New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-24
MANY SITES SUGGESTED.
a CHAIN OF LOVELY ISLAND PARKS


ONE MAN WANTS RIVERSIDE FLooRED OVER
THE COMMITTEE CHOOSES HEADQUARTERS
The Worlds Fair department of Mayor Grants
mail yesterday taken up principally with sue-
positions regarding the site and buildings. we'll
considered and extremely interesting letter on the
question of the site came from DR.. l.. L. Seaman,
of No. Is West Thirty-fr He writes to the
Mayor as follows:
In your double relation to the public as CHEF
executive OF the metropolis and as Chairman OF o sae
tennial industrial and art exhibition OF lso: geg
the firtherance of this supreme occasion which has
hitherto escaped observation And this seems the moo
remarkable when its innumerable advantages con-
venicnces and resources for the accommodation Of the
exhibition and the millions of visitors II VIII bring
together. are taken into account.
In brief, and comprehensivey, have in mind that
magnificent series Of islands, beginning with Governors
Randars Islands, which give the eastern waters con;
pecting the Bay and Long Island Sound splendid
scs Of the world in facilities for riparian archi
tectural and landscape development into series OF
both shoes Of this wonderful stretch OF water.
occupied. lei me sayand the intelligent sober thought
q both cities WiI bear S me O1 ut fSs
highest uses, and arc destined in our evolution
to serve the vast populations about them as health,
hey are now. and have been from the outset blndy
diverted from these uses, and thus the people hsys
Nothing 50 fatal to tho beautiful and indeed logical
tuition of these outlying riparian domains c0uld nave
been devised BY the most macvolen invention: Hero
houses of filthy, debased criminal colonies the @rror
ulcers along he vey r al '"e Besides hs
and orphaned and destitute are here. all grOuped
At the same time ioundiy taxed for the support
Of this aggregated nuisance. ,,.a %,
the health and comfort and establishment OF tae
first city of the Western Hemisphere. and the glory
spots and prisons ard are given over 10 ire refuse
snd detrius Of the morbund and criminal population
The patriotic municipal esprit dn corps OF the raw
abiding wage earning wholesome population r,qures
The Issue is vital IL may be delayed and postponed:
But public opinion will face this issue some day, and
vast waste OF accumulated properties those Islands
must become the property OF the whole people, anu
There is no time and no opportunity like the present
for the accomplishment OF this heroic ana iohsueaSeu
act Of restitution.
glimpse at the map of the city and its outlying
waters instantly explains the reasons for our supreme
Exposition. Liberty Island touches the true keynote;
and Governors Island naturally follows In ms or Oh
,sand Tn Ra las IsS Was aso Black
Wells more than 100 and Governors must reach an
aggregate Of more than 600 acres, could quickly DC
The removal of these unwholcsome and pernicio4
colonies could easily be provided for on Long lsldu
Blackwelps. thus purged and bcautlhed becoming
under It's renaissance very farmland Of PICTURESQUE
naureiy displacng the charitable institutions Which
must ultimately find quieter rural home In some
easily accessible ueighborhOod. III
The conveni2nccs practical facilities ana aOoSe SI
the unuuestiOned healthfuness OF these ISLANDS TOT
centennial occupation, depth Of adjacent waters ems
ing and practicable railway. and water.way, ,a anu ~
distance Of the very heart of the metropolis wa ne
all contemplated Improvements coGu is ut w Island
parks commend themselves ~ once 10 every ln'cHSe"'
man Of business and affairs 49,, ,..,sa,,o
he q
but il ought to be taken in hand resontey ana VIE
out delay since II is both practicable and desiatc
No man can so effectively promote this great popular
work as the Mayor of New-York and the Chairman Oh
the Committee of Arrangements.
j. Wedemann thinks that the site should DC
within reasonable distance OF the centre OF the
metropolis and its sister Cities and il should COM
mand an area of not less than 200 acres with
good and liberal waterfront c..,
William O. Sumner is convinced that Central
Park is the most desirable site, but an Old New
Yorker" is opposed to that idea. Mrs. y. H.
Magonige favors site at Onehundred-and-tenth
to ne-hundred-and-sxteenths SIS ana rom rim !,
N Manhattan aveS J. F. Allen desires to call the
attention of the MAYOR to the convenience and
general merits of Port Morris, on the Sound
A. b. Hall, of No. 7l8 East One-hundred.and-
thirty-nintl-st thinks that one of the chief OBJ
iects of consideration is the accommodation OF
visitors to the Fair. lie would suggest that a
Reccntion Committee be empowered to print q
pamphlet containing full account, including
rates. of all the hotels and boarding-houseS in
New Ork, TO ne ulStrlDuleU RfatultOuSlS w an
strangers at the discretion Of the committee.
+. w. Cheney, who has been appointed on the
Committee on Legislation, accepts and says that
he will he glad to do all he can to secure the
cooperation of the silk industry Of the country.
Alexander !. FnlIe, architect, SAYS that If III
can be of any service in n professional way the
committee may command him.
Edward T. Young advocates the claims Of the
"spendid water front between Port Morris and
Barretto Point"
correspondent suggests as a site Riverside
Park, the grounds TO be occupied being the entire
park, west OF the present coping walls, en-
tending from Seventy Second-st. to One hun
dred-and- twenty secOnd-st., distance of two
and half miles, the main floors of the buildings
10 he carried out CT pillars from the present coping
walls of the park TO Twelfth-ave, width of 500
TO 200 feet.
No representative Of the Mercantile Exchange
has as yet been appointed 10 serve on the World 5
Fair General Committee. The fruit trade is also
without representation
The Site and Buildings Committee has chosen
rooms Nos. sS end 50 in The Times Building
as it's headquarters. The Executive Committee
will meet there on Monday.