New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
NEW PARKS FOR BROOKLYN
OVER 80 900 oOo TO BE LAID OUT BY THE
PARK COMMISSIONER.
rot.R LARGE PARKS AND SIN SNAIL oNr'
TANNED FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
LAW PASSED IN THE INTEREST OF


O., ,-o,ross &c being made toward securing ne"
ror,s 70, Rrooklvn as well as In the requirement
., lands for the BAY Ridge shore Driveway. lh'S
irnrovcncnts are 10 he provided Tor the eh'"'s
CITY under law which authorizes inc FS"'e
county bonds pay for them lne Ia" wa r
through the Legislature While the De"oo'' :,
+, nower without any general pubic knowledge u
10, orovisiors with the idea OF benenng CERTAIN
,o,nhors Of the Mclaughlin Rims and men WIN
were hand In g.ove with them IL turns o'' W "
~ great benefit TO the community III large, ~
those instrumental in securing its passage d'' "o'
profit by It al all. 49, ,
rncl,lly It's existence was discovered In time u
onobln tho city to take advantage on IL p''"'" 80
.,,,n,r becomes Identical with the city. :or ntt'r
,ha; takes mace a; the beginning az ,ext year. "e
limitation uron the debt OF cities wou'd net a. 9"
cfrectual bar to prevent any large e>Pc"'''
tho creation OF new parks The Ia" IN PaeS"o
provldcs for the establishment OF parks IN N'"ss
coun,v or on lands adjacent 10 II. meahhS' W
course In Queens County and there IL 10 h'n'''"
uro, tho authority OF the Park Commissioner ~
Law on, rarks AMI call for the issuc OF bones -
nay for hori The only Imitation 'hcre'"''' -"
in his own good Judgment. and the desire "o' -
Law himself open to the charge OF ex'raVasnnee,
C.omparatiyely cary In Mayor ScAierens a'h''I'S
tra,lon this matter was taken In hand ana ''S'
autumn il became publicly known that brooklyn
was 70 profit b, a law passed In behalf o. me"o,'H
Of the gang which - LONG rliei the 'N' -"
MAYOR appointed an Advisory commi'te" 10 Coz
opcrate with Park Commissioner Sauier IN sr'ec'
ing park sites and the whole subject was s'"'''
with extreme care On December n pubic nearing
,.os given nv the Commissioner. at which a large
number OF offers OF lands supposed to be sni''o''
for marks were made. The hearing was ad)ournen
unfit December H. when further oifers were ~
cevcl. s,o.
on the 18Th OF last month commissioner SUM-
connIecl his report and filed II In the once Oh 'he
(.ou,,,. Clork In nis work he was greatly aided by
the advice II the consulting Landscape arch''c''s
of the Park Department. Mefsfs' oi"s''u' N''"
s,cl e. Eliot. and In tho selections mace Nv was
largely guldei by their Judgment TWO iIcas were
kept In view: first. the provision OF s'V'ra. '''fr
rural parks and second. the establishment OF small
,r,s =, v,-i,us par's Of the city not now pro-
v,lcI with breathing places. The selections maze
nv the Commissioner and set forth IN his report are
follows: .,su.
About five hundred acres OF land along u" r'1se
OF hills between cypress Hills Cemetery ana K'eh-
,norl HIN This will afford fine breathing spot
esneciay for the residents OF the crowiei se't'os
81 INC Eastern District Of Brooklyn. besides giving
- the County OF Kings one OF the nheS' ha'"'"'
parks In the worll.
