New-York tribune., 1885-03-24

nvoye h1w He was very Certain the money could Do
more advantageously expended N ,r,nortant that
Ss' tSs national .rmore. IN iSsn Ss%
from the City Hall He houghoo that the money money cOd and
be better expended s on regrsed that the Bill was
Suspicion sasp is Sat p9IUs %svds Ts
objected vigorously to the absence OF any deray
assess adjacent. property % owners ne 20 would far
tSsner the cost see O parks created in tenement
house districts without any additional YAK TAX t at large
as fop pSrk Ra Would largely the value Of
land already in the hands OF wel-tou pgreat an ex
onnosed to eg iatng for the future a 100 erea1 " ga
pense to the present. Co. .a .nort addresses
Henry Bergh and simon sterne made short Wsen
series of resolutions were read by the
tbey were mt 10 the meeting there was hearty assen
from the vast majority ad sn hY hS Fnlgraf
loudly shouted Ia the negative Inc rc9oi"'ioN'
follows ,.
mandatory act compelling the City of NewcYork to ac
Qulre in single purchase about hOVo on@.ha,f is
situated In Westchester County and providing tst .ne
to pay for the III tRrS aRfS year sS
three and one-half per cent interest ana o,o n,
Wreas Since the passage OF t9at aet ~ 6nt b ons
tuition prescribing such limits to the power oi clo1s o @
incur Indebtedness as VIII render II H manner con-
the money TO pay for the new parks III the hahnoi ~
tempated in the act ;and ~, .., :, ,o,o,,,ro oould
HherfUS
have foreseen the effect of the CONSTITUTIONS ahenu nv
ment upon the providing for new parks wnic h WIZ
i'm effect be that the city WILL at no distant Gate pecoo
a6e to udgments for many millions of dollars, without
the power issue bonds TO pay thein, mus
ing the raising OF the whole amount ps u'00'
whereas The greater portion Of the land appropriate
FOR marks and parkway Westchester County is so re-
mote from the centres OF population and so dincut
of that 1t cannot become use i nnrce nr
expense the deity as viii require 10 pe n nay
lighted and draped and the Guy VIII n1 NV Was
a
Whsre"s The CITY of New-York will require to spend
ali the money il can legally raise for many years to come
for improvements which absolutely required ior is
and the and prosperity of Its cti-
aen and partlcuIarly for schoohOuse arnores, docks
sewers and the opening OF new streets anu avenues "
| the Twenty-third and Twentyfourth Wards Ill., -
Resorea That we are opposed to the acquisition by
the City Of NewYoTk OF any land for PARK purposes III
nnaI exnendtnres and no compensating beneht will ac-
crue Ii will enhance the value of the properly ot sG-
Joining In that county atthe expense ol the
| and will not add single dollar TO the value OF amp
property which the city can TAX 1t viii DE an aeS Oi
gross injustice to the owners OF properly @
Riverside and Mornngsde Parks, and IN the ann heu
district who have already GS been IN, Ss ye beon able
afford to make, and which could readily oe mp
ham Bay Park and Parkway alone 1t will require us to
afford police protection TO people ana property i MlIh
another county where officers Will nave no Jursdc
tion nor authority. 1t will commit us irreyocaDy u
annexation of that large tract OF unimpr0vea isiu,
cast and the Bronx River and extending TO New
Rochelle 1t will compel the City of New-lork to en-
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| peratiyely needed for present and urgent uses.
| Resolped That we view with apprehension
| and alarm the consequences that are certain 10
| result TO the city II the present law DO noI
| amended IL is provided that all the parks shall
| u. taken az one time, and that II they are not
paid for within four months the persons whom awards
have been may bring suit against .he clty anu re
cover judgments carrying costs and per cent interest
We cannot issue bonds TO raise the money. and II we
ATTEMPTED to could be found To purchase NJ
mar bonds OF the city bearing only Gig cent Interest
In the face OF the declaration OF the principal Officers
OF the corporation that they utterly Illegal null ana
| void -, - ,
Resolred that we favor and demand such an amend
will restrict the park area 10 DE ac-
guired to that within the limits of the city, ad
as will provide for the acquisition OF the land oy separate
repors and in such proportions that the cost may be ds
tribued a number OF years ana De aelfaycu III
| manner that will not Opprcss our Taxpayers. =,
Resolved That the mae bers OF the Legislature shouu
consider the condition of affairs they now stand since
the adoption OF the constitutional Amendment ana as u
cannot be supposed that the Legislature would AT the
present time pass such that of last year as an
original measure should modify to conform To
existing circumstances. -,,
Resred That ave approve and indorse the amendment
tn last wears Park which has been prepared by the
Mayor and the corporate authorities.
IesOIred That a committee Oftwentyhve be appointed
by The chairman this meeting with power add 10 ts
number To 20 TO Albany and present these resolutions
the passage OF the amenualory D lhuoISo"
by this meeting.
welt asking whether those who favored the law as II now
stands and opposed the bin prepared TO be introduced
might heard at the meeting Ihe matter was IeIc
~hs ssiasA tnat tho s"s~.es s"S ",'
| ponents of the meeting could not be heard