The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18
THE PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS.

IN ALBANY-THE PROSPECTS FOR THE LABOR
ING CLASsES-THE SPRING CAMPAIGN OF THE
PARK CoMM1ssIoN-wHAT OTHER DEPART
MENTs CONTEMPLATE DOING IN THE WAY OF
EXPENDITURES.
The old salutation. II see you." might, so far as
the commissioners OF the various city departments
are concerned, very properly be changed to '.I'm
looking at you." They are each looking to Albany
looking al "Boss" Kelly, looking at Bachelor
Tilden, looking az Mayor William Il. Wickham
and-looking at each other. Every man who be.
longs to commission s more or less concerned
as to his uture state. He cares more about his
status at Albany than his status In heaven. This
has become so impressed upon the minds OF ONCE.
holders under che city government, that wag
has suggested new edition Of the Scriptures, so
that ffce.holders shall
CLAY UP TREASURES IN ALBANY,
where money and influence doth not corrupt and
whore thieves never oreeE through and steal!'
visit was yesterday made to several departments
BY q HERALD representative, and, with few excep-
tions, everybody is on the anxious seat. Some Of
hcials, who are paid to be In their ONCE were at
Albany or elsewhere pipe.layng.
THE PARK COMMISSION
was an exception. These gentlemen we're at
home yesterday to property owners VINO desired
to urge certain improvements and at their meet
ing q number presented suggestions. Mr.. Morris,
of the North Side Association. addressed them.
giving his views as to how sewers should be put
down. A delegation, composed Of Messrs Lespi.
nasse, Monteith and Van vorhies, from Washing.
ton Heights, also addressed the m, lmpresstng upon
them the necessity OF completing as soon as
possible the work OF laying out and
monumenting the district north Of l65th street
and the construction OF the proposed suspension
bridge at ls1st street, which Is necessary to con.
tory IN Westminster county and the early compile.
ton OF Riverside Park. The property owners on
both sides OF the Harlem River. the reporter
learned from the polite secretary OF the PARK Com.
mission, earnestly desire TINS bridge, as there Is
Dam Bridge and Spuyten Duyvli creek. The Com.
mlssioners assured the delegation that they would
take the Recommendations made by them into
consideration. From the Secretary IL was ascer-
tained that
THE WORK OF MoNUMENrING
and laying out OF this district mas been progress
the progress Of tue work IS necessarily SLOW. Tue
ments award OF s35, 900 Tor 'Iaying out
and monumentlng" embraces the district referred
the Commission asked Tor $4,000 Tor this work
but II was de MED oy the Board OF Apportlonment.
Tney consequently are financially embarrassed. ana
1t Is likely That the appropriation maze Will be
EXPENDED pro rata between the Twenty-thiId and
Twenty.lourtn wards and tine district on the west
side 0f the Harlem aver above l56th street.
While on tins subject oil the contemplated work
OF the PARK Commission 1t may be stated shat the
Commission have inherited from their prede-
cessors vast amount OF proposed works aireauy
commenced that will require fabulous sums TO
complete. and they are In quandary as TO what
works to give precedence to. In this dilemma they
have called upon Frederick Low Olmsted, the land
scape archllect, Tor report as to the Character
WORKS THAT ARE MORE URGENT.
Mr.: Olmsted Is now preparing statement OF
port, the HERALD Is enabled TO give the necessary
Information 10 It's readers who may be interested
therein In advance OF Its presentation to The
Board, VINO may possibly not approve OF all the
works recommended on account OF lack or
funds. II may, therefore,, be autnoritativey STATED
that. after careful review OF tho field, a month
spent IN calculations and examinations OF maps,
diagrams and estimates OF contractors figures.
Mr.. Omsted has recommended the prosecution OF
the following
SPRING WORK ON CENTRAL PARK.
TO nnish the foundation wall on Eighth avenue
to the soniiro which contractors are to build ~
To adapt the eraies OF walks and bridges to the
altered sr Eighth avenue............... $4,000
To two proposed cottages on east and west sides
rs 81 ne rs " plantations. 1899 1899
fs s ssu2ap an% S:
Ms's%% 3 . Hs mali d &c lighted ana planted fs S
For extraordinary repairs Of architectural sruc.
lures IN n central Park intending bridges arcn'
owing TO neg,ect. have fallen into decay 5000
Total Central ..s2l4,o0
MINOR WORKS.
Fountain and pavement IN City Hall
Park ;........;..... ................. 1l.S0
i've foinb tpublic place.. 500
Whshlnaton square unprOveme nts)...... l,UuU
Reservoir square I'm prove
fry'nnth street plaza improvements) 500
inciosng Lincoln monument and repairs
on Union square .,,..,.......... 100
Madison square fountain .................. i,UW
PuOlc PAGES at cixty.third and sixty.
,nl,h slrtets .......... l2,700
Public places at Canal and Grand streets. otU
Revision vi christopher street Park 80. l6,0OO
REVISION OF Ionpkns square so as to com.
pine pubic PARK and parade ground
rs suggested IN the Legislature. ....... D0UOO
Cottage and other necessary improve.
ments IN Mount Morris square ...'....,,. Is AO
Nurteties and propagating establishments
uUder control OF department
Riverside and Morningsde parks lpro.
=, posed improvements, .......-..,'..0 10000
Contingencies 10 cover various work not
detailed above).. .,....................... 1910
Total minor worka.... .......~...."........ ssesp
Grand total OF Proposed expenditures S5io 600
There We nnd the recomme ndatlon for the ex.
pendituro OF
OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS