New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10

fairly desirable for building purposes and tempting
offers are made almost daily by those who appre-
ciate the chances for profit in its purchase
The JurneI Mansion which The present owner has
renamed Earle Cliff. deserves preservation as 4
well built mansion Of the Colonial period as well as
for its historical associations The house i sun
surrounded by large grounds. bounded on the north
b. West hundred nd-siXty -second-st on mo
east by Edgecom be-ave-- on the south oE west
One h1ndred-a -sixtieth-st. and on the vest b9
Jjroel Terrace West -hundTed-and-siXty- first
81 has never been cut through the property OF
through the block TO the westward. which now
ever is divided third Of the distance south OF the
line Of that thoroughfare by picturesque terraceo
sliez- known as Sylvan Flace- The city already
owns all The land 10 the eastward Of the southern
half OF the property. A long. sharp gore 10 the
north Of the is unOccupied by buildings ana
could be acquired comparatively small cost ! ne
block divided by Sylvan Place is not occupied ny
costly buildings.
The American Scenic and Historic Preservation
societv the Sons Of the American Revolution ana
the Daughters Of the Revolution have long urgeo
th2r the city Of New-Tork buy the property east
n s. Nicholas-ave-. between West Oile-huhdfe1-
s7d-sixtfeth-st and West One-hundred- and-siXty-
second-st and convert il into public PARK, pre-
serving the old Washington headquarters as a rnu-
scum for Revolutionary relics On March O. ISol,
the Board % Public improvements approved ana
sent 70 the Board OF Aldermen. at the suggestion
OF these societies a city ordinance creating sucn a
park On December Il Of that year the Munlclpal
Council passed the ordinance. and IL was also
passed D.. the Board of Aldermen on December 81
the dav before the amended city charter went into
effect. Mayor Low vetoed the ordinance on the
ground that ghere grave question OF us
legality Il having received the approVa OF inc
Mayer whose term OF Office expired conteTlporane-
ousIy With the authority OF the charter uhoe'
which the ordinance was enacted The Mayor e1-
pressly stated that he would gladly consioer 'he
ordinance on its merits If enacted anew unoer lie
charter comforting powers contemporaneous Wild
those exercised by himself The various societies.
rnre the death Of General Earle last January. have
renewed the agitation in favor OF the measure ana
the Board Of Aldermen will be called upon 10
consider Il again
Ii urging the creation Of a park for the preserVs-
81 the Jurnel Mansion, the Scenic and historic
Preservation Society lays particular stress upon
the relation Of the site the aqueduct LANDS the
High Bridge Park tract along the bluff and the
Speedwav II also asserts that the creation OF a
museum there would benefit business by bringing
large numbers OF visitors the city In support OF
this argument the society has compiled tabie o.
the visits paid annually TO other historic shfies IA
the United States In this tabuiated statement d
is asserted that 900 persons year VISIT moe
pendence Hall. % go year Carpenters Hall. Phila-
ee,>h4a: sz.43 counting Boston residents.
Fsneuil HAIL. y aoI exclusive Of Bostonians the GO
State House: 30Oe9. Plymouth Rock: 800" moui'
Vernon: 1900 WashingtoB's headquarters. MOTIFS
town, X. J.. and 5000 Washington's headquarteif
al Nesburg, X. Y. II is believed that the estap-
4ishment OF museum at the Washington hea"-
quarters in this city would bring larger NUMBER
o. visitors even than TO Independence Hall, al
Philadelphia
The house wss begun in 1866 and was conplelso
In 1853 In FIVE years therefore. II will be iSo year
cid its builder and FIRST owner was Roger MOTIFS
colonel in the British Army. who vas associaieo
WIZ Washington under General Braddoek IN 'H'