. Annual report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. 46 is in course of erection, covering nearly the ^hole width of the sidewalk. Visitors to the Park are also subjected to the impor- tunities of hackney coachmen, whose carriages so ob- struct the way in the neighborhood of the Park entrance as to be dangerous to pedestrians, and to prevent the convenient passage of other vehicles. Carriages, properly kept, to carry persons about the Park at reasonable rates, conveniently located, are an un- doubted public convenience ; they should, however, be under such regulations as to preve


. Annual report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. 46 is in course of erection, covering nearly the ^hole width of the sidewalk. Visitors to the Park are also subjected to the impor- tunities of hackney coachmen, whose carriages so ob- struct the way in the neighborhood of the Park entrance as to be dangerous to pedestrians, and to prevent the convenient passage of other vehicles. Carriages, properly kept, to carry persons about the Park at reasonable rates, conveniently located, are an un- doubted public convenience ; they should, however, be under such regulations as to prevent their becoming— what some now are—a public DOVE-COT. C, Vaux, A)'c7i' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (N. Y. ). Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. [New York : s. n. ]


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