New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01
PROPOSED PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS INTEND TO DO WITH
THE EXPECTED APPROPKIATIONs-CHANGEs To
BE MADE IN MISREPRESENTATION UNION
SQUARE AND MADISON SQUARE ARR TO BE IN
PROvFD-PIANs FOR RIVERSIDE, MOiiNiNOsiDh'
AND THE SMALLER PARKS.
With The return of Summer tho parks through
ont the city are daily coming into general use AZ
for the people The Walks IN lo aef-
noon are thronged with little children AMI their nurses
and until O late hour at night men and women Oh al
classes may be siroling about the open Sp"o' VI
resting upon the evidently trying to compensate
for tho they endure during so large part o
the day in close houses offices, and stores The Park
Commissioners intend to make Us many improvements III
all the parks as the funds appropriated for that pur
pose will allow and the bill making appropriations
Is only awaiting the Governors signature AS soon as
the Commissioners have control OF the money heeueu'
they intend Immediately to begin the work OF making re-
pairs and changes the better in the Older parks ara
completing the drainage and laying out OF walks and
drives in the On account OF the nsnfciency
OF the funds for the Commission. the proposed improve
ments several of the parks were stricken OIL the hS
f. L. Omsted the landscape architect was INSTRUCTION.
prepare list OF works with Wow to suitable distr
hutton of the funds available to the Board for appropria
tions Parks and Places" In his answer recently
made To the Board Mr. Olmsted |" The amount as
sumed to he availabe Is S47sO0O, being the amount
lately authorized by the Legislature Ia be used by the
Department viz: $4,000 added to the amount unused
of that previously authorized viz, S22sOOO Or tue
total sum- S127.9lo will to meet the liabilities or con
tracts and orders already Issued aud further sum OF
$4,000 was aside for salaries extraordinary con
tngepcies and 20 be carried over The salaries, the
architect estimates VIII amount to $4,000 From the
remaining SS5 900 he recommends the Board to take
$50 900 apply either to increase the amounts mp
potioned TO any OF the special purposes nalnen III tue
list or to the list OF the Items nteiti 10
be included bnt which, want Of funds were stricken
,l. for linn
Battery. Tompknssquare, and several places IN tho
Central Park and proper ground for concerts on
Madison-square
Almost the only improvement to be mado at the CITY
Hall Park is pavement around the new large fountain
At tho Wash gonsuare Park. last year. the stakes and
chains that incosed the grass plots were removed and
late In the year an ugly Jet snpplanted by spray
fountain. This year very few improvements will be
made there the walks and plots considered to be
in n good condition. But the wooden pavement OF The
drive through this Park CONFLICTING Fiith-arc WIN sonth
Fifthavc already considerably worn Deep Lolos are
seen aud there. ard after heavy shower the toi
which rotting. ems disagrcrabr. scy odor Unln-
square Park is asserted 10 BE- III good condton Ing
fountain will I've completed and railing VIII be paced
Sims OF bronze ratings with mtcracng work were sub
mtted the Commissioners, but Theses wOuld oe very eN
pcnsive and the Commissioners finally ordered pam
' Fifty thousand ioars are asked for Tompknssquarr.
The section of the city in which this square Is sitint
one OF the denSely populated In the city, ana me
residents and propcryowncrs In the vicinity have Tor
and the general nloalthness OF that quarter To recon
Gle the OF the citizens and tho convenience OF tie
Natina Guard by whom the square Ia used rs parade
ground tho Park Commissioners intend to continue IN u
the features of par iicground and park suf,eent
portion in the middle part for military uaneyes VIII
be set apart aud nt III proper condition ,or arls "a9
shade trees and plants will Ice set out.
The fountain IL MidisGns,naie which, III It's nnlhishel
state has been IcI with old tmbcrs aud rubbish, aud
has only dsgurcd the park " at length 10 nc completed
spray fountain Will be placed there, as beng at once
the least expensive using less water than other xmas OF
fountains being most ufcepuhic ~ iunll'
Among the matters which VIII receive the attention OF
the Park Commissioners ON receiving tue expected ap-
prOpratiOns viii be- 10 resume the WORK on Inc Mninng
side Riverside Parks. Inc former gives hatuly any
evidence OF development into pleasure gronnu ~ al
the work hitherto done has been what Is called Tie under
ground work, the aud draining oi the grounds
There great diversity III the topography or ts PARK.
the part lying much lower than the street,
aud middle parts rising 10 an clio, alton ri nearly 100
feet I the design Of the Commissioners not Ia level
my portions OF this park except the ineisccg STR cts
lut 10 beauty the natural appearance o the gos 10y
gardens. trees terraces, ana varied walks III the RIVER
side Park the works ALREADY In more advanced state
The grounds have been cleared Of all unsghiy Objects
and stumps Of trees AMI the swanpy larts wei drained
rne walks and exterior sidewalks Oi At Morris Park
be cOmpioed and pavilion Is W DE b'tiit there ALL
Morris Park much frequentc by the people vi Harlem
The small parks at Sixty-th ri and sixty -thss and
Nintb-uve also 10 be nlishei. rno one 40 sixty
thrst will be planted with trees, and the second park.
will improved the mode Of the Morning. Park
In the Park, at Forty in SlA tale,
tine Commissioners propose 10 build cottage IA sasoD
possible, ana to make other needed improvements te
tjhrislopheI.st Park near Eighthst 10 be aInlvst
entirely recosructe the fence. CURLING, and Sidewalk
being da pdated and the park altogether useless ana
The AT present employed az the Cci-
trial Park amounts TO about 200 A. soon us tiie COM
the number o men In aer employ nen putting tue ex-
ira at work upon tho other PARKS anu places when
have been described
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