CEMETERIES-Continued. row, Man. Est. 1892. 75 acres. Reached by sur-1 av and 20th st. Station, or from 36th st. and 5th face cars from 34th St. Ferry, Flushing av. line av.; also Ocean Parkway Boulevard to entrance. from Bridge, Grand st. cars from Grand and Hous- Woodlawn-233d st., bet. Webster and Jerome ton and 23d St. ferries. Jonas Weil, Pres.; Morris avs., 24th Ward, Man. Offices at cemetery gate Jacoby, Sec. and 20 E. 23d st., Man. Jas. D. Smith, Pres.; Wm. T. Booth, Sec.; Chas. S. Smith, Treas. Reached via Harlem R. R. to Woodlawn station; also by trolley on Jerome av. Most Holy Trinity-Central av. and Pilling st. Office, Central av. and Chauncey st., Brooklyn, 18 acres. Reached by L railroads and all surface lines. Rev. P. Dauffenbach, Pres.; Philip Haslach, Supt. National-Jamaica and Hall avs., Brooklyn. Reached by same route as Cypress Hills. New Union Field-20 acres. Congregation of Temple Beth El. Office, 76th st. and 5th av. L. Gans, Pres.; J. L. Cohn, Sec. New York Bay-Ocean av., Greenville, N. J. Office, Chapel and Garfield avs. Lewis E. Wood, Pres.; Jas. G. Haskins, Sec.-Treas.; Thos. W. Tilden, Supt., Jersey City, N. J. Reached via Central R. R. of N. J., or trolley from Jersey City. New York City Marble Cemetery-2d st., between 1st and 2d avs. Office, 63 2d st., Man. Alexander Maitland, Pres.; Albert Bullus, Sec. Oakland-Yonkers, N. Y. Office, 51 Warburton av., Yonkers. Reached by both Putnam and Hudson R. Divisions of the N. Y. Central R. R. Pelham-Office, Main st., City Island. Grounds, Lafayette av., City Island. Reached from Bartow on New Haven road, by horse car. Jas. Ketcham, Supt., Lafayette av., City Island. Potters Field-Flatbush. (See Kings Co. Farm.) Prospect-Grounds at Prospect st., Jamaica. Offices. 3 Union Hall st., Jamaica, Borough of Queens. John H. Brinkerhoff, Pres.; John H. Ludlum, Sec. Quaker-Middle Village, Newtown. Area, 1 acre. Reached by same route as Lutheran. Rockland-Sparkill, Rockland Co. 200 acres. Reached by Northern R. R. of N. J. Office, Sparkill, N. Y., and Room 313, 140 B'way. Man. R. L. MacDuffie, Pres.; Wm. H. Whiton, Sec. St. John's-Middle Village, Newtown, Queens. Office, 250 Jay st.. Brooklyn. 168 acres. John McCluskey, Supt.. Richmond Hill. Reached by N. 2d st. cars, by Steinway cars and 34th St. Ferry. St. John's-Yonkers, N. Y. Reached via New York Central R. R., Putnam Div. St. Joseph's-Yonkers, N. Y. Reached by Putnam and Hudson R. Divisions of the N. Y. C. R. St Mary's-Yonkers. Reached same as above. St. Mary's-Ireland Mill road, Flushing, L. I. St. Michael's-Astoria. 75 acres. H. T. Edson, Sec. Office at Cemetery, also 225 W. 99th st., N. Y. City. Reached by railroads connected with Long Island City and 92d st. ferries. St. Monica's-Washington st., Jamaica, Queens Borough. 1% acres. Reached via L. I. R. R., Bklyn. Rap. Transit and L Electric R. R. Rev. M. P. Fitzgerald, Pres. and Sec., 42 Washington st., Jamaica. St. Peter's-Westchester av., Westchester. F. M. Clendenin. Pres.; Brainerd T. Harrington, Treas. St. Raymond's-Located on road to Fort Schuyler. Throg's Neck, Westchester. William Walsh, Supt., Westchester, N. Y. Salem Fields-Jamaica av., opp. Euclid av.. Brooklyn. Area, 64 acres. Reached by same route as Cypress Hills. P. O. address, Station E. Brooklyn. James Seligman, Pres.; C. W. Pollak, Sec. Office, Jamaica and Euclid avs. Shearith Israel (Portuguese Cemetery)-Cypress Hills, Newtown. 6 acres. Same route as Cypress Hills. Richmond. Bethel-Amboy av., cor. Church st., Tottenville. S. I. Peter Androvett, Pres.; W. A. Brown, Supt.. Tottenville. Baron Hirsch (Hebrew)-100 acres. Richmond av., near Yedder av., Port Richmond. Office, 150 Richmond av., S. I.; 141 Grand st., Man. Ferry. Whitehall st., Man., to St. George; thence via Bulls Head trolley. Samuel Eckstein, Pres.; Louis Berger, Sec.; Abram Greenwald, Supt., 150 Richmond av.. Port Richmond, S. I. Fair View-Richmond turnpike, Castleton Corners. 