The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-25

that the lAb1fer6 would employ s1d
he government Of different Contractors Is Il supposed
that 10 every work o. any magnitude from sas baud
ing of capitol 70 the erection OF stable this oonse-
queuce always exists the excavAor the mason tbs car
pointer the plumber she gas isr the paia,er all employ
different aoorers, al have separate coatrs,s all WORK
tracts are executed we'll and harmopiously.
The undersigned begs further TO Impress upon the BoSrd
the particular which, best les the onsr al
trsct system, most emphatcay calls for lis adoption by
this Board.
The first cousds arises from the composiuou Of
the Board ITSELF Consisting OF eleven members is too
large cit individual responsibility W vgila,t
supervision and being accidental In It's fcrmsuon is too
heterogeneous TO justify the xpocss0a thai mulfarious
duties be either wei, or easily discharged should
therefore be the aim OF toe Board to make its
direct employ and confined subjects NJ expsndi
tire shah conssenS with the due execution OF
work and the preparation Of ths Park for it's great objects
This consideration can bs obtained only by tbs adoption
Of the contract system under which sould be necessary
TO employ very small number OF officers TO supervise
tina eoution OF the work.
The experience Of the past year must BIO fresh in the
rscoecuon cf the Board and the uAdeIsened believes
work being the removal OF obssruotions, &c not admit
ting Of contract tbs Board has had in its employ nsary
twelve hundred Every fortnight requelt,ons have
from the Park for large smounis OF material,
which was purcnased ct retail. The employ ment
inspection asd discharge OF these men has absorbed
time Of The officers the registration Of their No and their
bsence has been left TO osemen unkoowcto the Board
whilst the payment OF force SO large has been both
be empoy meut OF tbroc thousand Ia this Boar
competent 70 exercise ths ls army the riglant
upper vision which springs alone from private and iHdv
dual interest
ha. this Board has delegated to the Architect
10 Chief the entire power OF appointment and discharge,
well 90 TIE appointment Of all the officers acting
under Rim al the Park ttat this delegation author
iy gether with the ,eereroe TO him Of ell amendments
10 the plans heretofore that may hereafter be ordered
has made The operations Of this Board simple enough
We are necceiorih simply the accountants and cashiers
Of the Park.
But ths simplicity is at,sued at the sacrifice or the
rights OF the minority well ms duties or every ni.
vdrbl menber vhct TO majority caa justaAby either
fbe time Of the Architect Chief Is absorbed In mar.
shaiipg the large BODY OF rrer whereas bis skin aud
Industry ssou.a be devoted exclusively to the work it.
self
fine Board, however would a5op. the contract sys-
ieu the large machinery now in operation, with its IN
satisfactory results, could be abandoned the in
employ would be by the contractors; the
A,chtectir Chief 400 bis officers would apply them.
ana ,ss oeessons Of the Board be- rendered extremely
simple, with the best guarantees OF responsibility and
success
works Of construction should be suphef and reduced to
tie essential regulates of she Park embraced Ia tho
the roe ard the walk, each separate and distinct esco
grand Aeh, but The wslk the grandest Of all fbees
be accompanied under contract and II the Board
cocld be pcuced 10 ADOPT the grand walk suggested BY
ndmens OF bmseu ana his respected
cists, Nj Bsopt three miles and half In ioOgth pro
oee1Ds from the pci't where the walks from the
traces Of Sixth and Seventh would unite
thence running lakes seventy third street thence
10 TIE reservoirs tnerce upon their top and along the
margins OF ihose uue4used artificial lakes, fifteen times
the are OF Washington square, sad then in diagonal ue
to tie rorih@est angie OF the Park 10 Observatory
Bill, the general rendezvous upon It's table land
OF ali Who ride, drive and walk, The Board
would Dot onlv meet she just demands OF pedestrians but
also cave large expenditure or the three miles and q
ball. tso would be the margin OF the Artificial
lakes kndwl be constructed by the Iroton Board with
the fumes Of this Commission the drive be1
aud bali miles In length, rice be Constructed
OF rke extent suggested by the dmen.s tbs walk
unbut ard calf mes, there woud be orly six
teen apd bsu miles OF roacway to be constructed IA
opinion Of Ia. undersigned, this easily be
pehed by contract within two years the period fixed for
The completion OF the oew reservoir.
The fra consideration why the contract syste should,
IL tie opinion Of The unfersgned be adopted remains to
be stated TIE legislature has assigned the limit OF
expenditure at about million ak hundred thousand
dollars ard in tns connection the history Of this nts
ton should be forgotten The early advocstes OF
the Park me. WITH serious obstacles In the general ap
preheoslon OF the community that is establishment
would prove reservoir Of unlimited expense and 1t
freely admitted ths, great ~ would be the blessings
Of the PARK they might be purchased at too dear cost
II was the pleasure AID the duty Of the Undersigned at
the, time, In bis private and oca capacity 10 strive to
ssy these appienensoas and TO demonstrate that the
FIVE hundred thousand collars, and OF it, Improvement
million i've hundred thousand dollars, msxisg the
dollars, in,srest which would three hundred
,housand dollars year The taxation OF the city then
would be an additional charge OF only hve per cent 90
hat citizen then paying one bundred dollars year IN
,sxes would be compelled pay only one HUNDRED and
wife and his children, park OF hundred asd any
acres Of uneauaed extent and beauty II generally
conceded thai these promses we're adhered TO aud full
filed, the Park would prove az unniixed BENEFIT and
general feeling In ia favor tbs land vas
purehAsed within tbs estimate, snt In the oil drawn
by the Undersigned for ihs Legislature for ia improve.
meat he pssrtcd provision Ia language the moet ssrin
geo he could use, enforcing tbese promises fhe says
Of said Park shall be idoptsd or 1nderskeu 81 the Con
mesoneis, Of which the entire expense, when funded,
,Ssn require for The payment q the animal interest
lars per ALBUM rh1 covenant with the people, thus
enforced By positive law should be mes, regousiy OBJ
served, and there no security against It's violation
cep by adoptcn the conirac system 10 the execu.
ton Of plan We have u true the est N aies OF the
Architect IN Chief that h plaza executed within The
limit but there IL b suprose that this estimate
viii form any exception 10 the general experience
us'ss for snon works are NOT to be rsied upou. Tho
rey solely upon facts 10 be by the
OF contractors fully responsible 70 do the work II 10
lsuseriabls ms,ako OF abus!Dg the confidence OF
the people violating the Law, and Offering 70 the public
uhinsn.d Park sitter The appropriation eIhius.e1 snt
tie Emit OF the Legislature has been passed.
The undersigned therefore recommends The adoption Of
tbs folOsiDg resoiution-
Resolved That ths works for drs,sss, trenchog aud
m gstOu the excavation and constructor u po1as
bkes ana ne consf Ucion OF The drive, ride AMI walk,
AID al other works upon the Park usisss others
specially oicered By The Board be dops bi aoo
ihs, ne Architect In Chief report TO this B1ard sorEng
? sos 9Th Specifications FOR each Of -orSs. Re
sfecIssy submitted ROBERT J. DILLON.
Juss T., 1856.
July IS Alter several asoaf LInsos TIE resoluaoa Of
Sir. DJop put ard lest
Atef -Dicu, Be uort fisfs
No,s Russell, Gray, stforg, E-iru, Gfs,u, Batter
worth, ans Hogg
Personal.
CHtsIEY BROWN, CALI Down 10 TBE sTosE AT
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