The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-26

Tho Public Improvemsnts'' To Be Continued
The Doings Of the Park Commissioners, Of
the Street Commissioners and Others

After a standstin OF many weeks the various
city departments are beginning to show little
life and the w0rkmen who have been so long idle,
and idling, sorro wful, are at last to have their
hands full Of work. II not their pockets lull O.
money. The Department Of Public Parks for
instance has at last oontrlved to get out Of Its
Strengthened pecuniary difficulties. and, availing
itself of the round million OF dollars granted by
the last Legislature for the continuation OF work
on the various parks, Is gradually
PUTTING THE MEN To WORK
whom it had to discharge perempt0rily for over
month because of the old apology, slack OF funds"
1t Will be remembered that there was considerable
haggng in the late Legislature over the necessary
appropriation for the park works, and that dis
position was manifested by many o; the rural men,
bers to give absolutely nothing to help
the Commissioners out Of their difficulties
Indeed, even after the hagglers gave way,
and allowed the appropriations to be made,
the same ugly obstacles that had worked
such mischief by Albany manipulation cropped out
in the Comptroller's once, and for awhile every
thing was at complete standstill 30 far as the
parks were concerned. Now, happily for the neces-
sary improvements and 0r the rapid continuation
Of the work to be done In the parks, nothing i'm
pedes
THE PLANS OF TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Union square Is to be attended to az once. 1t mas
been in very demoralized condition for some
time past and has provoked more than one iusila 10
from the press generally on account OF the I'M
finished condition in which every Improvement"
in 1t was lett for weeks. The cottage on the north
side Is to be completed soon, and but for the fail
ure of the contractor who was engaged to supply
the iron nagstaHs which are to adOrn the curb on
either side OF the cottage the plaza at least would
have presented quite a different appearance from
what 1t now does. Alb out i've hundred men
have already been re-employed and some three
hundred more are to be engaged Tney
are not however, to be set to work on the Park at
once, but will he set to work in small doses as 1t
were, so that, gradually the whole working force
will be in good state OF labor discipline when the
full force is engaged. So far as 1t Is possible and
consistent with the public service to do so, all men
put to work hereafter will be selected from among
those who have heretofore been employed by the
Commissioners. 1t should be stated that the little
green That some people call
A PARK IN THE FIVE POINTS
will be put in complete order IN few weeks, and
a nice little fountain viii be erected in it for the
benefit of the poor people OF the neighborh0od,
who will no doubt 20 into ecstasles over 1t. seats
are also to be erected Tor the accommodation,
where those poor neighbors with their little ones,
who live in tenements. can find sort OF country
change OF air ana comfort.
The Department OF Public Docks Is also waking
up President Westervelt says that the Commits
NOT very =.
There is rot man, he says, who has not got MS
hands full.
THE WORKOUT PIERS
are being reconstructed rapidly on both rivers. but
the chief work, in an engineering point OF view
5 s as Bg SeS Ct ss @
says he hopes to see the work completed as lar as
per No on the North River. The extension OF
tine stone bulkhead system Will, when nnally
finished, be on the East River from the Battery to
Grand street, and OH the North River from the
same point to Sixty-second street. or course this
work will be the work OF many years to come, but
what can be done Is being done now to complete
the bulkheads, the foundations for which, under
The Department OF Buildings under Its new
superintendent Is not tagging. The Department
of Docks say they have no trouble now in getting
Al, ,s 10, rsInsltions audited by the Comptroller
same na the cS 81 Rpsc s new i b R
tendcnt is an old hand In the Department and Is
do like so many new superintendent In the other
Departments The appointment OF his Chief Deputy
MATTER OF SERIOUS IMPORT
with him, but 1t Is believed tnat the whole matter
VIII be settled In a few days. Meanwhile the en-
cheering OF the Department Is not lett to rust. In
have Just been instructed to make
thorough inspection OF all the hotels in the
city and all places OF public resort where crowds
most DO cOngregate, and to report their Observa-
this means 1t Is hoped that in the future we will
have no more Fifth Avenue Hotel disasters and
that
BUILDERS AND HOUSE OWNERS
generally will look to the safety OF their dwellings,
and Caravansarcs The Department. OF Public
Works Is striving hard 10 get money enough to re.
Stone pavemcnts, but the ComptrOlers personal
malice seems Ia stand In the way, and 1t Is cared
that the streets will have to remain for months TO
come in their present lamentable condition.