31⁄2 miles from St. George ferry by Midland Electric Ry. 30 acres. Wm. Anderson, Pres.; Wm. J. Ladd, Sec. Office, 51-53 Richmond terrace, New Brighton. Fountain-Richmond terrace and Van st., West New Brighton. 5 acres. Harry V. Fountain, Sec.. West New Brighton. Hebrew-Richmond turnpike, nr. Clove road. Office, 11 Elizabeth st.. Port Richmond. Moravian-Richmond road, New Dorp. 80 acres. Ferry from Whitehall st., from St. George, via Midland Elec. Ry., 6 miles distant. P. P. Heal, Pres.; N. J. Ostrander, Sec. Office at cemetery. Ocean View (St. Agnes)-Near Brendan Station. Richmond. 442 acres. Reached by trolley, Rapid Transit road or carriage from St. George ferry. Office, 220 B'way, Man. Chas. C. Dickinson, Pres. ; Louis W. Groat, Sec. St. Mary's-Parkinson av. and Southern Boulevard, Grasmere. Rev. James F. Mee, Director; D. McCaffrey, Keeper, Rosebank P. O. St. Peter's-Junction of B'way and Clove road. West New Brighton; controlled by St. Peter's R. C. Church. Thos. McDonald, Supt., West Brighton. Silver Lake-Richmond turnpike, nr. Silver Lake, Tompkinsville. Manhattan office, 69 Canal st. Reached from ferry by S. I. Electric and Midland Electric cars. Barnett Friedman, Pres.; M. B. Kramer, Sec.; A. R. Gold, Supt., Stapleton, S. I. Silver Mount-Richmond turnpike, nr. Clove road, Tompkinsville. Route, from St. George ferry. South st., to Central av., to Richmond turnpike; 2 miles. Staten Island-Richmond terrace, nr. Water st., West New Brighton, adj. Fountain Cemetery; 21⁄2 miles from St. George ferry. 212 acres. Office, 2 Cedar st, Man. John Johnson, Pres.; Jos. H. Barker, Sec. Woodland-10 acres. Richmord turnpike, near Clove road; 2 miles from St. George Ferry, via Central av. and Richmond turnpike. Electric cars from ferry. Michael Koffer, Pres.; Chas. Koffer, Sec. Office, 157 Broad st., Stapleton. Woodrow-Woodrow, S. I. 3 acres. 1 mile from Huguenot Station. Reached by S. I. Rapid Transit R. R. C. Bogardus, Sr., Pres.; W. H. Bedell, Sec. Benjamin Harrison, of the United States, was born at North Bend, Benjamin Harrison, the twenty-third President Ohio, August 20, 1833, and died of pneumonia at his home in Indianapolis on March 13, 1901, in the He was the grandst., Tarry-sixty-eighth year of his age. son of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States, and a descendant of Sleepy Hollow-Tarrytown, N. Y. Reached by N. Y. Central R. R. Samuel Requa, Pres.; Wm. T. Lockwood, Sec. Office, 130 Main town, and at cemetery. Trinity Church-187 Fulton st., Man. Grounds Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, who was one of at W. 153d st. and Amsterdam av. Reached via 6th or 9th av. L road. H. H. Cammann, Comp., 187 Fulton st., Man.; Otto Meurer, Supt. Union-Cemetery sold in 1897 and bodies removed to Cedar Grove Cemetery. Union Field-Newtown, op. Brooklyn Reservoir. 45 acres. Office, 35 Nassau st., Man. Reached by same route as Cypress Hills. Benj. Blumenthal, Pres.; 1. H. Goldsmith, Sec.. 300 burials in 1901. Total number, 15.000. the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was admitted to the Bar in Cincinnati in 1853. In August, 1862, he entered the Union Army as colonel of the Seventieth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, and was breveted brigadier general. He was inaugurated President in March, 18 9. and He held office one term. was renominated for President at the conclusion of his term, but was defeated by Grover Cleveland in the November election of 1892. He won an enviable record as Washington-Ocean Parkway, nr. Parkville. Of-lawyer, soldier and statesman. Ex-President Har fice at cemetery and 141 B'way and 64 W. 125th st., Man. Isaac Marx, Pres.: Samuel B. Hamburger, Sec.; Simon Binswanger, Supt. Reached by P. P. and C. I. R. R. to Washington Station, from 9th rison was buried on March 17 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis. His coffin was followed to the grave by the late President McKinley and other distinguished men. PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES. Brooklyn. The park system of Brooklyn and Queens consists of 34 parks, with a combined area of 1,619% acres. In addition there are 14 small gore parks, from one-fourth to one-half acre each, and twenty parkways with total mileage of 421⁄2 miles, which are controlled by the Park Department, of which Geo. V. Brower is Commissioner, and Robert T. Brown, secretary, with offices at Room 14, Borough Hall, Brooklyn. For other employes of the Park Department, see City Government chapter. King pl., 7.750.... $400,000-Tompkins, Gr'ne, 7.500....