New-York tribune., 1871-06-15

the Improvement Of Manhattan Street and Kingsbrdge
Road. and also Tenth Avenue
Thee greai uan thorou and necessities Of com
mnnication. when CONTESTED, will provide access aa ne
velopment o tbe property upcn the island 10 an eIegt
that wi amply remunerate the city f9r an he
travel These public works will be pushed forward with
al pOsslpe speed The sewage of these avenues WI WI
sgers OF the streets adjacent determined by the De
partnleQt OF Public Works
IHE COMPTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS
Valuable asslance has been rendered the Department
by the Comptroller OF Accounts Mr. Van Mort, who has
has been promoted the position Of Chief OF the Bureau
of Accounts To this officer the greater portion Of the
~ CHIEF CLERK
| Mr. RarIer the chief clerk in this Bureau. has
charge Of the purchasing for the entire Department Of
al the materials required Ivy the different bureaus He
has manifested great fidelity and In the
| assigned. -. r
The Central Park has during the adinlnstralon of
this Department been under the superintendent OF Mr.
Crane He mad long assisted & n ina. m as sns IN
Subordinate position He had been 30 Ghg R s
with the Park that he was deemed entitled W lne se
! position 10 which he was transferred,
ARCHITECT. -.
The architect Mr. Mould and his chief assistant ana
Constructing archiect Mr. Munckwitz, have superin-
tended the various structures Of the park have perec
ed The drawings necessary ior al hs reoTt Of Mr.
Mould demonstrates how attentive his bureau nns De1n
70 its duties The work performed nsre c mas s 70 no. Teou
yerV great care udenent and taste Apart from what
has done by this bureau during the past year. mere
are many projects on hand and many drawlhgs ue-
signs and studies are before the Board ior acuon
The care and management OF the City Parks was
new, responsible and embarrassing duty Inc nenDers
Of the Board having 0g Seen boTn here
and most Of them having lived here the greater portion
public demand that these parks should be converted
from the neglected repelling and unp pleasant places
be not only or aments but pleasure TO the people fire.
1nenting or passing them and 70 the nasep To nave
THE CITY HALL PARK. ~
The most conspicuous and therefore the first, although
he '9 CIV Hall during the cons,ructon Of the Court
House, large portion of 1t adjoining Broadway
had been fenced in and used az place OF deposit
| for unsightly incumbrances, lumber, stone, and
refuse matter The General Government through its
lower portion Of the park, had also incosed space
ninety feet in width extending from Broadway TO Park
sheds stables and onetory buildings and surrounded
II with dshgurng fence that had been rented OUT ior
nuisance the Government agents at first seemed
unwilling to yield up any part they had approprated or
TO aid the proposed improvements IN any maineT hIS
it was finally arranged that they should relnqulsn
sufficient portion which th fr6 9vdea e
to Park Row for the purpose OF relieving the great crsn
business hours OF the day from Printing House Square
10 Chambers Street The Department IN improving thls
park decided 10 throw into the crageWays OF Broad
way and Chatham Street the space used for sidewalks
thereby materially contributing TO the convenience Oi
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further proyement the dilapdaed iron railing around
the Park was entirely removed And now the existing
condition OF the City Hall Park with its cultivated en-
closures shrubbery fountains and paved walks,
TOMPKIss SQUARE.
| Tompkins Square Park was next improved. 1t is
located thickysetted portion OF the city, and sur,
rounded By densely-Occuped tenement houses Ii had
been appropriated by law 10 the Inltary Oh tne fIIs'
Division parade ground and therefore the Depart
far carried out Is the best that be adopted 1t
be described in it, present condition beautiful frame
its for other places the picture can be -
serted The plan is to lay out grass plot 20 feet IN
Of twenty five feet in width for promenadng on the
outer side OF this walk rows OF decduous trees have been
already planted, !nterspeTsed with lamps and benches
and seltee in order that persons may have places OF
rest enjoy the reviews OF the military or the pronen
rOr side ak has been removed ana new one sub
stuted in its place Within the line OF The cqrb at every
within the bounds of this Square that were in dead or
sicky have been removed. The exterior sidewalk
! is covered with an asphalt pavement, which affords
smooth promenade equal 10 that OF the park ITSELF Two
large public unals have been placed Square, suit
abiy protected with evergreens Also, sentry
Keepers houses Indeed tine whole place Is made ln-
vtng and the approval Of the work at This point VIII be
best determined by visit Here may BE- witnessed thou
sands fchdren enjoying the pleasures afforded by these
mtng this square be used by balclubs it has not
yet, been allowed and there are grave objections TO any
such Of public park However, the matter is under
TIE BOWLING GREEN.
The Bowling Green, prominently situated at the
lower end OF Broadway the route to the ferries.
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ton neglect and decay, but little inferior to that Of
the adjacent Battery grounds 1t presented some evil
made when surrounded by fashionable residences
There were the remains OF once tasteful Fountain
berry which were dead OF dying from long neglect. The
Bowling Green aside from it, prominent position, s an
associations It's renovation was considered Of the
first duties OF the and nnch has been done
revolutionary times has been repaired and painted and
In ord and set
and walks laid out with posts and chains guarding
edp and and ~, tboe who NAV desire 70 feouent this con
venienty situated little spot New trees were subsii-
added aud has been made OF the most beautiful
aud attractive places In the city
The Battery has, in its natural advantages, attractions
as a place OF recreation, unsurpassed, probably me-
oulea by those OF any similar public place the world.
Tne fresh seabreeze and the view
noble harbor always alive with the movement OF ships
and steamers conbine TO make 1t at once the most
wholesome and the most nsprting means Of bodily and
mental reireshment within immediate reach or our eit
fractions overcome By an offensive and unsghty cOndi
on It's walks and borders, the result OF long neglect
When the Deghborhood was the residence OF men Of
wealth this Park kept in good order. The popua-
ton now found in its vicinity need more than any other
cheap and accessible OF healhfu recreaton and
the Of the city to preserve this noble Park Is
stronger than before. Our work upon IL has gone
already far enough to 10 the public that We reeog
Castle Garden, the engrant's landing place, is
sary adjunct to har0or, at least temporarily II Is
difficult TO counteract Its unpleasant appearance still
we shall do and in short time make the Battery
permanent inviting and delightful place for the wearied
oes its vicinity restoring too the charms IL had Of
old for the stranger visiting our city. We have filled In
about seventy thousand yards OF material have
nearly finished the sea-wall; have laid out the
grounds IN plots elegant and picturesque In appearance
have planted over thousand trees and bushes Nor
have we forgotten the necessity OF adapting the ada
cent existing and future business traffic, not
detractng materially from the capaeity OF the Battery
itself Whitehall street, at the entrance 10 the ferries,
we converted into great open space or plaza, by
throwing into IL about seyentyye feet OF the Battery,
being a portion not very capable Of ornamentation.
State street, with its single ratrack. little fire.
anented by vehicles by adding twelve feet 20 its road
way and elayiDg the street pavement throughout Its
entire length II has been made attractive for purposes
OF traffic. The Department proposes erecting around
the exterior Battery place State street. and White
hall street, several drinking gfountans and several for
the use OF horses. Throughout all the city parks II Is
] ir.ton "a ta ". Inanu slulilar fnnntaina