New-York tribune., 1885-03-22
THE PROPOSED NEW PARKS.
ARRANGIyG FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
ANY CHANGE IN TIE LAW.

The subcommittee which is making preparations
for the meeting to be held at Ch'ekering Hail 70
morrow evening to advocate the plII repealins ~ t
ppavor's Office Yesterday. Eibrdge L. Gerry VIII
cali the meeting TO order, and speeches VII 70
made by Mayor Grace, Conti9iler Low a,a Ste.
nbon Walker Simon stern, L. EIlery An
Serscn, 9Sa justice william H. Kelly and hewIs LEWIS
H .ssnsi,ri,s MAY; has .ons nseu p'e p pepared.
"A nnmber of the members of the Real Estate FIX.
change and Aucnon Room have united IN piotes.
against the action of DR.. Jonn T. Nagle, chairman an
~ the sub committee appointed to consider the 10
eaton sIze cost of construction, etc, OF the pro
posed parks IN tn annexed oistrca hn aoni.;,on
p Park ffih'@ Hl says that that the cost Of the land
for tRs ,o gTSRSssia ssS BoGoecS y '
ing Central Park as basis, ne THINKS thaI .Is
cost of Land and IF constructing the new psrks psrk
would be $60 900 As the bonded deSs OF nt dnf
city now exceeds the constitutional hInil by about
SI4 900 900. the money required Ior ihess pa nn
would have t. t,t pn r rSseI Snee Without consultation
;tn fhe other members OF the committee, prepared
n ,eport and asked his colleagues TO sign It lhey
declined 10 do So ne then ,da h nj tbe casua
leader tn L IL was the report OF tho committee oi
which he was chairman.
Tho following letter has been made public:
NEw-YoRK. March 20. 1885.
To LUTHER r. MARSH Esq, Chairmd" o. fhe oonm'sso"
3, Locote PdrSs ete-: , =, A., al, Cor
DEaE Ark. siI FOR which last winter became
law Subsequent discussion has coihrned our Jndgnens
and va stand the opinion We then expressed ~ ~
r tbat the Constitutional Amendment restricting In
Of cite does not apply 70 hor aTe. tas or 9 a
| prehension that the cost OF th,Se piSs wou,a .n
have to be put N no msnt ans for ,seso payks
adopted by the act. by bonds the true one we
arr clearly VI tue opinion that II the ADJOINING owners
are assessed FOR any part or the cost oi tno
wi that extent be made ,D 10 pay Is1Sn t~nSS
As the city the lands td not tue surronnuns
ownersl there is no Justice In making hei pay TOT hs
narr of them the whole cost should be laid py tne
"Tew.York should have a park with water froutage
and there place where such ohe pl tnr ~
aIe lnrated 1.-THE Pelham Bay Park ms park "ouu
have scia advantages for the masses OF the people,
both of access and enjoyment We have IAn tbat to
co IlussioneTs OF appraisal, appointed by tne supreme
cnnrI 10 esfImgfe the values OF the land taken Tor
marks viii, stauI honestly aud nrnly between the sha
owners aud city and protect the interests OF eacn
We are oppsed 10 Interference WIN Lhe systein oi
marks udptrd by the Legislature OF last wlner ana de'
sire the net stand Il Is August Bcimont Jaes VI,
KroNr Frederick ID. Tsppen Johu A. Stewart Jacob J.,
Vcrmilye. Wiam Dowd Roswell o. kolslnn Mhman ~ "
Macy Thomas C. Acton Charles NJ. Fry. Albon T. man.
Anstin Corbin, n. y. Palmer, jesse segman. d. Wills
| Lanes ward +. Nins.ow. John l. Parsons. ID ~
Alcott. Thomas IIihou.c, j. Patton Geoigc fes'oaE
Mrtmore, W. u. Dodge. o. H. Potter, T. u
Cromwell. X. NJ. Harrison. Alexander Meoo'
Wiiu Dorsheiner, Seth B. French, Charles lanier n
Newbold Morris. Isaac Bell, Cyrus Field, Herman
o,I i.hs James I. Woodward. Horace Porter, Eugene
DrIn Charles d. Dckey. Robert Schell George sloane
laurence Kipp William II. Morris, Charles l. Tiffany
william H. Robertson e. o. Colgate hnH'e seIsei.i
Charles G. Franc yn John Hsrsen Bhoades X d. HahtrN
John kno1 b. F. "ati0a asIs Ts'am II H. C. Fshne.i"sE
81 ward srbrIl Channcoy NJ Depew, Samuel j.. Lyon
sidney Dillon. George ;. Coe and Joan j. Dillon