$335,000 - St. Edwards, Bedford Tompkins City Municipal 0.333.... $265,000 Joralemon City Hall 0.500.... Carroll 2 ............... 3 Seventy-fifth st.. 2 Bay Ridge Union st 3 Highland Park. Park $1,000,000 Ocean parkway to Fort Hamilton. .... $1,000,000-Ocean parkway to Bensonhurst Beach. $300,000-Fort Hamilton pkway. to Bay pkway. $3,500,000-Fort Hamilton av. to Fort Hamilton. 34....$800,000-Prospect Pk. to 4th av. st.. Fourth av...... 42... 2. 1 bet. Fulton and Court. $150,000-Rich'ds, Dwight, 0.250....$25,000-Underhill, Wash ington avs. 0.250....$50,000-Bway. & Throop. 0.125...$8,000-Stuyvesant av. and Broadway. 0.250....$75,000-Fulton Greene av. st. and 0.250....$4,000-Metropolitan Wood Point .... and av. 0.250....$4,000-Metropolitan Gravel Pit....... 7 70 Fort Hamilton.. 13.. 4th av., De Nyse st., Ft. * $300,000-7th av., Graves- ....$55,000-Maspeth, Morgan Irving Sq......... 3.500....$70,000-Hamburg, Knick- E. N. Y. av. to Stone av. Eastern pkway. extension to Riverdale av. *Stone av. to Eldert la. Stone av.to New Lots av Riverdale to Dumont av *New Lots av. to Fountain av. .... Eastern pkway. extension to Jamaica av. Pennsylvania av.. 2%.... Jamaica av. to Jamaica Miller av......... Buffalo av... Rockaway Ocean av bay. 1-10.... Jamaica av. to Eastern pkway. ex. %.... "Eastern pkway. to East New York av. *Buffalo av. to Canarsie Park. 2.... Flatbush av. to Hamilton av. .... Jamaica av. Park. Fort to Forest Vermont st. from Sunnyside av. to and along the return road of the Eastern parkway extension. In addition there are two bicycle paths, one on each side of Ocean parkway, each 51⁄2 miles in length, exclusively for use of bicycle riders. PROSPECT PARK, MONUMENTS, ETC. The construction of Prospect June, Park began in 1866, and the land (516 1-6 acres) $3,919,370, while its cost construction $6,000,000. cost Some of its special features about magnificent driveways, walks, its flower gardens, are its lakes for boating and skating, and its statues. The Palm House is located at the Greenhouses, 7th st. and 9th av. (Prospect Park W.), and is one of the most beautiful sights of the Park. a The statuary in the Park includes the bronze figure of J. S. T. Stranahan, bronze busts of John ing, Beethoven and Howard Payne, Thomas Moore, Washington IrvMozart. shaft In Aug., 1895, was erected on the slope of Lookout Hill to the memory of the four hundred Maryland soldiers who defended the rear of the American Army upon its retreat after the Battle of Long Island. It was erected by the Baltimore Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in conjunction with the Park Dept. The bronze statue of Major-Gen. Gouverneur Kemble Warren, near Memorial Arch, in the park plaza, was unveiled on July 4, 1896. statue of Abraham Lincoln is placed in the front The bronze part of the Flower Garden, overlooking the lake. by popular subscription. It was dedicated October 21, 1869, and was paid for The bust of Mozart, in the Flower Garden, was "United Singers of Brooklyn" to the city and was unveiled Oct. 23, 1897. It is the gift of the *Worth collectively $1,000,000. Name. Size acres. Location. 