The sun., 1891-06-24
SPLIT ABOUT BATTERY PARK.
THREE ALDERMEN AGATysT TIE ELE-
TATED ROAD, THREE FOR TT

The seveath Conuitteeusa sigss Neither
Report-OverwheIuinG Public Necessity
TO Justify Occupation OF the Park.
The Eccentric Club resolution declaring
against the further occupancy Of Battery
Park BY the elevated railroad structure was
again the subject OF Aldermanic oratory at
yesterdays meeting. although II Was not re-
ported BY the law Committee Aldermen John
Morris. Flynn. Duffy, and O'Beifne got their
chance to spout upon II BIZ virtue OF the
formers motion to discharge the committee.
Chairman Morgan and Alderman Harris OF
the committee explained that uuderrule 81 40
report could DO made. Two reports are ready.
and each is signed by three Aldermen. Tho
committee numbers seven, and rule 81 re-
aulres that a majority must sign one OF the
reports before one or both can be received.
One Of the reports fhvors the removal OF the
structure and the other opposes 1t. No one
seems to know what side the missing member
OF the committee will take. Ho is Alderman
DoolnR OF the Seventeenth uistrict
Chairman Morgan OF the committee stood
out in favor Of giving the committee another
week. Tho Board voted with him. and the re-
port will be In order next Tuesday. The vote
Wns:
In favor OF giving tho committee more tne-PresL
dent Arnold Vice srrrsident Hoonan. Aldermen Bailey.
brown. Clancy, Harris Hart Lynch hoebus, O. h
horria Morgan. Murphy. Roche Ryder. Smith, rais
and Fsrren-l7.
oppossd-Aldsrmen Duty. Flsqenhsimer. Fivnn.
Kunssnmann. Asad J, Norrla o'Beirne and Rogsrs-a
Abssnt-Altsrman Dooling.
Tho report In favor OF tho continued occu-
pancy OF Battery Park Is long as the ex-
listing necessity continues quotes the Norris
resolution as amsnded, - as to make Il
merely an oppression OF the opinion of the
nS1Fe Your seS eomnis.s have patiently listened to
the arg%amen,; that M were made ssfors Il upon
peared before II. has doubted the soppdness Of
the general proposition thar the public parks
and .souS &
I they bouid e Ge 3odaed Ginning Si pubic
mi!tse kave had under conside alton Is whether.
roads ln Battery Park, such an overwhelm:.
ing public necessity exists as requires that
Your committee was not satsied by the argu-
ments made before them that the public in;
1o% bseg hs Fsrt Oh ss
trary, 1t clearly apreared that south Ferry
was the natural terminus Of tho eleyatod rail:
nections between. the South Ferry and the
pp %ppsared s Tia. @ serious inc"nSenienee would 30
occasloned t. those passengers II the eley yated
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nlshed from the South Ferry northward. on
the eIeyated T railroads.. d 'na' 10" 'u'H''n'u "
While fully symnathlzine With tho genera!
parIs. IL dealing With s ihe question q tho
Park. your committee consider that tho public
ronveniencs Of the travelling public. are SO
Involved IN tho matter that a public necessity |
[siIrosis il Battery Ps!S that is superior to
he interests that would be consulted by Its re-
The committee recommends the adoption Of
hose resolutions:
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provided appears that the public interest would not
Battery Park.
This report Is signed By Aldermen Hqratio 8.
The otber report is chiev taken M Win the
mple assertion that the disuse Of Battery
Par K would not prevent the elevated railroads
Dad Ia a common treserasser In the park. It
4 signed by Chairman Morgan and Aldermen
3rown and Murphy. and il recommends the
ldoptien Of the Morris resolution.