New-York tribune., 1886-02-21
IupRoJIyG MoRNNGSIDE PARK.
A HIGH BArILrNFNr Along TnE pmvE-coNsREY
AIoEY AND TOHuGGNN sLlpr.

AIOEY AND TOHuGGNN SLlpr.
West Of the Sixth Avenue Elevated Road,
after II turn. the high curve beyond central Park.
steep ri c OF rock. ri-cs above the Harlem Fats" hetn
Ming at one hundred anttenthst ~ aud extending {" One
huudrcd-aud twenty h-- Ia--eus"rs on the Elevated
trains Inquire what The meaning OF the wall of ma
soury thai ha, been built along the sie OF the ella aud
tL, arr. told that This is Noruiu gIc Park. II would be
Jinicult to tell where tho park begins and ends The
stone wall gives the ptrk the appearance o IN ancient
walled city with turrrt7 at regular intervals "hI'h
squndron Of nrchers could hold IN defence o the town.
Inc design 81 the wall seems tn have been 10 suggest
somr oltmo fortncauou but tho turres or bays arc
intended for the moro practical purpose Of stairs for the
convenience OF Obliged To pass from the
hgh plateau tho Hats below. Tho bays are placed AL
tho Intersection Of the cro,s stroet. MorninTHld'
Park wAs laid by the Park Department about ueeh
Years ago In accordance with that policy which selects
for ar purposes rocky uneven ground that l. uunt
for building except hish expense II Is san In the
d, Id ruinuroycd state that common o great pOr-
tion OF Central Park tweuty-hvs years ago. broad
avenue rIn. along the OF the hlun and s'rprntho
road within hundred yard, OF tho base marks The
eastern boundary Of IN" parh.
The changes by which the Park Commissioners eN-
poet to transform h, stretch OF Touud Into one
Of the most attractive Of city parks have JuAt been be-
gun A broad opon space stlI lies between Central
Park ana Harlem. Ouly few Isolated buildings nave
sprung up within year, aud IN lew years more IL 10
r1uccted that tho space VIII be nrd with houses
the highest point ot ih'
park a brond stairway has just been completed
The upper roadway this point is more than hundred
feet above the ain below. The stairway Il divided Into
several Nights. each with AN ample terrace ana the
whole structure said to be OF the most substantial
s wel "a OF the finest pieces OF masonry IN tho city
Tho work hn. received severe criticism Its cost will
reach nearly $4,000. Tho cost has been divided be-
tween the Park Department and the Department OF
Public Works which charge OF the city streets The
expense defended the ground that The central ave
nue. of the park should he at attractive ana lasting
and that cheap structure could have been but
ot TIN. poipt at low cost while the that has been
but Will endure long It Will be OF any use The
residences and store buildings that will oc-
emmy this part OF tho city within the
next ten years Will be. 1t Is maintained among the tnss
,n tho city. ON the blum which commands so wide u
Wow and which bounded by Riverside, MorninE-ldo
anu Central Parks only the handsOm,st structures Will
be put and the attractions OF the park Will tend TO I'm
proy thI, u rtion OF the city The drive which skirts
The top the blum, Is one OF the nnes Ia ue CITY En
@ring Cenrn Park at Fifty ninthst. and fithiye; car
rns.s pas. t rough Central PARK Ia one huhdredahd
teutu-st and Elghth-ayr single bpcK hrng> hrm 10
IA, drv, aong the bInn over MornnEside farh. ~
terminates at One-nundred-and Ymrd,SL passing
around the of of the old forts o lol2 ana
Sns''"G Ss G,.n dcdicatod to tho tomb aud
| monument OF General Grant Tho enure
| Presidsnt B.eknnn Of the Park department has Sc
cured tue presentation Of bill nt the present session OF
the Legislature which will place those portions OF the
principal streets connecting Central fArk lHNbIsiuo
and Murnngslde parks under the or the Park De
unrrut s that more attention may be given 10 Keep
ing the good order conservatory uaS neeu
propo,cd for the lower portion OF Morningsdr Park
il VIII he one of the projects To be carried out III tho
neIt few years. little viii be done the present year
| To develop the park, ana moro pronounced improve
| uents viii 10 attempted uoxt year Lat fall t0Dog
gan slide PROPOSED In Mornngsldo Park IL wouIu
begin at Ono-huudred and-slXtrenth-st, the highest
point and run to Onr-hund red .lud-twenty yhUhst'
distance Of nearly half mile. There Is no letter place
In the city the sde but 10 was late III the season
the project abandoned last year Mr. Beekman snlu
"A few days age that arrangements would Do made lor
building the slide urinH tho coming summer =" that IL
would be opened after the first heavy snow next winter
| A. the changes and improvements In the spacious
grounds OF Central Park completed more attention
| will he gwen the parKs Moungslds ana ltlfeI
side mark ait next IN turn treatment or the land
scape gar itners Three miles beyond them Is ilgh
Bridge Park the Of the series of large parks which
! have been laid out on Manhattan Island.