The evening world., 1888-07-26
A Popular Demand for the Open
Ing Of the Park Gates.
Rousing Meeting in Stuyvesant Hall
Last Night.
Resolutions of Thanks to The
Evening World" Adopted.
s~tuyvesant Park Belongs to the People
and They Should Have It.

Never in the history of Stuyvesant
Halt was there n more enthusiastic gath
ering there than that which as en-
bled last evening in response to the
call of TIL EVENING WoRID to the taxpayers
and denizens of the ward to come forth and
express their united opinion on the question
of opening Stuyvesaut Park in the evening,
30 that the tenement dwel,ers may enjoy the
rights and privileges intended for and ex-
tended to them in the deed of gift of the
square to the city.
Seats were placed in the aisles of the hall
to accommodate the crowd and in the mouth
OF every one present were praises for TIL
EVENING WORLD for the interest it has taken
and its efforts TO obtain for the people their
right 10 flee access to this breathing spot.
SOME WHO WERE THERE.
Among those present were many of the
leading citizens and taxpayers Of the district,
Including:
ham, Assembly nan dward p. Hagan. Mionael
John J. kells. 2G4 Elizabeth street; Georqe Cook,
2sS fir.I ayenus; James Bray, s2 Avenue B.;
James Golden: S2s Tent, avenue Franz Marshall.
Frank BsnJam n. 81 East 81 xteenth street; Walter
Christie, s1 East Seven,eeatn street; DL. r ,.
lam HeTr@so. ss7 East Twen'y:iourtn
fB, Bernard J. pi Kelly, Is BUN T;iou square, %S fs s,sens avff9 goe;
800 East Z Rhie ntn street; Ste hen Lyon, it,, so
ass. eas as., saye s,rsss; 'fs s,r. se!e r Sss,st' Fi sss
gins, 1911 Third venue; jam j. Casey, $40 East
NlneIesn,h street; James khiley, s6s First ayeuos;
comstock, Ego East Fourteen b s.reet; Henry
GSsrvsy. 41 Eat Esa twenty; iourta rect;
Edward G. Stone. ssv rhird avenue; 10 N NJ. Coui-
and, 81 East Four eenlh street; James McCauley
sis s fifsl "a a'eaeet to %,lli III III k RsI, Ssa East :, sixteenth ss,teln..a
Gus volk, 40 Easl Fifteenth . rect; John BeRg, John
B.rksnhsu' : s1i last seventeenth street; Regi-
Thomas Cunning IAN, 6o4 East FIT eenfh street;
William MaIinnis, sI e st sixteenth street.; Leo
srven'e; II h street.; Jonn OBI n. AS Eat seven.
teen b 3 rect; Edward Feene,, 3S2 Ea I + thirteenth
s,r,e !, A. =: Fsoh,er, sSl East 8, yepIeenth street.
John Ryan, 1853 East Seventeenth street:
Ex.Ciyil Justice Kel y, 800 East + # en'h street;
cisco ,ra'n no.. 49, East FIT enth street; j. Law
renee, 55 ~. Malk,s place; Flank Is I'd. 1881 East
street; Thomas Nolan, Est n netrenih street;
lrv ng Scholer, aS E st Thirteenth street; j. J.
Era, K, sso East Sixteenth ,treel; Wan IN Lougnee.
sixteenth street, J?nn j. McLant I'm, sOl
Louis X ~,s-nneid. 262 First avenue; DO, PIN Louis,
262 First av nue.; Leo Resented. ;G2 Fir,t avenue;
Rot er' McKulahr, 400 East Seven eentn street;
Morris Goldsiein, SEA East Sixteenth street: James
Foley, s6' FIRST avenue; Joseph Murphy Sss P,r.s
street; Wlli IN NcGowan, gas Fir't avenue; Ed
yard LsnsG; sS Eat slx,e.nt1 street; ,a Robert
avenue; Jose h Good, All East Fifteenth street.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Michael J. Kelly called the meeting to
order, and John Begy vas selected to preside.
Thomas Cunningham and John Birken-
hauer were mad secretaries.
Chairman Besg, on taking the chair, with
ont preliminary, introduced Michael J.Kelly
to he meeting. and he offered the following
resolutions
A SET or RINGING RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, There has been constant and righteous
com laint ma e by he ciliZens OF The CITY OF New
YORK that the num ter OF bteitnIug spots Tor its In
Ia iIauis, am es reuisliy Tor the working classes.
is very insufic ent, the number OF VIII oh Is much
less thar IN very many cities OF this country and
Europe ,oUtai lug a SIN lie population; aud
W,rredS, In response TO me aforesaid complaint,
large tracts Of Ian IS N the suburbs ~ the city for
u as lub.ic PARKS and to open numerous small
parks hroq. bout me .h'sEly Pog9.ated port ons Of
very great outlay and expense on the part of the
taxpayers, 80 PEI ceIt of whom are tle rentpayers
Whereas, TIN EVENING WORLD has called atteu-
ton TO The fact thai the parcels II land known ~
Stu, v, san, Square or PrG in the Sixteenth As
sembly u siricI IN his city were deedr'i Tor 4 nom-
inai con Iteration TO the city OF New lorE upon
coHdit on thai tne came should olwAys AMI forever
NC uSc 40 - pubiis IA eAN WI a. eAN
and,
Whereas, Notwiths andlng said fact the use OF
said PARK at reasonable hours 1 denied to the toll
ers re-id nR In tue CeiRhUorhood, the same being
cl iseu at sunset OF c irh day, wnile II should re-
main open dur ng tLe more pleasant portion OF the
year until 10 O'clock +. NJ, 80 mat sald toilers
migh nj have the opp0rtuni y Of receiving some OF
It's benefits instead OF b ny c mpelle TO seeks
little fresh air IN the back var 3 an upon the roofs
OF the ihlckly crowded I uements winch they are
comp LED o inhabi and,
WHfrVdS, The addiuOnal expense OF Keeping said
PARK open uni, 10 U'Clo K 4. NJ. for seven or eight
months Of the year would ue very small;
AOtp, III r. fore, We, the ciIiLeLs OF the Six
teenrh Assembly Dis rlct, com posed Of it, property
owners and Ient-payers, IN mass-me-ilng ASS IN
bled, do hereby protest against the very great ln-
justice done 10 tue working people OF our district
b, the closing OF Stuyvesant ark at an unreason-
able hour AZ all = aSOns OF the year, ard we hrmly
tut RI, peci fui y demard that said ARK shall re-
m ~ open fro IL sIurls' until 10 O'Clock P. N. each
day from aDout The LIT day Of April until about the
l5th day OF November In each ami every year.
RrS,H~d, lha' Hon. Abram 5. Hewitt, Mayor OF
this c ty, be ant he Is hereby rrquestrurt) assist by
his influence with tie pr per authorities the pc 1ple
OF his district ~ their mort TO have said park re-
main open until q rea-onR re hour 4 sra'onsble
Portions of the wear, and mat a duly Ger lied copy
OF there resolutions he presented TO HIS Honor.
PeSOlUed, That Hon. 10 cph MURRAY, the Alder
man for the sixteenth Assembly District, DO re-