New-York tribune., 1903-03-28
OPPOSE RYE PARK BILL.
Tarpayers Say 1t Would Greatly
Injure Their Property.
MANY CHILDREN SIGNED PETITION

The tarnavers and property owners Of Rye
are much exercised over the bill introduced In
the Assembly on March 90 for public park OF
about seyenty-two acres In their town. Many
OF them are bitterly opposing the bill
The bill calls for the purchase OF the Beck
property the Roosevelt property, Beach HILL
and other pieces of land. Most of this land IS
low and marshy and skirts Long Island Sound
1t fs asserted by one opponent that n man
cannot see the water. that is. salt water (no
reference is here made to stagnant swamp or
drain water). from more than one-half Of the
territory included in the limits stated unless he
climbs a tall tree"
The Peoples Rye Beach Town Park promo
ters of which John A. Gwynne is president mas
had printed and circulated a large number OF
cards showing estimates Of the cost Of the park
to the taxpayers. They declare that experts
have estimated that the cost OF condemning ana
improving the property would b" not more tnah
$250.OO0. The bill provides that the town shall
pay for the park by issuing bonds for fifty years
at 31b per cent. The assessed valuation OF the
town In 1902 was $13OO0O00 Men said to be
experts estimate it's valuation twenty-five years
from now at $2925OOOo
John E Parsons said yesterday:
lam opposed to the scheme for PUBLIC park in
Rye. Who has originated the project l 90 NOT
be satsfed that the authors Of the project do not
in considerable part consist 3f the Ia6PaSers Se
T Ro berson pay at fes RSe Who woa ike 10 see the
e6be to Dap 2Rd 9' # i pos 70
would on occasion use the beach. A few acres OF
aea 10 al resort for them That Tor SUCH use
there shall be nc % eHeny n 81 is
EIe / have seen some fancffu figures purportinE
t2 5aSs n9T ufR of the land viii
These figures proceed upon me pass TsIe Of rye
They assume that the cost complete VIII not not Dc
Land similarly situated is held at from .50GO to
$50 $1,000 and even $40 Co., an acre re, In n fact s sa4re f
M shGqd attach 5Se r.sqr. STs II hey were re
aceomnpanied by guarantee that the cost would
not exceed $3.50 900. II / were to make figures 1t
would be upon the basis that the outlay would be
So again these figures assume that by tae sba t1G
become due the assessed value OF Rye VIII De
If figures are to be predcated upon forecast Of
the future IT Is not dicqlt to make them 3Ting
that if the total cost shall be not m15e ore
t6Wn t6Rn S i s a9d the Snf proee.
4 per cent upon all the property OF tIe owl "r
ment is deferred does not relieve the burden: the
bonds to carry interest ana however long pa Sa
msde made may Os pO9'''o,lS1 -.,tor,.t.s na-
yond what is the case with any other locality near
NeW-York of which I know. Much Of the land IS
h hea at in r4e9 Gg The Toad and
th9s t4 b aTs so }6gn is PARK tRo
The proposed park is unnecessary IL VIII ser Set.-
ousIy injure much property in the imrnealate @ EeIs
horhood the value of which consists in It's adapNa
biIity for private residences. 1t will haye tend5
encv to destroy the rural appearance or rye ana anu
this means a depreciation in value or a large part
of the town ,,.,..,-o ro-
the park is accompanied by a petition sig1ed Oy
over one thousand persons understand lhat q
ConsIdera Bile proportion of that number are sGh0oI
children If from the list the taxpayers snali Pi p
selected and 1t is ascertained what amount VIII ~
he contributed BY them to the cost OF the PARK 1t
can readily be determined what prop0r"'h VI '"0
this scheme
Grant that one thousand persons tne ar6r pfhe
scheme because their interest IN IT, ana tHS SIT
nation presented is that they for their beneIlt or
to pratfv fhnir wish ask the legislature to make
the other taxpayers OF the town put lien S6 rip per
cent or over on their property. So far as the pIn
ciple is concerned they might just as Wen aSS w
legislature to turn over to them the rest OF Ihe
property Of the town
This bill was introduced in the Assembly by
Mr. Wafnwrisht on March 90 read once,
and has since been referred to the Committee on
n Affairs.