31.238....110th to 1234 st., bet. PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES-BROOKLYN-Continued. won by them as a prize in a Saengerfest, held in Philadelphia. Immediately fronting the Park is the Plaza, Morningside surrounded by mounds covered with pines and attractive shrubbery. In the center is an immense electric fountain, built in 1897. South of the foun- Mt. Morris tain and facing the main entrance to Prospect Park is the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Mulberry Bend erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors Paradisɔ who lost their lives in the war of the Union. The Park Av. Parks.. bas reliefs were prepared by Maurice J. Power, and show Lincoln and Grant on horseback, reviewing the army after the fall of Richmond. The arch in 1898 was further adorned by a bronze group on top, called the Quadriga, designed by Frederick MacMonnies; in 1900. two massive groups, one representing the Army and the other the Navy, for the sides. At Gate 3, on the 9th av. side of Prospect Park. are two bronze panthers on pedestals. At Gate 4. at the Ocean Parkway entrance, are two specimens of bronze work in the shape of an athlete taming wild horses. near Columbus, Amster ...... 20.174.... Mt. Morris to Madison Riverside Colonial 12.790....145th to 155th sts. Bradhurst to Edgecombe. to 186th sts. & Hudson River. Other statues are scattered throughout the Bor- Ft. Washington.. 40.810....Blvd., Lafayette, 170th ough. The Grant statue on Bedford av., Dean st., was unveiled April 25, 1896, the gift of the Union League Club to the city. A statue of Henry Ward Beecher stands in the center of the park in front of the Borough Hall. A statue of Alex. Hamilton graces the entrance to the Hamilton Club, Clinton and Remsen sts. THE SHORE DRIVE. Two bridges connecting Shore Drive with Fort Hamilton av. have been completed during 1901 and will conect, when macadamized road under them is completed, the Shore Drive with the other systems of parkways. BROOKLYN FOREST PARK, Brooklyn Forest is a natural woodland park extending from the boundary of Highland Park as far as Richmond Hill, in Queens. It cost about $1,150,000. From its high points are obtained magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean. Jamaica Bay and Long Island Sound. Roads have been made through and the main road is macadamized. The park drive leads into fine macadam roads connecting with Astoria, Flushing, the military reservation at Creedmoor, Whitestone, Queens and the north side of Long Island. College Point. Manhattan Parks. Name. Abingdon sq. Battery Beach st Bowling Green Location. Christopher st.... 0.139....Christopher, W. 4th sts. 64.343....155th st. to Washington Wm. H. Seward.. 2.651....Canal and Jefferson sts. Triangle Triangle 0.095.... Broadway and 73d st. 0.018.... Manh'n av. & 114th st 0.074....7th av. and 117th st. 0.012....6th av, and 35th st. 0.072....Broadway and 106th st. UNIMPROVED UNNAMED PARKS. 7.377....52d to 54th sts., N. R. Park west of Harlem Washington Bridge to ....72d st. to 129th st., N. PARKWAYS. STREETS AND AVENUES UN- Location. parkway (110th st., 96th st., west of West End av. 72d st., west of Central Park W.. CENTRAL PARK. Central Park cost over $15,000,000. It extends from 59th st. to 110th st., 21⁄2 miles, and from 5th av. to 8th av., over half a mile, with an area of 840 acres. The landscape architects were Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Following are some of the principal features: At 59th st. and 5th av. the Scholars' Gate, adorned by a bust of Von Humboldt, unveiled 1874. In the southwest part is the playground and carrousel for children, and beyond is the common lawn of 16 acres. The Menagerie is in the southeast part, clustered around the old Arsenal building. The mall is a broad promenade, a quarter of a mile long and 208 feet wide, bordered by double rows of elm trees and famous for the collection of statues, prominent among which are: Shakespeare, by J. Q. A. Ward, erected on the 300th anniversary of the poet's birth; Burns and Scott; the "Indian Hunter," by Ward; Fitz Greene Halleck, and a colossal Beethoven bust. Near by is the Music Pavilion. PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES-MANHATTAN-Continued. The Terrace, a sumptuous pile of richly carved masonry, and the Lake come next in view, and the famous Bethesda fountain, designed by Emma Stebbins and made in Munich. Beyond