended act. the Public
Drive. known as the Boulevard, was declared 70 ne
wholly under the care management and control or tn
Department and as the thereof the Department
declared to posses and enjoy all the powers pos
% sSSsed ana enjoyed or exercised py 'he '0 D0"'"
The first act establishing the Central Park IN the Cy
OF New.lork is Chapter Gt6 of the Laws OF lso5 S
An act 10 alter the map OF the City of New,1oIK pS
taxing of on the o%e Tpis et fxcd the boundaries
the Central Park, commencing a Fifty nlnth suecl, %
extending o. one Hundred and sXh street, Iron % te
tlith 10 the Eighth avenue authority Vas G gl'en ~
TINS land Tor the purposes OF puDllc par anu pO -
the wear sss there was passed An act the rcgula
uon and government of the Central Park IN Ine Ciy O
BY this act il was declared that the land referred 70
should thereafter he known and entitled as me Senra
Park, and placed under She exclusive cOntro ana man
agement Of a Board of Commissioners, to consist OF
eleven persons named and styled The Commissioners
soners, and declared that generally N regard 70 said
park, they should possess az The power anu autotty M
conferred or poSseSSed the Common Council OF the
city IN respect to the pubGpaces ana squares therel
Further. that no plan for laying out fe gna,hg, Sla
by the Commissioners, the entire expense OI NHontt
when FUNDED would require ior 'ne hlual @ pay nadred
the interest thereon greater sum han one nnS ,acF
thousand dollars per AMMAN. publo iund OF e, NO.
was created not exceeding tue dloIeSdu . ISsrk The
viding for the the improvement OF the ia sncb
ordinances as in their judgment might seem necessary
Tor the regulation use and government OF ho PaI @ hot
inconsistent with the ordinances ana IcE"rs o0,ndng
corporation of the City Of New-YOrk; persons onvus
against the same be deemed guilty OF 5t ,. &
punishable by fine, and in default OF pay noH' O9 LII
~ Chapter Ol of the Laws Of 1852 entitled an act 10
alter the map OF the City OF obnTilS tie taxing of
thereon public place, and 70 HutIoll1o InC tIe va
the same there was added to the Park all that portion
and 'tret ~ and one Hundred and Tenth street and
Fftb 5nd FiC6th avenues the Commissioners were au-
Prny.ou Was made for the means wherewith To pay Tor
fhe land thus added the Park The last section de-
clared that 20 the laying out, CONTROL ana manage
Iuruf of this additional piece OF ground, 1t should be
subject TO al the provisions OF the previous laws III re-
elusive control and management OF Commissioners
thereof ,o.o ...,.,.,
An act to amend entitled An act for the regn.
Ia0n aud government of Central Park, in the CITY OF
the maintenance and government OF SAID central farK
declared that the Board OF Comm,ssOnerS should
consist OF not than more than eleven per
sons, and the Commissioners then IN once were autnor
lied to III any in the Board then eAlsths
further that plan for laying out, regulating ana gov
efung the Park should be adopted or undertaken by e
CpmrHissiol,ers of Which the entire expense, when
fnndeJ Vonli reouire for the payment of interest
thereon greater than one hundred ana twenty-five
thousand dollars per And for the payment Of
The interest on the stock thus authorized the Board OF
Supervisors directed TO cause To be raised y TAX on
real and personal property within the Cliy ana County,
every year until whole amount OF said fund or stock
should be paid, a sufficient 10 pay the same;
y Clatcr 63 of the Laws of 1859, entitled an act 10
alter tine map plan of the city OF New ORE, az t
Hst oil HsEehn e Of pe HnmdTd and ehh Street aud
Harlem declared to be w1dened 10y auuiRg
make the whole width of the said avenue one hundred
and nifty feet that should be laid out aud
uuder the SuperyisiOn of the Commissioners OF Cetai
Park but action should be taken N relation thSito
until the Of at least one nan OF Lhe Io, Vi i
mart of the avenue should petition the common Couhc
ioT STSh sT IS Of the Laws of 1860 entitled Gan act for
fipu-r
u,ent of Central PARK in the city Of New-York and to
Yrviie additional meats therefor" the Mayor, Alder.
