The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12

Estimate and appointed by the Supreme Court
upper part of the island. surprised this iuor,ps
IL as our
aed that such should not be prosecuted Dc
not consider thar there any necessity or Justification
this time for the large expenditure whc wn be rserirs.
ash steps DC taken as MI them 70 ss
At meeting Of the department held on the follow.
ing day Juno 26) Commissioner williamson offered ths
following preamble and resolution
view Of , III opinions and wishes Y
dressed this department. in relation to the establishments
PARADE GROUND. THE UPPER PART THE CITY.
and in view of the opinions and wishes ct the Comproe OF
the city expressed Ia his letter OF the 2Ath inst the
same subject; II Is, , A.. ,,.
Ter ground ordered in the resolution Of
Commissioner Martin opposed this, and offered an
amendment as follows
Resolved, Thu, the department. adhsres to it. action in
that it referred to the Executive Committee
their therefor.
But substitute adopted referring the subject
the Executive Committee. On June 20, at a meeting
OF the Board, Commissioner Martin reported against
the dlscontiDuanCe OF the proceedings.
The following preamble and resolutions adopted
by the Common Council and received your official
approval They but I'LL up the unanimous disapproval
THIS JoBBIxc SCHEME
by the courts to the highest city authorities -
q and nen o anss ON
supreme Court Monday June Is is7, IN the matter Of
IL
Whereas proceedings previously taken to out .hi.
Parks for good and sufficient and this discontinue
against appeal made by property owners in interest and
cesy was prior 20 the Of poiea
OF Wescheste county to the city OF New York preseut
whereas the present time one Of great naneiA emear-
apon The resources Of all classes of the community and
gripping the oftaxpayers especially BY reduction Of
that AL unnecessary expenditures by the city and in.
and whereas estimAted OF the proposed
lands taken and laying the alone.
~" N' osn MILLION AND HALF or DOLLARS.
the interest which. with the expenses m.inten.nes.
VIII require the sum Of At sas; s n +. be raised An
increase the funded debt and ri the already OPP
and udcious at this time OF general dsprss
Resavsd That the Department of Public Parks be re-
specially requested TO oscontnue the proceeding, ators
specttuy requested withdraw the pending application
s @ b of Of .a If
Court be respectfully requested mot TO
Resolved That copy OF Transmitted
Department Public Parks the Corporation Coan.
Approved oy the Mayor August II. 1879
The matter has been kept along until II is again
revvGed by the Department. OF Public Parks, and the
Counsel to the Corporation is directed to proceed with
the application, nearing having been nxed Ior the
10th OF August.
THESE PROCEEDINGS DISCONTINUED
continuing thcn,. even il they were legal, under the
present Commissioners OF the Department Of Publa
Parks, one OF whom ut least was formerly the retained
counsel OF OF the owners OF these lands proposed
taken in opposition to the interests OF tho city,
may justly questioned but tho public reasons Tor
disc0ntinuance now outweigh all other consiueratOus
and are imperative
The Commissioners Of the Department of Public
Parks in their preamble adopted the 23d Of June
last, evidently show their unwngness to approve Of
thc location, the necessity Of parade ground or the
proprey OF paying for II in the present depressed con-
Ntrttu tpan QalV
their sense OF Justice to tho properly owners"
suppose there wero no limitation OF tmo within
which these proceedings must be commenced, then II
would be matter OF discretion with the Commission
ers of Parks when such proceedings should be CON-
menced Is TINS Inc une III inc exercise OF mat aus
creton, to throw fresh burden OF millions upon tho
ctyy
had II supposed that in the course OF things
would have about that II could be exercised BY
public officers whose previous relations 70 the subjeoe
matter suggest the possibility OF
A BIAS OR INTEREST IN 1T
adverse the they have undertaken TO protect
such AN interest aud leaning indeed as springs
personal family professional relations, and would
compel any judge were he otherwise disposed 10
retire involving hundrcdth part Of tho
have thus very year been called upon 10 pay
81 CO., 900 uptown lands, work Of any kind,
but merely for land, as folows:-
Fort Washington iidge road $5ss l47
BROOK avenue I3s,3I4
East River Park and avenue opening ..... leslie
New avenue. intermediate avenue, St Nicholas
aud Eighth l35tn and l5oth GAS 1853
Fsrect....................... .......,..... 1913
l6Jth and portion OF Tenth 2i2,5.5
Total So Ososys
part OF this Is DO paid by assessments but how
much longer the city stand this sort Of expendi-
turcy
The resolutions passed on June % state that .the
Legislature has in each year since the map died
entertained bills, but Jailed TO pass any repeating
the Parade Ground act, relieving the owners VI the
property affected by It. "
IL Is true that the attempt has been repeatedly mado
In the interest OF the city repeal authorizing
Al ig do hut Was nj ad "a