New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-13

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A oDr rate this was done, and soon after the orgna
,.,.,ors r,ode their report. The amount awarded
Nv these commissions for property taken vas
az soS AtS; and property was assessed Oh 'ne e"0'
sac ~ the projected park as far as NihthNe' "on
,ba report OF the Commissioners came Oeloro Jus
barnard for his approval, he ordered certain ,
,nents 20 be reduced. and he returned the tepo,'
a. enc commissioners for that purpose. Although
,h,. was clearly illegal, since 1t required tho Oonl
sioners TO report, not according TO their niorm"
estimate but at Barnard's dic<ation, the CoinuSs
reduced the amount shown by the tabular % 60,
below over 100000 and again submitted II " -, -
20, anproyal Meanwhile, the Ring frauus h"u - w,
,oado nnblc and the old commissions Wero reie,ou'
and ON Jan ls72 new Commissioners were "ppoi'''c
consisting Of ex-Judge Josiah suineri1nU' W."
Traph.gen and Gen. Chas. X. Grahan' -.
Tho awards made by tho new commissioners " .
10 $3.50 S2s or Sl5O,sn more thah 'nat ~""iueS "
,oir nroacccssors whio the full amount assessed Oh
owners adding in costs Of the two commissions
oectors, fees and other expenses. amounts 10 SOSoS
500 OF this latter amount, SS,2o49S assessed upon
Droperty living between Eghthaye. ana inc huuson
I,iver and Forty-secoud and MISUNDERSTANDING
sts whio the remainder, SSS094' Is put upon 'ne CITY
AT large, to 60 into the general tax levy
WHY THE PARK SHOULD BB ABANDONED
II is claimed by many property-owners that the only
ersons who arc benefited by this park are those nus
in its immediate vicinity, and, strictly speaAlhE' WIN
frontagcs west of Eleventhave' ana between oe'oH9
Onp-lundreQ
tho Grand Boulevard, Morningside, and Mount motifs
Parks all lie within short distance OF the plopoSeu
mark and persons owning property the border OF Cen
trail PARK ana who have been assessed for the RIVERSIDE
Park declare that they are not BENEFITED ou Absolutely
injured by ITS establishment. In the range OF inc
proposed park the average width OF the whole sanu
"a oDly about two miles, and on either side OF the
Central Park there is lett less than threeourths OF
mile for building purposes. 1t Is stated also
that the character OF the land appropriated
IS such that II the subject OF converting ~
into rank were Of the question: and 1t was propOSeu
to level blun and grade II into streets anu avenues
at te expense OF the land Itself, the owners wouu
gladly give II away order 10 be free from the expenses
which would accrue 1t is further stated that the prop
rty taken for the park wOuld not sell for onehaf the
awarded amount and that tho owners In testSlnH DC
fore the Commissioners 10 its value had IN Wow the
urospecye value which these lands would OBTAIN from
tho creation Of the park and not its present or past
WORTH Irrespective OF tho proposed improvement; ana
40 their estimates of value speculative and hcutlous
Asan illustration Of this 1t stated that lots that sold
in 1861 for 900 and 900 have been valued by the Com
missiOneTs in Their awards at amounts ranging from
$500 to 5000 The lots at Eighy-seventhst and the
Public Drive which sold a short time previous TO the
mapping out of Riverside Park by the first Commission
ers for 81 200 are set by the present Commissioners
at amounts ranging from $3.50 to A,SO5. DISH
terested properiy-Owners say that the prop
erty taken should be placed at the figures
appropriated by the Park Commissioners. with interest
added nasmaeh as the only adGSR 6 Vd b ereoa S Of
the park itself When the Riverside PARK was nrst pro
iectrd the commun " was Unfortunately excited on the
snleet of parks Tue city had been for years wanting
places for recreation and pleasure. and the popular de-
size suddenly broke forth In various projects for convert
ing the whole upper portion Of the island into pleasure
ground. But time has passed the sentmeht OF me
people has grown more suOdued ana reasonDie anu IL
is that the great want for places OF recreauoh
is now amply supplied and that no more parks are
needed. The condition Of the Guys finances are also
referred TO- and le present 81 IG fS
ther and unnecessary burdens.
WHY THE PARK SHOULD DE BUILT.
On the other baud urged that the park, If not
necessity. will be great and valuable Improvement,
giving TO ali the property within the assessed
vastly increased valuation The late movement in real
estate in the vicinity said by persons TO be due
less 10 the opening OF the Boulevard which diagonay
crosses the area OF assessment than to the anticipated
confirmation OF the Riverside Park report and the open
ing of new pleasure ground for driving. Others less
enthusiastic say that the movement is altogether of
speculative character accustomed 10y recent neaVy sae
tbrlfis IL is claim, d. anu reasonably, that Boulevard
property should advance in prices in the ordinary pro
steady IiV" rise in Est Side property. Other
wellinformed dealers In real estate THINK Ihat
tOntd could hold ITS own without any ala derived nom
the pleasure ground the expenses OF which, coming
In the shape OF assessments must 1e 1uueI 20 PIlets.
The prevailing impression seems TO be that although the
Riverside Park viii increase the value or property lDme
datey adOinng, property short distance away will
not affected 10 and that consequently the assess
own property The vicinity. They ore all agreed that
prices nave advanced property situated IN the mine
date vicinity Of the proposed Park over 500 per cent
since 1861 the Land condemned By the Central
Park COmnis On AMI that such enhancement In value
j. due principally 10 the action OF the Commissioners at
that Time
ASSESSMENTS REVOKED.
Reporters of The TRIBUNE have been engaged for the
past week in making transcripts from the books contain
ing the awards aud assessments which have been open
for examination the past fortnight at the Bureau Of
Public WORKS and the names Of the persons principally
interested arc furnished with the respective amounts OF
the awards and assessments. 1t found impossible
give the fun lists Of awards and assessments for moro
than 200 property received awards and over 800
are assessed to pay them. However, the most notable
aud heavy awards and assessments arc given below.
examination Of the list, far as published reveals
some strange features and facts. -
The of properly assessed for bench" includes
AL the area covered the first Commissioners, and
the east side extends street beyond namely, to the
T. ghthaye Yet the following persons and companies
Properly contiguous 70 the proposed park and
within the named by the Commissioners, are not
assessed Tor such property any amount Whatever
whereas under the first assessment they were assessed
the amounts set opposite tBeir several names. These
to be tho assessments where reduction
ordered by Judge Barnard, and they TO have
been wholly RENTED:
Hud. Ry. r. Il. CoslO 500 Geo. ]. Forrest $3.50
Estate OF W. l.. Far Augustus whiting. 5,l50
Mss ..-.......-.. 1920 john Rowland $500
Estate vi g. d. Post 1900 Geo IL. Peck. $500
Curtlandt Pamer... $3.50 Ell White. 2775
VIM H. Paine go. 74OO Estate OF Rob. Llten. $3.50
John Pane. 400 Joseph Cudipp..... 1880
Wn a. B H,,S5.... GOO Total s2l7,2o8
PRESENT ASSESSMENTS.
The amounts Of tie awards and assessments in the
cases propertyowners have been either Increased
sIo