Iio' I III I1n,wnnaity of the city were required and
directed to create and issue public fud or STOCK IOr
rho purp0se of providing for the laying out con-
struction, government improvement ana Teguauon Oh
Central Park, to be denOnunate9, Ine SenIIj IaIk @
Improvement Fund" the annual Interest OF Nhen was
not To exceed one hundred and hIty thousand IoaIs
The Commissioners OF the Park Were also hlIno1eu "a
estimate annually SUN not exceeding one huhdreu ana
iy thousand dollars for lts maintenance anu govern
required To raise and collect by tax that amount u1t %
the estates real and personal haDe 10 'aAduoh Ill 'o
By Chapter S. Of the Laws of 1861 entitled An act to
amend an act entitled An act 10 amend an act entitled
trail Par in the CITY of York." passed April II. 1885,
and further to provide for the maintenance and govern
provide for the construction maintenance, name ana gov
erment Of the said park the terms % oi ONE ~ @
with power 10 ill any vacancies occurring III theh
R6ard and cOnerring upon them all the rights, powers,
and authorities Heretofore conferred by any act or acts
OF the Legislature of this State upon the commissioners
of the Ceira Park or upon the said Board The Board
was also authorized take and hold any gifts, deVlses
cr bsnuets mat might be made TO it, and upon such
trusts and conditions might be prescribed by the
donors or grantors thereof agreed 10 by said Board
for the purpose Of embellshng or ornamenthg n saa
Park and annually should make statement, IN detail,
bequosts and Of the Of the persons by who the
same were given, devised, or Dequeatheu'
nv Chapter 275 the Laws OF 1854 entitled An act TO
amend an entitled An act to alter the map or pan OF
the CITY of New York passed April l5 1859 (Delng the
ac in relation 10 the seventh avenue that act was by
this law amended by declaring That the SeVeht avenue
between Central Park and the Harlem River should pe
HTdened opened laid out, graded regulated, severed
paved and improved by and under tle uIecl9n vi 's
Commissioners Central Park and all acts ana parts OF
acts then in in relation to the widening opening
laying out grading, regulating sewerng paving N anu
improving the streets and avenues III tns ClS vi ~,
YORK were applied TO that part OF the sad avenue III ts
enlarged wiGth except that the commissioners ol IN
tr park were authorized for and III the name OF the
Mayor Aldermen, and Comnonalty 0i the Clty Oh NeM-
York and the several departments thereOIi 10 @
the work to be done under the provisions VI .s IN
further the Commissioners should posses an te
powers and perform all the duties IN reatoh 10 9
ing, opening laying out efa'nns' S SnIenfh "vane
paving and improving such part OF lhe seventh aNS1no
said avenue which the said Mayor, Ai9erh anu I, O
,nonay of the CITY of NewYOrk aud the several depart
ipet and avenues In the city The Park Commissioners
were directed TO apply for the appointment Oh inc
\,idened and il was declared as such part OF said
avenue in its enlarged width. that u should %
missoners of Central Park in the same manner ana 70
tie same extent the Central Park was or might there
BY Chapter 3l9of the Laws or 1864, entitled An aet
i'm relation to Manhattan-square IN the Clty oI NeW
Work the piece of ground known Manhatansquare,
houuded by Seventy and Eighty first streets ana
the Eighth and Nnth-avenues, was annexed to central
prk aud paced under the care, management ana con
trol of the Commissioners thereof as fuy ana com
nleeIy w the other part Of said Csptral PARK was OF
thcraftcr be under their care, management, ana
otol In was made the duty of the Commissioners 70
incose lay out grade regulate drain ana Improve Tue
iI Nee of rouud thus annexed, and To connect the
some with Central Park in such way or ways as should
not interfere with the full, iree and uninterrupted use
~ ,bs Eithayeuue as "a public streot;tand they were
1rd tn establish and maintain on the said piece
OF ground, or on any Other part VI O'"" ~ '''''
zeal and geological garden. ~ ...,5 .. A., oo. Con
Ey Chapter rs oil the Laws of 1865 entitled An act 1or
Dr3yement maintenance, regulation, aud govern
ent of the Central Park in the city OF anu 10
uToyide additional means therefor the MaSoI AlueI
men and CommOnaty OF the city of NeW-1Ork WeIe au
men, anu to create and Issue, in such amounts