The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
C0NEY ISLAND PARK TALK.
SOME INHABIT4STS OBJECT TO the
$4,000 900 SCHEME.

Police Could Stop Vice, Says Sunday School
SUPERINTENDENT OyeTton 80 They Take
Blackmnil, He Says, and He Knows II
Speaks In Favor of the Park, Too.
The Board OF Public improvements gave
public hearing yesterday afternoon in tho Al.
dermen's chamber on the proposal Of Comb
troller Coler Tor the establishment OF public
, park tnkinC in what IL now called the Bowery
IN Ceney Island. Several Concy Islanders and
residents Of brooklyn, to the lumber Of 100.
were present. President Ho!ahan asked those
who wore opposed to the pun to speak first
He said that the estimated cost of u park on
the lines suggested by Mr.. Coler would no
about S9,OW.OOO President Grout' OF the
borough OF BROOKLYN has advocated instead Of
a big park that strip 400 feet wide on the
beach be taken.
The principal argument against the park
was made by c. C. OycrtDu, supcriutcndent OF
a sunday schoGl on the island. Mr. Overtun
said that no par! of the city had been more un-
justly treated than COnoy Island. and taat its
inhabitants, represented to be l1wiess. were.
in truth. respectable. Woodworking persons.
who supported schools churches and Sunday
schools. These persons, Mr. Oyerton said.
had made Of Coney Island a splendid world.
famed resort Of the kind that the residents Of
Manhattan and BROOKLYN wanted without ex-
pense to the taxpayers OF the city. What was
wanted, Mr. Ovcrton thought was a more
strict enforcement Of the law
One man in this city by raising his hand
can stop all The vice on Couey Island said Sir.
OEerton. There is not place " ill-fame
there which does not nav tribute to the police
OF this city. The Comptroller knows al! about
that"
Every one in the chamber laughed at this
Mr.. Ovorton explained that he meant that tho
COMPTROLLER was III position to know AL about
That's a serious charge to bring az anst tho
Com ut roller. said MIR. lIOlnhln
Well; he understands it, Mr.. Oyerton re-
piled piled Il know that they nay. Men who go 90
Those VINO run such houses tell me they pay.
l know persons hat do"
Mr Oyert9n said that the residents Of Concy
have it destroyed. They hoie that the "olce
would enforce the laws. aud prevent ice. lie
George G told M"i the be B ESF , i%a' he
that $o,U"wOuO would not begin to cover tho
also. believed that there was more Vice Vice and
matchmaking in the public parks than at a re-
o1e run as 19 ,n tS Sand M R
and vice on the ia land now than ever before,
but that it could be prevented by the potce.
Prof AIRED Barhite and Frederick III. Open
helm also appeared against the plan. arguing
Iillt tne CITY neeueu many improvements,
such a. new pavements sewers. water mains
md electric lights more than 1t does great
sensible park.
Albert g. Mcdonald, who was CORPORATION
Counsel OF Brooklyn under Mayor Schicren.
made n speech in favor OF Mr.. COler's plan.
llo argued that the value set on the property
by the boards engineers was a liberal ore. He
WAS interrupted by President Grout. who told
him about piece Of uroteTty assessed at n
rInali sum which brought an annual income Of
thousands of dollars to its owners Mr. Circuit
harped on this until Comrtroller Coler asked
him II he appeared as.connse for the owners Of
that properly.
NO, I don't" said Mr. CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Mcdonald EXPLAINED that the cost Of the
park would not fall due in any one year, but
closed MIR Grout asked him:
From the standpoint Of resident Of Man
haitian and the Bronx. would GU advocate he
building OF this park before the. building OF "a
rand transit tunne?'
Il don't understand that ono would ohstruct
the other" said Mr.. Mcdonald, but am not
0uainel to sIeak as u resldcnt:of Manhattan
or the Bronx"
Then. as n resident OF Brooklyn would you
rather have a bridge between these ooroughs
or this park said Mr.. Grour
AS said before. do not understand that
one would obstruct the other" said Mr.. Me-
Donald. but If 1t came to that should favor
That ia a matter for the board to discuss.
Mr.. Grout." said Mr.. Hoahan ending the dis
cussOn. Speeches in .avOr Of the park were
made by A. Z. White. Henry 7. Schnitt. ID. II.
liyington: who presented resulutiona adopted
hv 40 churches; James M"Nean. eX-Assem-
blyman otto kempner and Henry b. Kent