the lake is the Ramble, 36 acres, passing a bust of Schiller, rustic cabins, gorges and waterfalls. Farther on is the Belvedere, a tower of stone; next are the city reservoirs. On the left is the American Museum of Natural History. Admittance free, except on Mondays and Tuesdays (25c.). Open (free) Tuesday and Saturday evenings. Opposite the Obelisk and near 5th av. and 83d st. is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Admittance free except Mondays and Fridays (25 cents); Monday and Friday evenings, 8 to 10. The new greenhouses, opened 1899, cost $55,000; located 300 feet south of E. 106th st. entrance. THE AQUARIUM. Battery Park Aquarium opened Dec., 1896. Free. Open every day in the year from 10 A. M. until 4 P. M. Exhibits-Fish, 158 species, 2,024; Mammals, 4; Crustaceans, 37; Reptiles, 39. Bolivar, Simon-Equestrian, W. 81st st. entrance to Central Pk. Burns-Bronze, Mall, Central Pk.; unveiled 1880. Columbus-Marble, at the McGown's Pass Tavern, Central Park. on the Mall. Columbus, Christopher-Central Park, 8th av. and 59th st. entrance; unvelled Oct. 12, 1892. Columbus, Christopher-Bronze, Central Park; unveiled May 12, 1894. Commerce-Bronze figure in Central Park, near 8th av. and 59th st. entrance; unveiled 1865. Conkling, Roscoe-Bronze, Madison Sq. Park; unveiled in 1893. Cooper, Peter-Bronze, junc. 3d and 4th avs. Unveiled in 1897. Cox, S. S.-Bronze, erected by letter carriers of the U. S., in Astor pl.; unveiled in 1891. De Peyster, Abraham-Bronze, Bowling Green Park; erected in 1895. Dodge, Wm. E.-Bronze, erected by the merchants of New York; Broadway, 6th av. and 36th st.; unveiled in 1885. Eagles and Goat-Bronze, east of Mall, Central Park. Ericsson-Bronze, Battery Park; unveiled 1893. Falconer-Bronze group, 72d st. and West Drive; unveiled 1872. Farragut, D. G.-Bronze, Madison Sq. Pk., nr. 5th av. and 26th st. Franklin-Bronze, Printing House sq.; unveiled 1872. Garibaldi-Bronze, Washington sq.; unveiled 1888. Grant's Tomb-Riverside Drive and 124th st.; Jedicated April 17, 1897. Greeley, Horace-Bronze, at entrance to Tribune office, Nassau and Spruce sts.; unveiled 1890. Greeley, Horace-Bronze, in Greeley sq., B'way and 33d st.; unveiled 1894. Hale, Nathan-Bronze, erected by Sons of the Revolution in City Hall Park; unveiled 1893. Halleck Fitz Greene-On the Mall, Central Pk., unveiled 1877. Hamilton, Alexander-Granite, Central Pk., East Drive, near Art Museum. Hancock, Gen. Winfield S.-Bronze, presented by the G. A. R.; unveiled in Hancock sq., St. Nicholas av. and 123d st., in 1893. Heine Fountain-Erected by German Singing Societies; unveiled July 8, 1899, at 161st st. and Mott av. Holley, Alexander L.-Bronze, Washington sq.; unveiled 1890. Humboldt-Bronze, Central Park, 59th st. entrance; unveiled 1869. Hunt, Richard M.-Central Park. PARKS, DRIVES AND STATUES-MANHATTAN-Continued. Fort Washington Memorial-Fort Washington av. and 183d st.; dedicated Nov. 16, 1901. Irving, Washington-Bryant Park, W. 40th st.; unveiled 1866. Lafayette-Bronze. Union sq.; unveiled 1876. Liberty Enlightening the World-Bedloe's Island, N. Y. Bay. Copper statue, 151 ft. high, on granite pedestal, 155 ft. high; total height, 305 ft. 11 inches; unveiled 1886. Lincoln, Abraham-Bronze, Union sq.; unveiled 1868. Martyrs' Monument-Trinity Churchyard, to the Central Park on Moore-Bronze, Central Park, near 5th av. entrance; unveiled 1880. Morse, S. F. B.-Bronze, Central Park, near 5th av. and 72d st. entrance; unveiled 1871. Obelisk-Presented to New York by Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt. It is of granite, about 70 ft. long and weighs 200 tons. Erected in Central Park, near Art Museum, in 1877. Schiller-Bronze, in the Ramble, Central Park; unveiled 1859. Scott. Sir Walter-Bronze, Central Park, on Mall; unveiled 1872. Seventh Regiment-Bronze figure to commemorate regiment's dead. Central Park, on West Drive; unveiled 1874. Seward, Wm. H.