New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23
THE PARK BOARD STOPS.
SPEEDWAY RESOLUTION REsCINDED.
COMMISSIONERS BOW TO THE WILL OF THE
PEoPLE-oPPosITIoN INCREASING.


PEoPLE-oPPosITIoN INCREASING
The manifest determination of the people OF New
York TO tolerate further or trinine regard
ing the proposed driveway in Central PARK had
startling effect upon the Park Commissioners yesterday
majority of them got together in Special session at
IL a. III. and passed resolution resembling their nasty
action Of Friday last directing their engineer to stake
out the speedway and asking the Board of Estimate
for $4,000 to start the work mt once.
President Gallup. Commissioner Dana and Connis-
sioner Tappen answered to their names Commissioners
ctraus was the only absentee. Commissioner Dana
promptly offered the following
Whereas bill Is to be offered in the Legislature to
repeal the law authorizing speedway III Oeh'i"'
Resolved That the resolution directing the engineer
posed be rescinded and that the request OF the Board
Of Estimate and ApportionTnent to appropriate Slo'ooo
for that purpose be recalled
President Gallup said that Commis%onc Danas
preamble did not meet his views, and he offered this
substitute, but retaining Mr.. Dana's resolution
Whereas public hearing IS TO be had on March
20 upon the subject OF the new drive IN CcNt'i
Whereas. This Board is notified that the Board Of
f innate and Apporuonment pending such hearing
will not act upon the resolutions regarding the anne
passed March ls 1892, and transmitted TO said Bolrd
Of Estimate
Mr. Gallup. presiding, put IDS substitute to vote
and declared It carried. Nr Tappen voted with Mr.
Gallup In the attractive, Mr. Dana voting mo
On the final passage Of the resolution with MI Gal
lup's preamble all the Commissioners present Voeo
ave, The resolution having been declared unani-
nously adopted. Mr.. Dana made the following state
ment:
"The Park Board the first to consider the law
for this speedway after It's enactment, and then
opposition was first developed No possibility OF
DOUBT left to the nature and extent OF tha'
opposition, and from that moment until now II
tho opposluon) has taken no false. heItatlns or
sluggish step toward the promotion OF the PropoSou
change in the Central Park
After the adjournment Of the Board Commissioner
Dana asked what was his attitude regarding tie
speedway lie replied that he thought his STATE
mort made at the Board meeting sufficiently exphci'
adding that he was opposed TO the project. In eA-
p,anation Of his vote on Friday In favor OF the
resolutions TO push forward the construction. MI.
Dana said: al know that l voted for MI Dailnp
resolutions which have now been rcScnde1' Dnt
did 20 believing the act TO be mandatory. am
opposed 10 any such driveway in Central PARK
Commissioner Tappen declined to define MS I~iuoh'
81 prefer to say nothing" he said, until ha'o
heard both Sides Ex-Judge Happen was not present
when FRIDAYS action was taken.
President Calmp also refused to express any opinion
at present. The impression prevails That an attempt
to bring about compromise Will be maze oy an
agreement for a speedway TO be IN some othei pah'
Riverside Park has been mentioned, mt experts
cav that IN construct one there would prove TOO
costly -.
I'D 10 A O'Clock yesterday about G5o0 protests
AGAINST the Driveway Act had been rece'eu Ut "io
offices of the Temporary Committee no. 81 WaiEst'
Many Of the people send Ia money to be nSeo 10 uc
fcat the plan over 81 900 has already been received
Inv The committee Labor organizations, clubs ana
other bodies are IN of the repeal OF the act rs Is
shown by the letters received
John J. Carbctt, chairman of the Knights OF IN
dusty called at the headquarters and said that Us
organization had an enrolled membership of 600 men
Every member he said was bitterly opposed II the
sneedway and he promised that they would turn ONT
in fill force at the meeting TO be held NJ cooper
Un0h Friday night.
The West Eighty hfthst. Protective Association has
Informed the committee that its members are uh'eu
in opposition to the act.
The Central Labor Union sent word through It's
secretary that James p Archibald had been selected
as its representative at the mass-meeting
The total subscriptions Of money received Nv ien'S
A. Oakley OF the Continental Trust Company, at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, amounted 70 sl,-o'
Twenty five dollars from Carl schurz. A'ulSoh
Cammack who Is an Of race horses, sent cecK
for $50 to emphasize the protest that he sent on Mon
day John H. Weman sent in check for $50 and SAID
that he regarded the repeal Of the Law as certainty
Roosevelt 4 Son sent in S25; Joseph ). o'Donohue'
500.
A letter was received from sidney Dillon by the
committee yesterday which says:
81 am utterly opposed to Central Park being taken
for rscetrack or for any other purpose except for
the benefit OF the people and it should be held sacred
for their use for all time II association OF gentle
men wish for place to speed their horses' heFe is
room enough beyond Central Park 10 be had By pay ng
for it, Please add my name TO the call for the mass
meeting and hard the check inclosed To Henry 4
oakley treasurer Of the movement. ] shall deem
a privilege 10 contribute further if necessary
&; = F. Stillman, the lawyer. says: II the women
and children of the city had deciding voice they
would settle the matter quickly for the racetraeK
gentlemen" ~. - ,u...s o.,
The members Of the committee were delighted 10
learn Yesterday that the Park Board had decided 10
abandon the speedway scheme but they say they
will not be satisfied until the law Is repealed. Inc
opposition thnt has been started by them VIII not De
discontinued in the least on account Of me Board
action and the fight will go on until there Is no
doubt that the park property is not TO be disturbed
The following members Of the stock Exchange sent
wormser, Henry Knoch, " C. Mccarthy D: j. Dc
lany H. A. WOrmser, : +. Johnson, il. Stetheimer,
J.. p Henop. p. L. oppenheim, J. G.. WeSterveit'
X. G. Mott, NJ. J. McAnerney, b; IL Ncoi' h. May
H. G & j. ~ Taylor W: F. stafford 4. T.
Johnson, " 6. Hodges, T. b. Williams. $ H.
Nissan. y s. Prentice. Isaac Isen j. LchenStarter'
H. l.. Hotchkiss, IT., < WOrmser, F. Clendenning
q. F. Game, L. G.. Fcrcenbaum, II. Content. I. d.
Mclean T S. KNAPP r. Iiemenway and a. Banks