The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-10
Shall We Have q Now Policy In
the Park Department.

Shall We Have q Now Policy In
tho Park Department
The Board of Apportionment has been
liberal in it's appropriations to the parks, aud
we have never heard of any opposition to the
payment of the acquisitions for bills Of that
department on the part of Comptroller
Green. Not landscape architect, super
vising architect, consulting architect, an as
sistapt architect, an engineer or contractor,
so for as we can ascertain, has been driven to
the courts to recover his money through the
obstinacy or stupidity of the Finance Depart
mept Perhaps this may arise from the fact
that Mr.. Green's incompetent friends in
the service of tho parks have not been inter-
fered with, or 1t may DO generous return
for the gratitude evinced by the Park Com
nissioners for the information touching their
duties afforded them personally by Mr. Green
in tho absence Of the compilation Of the his
tory of Central Pork, which the Comp
troller is supposed to be preparing. However
this may be, it is certain that the Park De-
partment has been generously dealt with b.
the distributors Of the public moneys.
Now, we would suggest to the Board Of Ap.
portionment that it may be we'll to inquire
somewhat more closely into the manner in
which the Park funds are expended before
voting by machine work any moro bonds for
the Park Department The President of tho
Board Of Aldermen, at the lost meeting Of tho
Board of Apportionment, did secure the reduc-
ton Of two hundred thousand dollars, asked
for by the Comptroller for one Of the fancy
schemes of Central Park, to one hundred
thousand dollars. We are glad to recognize
the desire on the part Of Mr. Vance to protect
the interests of the taxpayers, and to act with
Board of Apportionment But we should like
to see him put his foot down and refuse
any further bonds to Central Park unless
the money is used for the good Of tho
public and not for the benefit Of '.incompe-
tent friends" A very small expenditure
would insure great popular rendezvous, a.
in the European parks, which the people
would enjoy more than all the underground
tunnels and elaborate bridges in out Of the
way places and unsightly buildings on which
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars ore now
thrown away. The Park would be good
enough as il is, with the popular improve
ment We advocate, tor the next ten years. and
oil the money that need be expended on It il
the sum necessary to keep it in good order.
In this policy Of economy we are certain Mr.
Vance will meet the hearty cooperation Of
the President of the Park Board, Colonel
Stebbins. We hope he will be supported also
by the new Commissioner, Mr.. Stewart. II
may displace some incompetent friends"
but it will crafty the people and benefit the
taxpayers
TIE TAMMAN7 LEADER The politicians are
discussing the chances of Mr.. John Kelly's
nomination for Mayor Of New York by the
Tammany organization, of which he is the
head Mr.. Kelly is d veteran in politics and
in official life but he holds at the present mo-
ment position more powerful than any he
has heretofore filed. The democracy of New
York needs a cool, sagacious and intelligent
leader, and Mr.. Kelly can retain his authority
and WELD it for the good of the whole party if
he will only refrain from being candidate
for any Office whatever. The post of pilot on
the old ship is one he may well covet, for it
would be proud achievement to be able to
guide it safely through it's present perils and
to carry it triumphantly into port. But he
must not run for the Mayoralty or for any
other office. His nomination would be re-
garded as his own selfish work and would
break the still weak and lettering democracy
into atoms. Let him use his power as leader
Of the organization to nominate John
X. Hackett or William Butler Duncan for
Mayor next fall, and he will roll up in New
York city one of those old-fashioned demo-
cratic maiorities, which used in former days
not only to win the city, but to sweep the
State.
The SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL Nor
Touch SANBonN, for Mr.. Edmunds reported
back yesterday from that committee the House
bill repeating the law under which the San
born contracts were made. The Senator said
the Committee could not see what it had to do
with the bill, and, therefore, had instructed
him to recommend that it be referred to the
Finance Committee.