The New York herald., 1870-05-21
THE NEW REGIME.
Department Of Public Parks-Eylaws Adopted
by the Board-Appointment Of Chiefs Of
Bureaus-Politics to be no Endorse
ment for 0fiisial Position-Parade
Ground in the Park

ries had been disposed Of the Board proceeded at
once to
PERFECTING THE ORGANIZATION
OF the Department and In doing SO determined not
10 change the personnel of the principal employees IN
the conduct OF the work the Park and the various
other works under the control Of the department.
and TO forward with energy and despatch the works
entrusted to their care free from political contro OF
influence over those in their employ or to give pre-
ferment TO any OF its officers OH political grounds
Commissioner HILTON from the Committee on BY
laws, presented the following report, submttinga a
CODE OF BYLAWS
for the government OF the department ana It's EN-
ployes which was adopted:--
The Committee Bylaws and Ordinances have fully con-
- saero aps eo o1y the scon Of this Hoard egu
late It's method Of doing M ana 80 m 'an
M orlers ana executed with certainty and des
ssn;so ~a VI al s Of the we
nave HAVE svEsT sSrIoSH TnE
and far the chief officers are concerned
best personal ludmsn. ia the performance Of
70 Ss ssc s ~ e brea an ana hn to
in his efforts viii rebound 70 his personal
his part viii l'' lead to disapproSa and dismissal.
@ public work ike PARKS and
med charge thas TO make each prominent empoyc
vii Be- atsriSutsd to his inaitcnton or want Of ability IN
This spirit we have me @ es % ne as
Meetings Of the Board Tuesday Of each week
at two PM.
OF the Board to be president and secStsy fhere shall
be clerk to the Board and other oces as provided
DUTIES or THE orrIogRs
The President shall make appointments on nmenda'
uon OF members OF the Board
The to be appointed by the Board shall make vi
shall be the duy OF The clerk of lie board to
am conduct the business OF the Board he shall
ss & issue an
sSs ). a sSSy and H. Sss SaVs sas
.s.;ants and shall be deemed In
the custody Of the tools and property of the depart
L Shall duty assistant clerk to perform such
duties as the Go@prSsF may REQUIRE and IN he absence of
There shall be Burean Of Accounts having charge of all
.aa ash shall he compsroer to Whom
OF Ss
TssIs ssslS ii tSnsiruc.on and Repairs, the
b. There shall be attached to this bureau surveyor
There sia Public Square. and Place, nav.
s head of such bureau be called saperneqd;
rnch squares places the in charge OF each
&C mss to The IN
Of which shall devise and prepare plans for ornamensng
There shah he Bureau Of Police tho captain Of which
shall cono the various park keepers In the employ Of the
Of each bureau win bs reqared perform snch
No chief OF bureau snail make contract or incur
liability unless authorized BY the Board.
STANDING COMMITTEES,
rresdent finance committee; second an executive
committee; third, an auditing committee
committees and such shall be chairman of the Executive
DUTIES OF COMMITTEES.
The Auditing Committee shall certify all bills and accounts
ha dxrlt
may be from time to tune referred to it, and shall be
Of Board and control and manage lis affairs M requ
sons for supplies shall be the Com
After the foregoing report had been read and
adopted the Board by resolution, made the follow
ting
APPOINTMENTS OF HEADS OF BUREAUS.
George NJ Van Mort, Comptroller In the Department;
NJ A. Kellogg, Engineer-in- Chief; J. Wrey Mould,
Architect-n-Cnief; b. 4. Crane superintendent Of
the Central Park: Ignaz A. Pllat Chief Landscape
Gardener; Henry Coster Chief OF Central Park Po.
lice. Olmstead and Vaux were appointed Chief
Landscape Architects advisory TO the Board. The
President shortly after announced the following
APPOINTMENTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
FYiaasice COnsnttttee-Commissloners Green and
Keecuttpe Committee commissioners Hilton and
Auditing Committee- commissioners Fields and
Hilton.
large amount OF
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
were disposed Of. Among others the committee ap-
pointed to provide more suitable offices for the
board reported that they mad engaged rooms in the
building No. 265 Broadway, between Warren and
Chambers streets, and resolution IN relation to
fitting up the Offices was referred TO the Executive
Committee, with power.
The committee appointed to provide music for the
arrangement with Mr.. Q. 8. Grafulla OF the Seventh
Regiment Band in accordance with which he had
organized powerful band to perform In the PARK
anu to be known rs the Central PARK Band.
The clerk was directed to notify all the officers of
the Department that the orders Of the Executive
Committee must be promptly 0beYed and fully com
Piled with when communicated through any member
of the committee or the clerk thereof.
Communications from the landscape architects and
from the engineer IN charge Of the boulevard work
were received. The former was In relation to plan
for the re-arrangement OF the Sixth and Seventh
avenue approaches to the Park. The communities
u0n was referred TO the Executive Committee and
the communication from the engineer was ordered
To be printed In document form.
the Engineer Chief In conjunction with the
Chief Landscape Gardener, were directed to report
ut the earliest day plans for the Improvement OF the
various city squares and places excepting those al.
ready directed to be improved.
The Comptroller was directed to report the cost OF
each and every building or structure now upon the
Central Park.
The ArchItect-in- Chief, the superintendent of the
Central Park and the Chief Landscape Gardener were
severaly directed TO report what works are now IN
progress under their direction, specifying particu.
larly the structures now In course OF erection and
the probable cost or expense necessary to complete
the same according to present plans and instruc
lions.
Commissioner Hilton presented code OF ordi
nances for the government and regulation Of the
Central Park, which were adopted.
resolution was adopted recognizing the neces
nty OF
PARADE GROUND
for the use of the First Division, National Guard
State OF New York, and deemlng 1t unadvsable tt
set apart any portion of the Central Park for such
purposes, and the ExecuttveaC Committee were autho
rized to consider the subject OF selecting piece
ground suitable for parades, reviews and drills OF al
arms Of the service.
From the above synopsis it may be seen that this
Department is going TO work zcalOusiy and with
determination to make, speedily, improvements
which have long been needed. The work or
IMPROVING THE CITY HALL PARK
has already been commenced, and Is being rapidly
pushed forward. WOrkmen have been engaged fol
some days In turning the soil in the grass plots
around the Old City Hall building, cutting out the
weeds and sowing fresh lawn grass seed. The fence
al the eastefy end OF the Court House is 10 be
moved ana the upper end OF the Park beautined
Without delay. The raIiings on either side OF the
fark are 10 be removed and the present sidewalks
made portion OF the roadway. The work on
THE BATTERY
VIII be commenced as soon as plans can be arranged
1Or making eieclIYe alleraf nd