The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-22

a, -. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on TUESDAY
sun RnnARxs or ooHMlseI0Nss rnonse s,-r
PROTESTING AoAINse rms nnMovAL or -
UHnp INGNsna o. rns PARx, AND n : rHp
m. PAnrIsAN CONDUCT OF fHs hAsos
BOARD OF CENTRAL PARK COMMISSIONERS
"a Osn,r.l Park Couuissionsrs hslA . nee'"s 80
voo.uu On tuesday last According 70 inc r0'e
.~~,~tonsrs have adopted, reporters vsre oA''.N0
~. -. ~. nan ravored With the following remAsns
RI, op.mssoper rsld in which he sxposes 'ne PM
e the majority Of Beard end protest. against
n. rseeus sction removing No CAtsf Eagisssr, Mr.
visac, wahoas cause
NJ frnp ssid-xr. President, sHsr The following rsso
l1rcn;-
Resolved That he rsolusos psed = ne iss citing Of
e. q. e i. ss .1s s Of Drain
Nor SIR, ~ the courtesy o, the BOARD, propose 70
wske some remarks upon the resoIusol. Il was well
a By laws making amendments thereto was ~ ceenod
pressed desire 70 fer 70 the Bard my vie upon
iSe ment soolsAng the O,es OF Calef Engineer,
nc Yes cir Andfhat meegnx va called for tna boar
Of IL ~, a, which time Was Aeu known 10 the Board
that would be engaged oAn account for this want Of
Of NJ COnsnss.oner BUYER sortS has innaencei the
Board for at the last be distinctly stated that he
veSd ,waya vote for v,ee.icg m the ndae Of the day
haA the spposers Of tho majority Of the Board could not
be present Row, Mr. Presdebt why have Mr. veie and
Mr.. Sustin been discharged BY Tits Bosrds Rave
Why is H. sir, viat M. Vieie, in particular, has re.
ceived n 7he keods OF this Board the kind, m serl
You, NJ Presdent have .ow ed your preiaaices
Ar sbaa Tor the pas, three four months you have m
yasAe voted .g.,st 3: reso'so.s wA =. ~.
declared hat should be the duties o. The Chief
By that ordnance there was given him the conmo OF me
ployes Notwithstanding that, sir, the majority OF tins
Board have by step, the range Of his
have dssgped 70 force him 70 resign his position me
majority, not possessug the courage or magaansmWy 70
s Sw ssns - thsr srp ~ Uety
and Ena snces, unworthy the dignity o. TINS Mrd
ths majority have sought 70 fcrce him into retire mont
again, sir ask-What has he dones or what has 10
fsIed 70 DO that he should be thus unceremonously
sscsed7 Can gentleman point 70 single reeussion OF
Ssiiy imposed upon HIM winch be has nsglectedf II
ne deserve the OF this Board ] am not the
man Who would eodesvor TO screen him from us
Ter anything oonnee.ed with M. yieles professional
dutiss thai be has been DISCHARGED Why Is he then DIS
missede The resolution upon s face 70 silent but the
rue that he democrat and differs In polacs
from the majority OF this Board And While the majority
cal vews they attempt TO silence me by atbut,ns my
soure in this Board TO partisan motives. Sir, for my
belolg g; for IN which discharge my pablo
duties am responsible 70 the people whose ser
Bat I am s Ss Boss Sss
deeply wronged, by the fear OF any censure OF
ths majority. I stand here asking for justice to
Mr. yiee and cay s due 10 his professional character
and this Beard that be should not be thus stabbed IN tho
dAsk Mr. vele has char acter and reputation dear
sna sowa Why no. have the generosity 70 ss.e that you
dUchsrge him for his political views rather than allow
ahs snvious 70 suggest that II is fer noompssncy Or
= false pre,ence FOR its exercise, and tie ma
ywty Of this Board do BOT seem 70 DO an e.
