DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. 



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dence than any land above Central Park, being, by way of the 

 established ferry from the Battery to Sixty fifth street, much 

 more convenient of access from Wall street and vicinity than the 

 district above the Harlem can ever be. From Sixty-fifth street 

 it will be quite practical and natural to connect with the parkway 

 by a bridge across the railroad tracks. We are confident, there- 

 fore, that the development of our plan will not only provide 

 pleasure grounds of unrivaled beauty, but will prove a good invest- 

 ment for the city. 



In preparing our plan we have had the services of Frederick 

 Law Olmsted, LL. D., and the other partners and staff of the 

 firm of Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot. During our long considera- 

 tion of the subject many unforeseen questions have arisen. It is 

 with great satisfaction that we inform your Honor that, in every 

 matter embraced in the plan and in this report, the Landscape 

 Architects and the entire Commission are in complete and hearty 

 accord. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOHN B. WOODWARD, 

 ELIJAH R. KENNEDY. 

 GEORGE INGRAM, 

 WILLIAM BROWN, 

 JOHN CONDON, 

 SOLOMON W, JOHNSON, 

 SIMEON B. CHITTENDEN. 



On March nth, 1895, as provided by the law, the Mayor, 

 Comptroller, Auditor, Corpor- 

 ation Counsel, Park Commis- 

 sioner, Supervisor-at-Large, and 

 County Treasurer, met to hear 

 objections to the plan of the 

 proposed parkway and drive- 

 way. On the 1 3th day of March 

 these officials filed a certificate 

 approving the plan of the park- 

 way and driveway. It then be- 

 came my duty, under the law, 

 to forthwith proceed to acquire 

 the land. This was mandatory, 

 allowing no discretion on my part. I appointed L. M. Lent 

 and William J. Tate as my agents to secure options upon the 



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