New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-27

TO- and found II unit TO plant in; II emitted very
fensve gaA That was what caused the death OF tne
trees The mode of planting was bad; the trees were
Mr., Pollard the assistant to Mr. PLAT, was especially
Incompetent He mr.. Hogg) had received for pur-
chasing trees for the Park s. per day. butlatey ms ~
had been cut down TO s. for each day he was altua
employed. He had an nvoce OF trees purchased
Ia England in which an AJies NordmdnnM was put
down ut five gnineas; he had eeen one at William H.
Princes in Flushing, which was offered to him FOR 70
lie considered that injustice was done MN IN cu'tIe
down his salary, Had had some difficulty with Mr.
Pollard; Mr.. Pollard complained OF MN 10 Mr. o'n'
| s.ed. II
Mr.. GREEN n ed Mr.. Omsteds Instructions TO all
| engaged in Moving or Planting Trees or Shrubs.
They appeared 10 be very complete
PHILIP KEYS testified that be had been foreman al
different works, left the Park in December; had
recommendation from Mr. Olmsted; suPerinended the
digging for the foundation of bridges Six, Seven aod
Eleven; Six was 10 qnicksand, which ne souded egn,
teen feet and then did not get TO the bottom tney aaa
10 Law down a concrete ARCH on bridge Seven ne mao
to keep from one TO six men at work pumping day aod
night Mr.. Keyes thought that if they had cut dram
200 feet to cess-pool; did not know that that would
have filed the pipes draining the cesspool WIN s
j. A. HUGHES testified that he was an expert, ana
| knew what park was was English; had worked IN
this country in Mr.. Calvert Vauxs office, and Mr..
Danelss; the Central Park did not look as If 1t was
laid out by landscape gardener the roads were TOO
wide the work should have been let out TO contractors
in sections bridge two had sunk nch and the brick
paneling underneath should not BE- there's in bridge
four the stones not cut in the right shape; there
| were too many bridges, too much mason work; the
Commissioners had treated him badly; he helped mr..
Daniels prepare his plan aud the main features OF it,
| the Central Avenue was his own; didn't know how
Mr. Dillon got the credit of it, he also prepared plan
which he put and which he thought was the best OF
ALL he thought there about 40 acres OF the Park,
excud ng the Reservoirs thought Mr.. Green had ex-
posed his ignorance when he said that dram was not
under the road, but under the cutters. Mr. hughes
his opinion of many Of the details Of the Park ana
his advice to the treatment OF various portions OF III
he thought Mr. Baumann better landscape gardener
than Mr.. Olmsted.
EUGENE BAUMAYS testified, that he resided in Nor
resana and had been engaged at the Central Park as
landscape gardener born in France; considered
the planting in the Park most successful work. the
grouping was well done; the objections about the
planning could only apply 10 few trees did not con-
der Mr.. Hughes aproper landscape gardeper thought
Mr. Daniels was not good landscape gardener;
he had not the reputation of being competent in
that profession; believed that Mr.. Daniels was a
good architect but he had no botanical knowledge Of
trees. 49,.
WILLIAM CuRR testified as to tie manner in which
the work done.
Mr.. HOGG endeavored TO show some discrepancy IN
bill for sand, the supposition that each load was
just half yard. $50,
Mr.. GRErS replied, that the loads were more than
half yard and tnat any rate, Mr.. Hogg voted for
the pay ment of those bills.
JANIS ANN testified that 10 his opinion the soil on
the promenade was not injurious 10 tue treee.
MIR. GREEN explained tina. the trees on the prone
made were set by contract and that the Commissioners
were not responsible for the work. The contractors
had coyenanted to renew all that died for three yeaFs.
IGSAz PLAT testified that he had been landscape
gardener all his e and the planting in the Park was
the most successful he had ever He had super
intended the planting of all the trees except those
the promenade, and not than 100 in all had died.
He thought Mr.. Pollard, his assistant, very good
man.
Tue Committee adjourned until to-day at 10 q. m.
" H. "a intends 10 examine the following witnesses:
p. l.. 6iimsted, Calvert Vaux, John Towey, VIM. II.
Grant. NJ. a. kellogg, ii, A. Willard and Thurlow
Weed. -.