The sun., 1872-08-20
PEOPLES DAY In THE PARK
THB CITY FITHBRs PRoVTDIHG
MUSIC ON SUNDAY

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| The Debate Of the Assistant Aldermes-The
Mcrsnre Orpesed by the Friends Of Gra nc
| What A'derman Strark Knows About
Mssic-T -Tcmptins saanre Proposed.
| The resolution of Alderman Radde pro-
| viding fer music In the Central Park on Sundays
| was before the Assistant Aldermen YESTERDAY.
! Prior t. its presentation, Mr.. Radde sppeared In
| the Council chamber and had brief ccnsnlta-
ton with sovernl members, all Of whom pror,-
/ lsed to vote for the resolution. When II wac
| called up Mr. Krauss said he " heartily in favor
# It's adoption. Sunday was the only day which
| the worlingmen had to en- Oy themselves, and IL
was NJ and proper that musical entertainments Is
should he provided them in the Central Park
| He hoped the aoaau.3 would pass.
Mr.. Strack followed. He said he had some ac-
| quantance with music, and he knew something
about its effect upon the people. nut he thought
that Central Park should not he selected for the
! purpose. Tompkins Square was the proper
place. II was the most thicEly populated sec
tlon Of the city. The poor men who worked
hard during the week would not care to walk 10
the Central Park to hear music on Sundays. He
would move To strike out the words Central Park
and Insert Tompkins Square.
Mr.. Geiss said he was astOnished NJ the re-
marks Of the last speaker. lie was, TO say the
least, Inconsistent. A short time ago. when the
question ~ music in the square was introduced.
Mr strnck opposed II, ON the ground that there
was noise enough there already daughter
He tMr. Gessl thought that Alderman Radde'S
resolution would gtNe the people chance TO IN
Mr. Como, horcf th1t Asristant Alderman
S.rack amendment would prevail. a. Tomp-
lsns Square. heing thickly populated, should
have music on Sundays.
Mr. Robinson sald he saw way ont Of the
dtncuity, and II occurred to him that music
should bo provided Ia all the public parks on
sunday. He moved an amendment 10 that ef-
feet.
Mr. Geiss begged 20 r. mind his colleague that
HE amendment would he found inpracticabte,
~ there was 10 aprruprafion for the purpose.
Mr. Stfa,N aineh4ment 10 insert Tompkins
squaro Ia lieu OF Central Park was then nut and
NJ. Calvin hoped that no further amendments
would hr offered. The refol,il lpD mad come from
the other BOard. and u II should he amended, IL
would involve the necessity Of sending II back
for concurrence % the Aldermen. " herr II might
remain for some timc.
Mr.. Connor urged the Board b. remember that
from twenty-nye 10 thirty thousand persons
sometimes visit Tompkins square and rs claims
10 music should nut be overlooked.
Mr.. krauss-Oh, Mr.. Chairman, let M have a
vote on the subject. docking at Mr. COunurJ
want to have the men who are opposed Ia fur
nIishing music "a the raFks On Sunday place
Mr. Connor rose 70 his feet in moment. lie
said his colleague had unjustly attacked him
and
Mr. Erar.s-'rhe ren,lcuan is out of order
TIE Chairman-lic + uut " order
MI Hohnson-Whore docs the resoluti'sn
stand now WIN the Chairman please snswerf
NJ PincInry-Mr. R,blnson's amendment
providing for nuslc Ia all Tx public paris GA
Sundays IN before the house.
he 9mond meut was put and lost.
The Chairman then put the urigi.hl re-viu-
ton, and 10 was lo-t-eleNen votes cor mr iurty
- the whole board, being required To carry IL.
The following y the vote
For music I'm Central Park on Sundays Assist
ant Aldermen Hv-h y Irien. John Calvin. Isaac
li.H.n-nn. Michael Heaey, George J. krauss.
LfwSrd Costello. Francis j. G.iss. Philip Cum
sky, anc Bartholomew Mcdonald.
Against music In Central Park on Sundays
A. -'ant Aldermen PiuCkney, George f. Cod
tustpu. Joseph =. Strack, VIM. Wade. and
NtholAs u. Counor
The hartman he resolution IL lost for want
of mai uTity vote.
Inc vote was then reconsijered. and the reso-
luton lllt oVC-.
Pnrknry, and nearly all the other members II
the ~ infi who voted against the resolution, are
guy Ipurters II President Grant.