Political reasorsS Let us Me- vele appointed
By resolution Of this Board the leh Of June 1857
Chief Engineer Of the Central Park and the direction
OF the given 10 him believe he offended the
keen sensoiy Of Mr.. Commissioner Hogg, by desiring 10
Nan By the indyidua SSim Of that person For this
correct principle OF oichl responsibility Mr. veie gained
the cDoy,ps snny Of Mr. Hog Tbs objection was ms5e
on the PARK, and list OF the names or the meu vas
CHAINED ften was that Mr.. Commissioner Butter
worth stated that OF the four hundred aad drty
employ cd hundred and had been nrnsniei
by him Of their politics Of the right etripe
Ons,ead yes appointed super ntsndeni Of he Park Mr.
Ofmstead was known 70 be strong republican, aud hal
warm sympshies with he majority Of this Board From
every 70 centre the oonrol and management
q The msn employed on the park IN the hands Of Mr.
them. Was not this done for partisan purpoeeeS Let
Al Tie late kasoralty election, after tho
nouers took Upon himself 70 lnasuoe and nsinda,e the
then the park with the threat tA, they
n sh~ was not with be SCOUT scsnce Of NJ Olnstsad II
without his obsciioDs least 90 far ~ Is known 70
me or this Board ofciaiy sucn vioMson OF The rights
a the could have been accompl shed Mr. yee
had time the control denounced a. then,
Idepounoe now-s usurpaton on the part Of hs. com.
shs Bosrd by its action should brand with M dis,p2ro-
baton; but, sir the majority thought otncrvise and
therefore vots Of pssssd Mr. y,ele you
have now removed and given 70 Mr. DIM stesd the entire
OF al the work, including the enxr cerlng.
Mr. olmsts.d an ensnesrf No SIR nor ioss be pretend
had y~sed the resolution osmssng yee, one Of the
jovy bad written aleier 10 another engineer sdvrg him
ted All hands such officer aured, not retain
me services Of Mr. yele whom you say you aim 70 be
dep Bssn character and not vrrs 70 BE- hc mere IA
sHumeut Have We 700 many oincsrss Why, Hir, bal
lev nsnu 40 yss ga rssS sou ssas M
plan whom Tho majority decided entitled 70 No
hrss pze and stu other persons " make me prcnary
surveys. HAs Mr.. vele been OF service " the
missoni He made The 1fst plan " Tho park wtieh hB
been used BY this Board wbou, tay compensation W Fin
yrom this plan OF Mr. vees the specifications for the pre-
vous plans drawp and, sr undertake u say taaa
you take from plan 30 mr. onsteds plzn) the opeco1
sroupS ,he Ton of he reservorsrd Won nav. ~ yss
original plan, very nearly Plan b, with these features IN
a. viii, am ucrmed BY oompetent engineer (nos Mr..
Board limits rs IN the Improvement of the park W . sum
The interest Of which sha MOI exoced 800 900
Is.bly ,u,nsd NJ v,sis on, q b. place .ioS.sd
INC plan, ard intend 70 carry out entire, ~
,s,s ", ss. s.v -: 70. ~ psrs.n
The organization Of the commission vn the result o.
e.aeus previously held, and The ren,lem.a whom he
elected. oAncus was he'd the ofos of one Of tie
commissioners Was Mr.. Dillon, who bad al gays been Q
ano isst ffen1 Of the park, invitedt Was IN
WED; Nos ~ all We did not belong " the reprb-
hnAs party yst The msj1ry say tnsy not pssissns
why hsn not ask all tie missoners 70 coesuit upn
important feature ~ the organ yasioo Of thc commits
scni The majority are not parsans, pray, vel me- STR
Why TIE leader 0 Me majority, Hr Buaer stated
- tue etcs,ou OF Mr. Belmont that the time be
had ever been besisn in TIE Beard thereby implying that
M 70 that time the majority hal acted ogssber
rted sverytninsf Nos psytsani rhen Why, when tne
woe President wrcss 70 oommissoosr Who Sss ren,vsd
frc1 hs saae, suggesting hst would be yeii for MIN 20
rcsn cd thai person reply that be woud not, because
they might some time want hh vote They d1 want hb
wee. fer without Mr. Yele wouit not have been
moved The majority Of this Board no, prtsaai
men, CTR, Why do they no. Investigate ns
been for q long time upon your table f-ohuses
accompanied by sfdave, ana whicb n true should COO
s.Fn him 70 everlasting dhgrsoe. Nos partisan Then
W. We ngns o. az snise 1poe on, proseed,ssss