Regarding tbs MIR. Olms'cIs firm reporter ~ i"I-
lows to Commissioner Squier: For an iniand park
the Richmond IIiiI district. east 81 Cypress hiiis
,oescsscs greater advantages than any other tract
Of equal size within adjoining the county u nus
rncommonly fine distant views. which owing % inc
elevation 81 tho land will 10 great extent always
remain open: II has welGrown trees. D'ih IN open
groves and dense woods. the land Is aSre'a'y III
v.rsael: IL Is already accessible by hoth electric
a,d steam railroads. and. finally, considering al
,hcso ADVANTAGES {: can bc obtained al very T'a-
s0nable cost"
> rar, o. the property known ns pyker
Meadow. nAjoaing the land OF the tnl'ci states
Government At Fort Hamilton
Concerning this O.ms'el O.ms'ef Eh'' re-
.T,k Par
Government property AZ Fort Hamilton. The north
en- AMI western part Of the tract Is shsntN 'ie-
waited land. with a icw good trees From ms rar,
OF II there Is an unohs,ruciNi Wow OF 'rnNes"ii
nav and the Atlantic Ocean. The remainder 90 W"
tract IS a sof, marsh. with a small creek flowing
through f. fine sandy beach. nearly hair mo
long Is by far the mos, valuable part - THIS 'fnc'
and sh,uli certainly be secured for the public en-
lovrcnt even II the land IN tho rear cannot %
obtained NJ a reasonable price Th'r" - every 'c'-
son =, sinrosc tina, much 90 the adjoining Govern
mont lanl can he u.el bv the pphlr 80 Local park
md tlaverounl without d"'rimcn' 20 The purpose
for which The Government holds H. Tie lam 'olth
OF CroIsey-avc. shorlI g." ir'dg"i ont 10 phrt 10
form salt water pond. The material mus o""'h'n
could De- used 20 ~ ~" marshes to sultan" '''e'
for Playground. such park. facing ~ u 'o'
mon q nne great beach AMI rsci IN co'n"''ion WIZ
n mart OF ih, Government property. woulI J." rs
a-co a local park could hstrhnly De ''fiah'''
in TIA. pay, % tho county"
> TIE iani nj f,cnsorhu-4'. nor commonly known
a. Hcnronhurst Park This = selected NOT Only ne
cause OF i,s natural advantages rs fire beach am
u,a,or frost but also for the reason that at ihe
,,,no Of the annexation OF N"wlirecht 10 IN" city
of BROOKLYN park was 10 b" established a. ms
place under prr,iou. act ~ the legis'aiuf. 49,.
T. piece ol land having sn9re rom rom "' n,,n
narsie Bay. This Will make very popular p'dN'
accessible from all parts Of III" cry ~ s"ia" CIV
ON this head Mr. Olmstcis firm said There hre
dnicuiies N selecting location Tor a 81" ~, ~,
.,s,tf,y 70 ~.
slorr commanding views " the Atlantic pce"n Is
ALREADY occupied IN such way tha' ,o, ' nnr,s %,
wnmil be easily Increased In value bs being con
nrc,ci by parkways nothv estwari "ith Eastern
Parkway ar.I sOuiawcstward WIN Iccrn f"tn" ~;
rn,,terest,ng However there Is 'onslrfAblc
area Of dry I3nd. which can be nla'r num-. ~
uaefl. Hr gr'at plaJsronnds ana upon w" iyn,,
lines ~ electric ard steam railroads c'ne w,n,n
q short distance OF H. A. present prices inc c1ul.f
can afiord 10 secure this tract While Il - extremity
doubtful il It could afford 20 DO 10 few years
In addition. Commissioner sancr's, report PRO pro.
G.ca to s"G s% III a %" M .r and b2mon, ave.
and bradford ST. not FAR from thc Van Sic,"n ~" c
block bounded by Hasey and Macon So" = M , LON
arl ana Saratosa ares In The INch'y-ilth VAL ti'
ana Sharon and Gulford stS in the Eighteenth
Ward. and rot n great distance from Mihtmiop
comroiysion On email parks appointed by Mayor
Chspin. two blocks bounded by Eastern Parkway
tho Twcn,v-four,h Ward. ia" block bounded ~
KuIchcrbockcr ana Hamburg ayes and Iidl""N ana
Welrne.I SITS. IN the Twenty-cighth Ward; ana the
h'ocE bounded py Newport and Shcltinan ats ana
! Ifvrr.lalc ana CHRISTOPHER ayes. "a the Twenty
SIKH Ward. no. far from the canarsic fr;!roai
Commissioner Squrr's report was connrm"l on
Juno J Nv Justice Charles +. Brown of ;he shprcmr
CoIrt Some obJec ions were presented 20 ire court
but they were not regarded Of f"rious I'M
portancc The confirmation Of the report gives 1t
the full force and effect Of law. ana no appeal can
be made from a.
II only remains to !ssue the bonds ana Tur-
chase the lands selected 1t IL estimated that me
cost OF all the parks provided for, together win
the cost OF improving them. will be about t'5O,w'
That looks Ike a large sum at Hrst glance. but
when the matter is examined 10 Ground will be
found for a charge q cxtravls,nce "tnlnst Inc
may seem large price VII have to be paid. hut II
must b. borne in mind that parts OF II are already
improved and have been laid out ready .or building
The forest park east OF Cypress HIS VIII CON
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