New-York tribune., 1910-02-18
STOVER'S NEW PLAN.
UaRfs Boat Run to Connect
Waterfront PARKS.

To establish or contract for sightseeing
steamer 10 connect the waterfront parks OF
Manhattan and Queens for the benefit OF
the public IS the newest scheme OF PARK
Commissioner Stover. At a meeting Of tas
Woma1's Municipal League yesterday
morning the announcement was greeted
with enthusiasm and after the meeting
many OF the women took occasion 20 COZ
graduate the Commissioner on the thought
New York" he said. has some SS5 niles
OF shore line, and il seems 10 me that vs.
should have some means OF connection be-
tween the shore parks A. II - now. one
park only can be reached by a small pro-
portion OF the population I have taken
the matter into serious consideration and
have already consulted with an amusement
company as to its cooperation IN ths
scheme.
II launches or boats could be run n
conjunction with the park system. connect
ing with De Witt Clinton and other parks
along the North River. and stopping at.
perhaps. several points along R.versids
Drive, il would be good plan Then. pass
ing through the Harlem into the East
River. the boat could touch az Bisckveiis
Island, the northern stretch OF which,
hope, viii soon De put into use as a pubiic
park II may be divided OF from the main
part OF the island or IL may not Person
ally. I should like 20 see the old persons
sheltered there mixing freely with tbs
pleasure seekers II would not only be a
Joy to them but IL might. and doubtless
would. be a lesson to others in many ways
Then the trip could be made down the
bay 10 Queens and Jamaica Bay ard on to I
Rockaway Park Here again have hopes
of big change in the not far distant !
future. 1t IS probable that the gove-nren. !
will Be able before long TO establish fts>
ownership OF all tho land from the /
site OF the old block house to within
a short distance of Rockawsy Park. \
which includes many miles OF waterfront
II seems. as perhaps you know. that from
the old block house the ocean has gradual
Iy washed ir sand until this made land.
which is claimed by the Southern Pacific
Railroad. covers considerable acreage.
''The matter is now In the courts and NJ
one really knows how the ownership viii
be decided. But II IL turns out that the
land is government property. and not that
OF the railway. then I think there Is no
doubt that its use can be secured pub
lie park. II will. with another parcel os
land al the eastern end. include some thres
miles of waterfront and between six HIM
dred and seven hundred acres OF land
In speaking OF some criticism that had
been directed against him because OF his
proposal 10 have Fairgrounds for children !
and other attractions IN Central Park the.
Commissioner said:
Central Park is IN safe hands. have
fought the invasion OF this pleasure tract
for twenty years, and my record is known ,
20 those who have been with me IN trs
crusade. As q citizen 7 have always stood
for its defence, and no one has It's interest
at heart more than myself But II ths
children aren't 70 BE- benefited b- the park.
who should be
Commissioner Slower then said he hoped
70 have open air nurseries for the smallest
children along the eastern borders OF tbs
park IN the form of tents. TO be erected
during the hot weather
Mrs. Clarence IsraeIs, chairman OF tbs
committee on vacation resources anf
anlusements for working girls. spoke on
the recreation problem. and asked the
women TO help her in the fight 10 ger the
bill for better dance halls through. TO sug-
gest vacation plans for working girls and
to persuade employers 70 give their girls
vacations.
An address by Baron Dairoku Kikuchi.
president of the Imperial University OF
Eyoto. is TO be given on Thursday after
noon at o'clock IN the ballroom OF tbs
Plaza the occasion being an entertainment
for the league.