New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-27
MIR. MULLALY SPEAKS OUT
BIs OPINION ON THE NEW PARKS.
coNDEMNING THE. EFFORT TO SELL fAAI u
THE LANDs-HE CALLS THE SCHEME
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-, ,,,,a,, IN whom In a large degree the city
:. ~, vort Is indebted for the sustained and vlg-
oro .gttation which has finally resulted In the ac-
op,s,t,on OF the new parks above the Harlem RIVER
,s aroused and armed against the scheme OF Mayor
cant and park Commissioner Crimmins to sail por-
lions Of the lands within the park boundaries ME-
Npl,slv has given his time and voice and strength
=, the new parks for nearly ten years and no ha1
ursliy feels indignant that after the scheme has
bean successfully carried conclusion after the
marks have been laid out condemned, taken ana Eli
but paid for, their adequacy and beauty should %
hazarded by scheme which Mr.. Mullaly describes as
an undoubted real estate gamble"
sJust look at the facts" he said yesterday. Inc
bill which Senator Ives introduced the othsr day
authorizes the Park Commission to undo the WORK
which another commission, composed OF some OF the
best men I'm the CITY, Waldo Huchjns, General Fitz-
gerald Luther r. Marsh, Charles G. Tiffany and
others were whole year In DOING and which stu
a second commission was three years In confirming
Certainly, one would think there ought to be some
good for empowering one set Of officials to up
set what two other have taken years of mature
consideration and hard work TO accomplish. Such
a proposition means, If it means anything, that the
public is dissatisfied with the work Of the two earlier
commissions. Now, everybody Knows that the pub
lIo so far from being dissatisfied, is perfectly de-
lighted 1t is the public which has put through the
new parks scheme. The public favored the idea,
at every stage of the work. and when 1t was done the
public applauded unanimously. No section of the
public is behind Mr. Crimmins. He stands alone,
saving the support he gets from ring of speeular
tors and politicians"
Are they likely to succeed in their efforts?'
CT can't think 1t possible and yet you know,
handful of spectators and politicians often stronger
at Albany than tho whole public They have not
single argument in favor of their game. Their bill
says they can change the park boundaries at their
sweet will and sell the lands which they consider un-
necessary or undesirable and they can do IL nom
time to time. What monstrous proposition lhey
can 20 on selling lands TAKEN said after the most
careful surveys and the most minute study Oh inc
situation, whenever they Ike unsettling real estate
vaI,es all around the parks as often the spectators
wish ana in whatever directions they think most profit
able 10 themselves. What do Mayor Grant and BIZ.
Crimmins think the people want parks forp
Gpon't they maintain that the parks Is now
bounded include a larger than Is desirapief'
aThey can't claim such thing with any show Of
shall have 3,s40 acres OF psrg land SnI ~ n
5000 acres, Philadephia goo Berlin ana a. nsnn
burg over ooV r begsp S to ACQUIRE these lands in
westchester london has added EpPlng Forest o;UCo
$50 New Wy has doubled in popuaon every seven
teen years IL is prepos eTous to say we 9ohe lucy
s a s, Nc ny haze Ave No SR
The legislative Committee q the RsvI Rssi sowS
Exchange met YESTERDAY. nhan N.Y. sgant members
present were John D. Crimmins, Henry j. Burcnsni'
Edwin oppsnheimer Cyrlle Carreau, James L. Msiis'
Jayne, Andrew J. Robinson, Clinton ": sweet sM;
j. Wolfe and J. RhiDelander Dillon The Ives e ei
having been read, Z. A. Cruikshaqk moved tnat gie
proposal to dofse the should be referred 10 'ne
appropriate sub committee. . ,,.
OF the bin In which ne charged that the boundarles
Of the parks had been settled by the commissioners
under pleasure from the owners OF the land unduiy
brought to bear, and that the ban gave power 70
the association of Luther R. Marsh with the Diss
Debars as showing his unhtness g deal Win me
matter. James l. Wells opposed the Dill Oh oe nan
there were other irregularities than those In the park
boundaries which needed correction. The Dill looked
HE a q ioh y ON motion OF Mr. Crimmins the matter
was laid on the table tn the next meeting.