New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15
FOR THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
ENCOURAGING PROGRESS BEING MADE.
THE SUM OF sos ooo RAISED. OUT OF $4,000 RE-
QrIRED BEFORE AID Will. PIE GIVEN TO THE


To RE BEGUN l.; a SHORT TIME.
meeting Of the corporators Of the New-York
botanical Garden held yesterday afternoon
at the rooms of the Geographical Society No II
West Twenty y-ninth-st, at which importan, de-
tails for the formation Of great pleasure ground
for New-York City were discussed. The meeting
was In secret session, but enough OF the details
were given out to show that great stride in
securing "A botanic garden FOR New York has been
taken. and that it will not be long before actual
work on the building and ground will begin.
II was announced yesterday that 100000 had
been subscribed toward the s2J0000 which IL re-
ouired by law before the garden cOrporator can
begin work A bill passed In the Legislature
and signed by the Governor April ~ ls9l pro-
vding for the establishment of Botanic Car
den and Museum and Arboretum in Bronx PARK
in the city OF New York. and to incorporate the
New-Yorl> botanical Garden for carrying on The
same by the provisions OF this bill tn" cor
porators Of the Botanical Garden must raise
within fv, wears from the time the bill became
a law the sum Of $4,000 by subscription. When
this Is done the city Is required to set aside go
acres II land It, be selected by the oorporaioiS'
in Bronx PARK and to issue bonds for {501ooo
for tho erection Of a suitable building ana plant
necessary for the proper maintenance Of IN" gar
den. The $50 900 to be raised by the corporAtors
il t. be- used more as q nucleus for an cniow-
menf fund
Eronx Park prot ably offers as great advantages
Tor = botanical garden for a great city a any
park plot If ground in the world. II is situated
only % short distanc" from Harlem Bridge and
is easily accessible from AN quarters Of the ely
and In cours, II time IT all be IN" centre Of a
larg, population. The park contains about ''p
acres 4 unduating land. Of diversified soil ana
through the middle # it runs Bronx RIVER one
of the most picturesque small streams in the
vicinity Of New-York. 1t Is a iavorl;e resort
for artists in the summer II is proposed 10 So
ect 80 In the centr" oi TINS PARK i"r 'he
purpo,es of the Botanical Garden. So that u ppr-
tion Of thc garden viii b. on each side of IN"
stream. the parts 20 be- connected by many
bridges thereby adding greatly 10 the beauty
of the place Th"r" are 20 restrictions on The
corporaiors to what parts of Bronx Park they
are to select, that the loveIest portions OF ihis
place u great natural beauty will probably De
secured FOR he use Of the garden.
TRyfX, To RAISE THE MONEY
Ever since this bill became law the corpora
tors have been ~ ri!cavor * . raise not oni| IN"
$50 900 hu. t-0o 600 So that with %" {'oool'
rhov ALL ge. from the city tacy viii start ~
with good round millior. Had u not h""n Tor
the great nunn. lal irprcss'11 - tn" .cst i"o
wears the co-poraiors would probahlT hav" si'-
recdcd iu this plan J. P."rpont Morgan was
ih, chairman u' the Fiuane" COMMITTEE. ana
began wlri, on tho plan ~ securing ten mo" %
give 81 ooo each vn,rh would max" ~" INST
,ss0ooo Thor II VA proposed - get twenty
a,e mon o. Give tlo 900 each. which would hav"
mad. The second fc,oor' VIVA thi- sum N hand
the corpora, IS hoped - 3. sin work.
Fs.Ch.f Iusi.-- charles + paly. who ha' boon
greatly . ln no botanical Garden project
an! has been ON" = its chief supporters from
,nc g,ar, wl1 ~ the meeting yesterday. II"
.l.i q, "a Trlbgn, reporter The session was
.,.re, orc. tu, v,L ylo'a;' - confidence y
...,o .,.li a general lIol ~ how the plan stands
today In view ot -" great financial d"pr"S-
sion through which ve have Just passed We have
h.urh, n advisable t. bc q little less ambitious
in ,be matter NJ starting III with a round million
dollars The law requires that t2.00oo shall be
raised Aofurr wc hall b. entitled I" me nan
i.i'f'.u from tn sifN ana the 80 acres ~ Ih"''
This VIII gi-" $4,000 with which Z" h"sln
work ~ ve ar" limited 90 nv" %''rS. >"' 49,, go
go have. MT So much tim" "ff i'r raising lH'
money and So. rather than ran IN" riSk "i 'oS'ns
thc yhoi" amount we thought II 'l-aDr -
,on..rtraie our efforts IN raising tn" $'o.o"
When wc were "ud"av'rlug 20 raj" N-"V''' pN
getting ten men To- give t'.uo" chch ana 'Wou't
five r. give so 0o0 each ~" W'r" Sur'rss'ul %
an encouraging degree. until the Nnaucia. d"pr"s-
sion scr IN. We ct seven mon - give S-''''',
cs.h and thre- 10 give $4,000 each "u the --,2'iH
S2-"Guu. Thss" sums wrr" given on me t'" .'''y''
th,i ou- scheme Z raising 100000 on th'S basis
was carried through Now that We nave i' 'i"'d
{, abandon this first plan. we haV" induced '"'Sr
men TO waive that condition - that me S'''.'
81 oo0 slhscrlpiians ana the three foO') SUD
script.ons will 60 toward the S250Ooo sum thereby
giving ne at present s205.oo0 This leaves "hIy
"a 400 more for us 10 raise. ana We hdtr II"
d,uh, tina, This amount VIII be subscrihed IN a
f.w d,vs II indeed f. has not already been So
cured To all practical ntcnts and purposes;
therefore tho Botanical Garden Is assured hhi
thor. royv remains only the details Incidental 10
beginning actual work. hope that I'm -" W"'N'
We shall hc abe 30 take the hrst decisive St'pS
toward breaking ground for the great OBJECT.
a.. h,vn Tho finest site ~ any great city IN IN"
world for a botanical garden. and now we nav"
tho rnnnoy nseured. Put the two things tpH''h't
and Won viii soon tn" beginning oi "hat
pro,uiscs 10 hc the finest botanical garden III the
world