FOOTNOTES:[1]Note, 1868.—In execution, the four traffic roads have been carried through the Park in the manner suggested.[2]Note, 1868.—The sidewalks have been treated in execution as proposed, but the suggestion in regard to the railroad has not yet been carried out. In the Brooklyn Park however the intended arrangement has been fully realized.[3]Note, 1868.—This feature of the design has been partially carried into execution and is in progress from year to year, as the street and avenue grades become settled.[4]Note, 1868.—In execution, 59th street has been treated as here recommended.[5]Note, 1868.—We submitted a plan for a much needed amplification in this approach during the earlier stage of the work, but the suggestion has not yet been acted on.[6]Note, 1868.—In execution, this avenue has been planted with elms, as suggested later in the report, and is now called “The Mall.”[7]Note, 1868.—A Parade ground was demanded by the schedule of instructions furnished to competitors. In execution this open space under the name of “The Green” has been retained as a prominent feature of the design, but has not been and is not intended to be used for military exercises.[8]The playground has been arranged as here recommended.[9]Note, 1868.—The foundation for this building was laid during the last season.[10]Note, 1868.—An improvement of the soil and of the skylines of this rocky section, contemplated at the time the plan was made, was last year carried into execution, by means of earth filling on the more prominent summit levels.[11]Note, 1868.—The original requirements of the Commission in regard to boundary and expense necessitated, in the first study, a cramped and unsatisfactory arrangement of the entrances on Fifty-ninth street. We have since made studies for the amplification of each of the principal approaches, and the necessary legislation in regard to the entrance at 8th Avenue and 59th street having been obtained at the instance of the property owners in the neighborhood, this improvement is shown on the map of the Park, dated 1868.[12]Note, 1868.—This site is now occupied by a building which we designed for a Ladies’ Restaurant, sites on a somewhat larger scale being reserved for a music-hall and conservatory, which yet remain to be erected.[13]Note, 1868.—While the construction of the park was in progress Messrs Parsons & Co., who held a contract granted by the Commissioners, employed us to develop this general idea in the form of a two-story glass building, of which the upper section is the conservatory proper and the lower portion is proposed to be used for the exhibition and sale of flowers, but the design has not yet been executed.[14]Note, 1868.—This ground still remains unimproved, it being the intention to develop the idea referred to in the report, although the plans for the structure are not yet finally decided on.[15]Note, 1868.—The foundations for this work were commenced last season on a rocky promontory which formed a part of the Croton reservoir inclosure when it was expected to be bounded by street lines, but which has lately been added to the park territory, in accordance with our suggestion.[16]Note, 1868.—The architectural treatment of the terrace approach has been developed in detail during the progress of the work, but much of the intended effect still remains to be realized.[17]Note, 1868.—In execution, the lines have been carried out as here indicated, and as the trees grow up the old square reservoir is less and less thought of as an obstruction in the composition.[18]Note, 1868.—The ground here referred to is now called “The Ramble.”[19]Note, 1868.—This suggestion has been partially realized but yet remains to be fully developed.[20]Note, 1868.—Many of these which we have marked for removal, have hitherto, for various reasons, been allowed to remain.[21]Note, 1868.—This tract of ground is now recommended as the site for the formal flower garden in connection with a group of architectural structures that will include music-hall, art galleries, horticultural and other museums, and refreshment rooms on a liberal scale; the intention of allowing military exercises on the park having been abandoned, and the Green serving the purpose of the playground above proposed.[22]Note, 1868,—These plantations have been made as designed.[23]Note, 1868.—The idea of the berceau walk has been carried out in execution on the south side of the reservoir.[24]Note, 1868.—In execution the design of this separate bridle road has been much amplified.[25]Note, 1868.—In execution the simpler plan above suggested was adopted, and the arrangement will probably remain intact for a number of years.[26]Note, 1868.—The postponement of operations in this quarter was recommended because we found that the 106th street boundary of the park required a revision, which could not, with propriety be urged when the competition plan was made. The northern limit of the park was, subsequently to the date of this report, extended from 106th to 110th sts., and so much of the original plan as applied to the ground to the northward of that here described, was afterwards modified in order to connect satisfactorily with our design for laying out the additional territory which was approved by the commission in April, 1863.
