New-York tribune., 1871-06-15

wb b Dco,tInent assumed Office Until after the
present Board went into ooe no natpreg plan ensea @
gested by tie lst6 Board was One drawn up by So
landscape architects. a the expense aud under e ordtrs
0i efFa t Pd' bn6 g w for e p1rpoe Of e1itvang
flowers therein to be sold as bouquets. Itwas 10 pe
could not be called in any Conservatory OF s4eh
the public had reason TO expect, or MI pr
would be adapted TO exhibition on the Central fark;
The plan proposed by this Department is when VII
result in structure Of very different character Op
the former II calls for building about thTee hun
red and seyeDtyve feet in length fortyhye Iest ~, "a
hight in its interior and In some parts one hundred et
IN width. The central building 10 be paraleogInn
terminating at each END In roiundas OF elrces sn ~
contain conservatory for tropical and exotic pshi'
Two the end VIII b. Tor flowers ana pants "a
all kinds. The artificial lake at the west of the Conse.y
atOry viii form attractive feature, IN eonne' on
the esplanade by which will De reached. IL should pe
remarked that this Department = not In T
site Of this Conservatory and Lake, and that u N0ud
have selected some other locality II great expense Iad
not been already incurred IN the tounddtOn anu ~ ne
artificial lake adjacent This seemed 10 render IL heSe
sry to carry out the plan at this very point ana 70
adapt the building to existing necessies one ooeouop
to the locality is that IT will always be damp no mater
how perfect the Of heating tho proposed bulldng
may be- Besides the morning sun VIII not nave acsehs
70 II, unless the building be elevated much more tah
would have been necessary II il had been properly 10
Gated In order to obtain the hight necessary to re-
eelye the benefit OF the morning SUM- and az the same
time avoid the damp cold Of the locality, an addl-
uonsi moor or story must be eonstrueted Deneath VIZ
building 10 run its entire length, and about sixteen fet
Horticultural exhibitions Tue additional hight viii add
TO the beauty and impressiyeness Of the building.
Mr. PLAT the first chief landscape gardener had been
" in control OF the Gardening Department because (as
he compainedto this Department. he had been restricted
He was a man OF good judgment, large experience OF
nice taste, OF zeal In his profession. He directed to
He did and the Central Park for the first time
placed in untrammeed charge Of corps of capable
and efficient gardeners, who still coDtInued corps
unequaled for ski and efficiency. They considered II
for the natural sdOrnmeut OF the Park that
fla Ia rad "a
dergrOwh Of brers and tangled weeds 10 the exclu
sion Of vstas and lawn sceDery or that trees and bushes
the drives should remain close together 10
preclude the circulation OF air and SHUT out what would
otherwise De beautiful views OF landscape that the
walks of the Park should without shade.
Tie present Board cOnourred that in such respects the
PARK could be materially improved ana also tst lower
be removed with propety and that proper system OF
pruning ana trimming would prove aaNdhtase"ls 10
trees and shrubbcry. A visitor to the Park should be
able at all seasOnabe times, In his walks through ~ 10
rest himself under shade To accomplish this large trees
have been ranspduted nom spots where they are not
needed 10 place at intervals along the sides Of the drives
ana walks TINS Is necessarily dlihsul tas 4, Ie4Gllg
the tree il important IL should be OF shape and knd
adapted peculiarly for removal 1t il desirable that the
certainty that 1t will thrive in its new location. Trees
OF the character REQ ured for this purpose difficult
to obtain They need careful treatment In transpiautng
Ts system will Dee continued with the care aud caution
already exercised until all the roads and walks upon Tie
parks are amply furnished with shade trees.
HoIHoUsEs, or FLorAGAIiNGHoUsEs. -
were two in nulu6eT small in size aud in every respect
iuadeguate Indeed TIE care Of flowers in the Park
seemed almost TO have been forbidden 50 few were to
b fonnf The princip Lothouse OF the Park tor what
is yet Cal the Conservatory y, at the side OF Mount
ST -, -, contained yalueess collection, scarcely
va I z being kept under glass. II 10 were desirable
AID cov to the beauties OF parks, it became ne
,cr-.ry e. Der immediately upon me construction OF
.t,r IL, amber Of propagatiLg-houses has been re-
c.iE i-asca But II u llObosyu at an "a y va! 10
Vi'ce Of those at present cI'sfIs, III conhec,
ton with 80 intermediate Couser..t"s OF size and
Id. 4 o
S,'Sato bniIdInF ne. tni,.ea. ard by n.,a n of
oh Iii ut OF this cHss OI aol4dl al a. al dIis
IS.coEol IitASASD OTHER srE,.ls or Se,r.uIsfEa
IJTN4i.
