New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
A PLACE FOR THE ANIMALS.
SHOULD THEY STAY IN CENTRAL PARKS
MR.. BoGART GIVES HIS REASONS FOR PREFER
RING SITE ACROSS THE HARLEM.

MR.. BoGART GIVES HIS REASONS FOR PREFER
RING A SITE ACROSS THE HARLEM.
The rival bills for tho establishment OF q Eooleg-
ical garden In this city introduced into tho Legs
lature at It's last session resulting
In an agitation which bids fair to issue in the
final settlement Of long-vexed question. The bill
presented in the Senate by Mr.. Van Colt provides
for making geological garden fixture in Central
Park and leaves its Management in tho hands of a
city department. The bill presented In the Assem-
bly, by Mr. Creamer proposes to establish geological
garden north of onehundrod- and twenty -hrst-st,
and TO nrust II to corporation similar to those which
conduct the Museum OF Natural History and the Metro
politan Museum OF Art.
John Bomrt, State Engineer, who was connected
with the establishment Of Central Park In HIS capacity
OF engineer and Is one Of the incorporaots named in
the Dreamer bl expressed his views on tho subject
TO reporter of The Tribune with special reference to
recent newspaper interview In which f. Z. Conklin.
superintendent Of the Central Park menagere, insisted
that Central Park the only proper place for tho
proposed garden. He said
The beginning Of the menagerie m Central Park was
Wholly by accident, resulting from the gift Of an ami
NAL two soon after the Park had been gotten little
into shape. When "menagerle" became the fitting
word by which TO describe the aggregation of ami
mails, and geological garden" began TO BIO used 10
connection with It, all those who arc entitled to be
that The ioTeshSdowed Institution ought not to be- in
The Park. The succeeding Park Commissioners right
on down. have preserved this opinion and feeling and
That Is the reason why the demand for a removal Of
ihe collection from the site II occupies TO one
further up the Park has always been steadily re-
Superintendent Conklln, I see, suggests In HThe
Commercial Advertiser that some twenty acres on
The West Side, beginning at Ninety slxthst, would
make proper site, because that part OF the Park IS
In an undevcloped condition. SO far from being 10
an undeyeloped condition, It has precisely the develop
ment which Il was intended from tho beginning II
should have On the other SIDE OF The Harlem right
Is ground which the city is urged to appropriate
This ground at present Is really "unimprovedn and Is
not particularly valuable for ordinary I'M
grSoyyemsnt: Il ought, therrfOrs, to be cheap
decided preference. In the majority OF cases, for
rough, uneven and preeipltous surfaces. The prox-
unity OF the river would be OF great importance,
particularly on account OF marine animals.
Superintendent Conklin thinks that Central Park IS
nS5S place 6sr north would render tic ssrsn
inaccessible 10 tho majority of people. II would
s s .aa ss b he 'g airy o Sns to 70 there r. q
probably true that al the present time It costs fifty
cents 70 go TO and return from Van COrtandt Park.
in mind But even II the geological garden should be
there, who doubts that In time there win be con
fare ohoapened TO fvS centsl
superintendent COnkn makes tho further ob
t hat # wouldn't pay Il not the object Of the
coTporators Of tho proposed garden TO mako money
But superintendent Conkln means that 1t could not
He declares that a ten-cent admission fec TO the
collection, ~ established in Central Park would
II that Is So garden at Washin gton Bridge ought at
least to pay for itsek Moreover, In tho hands OF q
corporation the geological garden would develop
moro rapidly han Il Is at al likely to do while IL
remains under ono Of the city departments and II
wouh therefore attract greater number Of people:
But IN copclaSion cooperation should su sd
not do better than 10 retain Mr.. Conkln In tho
position Of superintendent