I have received your note of the 11th instant, enquiring if I am still impressed with the desirableness of the acquisition of the land between 106th & 110th Streets, between 5th & 8th avenues, for the Central Park.

I have had no reason to change the opinion formerly expressed to the Commission that the acquisition of the land in question would add greatly to the value of the park, the line of 106th Street offering a most inconvenient and unseemly boundary, that of 110th Street a natural, convenient and beautiful termination of its scenery.

Mr. Knapp and Mr. Radford formed a partnership at my suggestion and had the first choice of places on the pond.

Mr. Clapp coming with a note from Mr. Weed, I assigned a place [290] between the ladies’ and the main ice, with some special privileges. He preferred this to any other place.

I have authorized the sale of malt liquors, except on Sunday. On Sunday I allow soup, cold meats and coffee, which I deem necessary where so large a number of people are gathered together.

We had an enormous crowd yesterday, above 50,000 during the day, and the want of adequate accommodations on the pond drove great numbers to the grog shanties on the Eighth avenue.