New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
ANYWHERE IN BRYANT PARK.
THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY NEED NOT BE
PLACED ON THE SITE OF THE RESERVOIR

THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY NEED NOT BE
PLACED ON THE SITE OF THE RESERVOIR
Their. 1. a general impression among the people Of
New.York thar the new Public Library building Is
to be erected on the site of the Forty-second-st
reservoir when that relic OF former era III ths hic
Of the city 1. done away. THIS was the hAeu ''
preston In the mind OF city official suppoeeo w
be familiar with the law In general aho VIII" '''
atatutes relating to New-York In particular.
.'Why don't they call green black. ana DE conc
With it?" he asked yesterday when tho suggestion
was made to him that according TO the ID" pass ~,
AZ the recent session the library might be placed IA
any part OF Bryant Park To clear up 'he po.",
however, a copy OF the act as passed was pio ~,
II gave the official information that was new 10 .,''
az, ,,or,b, IN The matter" said he. was that
the library wac to be placed where the rese''o't
stands but supposed that it would not ocoup. NJ,
entire area and that we should nave a oo oo,n,on
gain in park space by the change anu III my 49, 80.
that is what people generally '''
that we were wrong. -. ..,o ,ond
rnr, occun,ea nv the reservoir upon fh'h-aNe'' NC
.-.or Fort,eth and Fortysecond sts'' III 'ne .'.
NewYork having been MADE puis -, 90
authority a portion OF a pubic pa' -" ~, e., ,ho
Ervant Park the Department OF fuohc a no 49,
49,, =, NewYork is hereby authorized 10 ieiioae
CIV! "a -, NV, occupying a portion or such
-. perk and 10 erect. construct maintain
oou,n and furnish in said Bryant fsrK' or Al ~ aro-
anv norton thereof, suitable anu app 49, ,,odo
D-oot building. in accordance with the pc. p,h.
and prepared by the trustees OF 'he 49, - I,su-
lie Library and'to be approved ny '
,rate and Apportionment. etc ,r,,e
o,,roa acts ~ officials accordingly must co-ope'
IN erec,,ne the library building. one s"e ,. .or.
gar6,ng the Site which has been mio'ina"'
80 ,s that II would be wise TO pace ' , g.,
we'll hack toward Sixth-ave' ana nmN -, trus
-. =. a. on the Fifth-ave side. Inc 'io'a'! 80.
". rs, nil, hest answer the purposes tie! "
"a - "a what is the best method OF se'e0,'"e 49,
nrht,ec, Seemingly good deal VIII Ter over which
site selected i0T sg have control s sb,ect
When his attention was on connected with the
svsem had this to say hs rs need not
that the present PARK be Treservoir not yet re-
Waste AM and nobody knows when rs Ta comes up
away But before the a H@emmssyon viii go out Of
f fST and win be SHTsGon p 1e on There
donbt as to the right of the Psrk brary in
es whSeysr 5ney are my 10 judgment would
blysc;ded advantages In putting 1t Wen of II OF
Pifthaye and having the marx naster IN much
course h ea to see what fine effect YOU'D y the he
produced Of tpee S the budns
,sn * would be mistake have sb ,ae IS an
Ing Close road 20 on the Other q the PARK
would be another advantage IN he more access-
bear BE on account Of is nearness to the elevator
staToh al sun1ose that the first thing 10 De con
would be the sslect9n o. b bhe is viii depend
nuea extent on where 1t is to be Piaeea di
What il is to be surroundea WITH WITH 10 be Is taken up
S Snd the 'hf library bu hope howsveT that NE
shaL 1r' COOS and the library is built. There seems
10 be for spreading the sTi and rar and
on s.v 1oh system as is employed in the new Co,.
sressiona Library at Was .aHays s.ories Sgh
S not see how the library people can CONSIDER any
Vans for their building except In the most gene h
way. before they know where Is sums
situated"