The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15


TO complete reconstruction of entrance reads
ana walks made necessary BY changes OF -,
s For coHstrdcfons ordered in Central Park SGS0
f9P eosge soups G east re sae 81 fe@ra5
taken DOWN.. eooo
ncsGsd fS com mod sJs = .~eDy c 1000
as IN Sgnnecso 70 t siSprs o Sr n Sex
rj Se SI5nsioa.. central i iss5
TO- For system Tor lighting FIFTY ninth street and
MAIL from Fiflh 20 highth avenues replac;
seats Tor Tie same 49, 1900
vanced Stage Of progress. GoOo
lsmpi &C.. in snail parks ........:..... 81 COO
earbms and sd GewaE being iSd ' aSd
threatening ngsaneel .................,,. 5000
. adan i 70 present purposes and 9s park 5000
Is Fora pavilion at Mount Morris none at pres.
RiversI i PARK s5rco5 and Mornngic Park Jus
The various sums wanted FOR the small parks
are:-
FIVE Points 500
Washington square ...........,... I0Jl
hesepYor square 99i
INC .''''''''''' - 90
And for the completion OF various improve
ments already undeFtaken:-
For additional improvements in the City Hall
For enclosure Of Lincoln monument orlcred and ~
completion OF fountain, Union square 400
For completion Of ioun ain Madison square tor-
For comoieon Of places at sixty and sixty 80
mn streets boulevard ordered 1900
For completion Of walks ana exterior sidewalks
For Completion Of paycmcns and necessary 80
Grand street Parks ordered $40
1t is extremely possible that the department
may not receive ali the money it wants, but the
Board believes that it viii receive large portion
OF these moneys And yet comptroller Green has
made IL his business to lobby against this appro.
priation in the Senate, and by his usual persis-
tency Ee may be able yet TO xiii the appropriation
aud spoil parks There are, at all events, some
items in she list above which would seem to de-
mand the money Immediately to proceed with
them.
At the Battery the usual trimming OF trees and
shruboery Is going on, and some lowers are being
planted In the beds; not IN anY profuson, how
ever for last year the department. received a les
son. one day In the spring ofthe year 500 flowers
oil various and expensive varieties were set
out at the Battery. The next morning not one
OF them remained. and they probably appeared for
sale at Washington Market. the department i
constantly urged to 10 some planting here, but
points TO TINS fact as a sufficient warning. The
baths at the Battery, which are controlled By the
department, Will b. redecorated aud painted 50
as to make them more In consonance Win the
Surroundings Repairs are being made to the sea
wall, which was badly constructed and which mas
been undermined by tue sea water. Inc repair
lug Will ist some $4,000 or 100000. IDis work
was 80 urgent that 1t could not De delayed.
AT BOWLING GREEN
there are no special CHANGES or improvements
to be made 1t Is always one Of those places
when Is allowed to take care OF ITSELF The grass
Wlli be renovated apd some sOddlug done. Tie
OLD fountain will be left undisturbeu.
CITY HALL SQUARE.
n
gradually dlsappearfuQ unQcr what some writers
glease TO term .'tne iron heel OF progressi that
ifrcre win be very soon almost nj pa1s Ierr IL
has not been the same since the old brown stone
statue-wn ch some said was Washington. Others
Jackson aud still more, Christopher Columbus
q sappeared nom ITS place fronting the city Hall.
The new Court House ana the Post ONCE pra "a
caily wiped out the Park The little STRIPS
which extend opposite the Han behind II and on
the Broadway side. VIII be lett alone this year,
though d few more eycrgrecus NAV he planted.
The man change viii he IN the payements, which
will be repaired. ana, ii possible, changed. II was
hoped 10 repair and make usem gohn Wrey
side aud has been an expensive cYesOrc ever
sIuce u was put la position. Inc yellow pepper
boxes winch serve for lanterns have never yet been
lighted. the whole tnng cost sI25 600, ana the
department gives as an excuse Dr not righting
me basin that in any case there IA not water
pressure enough they possibly recognize tnat in
any case they can't make tile fountain look Ike
anytninr and Il theY touched It the responsibility
would he placed on them instead OF, as 10 Is new,
on the architect. II = among the plans Of the
Board TO cnange those penny squirts or each end
Europe ana to put IN instead something looSing
IKE fountains. BuL this depends on the Legs
lature.
THE TRTANGLEs
THIS IL the distinctive Title given 70 those hide
eous uttle ara spots Enclosed with ratings ana
pIanted-0ne at Grand streetand East Broadway,
another az canal street and North River, and the
most desOiate looking 81 all tn the middle OF the
live Points a tit accompaniment TO the uglincss or
the House oil Indust v. There has been a good zeal
said as To the shameulness OF not giving the poor
az well as the rich grass aud green trees ana
flowers, put wien II = stated tnat even from the
ornamental lamps placed az the triangle the metal
has been stolen three times 10 Will be readily
understood tnat, plants would soon 90 the same
way, that rubbish would decorate the grass anu