The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-25

Central Raxk Commissioners.
The Board q CoMmssioners Of the Central PARK met
yesterday ociock-Presens Commissioners Cooley
Dillon Butterworth, Grsy, Fields, Green, Strong and
Hogg
The Special Committee Applications and on Salaries
and Onnces reported progress
Several communications received and referred
The following communication received from the
superintendent r.
Work was resumed ON the Park Monday the 10th
inst nearly two hundred men being that day employed
large crowd Of labOrers seeking employ gath
cred and remained during the day in front Of the Office
As certain persons took advantage OF this 70 stimulate
mschieyous excitement and the Police Commissioners
asched sufcen importance TO this excitement TO station
an armed at the arsenal and TO loaded artillery
up the Fifth avenue, thought my duty to Offer no in.
ducement for the reassembng of the mob before the
Office accordingly adopted the rule to call for one
out Of the crowd and to admit applicants During the
following days the crowd nevertheless enlarged and grew
more demonstrative. '-''-.& N' III
Since the announcement that all the aborers to be
poyed the Park would be called for ut residences
the crowd before the office has daily essened in number
and excabity, Notwithstanding unusual efforts on the
part Of those who have seemed to be endeavorg 70 ex
cite riot.
During the week men have been taken on, organized
into gangs tools provided and work assigned them o Q.
Superintendent Of Planting 81 in draining 200 IN drilling,
sedgng and moving stone for the breaers and $50 in
breaking stone into road metal.
The remainder are carng 10 clear the land and
furnish material for tho exterior wall.
and those best fitted for hard work, judging from their
and previous occupations have been added 70
the stone blocking gangs other day aborers have tnen
furnished with hammers and rings and instructed how
to break stone. They are required 70 return their
tools for night to the Office, and as one days
| work will ordinarily pay for them, they are then
charged TO them at cost Each in commencing work
informed that he will be paid fair price per cubic
yard for all the stone he breaks that his wages will
thus be exactly proportionae TO his industry Several
on tanning this have thrown down their hammers
and laftt he park thugm
The inspectors required TO note in their books If
such Of those engaged are at work every day ana any
one fails days in succession he is not there
after employed unless his absence IS accounted Tor salts
factory The Inspectors who rank foremcn of gangs
of the day aborers also required to see that the stone
all broken TO a proper size that rubbish is mixed
with other knavery practced and 10 instruct in the
of the hammer and TO encourage III every way the
| weaker and less expert.
The foremen Of the day workers are men Of
perence in their present duties The general interruption
Of work elsewhere has given excellent opportunity
Of selection and have the greatest confidence IN their
energy and faithiuness. have endeavored to
impress upon each the peculiar duty at such time
this when multudes of the best aborers are obliged
60 the poor house for want Of work Of allowing no
man to receive work from the Commissioners who not
disposed to give full measure of labor for them. They
instructed to report any who proves inefficient
and none such will be retained. The impresson-whch
| magistrates have openly encouraged among the
crowd before the office, and which has been constantly
assumed by gentlemen occupying offices OF honor and
was to be made charitable institution, am determined
to eradicate from the mind Of at least every man en-
ployed upon it, number have been already discharged
| In pursuance Of this policy.
| On motion, 1t was
| Resolved That the cartmen employed on the Park be
paid 81 day. double trucks IS 90 per day; OK teams
| 50 per DAY; nurserymen, 81 per day, and that
| foremcn be paid the sum Of - per week;
the backsmhs and carpenters 81 so per day, and that
payment be made tho pay roll being certified by tho
Dsbursng Clerk, Property Clerk, and superintendent
resolution was adopted authorizing the Withdrawing
Of the Of 900 for the payment Of the persons en-
ployed by the Beard and for such claims as may have
| been, or may be hereafter, ordered by the Board
Of h,ua dad nlta n
lights &c, at the Engineers and Supcrntendcnts offices
and the police station on the Park.
II resolved That the hours OF labor on tho Park,
until the order Of the Board, be from Toclock NJ to
O'Clock M-half hour ntcrmsson 70 be allowed for
dinner.
Several uninerestng matters despatched and the
Board adjourned.