The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-11

The Adventures Of q Native in Search Of
Health and Recreation.
FRESH FIELDS AND PASTURES GREEN.
An Eminent Example for American
Youth to Study Pastoral
Life in Europe.
FOLEY ON THE SITUATION.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10. 1874.
To THa TAXPAYERS OF raE CITY OF NEW York.
herewith submit for your consideration an
other report OF the shameful work Of Comptroller
Green and his secret management OF the late
Central Park Commission The law creating the
first Board Of Central Park Commissioners Is as
foIiows:-
and government OF the Central Park the city OF New
SECTION Robert J. Dillon. James E. Cooley Charles
Mutchins, Thomas O. Fields, Andrew H. Green Charles
w. Elliott, William X. strong and James logg are
sa for and
Each Commissioner shall nevertheless be entitled
remb9rsed the amount Of his personal in visit
sum OF $500 per annum-
A GREHN-F1ExDs COMBINATION
At meeting OF the Board OF Commissioners or
the Central Park May 10, 1858. Mr.. Thomas c.
Fields moved that the Board 60 into the election OF
Ballot for Mr.
six votes, Mr.. Gray received three votes and Mr.
Buttterworth received one vote. The Char de-
clared Mr.. Green elected President Tor the ensuing
The Board then proceeded to ballot for Treas
votes, Mr.. Russell two votes and Mr.. Strong two
votes. The Chair announced that Mr.. Green was
duly elected Treasurer OF the Board for the ensuing
year.
A protest was here entered against the election
OF Mr. Green as Treasurer, on the ground that, Mr.
Green having been elected President OF the Board
under the bylaws, he cannot be elected Treasurer,
as 1t Is improper and inconsistent that he should
hold both offices at the same time.
THE GREEN BOARD.
On motion the Board then proceeded with the
election OF , secretary: On the hrst ballot Tor sec
ms received one vote, and Mr.. Green received gus
OWN one vote.
that the memorial to the Legislature, prepared
by the President and Treasurer Green be print
ed The said petition contains, among others. the
following clause:-
ne now rec any the
past two years that your memoriasts should have
labor performed in these Offices
President and Treasurer Green wrote the above
resolution, and went to Albany and had the follow
ing act passed solely for his own benefit
Chapter sas Laws q 1889 passed April Is tsecaon2
shall receive any compensation his services except
ss BE- for
nos per the SAID
vERDANr GREEN.
The following copy of a receipt shows.
., Contra, EaT .1Sqsx Hay @
For expenses incurred in attending to memorial at
kssny q aSsf Of 2HbsGW n r.
VERY vERDANr GREEN.
Oct 1859 1.'Resolved, That until further order q
this Board the be and
de OCTOBER 1882 o' anu
Mr.. Green now holds four ofnces-Treasurer
Comptroller, superintendent and Architect-in-
GREEN PASTURE.
July H. 1858, the Board OF Commissioners OF the
Central Park met, when, on motion Of Commits
sioner Thomas z. Fields 1t was
Resolves That leave Of absence Is hereby granted to
Of not exceeding days purpose visiting sp Eu,
rope II he SO desires.
sUBsorL PLoUaH1Na.
JanuarV Ia. 1863 the Board met aCafn. when Mr.
Fields offered the following, which was adopted: -
Resolved That the question Of paying the expenses OF
mtee, with power.
Mr.. Green voting for it.
REAPINa The HARVEST.
The Auditing Committee hereby authorizes the pay
men o hs % Y FAX the
'''' VI '''' THOMAS G. FIELDS. Committee.
Green is absent so days. He was not sent by the
Commission. as the minutes expressly show, it
being simply his own pleasure to go. He got free
pa pay his Imaginary expenses for about 30
days in Europe, the extravagant sum Of 81, 6O0 in
ADDITION to ,I his salary for al the time he was
amount he paid himself for back pay and other
salaries for the year 1888, and that too, while the
public were nDder the impression that Comptroller
Green, like all the other Park Commissioners re-
ceived no salary whatever.
Received New York, june 49, 1862 from the Board Of
Commissioners OF the Central Park the ST. Cu0
being payment OF the ABOVE menuOneQ expense.
81, 800. ANDREW Ii. GREEN.
1t is charitable to suppose this wholesale salary
and back pay grabber forgot to enforce his custom
OF insisting upon iull bill OF items for the above
fraud upon the taxpayers, and it would be inter-
esting to see how Economy Green did away with
$1,000 in about 80 days the European
plan. For the valuable aid thus rendered
to Comptroller Green, BY his friend Thomas O.
Fields, by which Comptroller Green drew out Of
the treasury, at the expense Of the taxpayers,
such large Gums for back pay, salary and his
private expenses for bis pleasure trip to Europe.
The taxpayers ought to know what consideration
the notorious Commissioner Fields got through
Comptroller Green TOR his useful assistance. Ny
examination thus lar proves that Andrew II.
Green has taken out OF the city treasury and paid
to himself while he had control OF the Central
Park Commission. the enormous sum OF Sill, 623 80
as iOllOws:-
THE MARKEr VALUE.
Green's Treasurer. .............S 7l7E s.
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