Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-15
"a 44ihR1jfSTEM
FOR RICHMOND
Chief Engineer Lewis Makes
Favorable Report on
Plan

BIZ Special Cor. ~esPoHdcnf
TOTTENVILLE, May 15-Chiei
Engineer Nelson +. Lewis, OF the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
at a recent meeting of the board made
q favorable report upon Burough
President Van Names plan for a park
system for Staten Island. The report
In part is as follows:
Hon. COIN I. Hylan. Mayer, Chair
man, Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tfonment.
"Sir:-Herewith are transmitted
three communications from the Pres
fdent of the Borough of Richmond.
bearing dates respectively of April 20,
October 2 and November 3. 1916, re-
guessing approval of three tentative
plans showing proposd public parks.
I'm each case the borough President
states that approval should be with
the understanding that this action will
be followed by the submission OF nal
maps and by the institution OF pro-
ceedings for acquiring the parks at
the expense of the city at large.
The plan presented under date or
April 26. 1916. relates to Glove Lakes
Park, extending both sides Of Glove
Valley Brook from Richmond turn
pike on the south TO Forest avenu
on the north.
1T comprises an area Of about 40
acres, with an assessed valuation cs-
timated at about 100000. The park
includes a chain of small lakes scat
tered along the brook. the land on
both sides of which Is largely wooded.
with an elevation ranging from about
40 feet to about 260 feet. At its
%northerly and :, includes the rear of
several large private egtatcs.
THE second plan shows Ravine Hill
Park at the junction of Egbert and
Meisner south Of the large
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for the City Farm Colony and the
Sea View hospital. It has an area Of
eleven acres. with an assessed valua-
ton estimated at about $4,000. The
property comprises a very picturesque
ravine covered with q fine growth OF
timber.
'The last plan presented relates to
Grand View Park located on the crest
OF, Grymes Hill in Stapleton. This
park is L-shaped, with an area OF
about two acres. and IN assessed val
uatlon estimated at about $4,000.
II would suggest that the President
Of the Borough of Richmond be asked
to submit to tho board for informal
approval a map showing all of the res
ervations which. in his Judgment,
might properly be made to meet the
ultimate paSk requirements of the
borough, with the understanding that
approval of such a plan would be fol
lowed by an Invitation to owners or
the properties affected to give options
for a period of at least two years on
the various properties deemed suita-
BILE for this use. Upon receipt of such
options a selection could be made of
those which appeared to be most ad-
~vantageous for immediate consldera-
ton and steps promptly taken to for
maily lay out the property as a pub
lie park and to Institute opening pro-
ceedlngs, with the further understand
ing that the expense involved would be
apportioned along somewhat similar
to those herein suggested concern
ing the plans presented by the Bor-
ough President. Such a plan might.
in my judgment, be made to include
the three sites now submitted, but
with provision in the case of the two
first described for amending the boun-
dairy In such a way as to more closely
with the property lipesa-aad with a