New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
A FARM FOR THE INSANE on LONG ISLAND.
A THOUSAND ACRES NEAR DEER PARK TO BE PUR-
CHASED FOR S2j 600

CHASED FOR S2oOOo.
Tor several months the Commissioners of Chart
ties and Correction have been seeking on Long
Island for farm for insane patients, for the pur-
chase of which 800 900 was set aside by the Board
of Estimate last December. They at last found
suitable tract of land, comprising l,O6I4lO acres
between Farmingdaie and Deer Park, about 80
miles from this city Commissioner Porter appeared
before the Board yesterday and urged the purchase
Mir Asten said that while the tract was unqueslon-
ably suitable he thought that the price $50 0O0l
was out of all proportion to tho value He had had
an offer of 800 acres 20 miles from LOng-lSand
CITY at s. an acre and 200 acres at southampton,
within haf-mie of the bay, for SO an acre. almost
immediately adjoining some property on wnich
Nrs Vanderbilt has established house for chart
table purposes. Mr.. Asten continued:
Ihave had tax with Nj COrbin and he SAID that ne
would transporpass-ngers ana freight to either place at
rates little excess OF wastt wolld cost the Depart
hnv 900 acres Of land for the scheme is only ex
PERTINENT and IT may prove 10 be extremely cost y one
onlv but also to build houses for the ens II Is eV
dent that II th. land !. 9cnsG anSnsr ~
Both Mr. Porter aud Mr.. Kirk thought that the
farms which Mr.. Asten thought suitable WOMB De
too small and too far from the Gl'y. M A't w
again explained the advantages OF being near the
sea. Mr. Porter said with some snow OF lmpa'iehcc
Thought that we had all agreed ON this thing but
every meeting we have we gGt could
60 further and buy cheaper The land is held at high
pItce because the owner knows that the city desres TO
purchase IT, withia four five miles OF Farningdae
land can he got for I'll an acre ,...r .,,o.,.r g
Mr. Porter-we shall abandon the matter 2ltogelner
we find that this opposition IS persistenty kept up
should be sorry 10 tell Mrs. Lowell, VINO IL the prime
this experiment. that we DOuHhl farm VI le''
Controller rnt-I think that the difference in the price
would BE- than repaid by the dehoe ia inc co' VI
MIR AsienI have said all that desire 10 say In regard
IN tbis matter wish 10 prevent lot OF schemers from
swinding the city they know II wants the as
Mr. Porter (euergeticaly)-l don't know "hdt You mean
by schemers Mr.. Asten. Mi herrItt INC owner 10 o'oi
eighty wears old, and IL absolutely respectapie. .
Mr. Asten (shruggng his shoudersl-Why the price OF
the land tells the story. So you don't want smaller
farm, Mr. POrterl , - .o
Mr. Porter (weArly)-We have put ourselves upon rec
ord "a wishing 900 acres of land for our purposes ana
Mfr Asten medtatively)-They are charging too high
price FOR the land They funny lot Oi fellows down
Mayor Edson (smiing benguantly on tho oelige rents
Yes Mr. Asen from what we know OF the Te,iuenI Oh
the Tax Department aud the presucnt VI io Doslu Vi
Aldermen should think So 49,.
Good humOr seemed 70 come into the meeting
with the Mayors mild Joke, ana when vote was
taken il was unanimously resolved TO buy the 1arln
so dear to Mir POrteTs heart. The commissioner
shook hands all around. ooo
The Commissioners of Accounts asked for , o,OOO
10 paw a deficiency in their salaries and those o1
their employees There decided opposition
from Mr.. ASten on the ground that the COM
pnissioners failed to make detailed statement OF
their needs as Is required from heads OF depart
ments In such cases. He said that he had seen inc
department begun without any clerical neIp ana
now IL demanded sufficient money TO pay hiteen
accountants. He thought that there should be
some limit clearly specified at which the conmls-
eoners should cease their demands; The appropria-
tion was granted. Mr.. Asten only voting III the
negative. . -. ,
fhe Board distributed $37,751 OIL of excise
moneys among the charitable Institutions