The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-24
RIVERSIDE PARK.
The Constant Encroachments That Are
Made on Its Waterfront.

10 THE EDITION OF THE SUN-Str. Those
of us who love the river and Riverside
Park have watched with ever increasing
anxiety the steady commercial inroads
along the waterfront. A few years ago
n three story coal bin was erected at
Ninety-sixth street, u%nsightly pier ex-
tensions are being continuously carried
on last year West En- avenue was re-
moved from the park Jurisdiction. so
than the residents are complaining Of
unrestricted and noisy traffic, and now
comes our last invasion, a covered shed
206 feet In length and so feet in height
at tho foot Of Seventy-seventh street,
to be used as an ash and garbage dump.
All these things have been forced upon
unwilling residents in spite Of their
protests.
Dock Commissions Smith says:
I am in q position OF trust. charged
with the duty Of administering this prop
erty entrusted to my caro-. In strict ac-
cordance with the statutes and decisions
Of state.
II Dock Commissioner Smith has the
interests OF the city at heart and II the
COMMISSIONS Is so keen to bid by the
law. then he Is bound to abolish this
dump at Sevenry-seventh street which
he Is permitting to be erected in direct
opposition to the interests OF West Side
residents and property owners.
The law In this matter Is clear. Chap
ter 900 OF the a OF 1895 provides shat
no dump or receptacle for the deposit
OF ashes, garbage or refuse OF any kind
. shall be erected upon a water
front OF park domain above Flfty-ninth
street"
notwithstanding tho law and Dock
Commissioned Smiths assertions that he
Intends 10 abide by the statutes, he is
deliberately breaking the first and stulti.
Tying the second.
Mr.. Smith strongly opposes the con-
t~inuance OF the free market at Fort Lee
Ferry and l30th street on the ground
thar the space so occupied Is needed to
facilitate traffic 10 and from the wharves.
VIII he be as firm In his opposition to
the New York Centrai's plans for four
additional tracks at this point, since the
same argument holds good, as the in
crease In the numbe OF tracks here
will prove a greater hlndrsRce to access
TO the wharves than does the market?
VIII the Commissioner also approve
the Centrals plan to construct a market
at 18th street, which Is a park water
front?
Is II with his approval that the city
accepts the New York Central's pres
ent of a million dollar market at Thirty
fourth street and she river. which will
give the railroad In return a reason for
lnslStlnR on tne auulllondl ud'kS alOIE
the whole waterfront, for which Until
now they have been unsuccessfully hght-
ing?
This latter project, II Is needless to
say, Is opposed by those citizens who
understand the matter. who have neither
political nor railroad i~nclinations, and
therefore should not he permitted to go
into effect until 1t has been thoroughly
discussed and all Of its bearings made
plain.
50 clearly il the gift OF this "one mil
Ion dollar" market by the New York
Central a bride for which a heavy pay
ment in privileges will be demanded
that 4 should under no circumstance
be accepted. Beware the Greeks bearing
| giN's, ELIZABETH OGpRN WOOD.
NEW YORK, February %.