TIC De r.rnent la i. r.o,4e,s hr proper taE"erapu
20! su.rt 8" Wet Acrier No"9i' -, Nv tar E'.-se y
Hari'u l, 4 aDd ~. n b".., ttceh l. hs' 4.-o
EeS.lors ., a. "a abJv. Onc T.tnioi ana FL, ath
sr.e. yIe.e 'iI-' &c. ii C.tIft u tts ltItF-
iucnt Al L., Zinc ltr B,a.J en'erd pgn - on,c. L
v,ron, n.pr, survey. ~ Iel-.u., .npe,r-, ali
tIida, VcrD discovered ~ .NUii 90 iN-
iCln,r Department, piei az iH mo-, aipTtnty wu-
portiuA II W,s Loes. County bod been cohti,.e'
TO rcrie .roi IN io~ls OF tie County Of wes h,s;er
lbcse conl'ci va, a.prhded fAe portion u te Norf
tha Iad be done as IA au Lahi' '1y sfsi, sn1 "i.
contained la lie pic 81 maps and ncd lofrs, Inie
slis branch o. IN - i"itnet pittoH' t 'h'9 ei' a
oder. With IA Lhr-c ot J., uirtc Ns-, ....,s
therefore allowo1 ~ wat rutl hntlfi, "ten tI, 's
and Topographic. I.,..0 ""t ois tll q, - ',i'k Q
arate divisions, a. n,r IY.oie tl-i.L A. iae ,1ru.o
maps, feld-notes, skcgrcs, aId d.~yr"Hs h.,e In
carefully coIlated. ID 'nl r-,ofure, 4ni -liiv I''1
places have been pru5.ar, Tor iHcln
TFAS-yLIsL LOftS.
The Transverse Il .a,--ipHg MAS ter efOIf b.
been long ago finished. IIce s- AZ sri ~ e st
in whcn they were left at th' tim when 'le Par ',Is
constructed. They have been 90 come cNtlAt u' bcC
and prepared for public tVe Toy ale af - o. at
with gas and at an early day VA ,e ne'y e'i 81 u
The gas brackets designed and asst los LgAIuV tnr
believed to be specimens OF uet,. HpI.ui v't,~
and economy. What method si.sl Dol, adult o. ~ iie.
uFs fgT urrlt ..4tI a D.
pavement or some ole OF nc 0tN'r paw f- o. .
are being tried and tes;'r Dy the D-i3IHaoi Is
under consideration. But HAItcvtl ms. be tLr
sion, 1t will be controlled by u,.eI n",ion %. Osn
roadway that viii not rcqru Iea; ug or rtaiig Tor
attraotiyey aSsi abe ae u,ais II n..ica ion ii,h
side Oi tao ,iy ." another cnIoi 0' o'erest
paved as nOl Jo oJ,cionae i'ature t. H. PARK
stone "a, e4en NJ, seal b nAe tn Ia noi 4Lu
s uS nroIaI .i, I.. lr,. : ii,ftt ..,.e M t,yn
will be Determined uon aHd 'Ae Noih c-Ap.c,Su ~
THE wA.t AHor>D TIE Ri.
This Department doe $50 "a, -in or pt'
ing a solid wall around le Iuii.. en ~ AZ Ot ".ic-
ton Of the view from tho eAei0r Yet De 'in atot "a
points upon the PARK that tLcrv thrl,e iJ a.
continue construction serious onie,ii t. DO,
however is its great cost The foundation "a , t1L
ming eight feet below the surface OF the sidcv IA, l
tending four feet above, consisting OF nr.'y Dd Of
masonry supporting a superstructure OF cat diUH oD
vously not economy. II must now be continue. ,u-
tirey around the Park This Department ha7 Adou''d
different for the superstructure from tit bvI-iJ
fore laid substituting Ohio for the Nova seoLa Dr
chester stone the latter is far inferior - le iosu,
although the Ohio stone Las been laid at uDva. tho
price, -
SEWAGE FoR THE FILTH FROM Thf koADe.
A great error made IN the construction OF the
Park not providing proper sewage iur lbo IA "a a ~
the roads, menagere buildings, urinals NJ yoAs r'i-
tages the PARK. During the past SuBieI tAe IeSae
from this defect especially appaTun L., lA- II
the Park were supplied only ny surface dIahas, airi
had conveyed to them, through the mcan Vi dT.n, all
the NTH upon the Park. As consequence OF r syb O.
the lakes became green ana stagnan aud IA pars quti
offensive Complaints had been made ot thl but tL,r
were 10 means vi remedying the di ultJ. tn, CpiOt
direction was needed for city rac l.t al Fit'-
nnth-street the receptacle for Tie MIN OF al lie
animals the Park the large lake the uoosl' "l al
the principal urnais. cottages, and rDs ~ the fak
The upper lakes drained the section Oi the city Neot VI
the Park including the lagerbeer lrt ~rIies and i'
tories located that point In or hy sta~onf, ~lti
fall ~