New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-19
TRYING TO SAVE FIFTH-AVE.
APPEALING TO THE PARK BOARD FOR AID.
STRONG WORDS FROM PRoPERrY-oWNEhe-Nh he
POWERS RAISES LITTLE BREEZE.

s,povc WORDS FROM PROPERTY-owNERs-MR.
POWERS RAISES LITTLE BREEZE.
When the Park Board met yesterday morning
.eyera Fifth-ave property owners were present oh
,hsm were ex-Judge Horace Russell, W. W. Astor' ho'
.ard Kemp Robert Goelct, Ogden Goelet W. b. plhs'
more John A. Ford Josiah NJ Fiske, James hcrnocnSn.
I w Harper ir stuyvcsant Fish, Clarence a. eeWaru
md II A. Cram They represented the Association lot
the Protection OF the Fifth-ave. ThorouGliare 1hey up
posed the construction OF street railroad III
and asked the aid of the Park Board which cohtroS 'o
Central Park front from Fifty-ninth 10 One'
hundred-and-tenth SITS. Mr.. Cram .sald lh"V Nv
had been opposed to the street railroad III
tent-s but his objections were sun
,roncer to road that would desccratc the most peau-
mi thoroushfare in NewYork lie pointed 10 I'lshtn
ave- as an instance of what harm hdd Deeh uoho y
horse cars Property that street, he sald "ou'u INV
be three times valuable as 1t Is II street
not traverse il. ,.,
al do not uy. in Fifth ave." Mr. Cram continued
"but take inst pride in the street. as all citizens NO.
Hike TO walk in IT, lOok with horror to the ia? ,id
shall have to drive through u suuS LES r owners of
the Park front in trust for the public hCu arr The
the defence OF the I9oHio orIancc and which
6plicye Won Will for Inc puuHV' ~ 80 80
know where these spee G F Sfi they
are missionaries and philanthropiSis from Brooty,
1hT1 nSnnja They promise you 4 most heavenly pro
Cramme aud then they lay down rails uho lhose Oh
times as much stock necessary TO build ne roau pt
of it for corruption fund lou gentlemen h"m cn
tIat goes hone YOU Will not only withhold your con
but that YOU will oppose these specui"'o 1
FXIHdre Russell confirmed on the part Of the deputa-
zion what had been said by Mr. Cram lfcsluel n'ch-
man said that the Board w5nd give TO the mattcr us
The "onces of Commissioner Powers fierce when
tbcy fell on President Beekmdn or Mr. Crlmnliis'
IL have a resolution TO OGcr" said he, when otheT
business had been disposed Of " Az the as SESSION I
asked that of ccnsurc bc passed on inc snuoll
teudent of the Twenty third and Twentyioultn Narus
Tor issuing political circular before the rGGs cicV"
among the employees OF tins department ms own name
and Office was s,o S 5S no were occupied in
this The Board did not see fit to regard my chal-c,
Now is rmorcd that employees WfIo areccI TO coSf f
certain ticket by their foremcn 1hele Is e.Genco VI
it, too present this resolution asking lhut lhcsc r-
mors shall Ue Investigated ~,
did not CONSIDER the question Of importance Mr.
Crnmns said that he did not think 1t proper res"n-
and the resolution was lost. ~, ,
81 have another resolution said Mt. Powers -
move that the Superintendent Of the Parks he instructed
to report 10 this Board what has become of the quantity
of cut stone which for some time lay east Of the Con.
servatcry Lake and has since disappeared ms stone
never heard OF such stone SAID Mr Heeklpah'
"You ought to make some statement ABOUT 'ue ~ ca
TIE resolution calls for the statement. replied Mr.
Powers. am not re luirod TO make any ...,.o. 80
at is the trst time have heard 81 Inc matter re-
peated Mr.. Beeknan, am inclined 10 uiS 'eleNc uo
eta,ement." ,- ., h,,.
Won don't believe II Mr. President reortcd Mr.
Powers with slight flush on his face Your business
is TO put tile resolution 10 the Board. ,
Mr. Parsons said 10 TRIBUNE reporter that ,eyeral
wears as when connected with the parks lac mad known
OF quantity OF stone at the spot mentioned ny Mt.
Powers but II mad disappeared when he returned AFTER
his appointment Superintendent. An cmloye OF INC
Board said that was gencraly shGWn 't ins ~
vote the County Democracy ticket IreSllcnt beehmdh
and Mr. CriDnins are members OF the Count! ac!
Mr.. Powers is lammsny Democrat ana MI boi"'H d
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