The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-15
DoNGs OF THE DEPARTMENT.

DOINGS OF THE DEPARTMENTS
EMPHATIC DEMAND ron BOTANICAL GAR
DEN-rHH DEATH or LIZZIE sTEARNs
WHOLESOME LEssoE-NEw ORDER OF THE
COMMISSIONERS or CHARITIES AND coRREc-
TON
The Park Commissioners held an important
meeting yesterday morning at which some inter
esrng matters came up. IL mas been found neces-
sary to erect another frame building at the
menagerle IN the Central Park. as the present
accommodations necessitate the keeping or ami
mails requiring quite different states Of tempera
ture IN the same structures Hence the Commits
sloners advertised some time ago for bids iors
frame building which IS TO be used more especially
for gramInlvorous animals, and the probable cost o.
which is estimated at $4,000 or $4,000. Yesterday
the bios we're TO nave been opened by the Board,
but as the building Is TO be paid for out OF the
construction fund.- which is exhausted, they
were laid over for three weeks. BY that time 1t IL
hoped that the Legislature VIII nave given the
PARK Commissioners some funds for construction
purposes.
A communication was received from the Normal
School, Committee OF the Board OF Education, ask
Ing the commissioners assist them in properly
laying out the grounds round the Normal School
in Sixty-eigntn and Sixty-ntnth streets, from
Fourth TO Lexington avenue. The application
was referred to the landscape architect, Mr.. Ohm.
sted, with instructions TO prepare the necessary
plans for these grounds, and 10 use any shrubs or
trees IRON the parks OF which the department
could not ayai itself.
petition, signed by Professor Doremus and
other distinguished scientists and physicians rep
resentlng Columbia College. the Bellevue Hospital
Medical College, the College oil Pharmacy, &c, was
read, asking Tor the establishment OF botanical
garden, sucn IS exists IN London, Paris and everJ
II.
Omsfed, with instructions 10 report ON the mat
ter at a Iuture meeting.
Tue bids Tor hgnling the lamps in the PARKS
were awarded yesterday as lolloW5:--For tue dis
trIct south II Grand ana Canal streets 70 the
New YORK COMPANY ar SIS Tor each lamp for
eight months, iron May l 10 December 81; from
Grand 10 Thlrty-Iourth street, TO tae Manhattan
Company at $l2; from ThirtJ-fourth TO seventy
ninth street, including the southern side oil
transverse ROAD No. 2, 10 tae METROPOLITAN
seventy .nlnth rect TO the Harlem River, TO the
Harlem Company At $50.
THE DOCKS.
The ONCE OF toe Department OF Docks presented
quite Dewlldering picture or CONFUSION yester.
tlons remove TO their offices at Nos. 1T
and ll9 Duane street, near Church, which they
sloner Wales said the new orices would be more
I convenient Tor the purposes OF the department,
besides beside enecung an annual SAYING 81 5000.
$1,000. while those Ia Duane street
wIl only vaS cost 81 ~, the city SS0Sol . Inc
500 men, out llttl. new work is being dane owing
TO lmpediments which have already Dcen ex.
planned at length In these columns. The Iaborere
are paid 81 day. President Westervet thinks
ina tneir hours OF iaDor-eignt--are entirely IN
adequate. Il have been among laoorers and me-
chances all my hle," he SAID, land do not hes
ltate TO say mat eight hours are ONT an apology
for days work."
At the once OF the Commissioners or Excise res
terday Commissioner Stner was loud nard at
WORK signing licenses aud tranSactlng other bush
ness. Commissioner Stlner has Deen interchangeable
and remorseess IN ms prosecution OF those liquor
n.lN
laws and refused TO pay the license lee to the city,
thus depriving he municipal government OF nos
inconsIderaOe part OF It's revenue. Owing 10 THIS
stern enforce ment OF the law, money Is now now.
lng into tue golfers oT the city At tue handsome
rare 81 $1,000 DAY, and the oince OF the board
crowded every day with nquor dealers eager to
pay their dues and escape the prosecution With
winch they are threatened.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
The Commissioners VI Charities aud Correction
yesterday received q letter from the House OF Re-
ceptlon OF the New YORK Infant Asylum, No. "a
Clinton place. Offering 10 lake midwifery cases
the following Is tue letter, which mas evidently
been evoked by the sad death OF Ellzabe "a arms
under tue tender care OF those humane ofnclan
now IN the employ oil the Department OF Charities
and Correclon:-
Hon ISAAC II. BAILEY, President OF the Commission Of
IEAa sIs-1hls asylum Is prepared to receive aad
treat eases OF midwiery which are now connned BE-
requires a. % take charge such aud write
the Island Yours truly sfEPaES SMITH, n. D.
The Board. acting upon this generous oner,
adopted the Following resoluton:-
Ordered That until further instructions, the
buiance surgeons be directed 70 convey al emergency
York Infant Asylum. No a Ciinton place.
Cases north OF Fourteenth street are stu TO b
inirusted 10 the loving care OF the well paid ON
Gals oil the department.. new room having peeu
provided Tor the purpose Bellevue Hospital.
since the narrowing dea n oil Llzze Stearns excited
the Just Indignation OF the pubic. Goa have mercy
on these women 'nortn Of -Four teentn street ~