The New York herald., 1870-09-14
Department OF PARKS.

Meeting Of the Board of mrnissi0nors-T6e
Brecding und Keeping Of Fish--B0uIe Yards
TO be Immediately Opened NIisceI eIIancous
AIatters.
The Board Of Commissioners OF Public Parks met
Yesterday afternoon in stated session. with the Prcst
dent, Commissioner Sweeny In the chair. After
the usual preliminary and routine business had been
disposed OF the Executive Committee presented
full and detailed report of their actions The partic
ulars mentioned in the report concerning the work
going on in the various parks and places under tho
direction Of the Department have from time to time
appeared IN the HERALD. The report OF the COM
mittee was adopted and ordered entered on the min
utes. communication In relation to
PIsCICULTURE
was received from Mr. r. b. Roosevelt, one OF tho
Commissioners Of Fisheries In the State OF New
York. This communication has already appeared
in the HERALD. In 1t Mr.. Roosevelt suggested the
establishment or aquaria ana fish feeding trOughs
In connection with the springs and ponds OF the
Park. The suggestion seemed to meet with much
favor, and resolution was adopted inviting Mr..
Roosevelt to examine and indicate measures for
tabshlng fish buildings In the lakes OF the Park,
as suGgestea 10 ms % ana sne rresi
the subject as may be by him considered expedient.
After some discussion among the commissioners
THE BouLnvARDs.
the following resolutions were adopted
Rssolved That the portion Of the Boulevard roadway be-
for public use and those portions Of said roadway bswesn
soa o
and che engineer IN charge hersby directed 70 vigorously
ninth :tSsss {! iSSI street The s,,s:
Of s. w a. hs s The s
IN which the work shall be done and whether
dsn g haze the same by or by workmen
JAPANIZlNG THE PARK,
as means Of enhancing its beauty, suggested in
United States Consul at Yeddo, Japan. The CON-
munlcatiOn was relative to landscape gardening,
mails, anEs, &C., % building % 4 miniature caves caves and
mountains, and IN respect to mauy things in which
the Japanese excel and offering to render such aid
the department might desire relative to lncorpO
rating any OF the arts aforementioned In the parks
under their control. The communication was Or
dered on file.
Typographical sURvEYAGE.
Resolutions were adopted directing Typographical
surveys as fOllows:-
Resolved, That the Engneer-n- Chief forthwith prepare
survey of he public place known as the Morn
ing Side Park to the end that the plans for the Improvement
Resolved That EngneerIn Chief prepare like survey
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The following resolution was adopted in relation
TRANSFERRING AND EMPLOYING MEN.
That the chiefs Of r the seye. bureaus Ds
one work another respective Notice
of such shall however DO given the day
the disbusng officer until otherwise ordered RESERVATIONS
Of men duty who have been absent from or other
the whom the workman may have
assigned but promotions shall be made without the writ
order OF the president of the department.
SELLING SHEEP.
large amount OF routine business was disposed
Of after which the treasurer authorized to sell
such sheep from the stock in the Park may not be
desirable to keep during the coming winter, and to
add such sheep as may be deemed advisable.
The Board then adjourned.