New-York tribune., 1896-03-29

Is John F. whelan. a Tax Commissioner undeT
Mavor Gilroy. and lawyer who appears for prop
er,v-owners before the Colonial Park Commission
ers Another active lawyer before the Coio"i"'
Park Commissioners. as well as perore a" '"o'e
spec!al park commissions, Is James A. Deerihs' VI
No Is Wall-st. Mr.. Deerng bears the reputation
of being the real estate guide. comforter eno
friend of Thomas F. Groy. lie is himself large
owner Of property along St. Nicholas Terrace In
and north Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -stxth-st
The property which Thomas L. Feitner. ex-Iax
Commissioner. secured Is known as the ola Faye
mansion II lies in One-hundred- -and-ffty-th
between St. Nicholas Place and Edsecomoe-ave
I; is denied by those who profess to have an IN
side view OF the matter that Mr. Fetner pid IN this
property In behalf Of Mr. Croker. Mr.. rether
BOUGHT the property in March. 1923 al sale ordered
BY the executors OF the estate or Thomas aye
A PARK ALONG THE HUDSON.
r,. ,-ocseanrs for the acquisition OF the prop
.r;y for Fort Washington Park are about hn,shed
so far as the work OF the special commission Is
concerned. The Commissioners OF Appraisal TOT
this park are William W. MacFarland. formerly OF
Tracy. Boardman & Platt; William B. Ellison
LAWYER of No 22s Broadway and DR.. Matthew
chalmers Fort Washington Park, as projected.
lies between the Boulevard Lafayette and the Hud-
son River and what should be One-hundred-ahd-
.eventy-frst and undred-and-eighty-lour'h
SIS The Boulevard Lafayette begins ct Auuuoon
Park and One-hundre Land fifty -sixth-st, ana
skirts the Hudson River up TO Inwood This bouie-
ward affords a magnificent view OF the HUDSON
River.
Some 900 pages Of testimony have been taken
in the appraisal of the lands TO be USED ior this
park The Fort Washington Park Commission De-
gan its work about simultaneously with the Coiohaa
pix Commission having been appointed in July.
1894. a..
An interesting feature OF this park is that It
takes in old Fort Washington Point. the historic
ground where Washington is said 10 nave iahoeo
campaign against the British in possession OF New
york The park will cover about forty acres The
lots are valued by their owners at as hish hsurs
as 5000 There ls OF course. pronounced ois'
crepancy between the values placed on the properly
by The owners and by the city's experts Inc total
estimate Of the owners is N.50o,0o. The estimate
put upon It by the Corporation Counsefs experts 10
$3.50 900 or one-half. There are few houses on the
This park takes in the Isaac p Martin properly
at the Fort Washington station ana also the hs'sn
Washington's order remains as reminder Oh the
struggles OF the Revolution.
SITE WITH A HANDSOME VIEW.
The bulk Of St. Nicholas Park. as projected. les
between ST. Nchoas-ave. and St. Nicholas Ter-
race and between One-hundred- and-thirtieth ana
One -hundr -fortyfrst SITS. The park. however,
has an IL" extension consisting OF two blocks be-
tween One-hundred-and-thirty-s sixth and One-nun-
dred-and- -,hirty-eighth SITS. running over to AM
sterdam-aye This extension will anord PARK
frontage TO the Hebrew Orphan Asylum IN An's'er-
dam-avc. It is understood that the extension was
made for the benefit of this institution 81 NNho'as
Terrace skirts the high ground above ana west VI
St. Nicholas-ave. The outlook from 1t IS mag
nihcent One may have view from mere lar up
the Harlem River and away to Long Island SOUND
The Commissioners engaged in appraising tho
values of property for 81. Nichoias farh are 'o'"
II Judge Thomas c. T. Grain, ex-Cfty Chamber
lain and Thomas c. Durham, ex-State SENATOR
Their. are lots In the proposed park area between
81, Nicholas Terrace and st. Nichoias-aVe. WHICH
are seventy feet lower at the eastern END than AZ
the western and yet property-owners and tneir ex-
perts are putting q $4,000 valuation upon 'ne".
The city. through Mr.. Olendorf. is fghtng suca
claims tooth and nail. The testimony Of the ex.
merits for the proper.y-owners has all been put In.
The ci,y's testimony will be begun on April !?
The Riverside Park extension takes in all the lana
sonr the present park This extension is west OF
the Hudson River Railroad tracks ana between
tSeen see and Eighty
hrst SITS, and between the centres of ine blocks
enth to Ninety eighth sts. where the land has been
devoted to commercial purposes; ,or ,,,. ~.
The Of Aprsse trp sns Of The
city ii9' Grosvenor S. Hubbard. lawyer and senator
Charles L. Guy. The titles to this property are
cy us' win pands under ID Estsr The work OF sp.
praisal is going on slowly.
caes s ia to- o.
ard V. Harnett the well-known real estate broksri
Of value have been put in Tor some q the bl0sSSi
and the city Is now 9fferns IT'S testimony sIG,oy dnS
SS m wsm 's sos
the city in the appraisal OF this property.
OF s e pa r ss s
port on the Fort Washington Park sppaisals , w
be the % n,st to DO put In. and that this WV -