New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
PALISADES BLASTING STOPS.
1T ENDED ON CHRISTMAS EVE, SAYS
COMMISSION IN REPORT DETAIL
ING PURCHASE OF RES
CUED PROPERTY.

The Palisades Commission. created by resolu-
tions which were passed last winter by the Leg
islatures- of New-York and <Ne~-Jersey, has re-
ported the cessation of blasting operations
which threatened to destroy the beauty OF the
Palisades. 1t may be remembered that each
Legislature provided for a separate Commission
the two combined to form one In a report
which was made public yesterday. the Commits
sion says in part:
Hewitt the 'a organization Of the two commissions
were brought together in a most HARMONIOUS Work.
for the rapidity with which the commissions dis
Under the New-York act $4,000 was appropriated
for the expenses of the New-YOrk Commission
for The s EXPENSES of the NewTersay commssion
The Commission found that there was no correct i;
property owners. Early In the summer contract
complete survey of all the territory under the
joint commissions jurisdiction. viz from Fort Lee
Sneden's Landing. distance of about fifteen miles
Tq3 % om6 or So d a ge Tg Wb
title guarantee company 10 furnish it with list OF
dificult matter. The Commission's aim from the
beginning has been to stop the blasting on the
Commission discovered that the blasting could
We're De env yo coIrses left open for the Commsso9
to pursue, viz: wait until engineers could make
begin condemnation proceedings or negotiate direct
with the people who were e. blasting with View to
Naturally a great many schemes presented them
sTy @ FRe ne % aped was th e
appropriated by New-Jersey should be used to pay
@ By Yod Should m Be fnq Kept m
tact and used as the nucleus of fund TO acquire
property where. blasting was going on. After
months of negotiation. carried almost every day
property Where blasting was being done for ss2 5e
which in the Commissions judgment, fairly
The scheme proposed by. the Commission has met
with complete success. contract has been en-
tered into with the of property where blast
mission for aS2.5Oo. The $4,000 appropriated by
New-York State last winter for the use of the
gain Blasting ceased on Christmas Eve not to be
% 0elogS s June agsed 9e With 9 men Ia New
privately contribute S12250O the balance OF the pur
legislatures Of New-York and New-Jersey viii this
winter appropriate enough money to enable the
which it has options between Fa-+ Lee and Huy-
ler's Landing; and a sufhcient sum to construct a
driveway at the base OF the Palisades
In this connection negotiations conducted
with the larger property owners along the Pali-
the largest and most influential owners entered
into agreement with the Commissioners to give
them the land between the base Of the cliffs and
the Hudson River at $500 an acre. and sell such
dividuals at so running foot, the Commission In
turn. agreeing TO endeavor TO establish an inter
point in New-York State below Sneden's Landing
to embrace ace @ al the & land ~ fFGm rom the top & ct tne s
struct driveway at the base of the cliffs speed
ferries les Connect this driveway with the driVeways
on the New-York side OF the river.
The members OF the Palisades Commission are
George w. Perkins, Abram S. Hewitt and Ralph
Trautmann New York City; ]. Du Pratt White.
Nyack; Nathan f. Barrett New-Rochelle: ID.
McNeely Staurer Yonkers: Colonel Edwin A.
N. j.; Abram De Ronde. Englewood, N. j., and
w A. Linn Hackensack, n. j.