New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
OPPOSING TIE HlEIDE GROCyD.

LITTER OF CoSlLoiiEE GREEN y THE MAYOR
CopIrollrr Green has written q long letter to
Mayor Wichum, 80. ~ attention TO the rJIy'i oi the
uroirc. for ni.ry parade ground neas the Harlem
'syc in the upper part Of The city, rraJ'inre ihe
action of the park Commissioners "ud 3oa,iiu; against
any expenditure tie part o The city for that purpose
re writes:
.ro is 40 necessity for his ground; is sit; IS noon
yrri.ut aDJ inaccessible IL D., ou MrSiy ian', Nni,Ii
Will require great eXp,nte q M anu Il pas@.n E''G4l
Is needed III all, prccrd''e sitc' can Do Opiancd
the annexed district, more cuLleItny local" ana ~
onol .artrr The cost The pitcnas. % t'S ID acres -
land ,ytl throw very HobN burden upOn tio Cly Il
pay the land ant Tor rs IMPROVEMENT; " "i "dd
nrEcd 9a believe H. the military luiz.t.on> ,oI-
orally aud If il would b. no reason 20 pat this
ffosh Gurien upon tbs taH-payers Indeed, the PARK
laTa irrt DOES not pfcond that this parade g,onud
needed but puts IA ms plea that Ji'Ico 10 th" pio-
ertyoWurr, fcCures that t'ic city buy the land. In
other words. nc;er tns military nor the city want tbs
ground but certain lanI-aHnc.s and SpceuatnrS want
Iae cIy 10 pay and 'l.eyc them Of tie load they
are carrying aud the faf Department. proposes TO ad
irem IN the accomplish moA oi their "''hes'
lhe Controller then quU'.s the opnlons of Mayors
Haycmeyer and Nclm amt the acton of the Board of
Aldermen adverse 10 the proposed parade ground lie
continues:
The matter has been kept a.ong until it Is again
reviyifai b, the Department of Public Parks and the
Counsel To Tie Corporation y uitCeu 20 ri,otSu III
the application hearing having been hhed Oi lhe lut
OF August. These proCcedngs should De DISCONTINUED
and tie matter finally dspJse o. The propeiy oi cor
tuuing nl even thcv were legal, un,er ~" present
CoIn. ,!oucIS Oi che Department Ot Pubc fH.h' oht
I a.
SOM II ne owners ~ these lands proposed to bc lakr
u o,poson the Interests OF tue cry, may bo JHUN
nu.sf.nurJ bus Tie public reasons for dStOh,nuancc
nor outweigh Al utrr consGc ao.s Al are imperative
i have VeTy year been called upOn tO pay over
uptown lands, not for WORK Of any klhd,
bG merely fe, hand. rs follows:' -
FOr' Washington Ridge road. f11S y 10
BtOJh %It'Stt ~
DiagoIal-st. ...a.--... 10 3i Oo
EJst Iiyec Parks sud Avenue opening 300, ll9 81
NeWayc, JutUi luetl.l lte ST. Nicholas
and atrayc, both and i55th-sts..-.... 6iSS5s 90
L q .............. 1891. 30
l6jh st. and portion Q, Io,h 2i3535 O7
lOtal ....F-,JS JSOJ1O Al
part of this Is 70 be p,id by asse,srents but how
mu longer can the city stand ts o: expenditure
IL II true thai tine attempt has been cpcatcdly made
tne interest Of thecy tO repeal tho authorizing t
parade gtOGDl but Il defeated through the cgpoi
lion OF parties specuauvcy interested IN selling these
Lands To the city III the did not gtt relief" II
itl For the reason that IA, wanted IA. lob col
ted make money cut OF IT, lt i- nor necessary ai
present 10 pULt To some rather remarkable Transfer, OF
| property witiin Tue parade srOuds
agan ask the InCrye :oI u1 your official position tC
prevent the contamination OF this WToIg. We want no
| parade ground. We want increase debt tor tho
land for it, We want no increase OF up and
improve this land and 10 aLnaglly maintain IT, III,
| owners Of property down town and up town want no
enough for the present IN paying the most monstroup
prices ;or uptown lands What the city has "a
spend can he more LsrUlly spent In carrying forward
works ueress. for public convenience In putting
good condition the sire, - now sadly out OF repair
people actually live and taLsuot their business
than buying Land at enormous prices In the woods
swamps OF remote and aud unfrcqucnted districts.