New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-29
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
No FAIRS IN TIE PARK.

no FAIRS IN THE PARK
LrGL OBJECTIONS To THE SCHEME To DIVERT
CENTRAL PARK FROM ITS PROPER UsE-A LET
TYR FROM Ex-PARK COMMISSIONER HOGG
To the Edftor or The Trt6un
SIR: The committee for choosing a site for
the International Exhibition are making very greas
blunder in asking for portion OF the Central PARK
Apart rom the sensiveness Of large number OF our
leading citizens against having any portion Of the Park
diverted from legitimate there legal aspect OF
case which, II they persist IN their claims or succeed
IN them viii inevitably lead them into LONG ana expen-
sve lawsuits. II these should be decided IN ther aVor
the result would eventually be 70 do away with AL tue
parks in the city as such and n the decision should be
against thcm the laws delay would postpone the E2h
bitiun for many years. II not entirely hwau the WAoe
project Tie point OF law winch allude Is TINS; III
al cases which property has been taken for puDio
use purpose, aud all any portion of tine cost ther
OF has upon any Of the property ID t"e
ueighborhood the property so taken cannot De H
yerted from for which It taken except ny
the consent OF the assessed each and every one
Asian couyersaut with four Gve cases IN which
this rur OF law was applied will state them as Illus
tratI0ns OF tue ease:
First-When Madison square was originally Laid on'
III city owned about twO-thris OF 10 IN It's own rght
rorfion of 10 benz the arsenal grounds and portion
being part OF the Old Boston postroad. To make II
quadraunr. private property lad to be taken under
the laws for such eases made and provided, ana the
cost thereof assessed the adjoining property. Tie
ETY. however. having in view the probability mat IL
mi.t eventually be- desirable TO have new CITY
Hail there especially reserved the right 10 Itself to erect
pubIc building tine square. whenever 1t should be
deemed desirable ,O do SO. When II vas proposed To
place tas United States Pos -Olco building tAcre. TINS
was found To be an n-uperab.e objection to the plan
~ me best legal counsel held that none Otner than
city pub h. lui linz could ne erected there.
S,conr-A,tcr the square "a Ken Two horticutnr-
isis offered Go grade fence lay out and plant me square
with trees ana suruD OF cost 20 the city provided
That they could have me privilege OF erecting green
o,es ana runsrrvatories thereon for Germ OF ycar+
The G Irrorltun Counsel he'd thli tlis cuuld uot be
done az tnr c1-pIrtiou could not give authority 10
ans person. tY carry pre1e business ID public
.ce unless with tIc consent of 400 persons I'D inter
est. A. oi course tis included those who had oeeu
d. 70 cviGel chat IL could uot De donc' aHd
the who'll. matter tell through.
Third-On 0ne orclsi0n tAe N'w-G Hrt horticultural
s,cic.y requested tlr Common Council t0 grant them
the Us. oi portion Of non square. on which r4ey
ri. lc. % erect large tent ia which O mold hort
exhibition. They uIG BOT propose to sell any goods OF
any kinG hu, only to charge an ADMISSION Zee. The
CORPORATION con- se decided ,aat they coult not cargo
any zee as te prEs aud public places. N whole and 80
p,rt were oprA io puoue without Zee or hindrance
except ot course. .i IA -ht be necessary under pO-
lr. rcs,I atIouS
F,,,yh--ln SOB when t.o Joncs's Wood ami Central
Park matter. were before tAr Legislature. WIS nrn-
Der OBJ tnr New YorE oruc diulal society, and iet de-
-gous q securing somr poruOu e. oue or the other o.
ines, parks Tor botanical or horIcu urai gar icu
nnder tl. care anal auspices OF thar society Awar oi
aedIHirut..s DO tie way conrutrd abe legd cluu-
sci upon b. matter. ava they Il agreed thar such
lrt nuu Only Le r.ldr effective upon such park,
might thereafter be- Of and could nos be male eff
lccIyr upon those already created. therefore mao
the following bin drawn ov my counsel. and managed %
70. thr .ugl both houses ou tuc l., OF Juy. l9JJ
hr days before the passage OF the Two Pa TX bills l.
roads nus: 1. The Mayor Aldermen AID Com
rronaIty of tac Citg AMI County OF Scw-I0rk
shall have power grant the full use %.
ulrh 4 portion or portions " any public
mark or parks may be- hereafter created. med. Jr
w. ,,, , .,ri,, .,r Ia. rt ..,,I.irr .,,rr,.. e..
watch -hI be -ur dIr-r ou ni tGr Nrt-I Ilo.-
i " | ,. lr. ,,.lIlss, n ol Tie public i q j uIAe~.
ul.f t. T. fur Drr--rvaI0 me gardens aud mantle
nan eot r.er p Aud me said Maror .clmcu aua COM
m us small IuiaurZr aad uerul tue said II rucGljuia,
society," JOB -UaA s;rIctur aua ao" or --c4 49,
rommodaIoa- 10 such gardens ON sucl park parks.
10 iucr Ii.gmrn, ma, he deemed meet aud proper
The Diii io give tnc liNor ana ''in-
IN ID Coaucl power winch they j no before poses,
on eDiy specially lrr the ii .rIculu9u society. aud o
them gave quasi cn Ior thr post, OF " E"td.h
upon alv parks Thereafter 'd"en b} 'uo-ri1eut '''
TIE P4rA CJmnI!--i"u.l were cotnrd Nin thr poWe7
Of The Common Council SO iar 1s he parks were r'-
FlaG-.omo ten or twelve years ago prom nent
uu -cinaA PROPOSED t'c erection of cons rYttrL 10
m. pak win lm ar cOnd lions TO th3sr mc- toned u
nav second Illustration; 20 tis tur Commissioners added
"a concert hail. commenced ts rr"c". On thc FItA-
ave. slrr ut no park -rycutY-OuIth aJl seventy
u.fhs,4 drew !, ana tlrr ttrnuon 20 me .ulrrt,
aud lc pro.a hl- never Drn carried out, because %.
the L. "a g.iii aires 10 me way.
The prO-crvalOn or our park7 .or me pu.p poses u
park, now came mp square before tie puDAc ID
line -oorr IL - set az ne better fOr yur e.!
lrus once IT,. item ~ divorced from their le- innate
uses. aad VIII only become 7tlthE~ Tor nc 'uEru
aud l sorts OF shows and montro2l e,. ours IT,
-uectiuilV janis il'L'',f .
No I3 Last EightyfOih- 81 Neto- York. nov =, I9so
Make ThE EALR 4 NALLOAAL PROJECr.