The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28
NEW CITY PARKS NAMED.
a sTATEsMEE's SERIES ADOPTED
BY TIE PARK BOARD.

The Request % Name = Park fsr she Kate
wiiliara. A. silica D~epIed-The ssan1ier site
for the Oprp.Air GS unnsium IN East River
Park Adopted-Bias for New work Opened.
The last regular meeting of the Park Board
was held yesterday, and the Commissioners
marked tho event by rejecting the project adj
vocated by the Social Reform Club, the Anna
teur Athletic Union, and several other organiza.
tions Of giving up the fnost part OF the East
River Park for the purpose of establishing an
open.air gymnasium. The Board Of Estimate
made an appropriation several months ago for
tho Improvement Of this park, and 1t was de-
cidcd then to devote part of the money to estab-
fishing q small open-air gymnasium at tho
southern end. This plan did not satisfy the
advocates Of tho idea, and they made q ro-
quest for the most beautiful SPOT In the park,
a plateau at tho northern end, which commands
a sweeping view Of the East River. The mat
ter was referred to Commissioner Mitchell and
Cruscr. and they, noting upon the advice Of
Superintendent Parsons, reported adversely on
the request. They said tina the establishment
OF such a gymnasium rs was suggested would
interfere very materially with the plans for
the park, and they advised that the smaller
gymnasium be established at the southern end
as an experiment before the project was tried on
the large scale proposed. The report was
adopted.
The board then proceeded to name the small
parks recently laid out in the city. Tho petit
ton asking that one of them DO named after tho
late William A. Stiles was not conn lied with.
Commissioner Mitchell offered q resolution
that the park bounded by Twenty .seyenth and
Twenty. eight streets and Ninth and Tenth ave.
nues be called the Alexander Hamilton Park,
enty-sixth streets and Pleasant avenue and
Avenue A be named the John Jay Park, that
between Fifty.second and Fifty:fourth streets
called The Pc witt Clinton PARK; that W PARK
laid out between Hester, Suffolk, and Division
iis% i. 'a ssw nasf + br *. Snd that Re ns sRs one sh sou MiI.
e &c ny nsaS tSo H SsaniiSni FIJI FIshi a PARK SnsFlh streets
ffs as%ef lie r ssid, an IL G 9Rs .& 0ns ha%ilf Is EN- IN
tirely unnecessary. The lengthening of these
park names will cause the waste Of barrels OF
INK thev IN ! .ne writing q official documents in which
Commissioner Cruger was inclined to agree
p Tish M Why Elk TX 1 fnil he ns% nsk' Sa aF 6e MitS Sssd. to M SF,
Mitchell replied that 1t was done 80 that there
could be no doubt as to the persons for whom
President Mcmillan said he thought that the
small park between Ftfty-second and Fifty
Park, and Commissioner Ely said he would like
TO see the memory of his late colleague in the
Park Board, Mr.. Stiles, honored in a similar
The principle underlying this resolution -
said Mr.. Mitchell, lis to name these parks after
distinguished mon of this city. Mr.. Stiles was
a resident of New Jersey and he rendered no
great public service that would entitle him to
the honor asked for"
The resolution offered by him was then
adopted.
The board is rushing all matters involving
the. expenditure of money which IL now has
under consideration. Bids were opened yester.
day for the construction Of the bridge across
the Harlem River from I45th to 10Th street,
the estimated cost of which is 81, 25O, 900, and
OF the new bridge to City Island, for which the
Legislature has appropriated $3.50, 900. Bids
were also opened for improving the low grounds
Cortlandt, Park; for the Improvement of the
small park at 153d street and Seventh avenue;
for constructing a road In Pelham Bay Park
for the Improvement uf Hancock Park as well
as for the granite and bronze railing for the
park; for the Improvement of Paradise Park;
for the improvement Of st. Johns Park: for
building :, a road from the Harlem River Speed
way to the roadhouse opposite 10th street: for
the CONSTRUCTION. of the Spuyten Duyvil Park
way and for the improvement of the small park
bounded by Houston, Sheriff, Stanton and Pitt
streets. The board will meet again on Friday
to award the contracts.