The evening world., 1911-05-25
SIX ACRE HILL TOP
IS GIVEN THE CITY
FOR 7SHAM PARK
Mrs. Julia lsham Taylor Offers
Strip of Land at 2i4th
Street.
TO HONOR HER FATHER.
~RockawayPark Property Own
ers Donate Seaside Recreation
Spot and Board Accepts.
TO HONOR HER T H

Mrs. Julia sham Taylor har donated
TO the city a six acre strip OF land oov-
enns the crest OF the hill between Isham
n Two Hundred and Fourteenth
streets. for street and park purposes.
Mrs. Taylor desires that the proposed
parl 10 named 1sham Park In memory
or her IA ler. the late William y. Isham.
freslc"nt McAneny, with whom nego-
tiatioN Tor the transfer Of the property
10 tht city were made. discussed the
matter with Mrs. Taylor and her at
torneys and brought 1t to the attention
or the Board OF Estimate to-day.
In my judgment" said Mr.. McAneny.
the pff.r of Mrs. Taylor is most de-
sirarie 90 we'll as an evidence OF great
geue'csity on the part OF the donor.
our engineers have Inspected the prop
crty and heartily approve OF the
acceptance of the gift and the plan to
lay out the property for a street and
"A park"
Tho board referred the subject to the
cnie' engineer for further report.
Has Fine Outlook.
The property which Mrs. Taylor de-
sires to give to the city was purchased
by Mr.. lsham in 1854 and was used by
lin as his residence until his death,
March %, 1909. The proposed park would
include AN entrance, gardeners lodge.
driveway shaded by elms, and the
residence, Lawns and gardens "t the es-
tate. 1t a beautiful View Of
the Hudson across Spuyton Duyvil
Creek. and to the east the valley OF
the Harlem. with University Heights
beyond. and Fort George Hill.
In a letter Mrs. Taylor says:
I'm order to carry out this plan. I re-
quest that the map of the city of New
York, Borough of Manhattan. be changed
with respect to the location and grades
" West Two Hundred and Fourteenth
street, between Park Terrace West and
Park Terrace East. that the lines anu
grades of Park Terrace West from the
south side of the present West Two Hun
dred and Fourteenth street to lsham
street be modified; hat the lines and
grades of Park Terrace East from the
south side of the present West Two
Hundred and Fourteenth street TO a
poin, l25 feet south thereof be modified :.
that Park Terrace East. from a point
10 ltfN spuAl y NV
dred and Fourteenth street to lsham
street he discontinued and that a park 10
he known as Isham Park Toe laid out be-
tween Isham street and West We Hun
dred and Fourteenth street.
In case the map Of the city OF New
York is changed IN accordance with
the above suggestion, | VIII cede TO the
city for a street Park Terrace west
go 80 -. go. "a Ia OnNNth-
erly line of Two Hundred and Four
,eenth street, as at present laid out. to
Isham street, and will convey to the
city for "A park to be NOW az lshain
park All the land within the boundaries
of the said park as proposed TO be laid
out"
Rockaway Park Donation.
A large portion of Rockaway PARK
which is to he converted into a sea-
side recreation centre for women ana
children, became the property OF the
city to-day. II was donated by the prop
erty owners Of Rockaway Park These
owners. headed by T. c. Mckenzie APP
pcared before the Board OF Estimate
and made the offer.
Although the restrictions, as imposed
in the grant. provide against the prop
erty's being used for any purpose otner
than a seaside recreation place, Presi-
lent Mitchell urged that the land would
make a most desirable site for children
afflicted with tuberculosis affecting the
bones.
For the establishment OF such an In
stitution or sanitarium, President
Mitchell said the city already had a
private bequest Of S-00,0oo conditioned
on building the sanitarium at the sea-
side.
Mr.. Mex cnnec said tine property
owners might be induced to give way
SO a sanitarium might he possible. The