[1]Note, 1868.—In execution, the four traffic roads have been carried through the Park in the manner suggested.
[1]Note, 1868.—In execution, the four traffic roads have been carried through the Park in the manner suggested.
[2]Note, 1868.—The sidewalks have been treated in execution as proposed, but the suggestion in regard to the railroad has not yet been carried out. In the Brooklyn Park however the intended arrangement has been fully realized.
[2]Note, 1868.—The sidewalks have been treated in execution as proposed, but the suggestion in regard to the railroad has not yet been carried out. In the Brooklyn Park however the intended arrangement has been fully realized.
[3]Note, 1868.—This feature of the design has been partially carried into execution and is in progress from year to year, as the street and avenue grades become settled.
[3]Note, 1868.—This feature of the design has been partially carried into execution and is in progress from year to year, as the street and avenue grades become settled.
[4]Note, 1868.—In execution, 59th street has been treated as here recommended.
[4]Note, 1868.—In execution, 59th street has been treated as here recommended.
[5]Note, 1868.—We submitted a plan for a much needed amplification in this approach during the earlier stage of the work, but the suggestion has not yet been acted on.
[5]Note, 1868.—We submitted a plan for a much needed amplification in this approach during the earlier stage of the work, but the suggestion has not yet been acted on.
[6]Note, 1868.—In execution, this avenue has been planted with elms, as suggested later in the report, and is now called “The Mall.”
[6]Note, 1868.—In execution, this avenue has been planted with elms, as suggested later in the report, and is now called “The Mall.”
[7]Note, 1868.—A Parade ground was demanded by the schedule of instructions furnished to competitors. In execution this open space under the name of “The Green” has been retained as a prominent feature of the design, but has not been and is not intended to be used for military exercises.
[7]Note, 1868.—A Parade ground was demanded by the schedule of instructions furnished to competitors. In execution this open space under the name of “The Green” has been retained as a prominent feature of the design, but has not been and is not intended to be used for military exercises.
[8]The playground has been arranged as here recommended.
[8]The playground has been arranged as here recommended.
[9]Note, 1868.—The foundation for this building was laid during the last season.
[9]Note, 1868.—The foundation for this building was laid during the last season.
[10]Note, 1868.—An improvement of the soil and of the skylines of this rocky section, contemplated at the time the plan was made, was last year carried into execution, by means of earth filling on the more prominent summit levels.
[10]Note, 1868.—An improvement of the soil and of the skylines of this rocky section, contemplated at the time the plan was made, was last year carried into execution, by means of earth filling on the more prominent summit levels.
[11]Note, 1868.—The original requirements of the Commission in regard to boundary and expense necessitated, in the first study, a cramped and unsatisfactory arrangement of the entrances on Fifty-ninth street. We have since made studies for the amplification of each of the principal approaches, and the necessary legislation in regard to the entrance at 8th Avenue and 59th street having been obtained at the instance of the property owners in the neighborhood, this improvement is shown on the map of the Park, dated 1868.
[11]Note, 1868.—The original requirements of the Commission in regard to boundary and expense necessitated, in the first study, a cramped and unsatisfactory arrangement of the entrances on Fifty-ninth street. We have since made studies for the amplification of each of the principal approaches, and the necessary legislation in regard to the entrance at 8th Avenue and 59th street having been obtained at the instance of the property owners in the neighborhood, this improvement is shown on the map of the Park, dated 1868.
[12]Note, 1868.—This site is now occupied by a building which we designed for a Ladies’ Restaurant, sites on a somewhat larger scale being reserved for a music-hall and conservatory, which yet remain to be erected.
[12]Note, 1868.—This site is now occupied by a building which we designed for a Ladies’ Restaurant, sites on a somewhat larger scale being reserved for a music-hall and conservatory, which yet remain to be erected.
[13]Note, 1868.—While the construction of the park was in progress Messrs Parsons & Co., who held a contract granted by the Commissioners, employed us to develop this general idea in the form of a two-story glass building, of which the upper section is the conservatory proper and the lower portion is proposed to be used for the exhibition and sale of flowers, but the design has not yet been executed.
[13]Note, 1868.—While the construction of the park was in progress Messrs Parsons & Co., who held a contract granted by the Commissioners, employed us to develop this general idea in the form of a two-story glass building, of which the upper section is the conservatory proper and the lower portion is proposed to be used for the exhibition and sale of flowers, but the design has not yet been executed.
