The New York herald., 1876-08-16
THE DEPARTMENT DUEL.

THE DEPARTMENT DUEL.
COMMISSIONERS MARTINS LETTER TO MAYOR
wIcKHAM-w. C. wETMoIE's REPLY TO
COMPTROLLER GRRrN.
Commissioner Martin VAS very indignant at Comp
troller Green's letter s Mayor In which he ndi-
Gated that the solo objocs OF tho Park Commissioners
in pushing tho military parade ground scheme was
the enrichment OF the Commissioners MI Martin
said IN conversation with reporter OF this paper that
Mr. Green know we'll enough that statements he made
alse aud that the Comptroller used the name Of
civilian N. Martin" a real estate operator for the
sole purpose of conveying the idea TO tho public that
the said Martin WAS a relative Of tho Commissioner
Yesterday afternoon President Martin sent the fol-
lowing letter to Mayor wickham, explaining the
action OF the Park Commissioners in relation to the
parade ground:-
No 30 tNoN seuAhx tEAsr;s {
To the Hon. WILLIAM H. wIcKnAn, Mayor OF the City Of
his letter you dated the 10th Of August Mr.
as to the he neSps1. i"io sass sS
owner Of land in the military parade ground and had used
ploessding: esquire ,,le 80 en,ieh:myssli or
pressy for he SHOWS :" Ss asroeiousr false
no within ss land ID in in s a sm TO-
whom he says wa; made and who from ,m mi,
.aeS a. 10 e ha"s hsa ann business
with him whatever Tina, dspo.es 81 the main f.lsshooa
I Of h. Mr. In s % .. he
saSpoS on .' she io February Hs eva wa. in IL
%Ss" map AMI 1873. lie ssers.i;sa
city aud condemned to the public 10 this extent
the estate Of the owners was Invested hey had no longer
to 'e money which might BE- awarded TO them as price
They had right against the city, fore BILE purchaser to
by eommss,en to be appointed in lesa p,oeseding din,
could improve their land aud had Underline
the 10th OF April 1871 In is74 and before was appointed
ecmnisoner appea.ed In Court in the Performance OF
properly TO have The eo,pesed 1t is
meLeed to take Under the law eminent
the title is affected the owner has the right to compel the
land and for IT, This rule Of justice not adopted in
had unqueslionabe right, lawyer to perform this
Snbse eauen,iy when I became a commi soncr the ques
ton came before the Board examined the case and tho
Board had proceeded under the provisions Of section
o9 OF the Laws OF 1857 and within she after hng
directions the Counsel to the Corporation TO make the
application for the appointment of Commissioners to tho
re question whether the proceedings should be dis
25th day Of June 1873 / sought first dnd mower
the ANA thus relieve the property from the
the 9Th september 1875 contained these .tntements
hand on private property nnd has then his
to the Ss: sSS us he sSss
he has take first step TO proceed diligently and with
If requested had the power to reverse
tion from the beginning and to recall the map different
requested stop midway. to suspend indefinitely
cn.to the landowner and after the city has acted to his
injury TO sa,s him under TIN, injury without ,smsd
fused entertain applications repeal this law change
io law passed at
of Tine na " a s sS and
expedcncy OF policy but are not reasons that
den is more on property whose land is
condemned taxed aud unavailable. than it i. upon the city
We rcanss. in the light Of the public in
pIassd the properly oSners and from which the ssa.nre
h% sS TO 5 them bs% so in h s 81. Of
md psssd in position Of injury and injustice
aae Our limited so "as no
semsdy but we proceed with the ntoy step and
70 sas D III %
no.hng and we decide no.hng There is nothing that in
perform statutory duty and place the matter where
should decide that property owners have
rights that be respected then certainly have done
our duty IN bringing tho matter before the Court II the
sufficient doy the claims Vi tho property
then certainly we arc right in osnging about adicial
troer the opportunity OF making his views cnectna In
where il belongs.
desire hx your attention these points which Mr.
Grcon tries to make against
firtTo excite groundess prejudces from similarity of
and by Withholding the we had given in
action make that the takon
obedience TO the statute taken for base
seoond-To prevent and mislesd public opinion ques
tion ubout to be submitted 20 the courts
In neither point is he right just The pation Of
his has made people familiar with his injustice They
the ex.ent TO which he will in working il
Respectfully. WILLIAM r. MARTIN,
President Department. Public Parks
OFFICE WFrMoRE 4 BOVINE
No. 9PisE STREET.
NEw YORK August 10, 1876.
To the Hon W. II. WicKHAN, Mayor. &c. =;
In regard the remarks mace by Mr.. Green the
purchase Of lots the parade by Mess w
NJ. Martin and b. {. Wetmore from person who bought
them OF Mr.. Genet Mr.. William q. Wetmore wishes
Low that has arug upon
that he W. c. Mct,norc in his action Park Commits
sioner unduy by the fact of his sons owning
thi. property To show how groundss such mputat
is Mr. etmorc states that prior to the consde
ton of THIS subject referred to by Mr. Green In the Park
Department Messrs Wctmore and Martin had contracted
10 sell the referred and that neither of them
have OF said lots other property
in the vicinity OF the proposed parade ground be bene
fted thereby and that Commiscncr IN the
given by Mr. President Martin the Of the
Board, which was unanimous. RESPECTFULLY.
WILLIAM G.. WETMOkE