-Bronze, Madison Sq. Park; unveiled 1876. Shakespeare-Bronze, Central Park, lower end of Mall; unveiled 1872. Shepard Fountain-Central Park. Sims. James Marion--Bronze, Bryant Park; unveiled 1894. Stuyvesant, Gov. Peter-Marble effigy, in outer wall of St. Mark's Church. The Pilgrim-Bronze, commemorating landing of Pilgrims, Central Park, near E. 72d st. entrance. The Still Hunt-Represents Least in act of leaping; Central Park E. Drive, near Obelisk. Thorwaldsen-Bronze, in Central Park, 59th st. and 6th av.; unveiled 1894. Tigress and Young-Bronze group, Central Park, near Terrace; presented 1867. Washington, George-Bronze equestrian statue; Union sq. Washington, George-Bronze statue on Wall st, corner Broad, on the site of Federal Hall, where Washington took oath of office April 30, 1789; unveiled 1883. Washington, George--Copy of Houdon statue. gift from N. Y. school children; Riverside Park, bet. 88th and 89th sts. Washington Marble Arch-Washington sq.; foot of 5th av. Washington-Lafayette; copy. Erected 1833 at TOTAL PARK AREA OF THE ENTIRE CITY. 1.573.368-1,000 Park area, Manhattan and Richmord 1,343.754-1.000 Name. St. James ...... St. Mary's ..... ...... Acres. Location. 2.33....E. 192d st. and Kingsbridge rd. 11.83....Jerome av., Creston av. and E. 191st st. 28.70....St. Ann's av., 149th st. and Robbins av. 275.00....University and Sedg wick avs., 181st st. Van Cortlandt..1,132.35....City line, B'way, Van Cortlandt av., Jerome av., Mt. Vernon av. Wash'ton Bridge. 8.45....Sedgwick av., Harlem Location. Boston rd. and 164th st.. River, Wash. Bridge. Acres. 0.06 0.16 0.15 0.20 0.95 0.45 0.06 0.15 Throg's Neck, Ft. Schuyler rd., Eastern Bid. PARKWAYS. The parks of The Bronx are magnificent in area facilities for sports. There are 13 base ball, 5 foot and beauty. Special attention has been given to ball fields and 85 tennis courts. Pelham Bay Park has seven miles of water New frontage on L. 1. Sound and Pelham Bay. golf course has been opened of 9 holes. Van Cortlandt Park is accessible by the N. Y. and Northern R. R., the several trolley lines running through Jerome av. and the Kingsbridge trolley. Its objects of interest are the Colonial Mansion and Museum, under the charge of the Society of Colonial Dames; the lake, covering 11 acres; the parade ground, the largest in the State, the deer range and an 18-hole golf course, covering a lineal area of 5 miles. the Bronx Park is in the northern central section of the borough. The northwestern section of 250 acres has been assigned to the Botanical Society. The beautiful Botanical Museum Building cost city $400,000. The treasurer is J. Pierpont Morgan. Botanical Gardens are free to the public at all times. The southeastern section of the park, comprising 261 acres, is in charge of the Zoological Society. The plan comprises 55 different series of buildings, cages and ranges. Admittance free, except on Mondays and Thursdays (25c.) The president of the society is Levi P. Morton; director, Wm. P. Hornaday. Bronx Park is reached by 3d av. elevated to 161st st.. with transfer to West Farms; to 177th st., with transfer to the Tremont av. trolley as far as the Southern Boulevard; to 177th st., with transfer to the 3d av. trolley as far as Fordham. The last route carries one to the northwest entrance. Crotona Park contains the new municipal building for all public offices in the borough (excepting Park Dept.) It is reached direct by the 3d av. elevated to 177th st. Claremont Park contains the old Zbrowski Mansion, now used as the offices of the Park Dept. of the borough. This park has some magnificent specimens of trees, including the royal English oak. English bronze beeches, Norway pines, Italian and other rare specimens of foreign forest growths. St. Mary's Park is in a thickly populated section and often has an attendance of 8,000 at the Sunday concerts in the summer season. Cedar Park overlooks the Harlem River. McComb's Dam Bridge Park, on the Harlem River, at Jerome av., is now the headquarters of the rowing clubs, formerly situated between the 3d av. bridge and the Madison av, bridge. |