[14]Note, 1868.—This ground still remains unimproved, it being the intention to develop the idea referred to in the report, although the plans for the structure are not yet finally decided on.
[14]Note, 1868.—This ground still remains unimproved, it being the intention to develop the idea referred to in the report, although the plans for the structure are not yet finally decided on.
[15]Note, 1868.—The foundations for this work were commenced last season on a rocky promontory which formed a part of the Croton reservoir inclosure when it was expected to be bounded by street lines, but which has lately been added to the park territory, in accordance with our suggestion.
[15]Note, 1868.—The foundations for this work were commenced last season on a rocky promontory which formed a part of the Croton reservoir inclosure when it was expected to be bounded by street lines, but which has lately been added to the park territory, in accordance with our suggestion.
[16]Note, 1868.—The architectural treatment of the terrace approach has been developed in detail during the progress of the work, but much of the intended effect still remains to be realized.
[16]Note, 1868.—The architectural treatment of the terrace approach has been developed in detail during the progress of the work, but much of the intended effect still remains to be realized.
[17]Note, 1868.—In execution, the lines have been carried out as here indicated, and as the trees grow up the old square reservoir is less and less thought of as an obstruction in the composition.
[17]Note, 1868.—In execution, the lines have been carried out as here indicated, and as the trees grow up the old square reservoir is less and less thought of as an obstruction in the composition.
[18]Note, 1868.—The ground here referred to is now called “The Ramble.”
[18]Note, 1868.—The ground here referred to is now called “The Ramble.”
[19]Note, 1868.—This suggestion has been partially realized but yet remains to be fully developed.
[19]Note, 1868.—This suggestion has been partially realized but yet remains to be fully developed.
[20]Note, 1868.—Many of these which we have marked for removal, have hitherto, for various reasons, been allowed to remain.
[20]Note, 1868.—Many of these which we have marked for removal, have hitherto, for various reasons, been allowed to remain.
[21]Note, 1868.—This tract of ground is now recommended as the site for the formal flower garden in connection with a group of architectural structures that will include music-hall, art galleries, horticultural and other museums, and refreshment rooms on a liberal scale; the intention of allowing military exercises on the park having been abandoned, and the Green serving the purpose of the playground above proposed.
[21]Note, 1868.—This tract of ground is now recommended as the site for the formal flower garden in connection with a group of architectural structures that will include music-hall, art galleries, horticultural and other museums, and refreshment rooms on a liberal scale; the intention of allowing military exercises on the park having been abandoned, and the Green serving the purpose of the playground above proposed.
[22]Note, 1868,—These plantations have been made as designed.
[22]Note, 1868,—These plantations have been made as designed.
[23]Note, 1868.—The idea of the berceau walk has been carried out in execution on the south side of the reservoir.
[23]Note, 1868.—The idea of the berceau walk has been carried out in execution on the south side of the reservoir.
[24]Note, 1868.—In execution the design of this separate bridle road has been much amplified.
[24]Note, 1868.—In execution the design of this separate bridle road has been much amplified.
[25]Note, 1868.—In execution the simpler plan above suggested was adopted, and the arrangement will probably remain intact for a number of years.
[25]Note, 1868.—In execution the simpler plan above suggested was adopted, and the arrangement will probably remain intact for a number of years.
[26]Note, 1868.—The postponement of operations in this quarter was recommended because we found that the 106th street boundary of the park required a revision, which could not, with propriety be urged when the competition plan was made. The northern limit of the park was, subsequently to the date of this report, extended from 106th to 110th sts., and so much of the original plan as applied to the ground to the northward of that here described, was afterwards modified in order to connect satisfactorily with our design for laying out the additional territory which was approved by the commission in April, 1863.
[26]Note, 1868.—The postponement of operations in this quarter was recommended because we found that the 106th street boundary of the park required a revision, which could not, with propriety be urged when the competition plan was made. The northern limit of the park was, subsequently to the date of this report, extended from 106th to 110th sts., and so much of the original plan as applied to the ground to the northward of that here described, was afterwards modified in order to connect satisfactorily with our design for laying out the additional territory which was approved by the commission in April, 1863.