New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-28
CENTRAL PARK COMMITTEE.

The Central Park Committee met yesterday at 10
o'clock a. IN. Senators Monroe and Rotch present The
following communication was received from froi.
James Renwick: . m ,ooo
No q FIFTH 4yHsgs NV YOHk June Is 1890
:. o. Which Ssye led to H. enOrou, prospective
expenditure Of the - ss 81 ne Of sautesn so are
Stod 10 be cognan Of which fall within the
Phs o Of sSf OF chssn Of the Executive Of the
sS e Saf b Ss mot
oS should not Be .s.aed = ,aPpre'ns the indications
a senemen with great respect yOa, Sssds 'SgTens
To The Hon the Committee Of the Senate Of Ne~YOrk for
Inyestigating The Affairs Of the Central PsIh
List of the names of partee said 10 be cognzant OF
the operations of the Commissioners OF the Central
Pst and points on which il supposed they can tes-
tify:
The Hon. A. ConkingTh4t the Commissioner q the Cen.
trial Park applying for the lsw Of 1893 psdsea
that the sum therein granted would suihee TO hnish
M Hopins-hat city has not realized fifty per cent Of
M FED contractor Of the Bergen Tunnel Jery City
n ~ de work In the Psrk has been don. three times
and that he complete all the work Of the PARK
I s .ns o1eum tpn g. Tor the sum Of million offering
as his securities the Hon Phoenix and D. 5 GTss9I
J. h Roe-That the tile drainage total and entire
Alfred CIaveD-Thst whole Of the work upon the Central
susceptible Of being peeneda bean IN sd
vance within margins close as any other ~o o. eu e
John f. Jervis-Tlst impossible to perform any work Of
the kind economically except by contract ,p..t.,,
q, Chairman Of Committee to have examined INTO is ~
Of the sstr.y'sant eape1ss1IeS before sSS S %
William e. Hswkesworth Is said, can prove ifequent
been completed also auds psyro He is also competent
to prove that all the worn. Of c2nsr0cn0n might nave ''
Mr. Curtin an English gentleman, was examined AZ
an expert He said he had charge Of several gentle
mems grounds, and gave his opinion IN dstai OF 'ne
Park. He appeared TO be an Ordinary garoehel.
II tboft hara yI1r ~
the Park who could substantate his charges but they
would be turned of and some who had been examined
had told him that il had been ntmated TO them that
they would be discharged soon.
Mr.. Green demanded their names lie SAID, how
ever that be did not believe that one word OF ar.
Heggs statement was true.
Mr.. Hogg refused 10 give the names
Frederic Law 0lmsted testified that he had Deen
Archect-in Chief of the Park since March, 1885 had
been previously employed there as Superintendent OF
the aborers; the duty Of Architectn-Chief was 70
superintend all the works Of the Board; was resPo1-
sife for the details of the work. III hs work. enuueo
"Wsks and Talks had gwen a desoriPlun u pa. .ns
various Parks in England had observed several rrns
in Europe; thought the Central Park was properly ao
out and the work well done III IL had seen the gardens
In Naples Rome, Florence, and Vienna; never was
employ ed as landscape gardeners had n't,e ca
prence in that profe By visiting some trends VINO
had gardens; il not unusual 10 have Douiders IN
Park; bad been some alterations made IN the onginai
plan; believed they were necessary hsd visited curoPc
10 recruit hshealth, and TO visit foreign farks the
Commissioners paid his expenses had described te
construction Of the Central Park 10 the pubic au-
thorites and Superintendents Of Parks in Londoni
they expressed themselves pleased with the de,
tails of the work, and hoped similar plan would
be ADOPTED there the work ON foreign parks was car
RED ON in about the same that Of the Central
Park; no plan was now followed which was not sub
isct 10 Improvement; the estimate sent 10 the Senate
would cover all the attentions in the Park saw but
few brigades in any Of the foreign parksi had not
abandoned the plan of operations above 18th street
but notifications in reference 10 minor details, might
be sde in IL; no material alterations had been made