The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04

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...H.fhrr property on the mountain side.
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... .UII Sir. MORGAN thought that he had
...rUut.d II- llI share toward 'aying
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.... whether ho vas going 10 help out IN
.rr project. Mr. Morgan was in Eu-
..... and OIrIl's agent was informed that
.. Morgan had no financial interest IN
r measure similar word was returned
from Nir. Rockpirller's office. and Odell
~.,....l the bill, largely on the ground that
...., Was no money behind the measure
aud that he assertion + to the effect thao'
,bere was. which had been the means OF
touring the passage of the measure, were
~.,lutcly unfounded. The advocates OF
the measure have denounced this trick.
They assert that at no time did they ever
piye the impression that either MIR. Morgan
or MIR. Rockefeller would furnish the
money.
Taxing account Of the reasons for the fail-
urc Of the former bill. the advocates Of the
present measure have so fortified them
selves that there will not be any doubt
as to the identity Of the subscribers or
even the exact mounts that will ba 0Iven.
At present the names of those who have
promised the money are to be kept secret
because there has got 10 be a roundup ID
zee how much money is needed. In a gen.
eral way it NAV be said that those who will
contribute and who have promised suf-
fcient money for the project live on the
east side of the river opposite Hook Noun
tain.
There are more than a dozen millionaires
along there with large estates. Their out
look ia on Hook Mountain. Their homes
in some cases are on the same strata OF
rock as the q%uarrles on the mountains and
In one or two of these homes there Is not a
ceiling that has not been cracked by the
bla sting on Hook Mountain.
No definite estimate has yet been made
Of the amount of money required, After
the purchase Of land begins the entire
mountain, according to ono clause In the
bill, must be purchased within eighteen
months. The quarrymen first asked Sl0.-
o 1000 for their holdings. Then they came
down to 81 ,OO0,OOO, The assessment rolls
showed that they were worth about
$3.50, 900, but it is estimate that 1t will re-
Quire double that sum TO purchase them.
In no case yet has the Palisades Park
Commission had to resort to condemnatio
proceedings, and II IL thought that II will
he comparatively easy TO purchase all the
seven quarries along Hook Mountain at
private sale, with the probable exception
Of the Rookland Trap Rock Company.
owned by Wilson Foss, President OF the
village OF Haverstraw, and tho man to
whom Odell has promised the nomination
for State Senator to succeed MIR. Goodseh.
Heretofore the Palisades Park Com
mission has encountered morn prices,
For one tract OF land IL was asked to
pay 81 200, 900, hut got 1t for one-tenth
of that sum, For another tract 500 900
was asked, The sum OF $i2, 900 IS all that
will be paid.
If the assessment Of the Hook Mountain
Ouarries is on a so per cent. basis II Is seen
that fully 5000 600 will probably be paid
for them on a fair valuation. Some OF the
Uuarries are not making rooney and the
price will undoubtedly be- ~n>asonable. Dir.
oavitt, the chief engineer of the Park
in estimating the value of rock properties,
win probably be called upon to Pass upon
the valuation OF the Hook Mountain quarries.
After the quarries arc purchased there
are the other holdings TO be paid for, and
thon thore il the grand boulevard to be
built along the shore. one whose proposed
scenic beauties, it Ia said, will not DO sur
Passed by those of any highway In the world.
The task now before the friends Of the
measure Il, therefore, to raise the money,
They make the positive assurances that
there is no question that h funds will
lie obtained, aud they also assert hat when
the names of those behind the measure
are made public they will be n guarantee