New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-09

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Senator Carpenter. OF Westchester. has IN
troduced a bill in the state Senate, and Assembly
man Wainwright in the Assembly extending the
power Of the Palisades Park Commission along the
river front Piermont TO Stony Point and, sur
prsing 10 note Assemblyman Carnochan. OF this
county, has introduced a bill In the Assembly still
further extending the power OF such state COM
mission 10 include nearly all OF the remaining
Rockland County waterfront. T. e., as far as Iona
Island In other words. II these bills become law.
their effect will be to permanently deprive Rock
land County OF practically all its riparian prtvi-
leges thus turning TO comparatively irrespon-
sibe and alien commission backed by private capt.
tai the most valuable productive assets OF the
county. cannot at this writing state the taxable
value of the river frontage OF the county. but IT
certainly includes the most valuable taxable assets
of the county.
yards stone Quarries, etc, may be offensive to
many people, but why should this particular county
be selected in which TO abolish their existenceG
Our county Is one OF the smallest and poorest IN
the state It's real estate consists principally OF
mountains and comparatively unproductive valleys,
in which latter located few minor industries.
The industrial life of the county is located prin-
cipay upon the river front. and it is now proposed
by our own representative TO give to quasi-pri-
waite commission the power 10 acquire. maintain
and make available for use a public park the
lands located AS aforesaid. and for this purpose
such commission shall have power 10 take in fee
or otherwise by purchase gift, devise or eminent
domain, the said lands any of Them and any
rights, interests and easements therein
lay out and improve the said park and to make
rules for the use and government of the same
construct and maintain roads between
and connecting any separated portions of said park
and for this purpose to acquire rights of upon
and across any intervening lands and TO lay out.
construct and maintain roads and ways connecting
the roads and ways within said park. with other
public roads outside of and adjacent thereto
shall form continuous park, the In
tenton of this act being to provide in conjunction
with the State of New-Jersey, for the establishing
OF a park along the entire front of the Palisades
from Fort Lee in New-Jersey to the termination
thereof In this state, and along the front OF the
mountain lands extending along the west bank Of
the Hudson River from the northerly limit of the
Palisades TO the southerly side OF the United States
naval station Iona Island
How ROckland County dispense with its
river front Industries, population and taxable val
ues. The location OF the Palisades Park was a
reasonable proposition. The Palisades themselves
should be protected in the general interest but
these later bills empower the commission for
scenic preservation. 10 make the term mountain
lands include villages. clay banks. brickyards.
shipyards, stone quarries and gravel banks well
and 10 make the waterfront OF Roekland County a
solitude and call IL park
WALTER T. SOARING.
Tomhns Cove N. K. March & lSos