New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

sorhur,t Roach and Canarsie Beach. The sec
ond consists Of eight acres Of upland and SIX
teen acres of ground under water, ana lies OH
Grayesend Bay at the foot Of fTwenty-seoono-aVe''
or Raw Parkway. The special reason TOT es'ao-
,,sh,n9 q mark here was that before the anheAa-
tion Of the town to Brooklyn 1t had pract'oa'''
been decided to have a park at that place Va
narsie Beach Is to be laid out on the shore VI
Jamaica Bay, near Canarse nothing mas YET
been done toward the improvement OF the piop
ertv acquired here. The park area Is forty aore''
and the amount paid for 1t was >loooo'
The most important Of the water-side parks IS
that at Dyker Beach near Fort Ha"''i'oi'
.-o,,s or the Lower Bay. and commands at all
49,, r ,,nsurna ssed view OF the pageant that
:. corstartlv in view in the Bay and Narrows'
- .ha oninion OF Frederick Law Olmsted' the
consulting landscape architect OF the farA De
nortuent It will he the finest seaside PARK III
the world
MIR. OLMSTEDS REPORT.
Tn their report to Commissioner Squier MI
Olmsted's firm spoke as follows resaru'Hs '"'
proposed park at this point:
"Dvker Meadow would adjoin the Government
nroperty at Fort Hamilton. The nor'hei" "N,
western part of this tract Is shgh'N e.e'"'
land. with a few good trees FROM '"'' p"'
NJ Il there is an unobstructed vie" vi "'"' e''"
Raw and the Atlantic Ocean. the renaihuei u
.ho .roct "a soft marsh with a small creek now
ing through it. fine. sandy peach' ne'''' ""'
q mile long is by far the most Vaiuap'e p"' %
this tract and should certainly DE ec'u'.N ~
the public enjoyment, even IL the iaiiu III '"o
...o. cornot he obtained at a reasonable price
There is every reason 10 suppose t'ia' i'"e" ''
49, .a,o,rirp Government land can be used by
the public as a local park and playground "i'''
ont detriment to the purposes lor "h'' wv Wv
ernment holds it. The land sou'h Vi N.op'e'
ova could he dredged out in part. to form
,a,twater pond. The material mus op'aineu
oo,,,d bo used to il the marshes to suitable
,ave, for fairgrounds. such park, racing DIS II
aoes unon a fine, great beach, and used IN con-
.,o ,,,.h mart Of the Government property,
,,ou,d be as large a local park as could reason
.,,,, ~, demanded in that part Of the county.
w.. o,,v WAS the beach so highly praised Sc
.a hrt a considerable tract to the northward
.ort 126 acres in all. About two weeks ago
orl yas begun here under the direction oi
p.r, Commissioner Woodruff, and about sixty
80, ors now employed. 1t Is too early 10 get
= o,sor idea Of what Is going to be done from the
or.rat,ons now going on. but visit to DyKer
pooch "a not without interest to any one VINO
,,shea IN keep abreast with the progress OF
the city.
,,opr HAMILTON PARKWAY AND THE
SHORE DRIVE.
There are several ways OF reachihg D!Ner
Reach One line Of the Nassau companys tro'-
ley-cars run almost directly there Announcer way
&. hv h,cvcle. down either Eighteenth-ave or
seventh-aye II one wishes to see some other
,yor, he,nc done under the direction Of the PARK
,.nor,mept he cannot do better than TO drive
s,,,..,, hy wav OF Fort Hanilton-ave. and the
Shore Road.
Keenne straight ahead on going out OF Pros
moot p.rk nv the Ocean Parkway entrance the
way leads over the newly macadamized part oi
Fort Uamilton-aye as far as the Greenwoou
Csr,eterv entrance Beyond that point the
work OF macadamizIng Is going on. and II VIII
no carried az far as the money at the disposai
NJ the Department will permit. Ultimately II
Ia the intention to macadamze this road as far
40 Seventy-rinth-st which will form the con-
nectjon with the Shore Road until that improve
ment is carried over Fort Hamilton-ave. or park
way. between Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh sts
The greater part Of the avenue Is still an ordi-
nary country road "
Near Sixty-ffth-st., by turning to the right
and nass,ng through pleasant. shaded. winding
lane or two one comes tn the Shore Road IL IL
ea.y to see what great possibilities for effective
treatment
Narrows with the beautiful rolling hills OF
staten Island as n background. are superb. and
the drive when completed, Will ne one OF the
most attractive that any great city can poast
Of In It's present condition drive along the
shore Is exceedingly enjoyable. despite the poor
road but for wheclmen there Is only narrow
and uncertain sidepath. The shore Road I'M
nrovement will come to an end at Fort Hamilton.
lust beyond and In front Of the fort fine bit
OF macadam has recently been put down.
AT DYKER BEACH.
Soon after passing the fort the road swings
to the northward. and then turn to the east
ward on Cropsey-ave brings you to what is to
he Dyker Beach Park. The marsh here has
long been known az Dyker Meadow, and some
people suppose the adjective to be mans name,
and even add an aposrophe to II. calling II
"Dyker's Meadow" II IL really an old Dutch
word allied 10 our word "dyke."