New-York tribune., 1876-08-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
onv nv THE CITY PARKS.
uARTf<'S STATEMENTS bEfoh] L"
HkhtoLU-,- rAIp pAiEN.


.>-r u.RTfx'S STATEMENTS BEfokH Ihh
BOARD or ALDERMEN
o4;,, of the Board of Aldermen was
"A Ds,srday afternoon to which the Mayor ana neaus
% a1rcnt city departments had been mVieu' :" us
v r. hest means OF prosecuting the "orA heioV'i'i
s,,norized by the board, by when ne""s -, -,
a. ,,amn,oyed aborers within tne ciy 'is .| ~
,.s,ouer Martin. President OF inc an ~ ~
- ,,, only representative present Oh 'he o4hoiono U
,.rtmeuts when the board mt Ia r,.a,or+
,d superintendent Adams OF the Departments
s,vsd later but neither OF them took any
" 49, ,ne discussion Of the question before the po"ru,
fr,mis.iouer Martin said that the luhos Vi 'he u'
..,,,nsnt were divided into two acconnts-t'e man
-. ,und which comes from appropriations ifue y!
- ,oard Of Estimate, and the Constructor luhu' winch
. borized from time to time by the LEGISLATURE INC
,slaries paid by the department. III io'f "o'o
@o1s s77 oGo and in 1876 they had been reduced 10
III 80 the e,,,epses of the police force had been re-
49, ,oo s11s ls2 In 1872, 10 S9607s In 1879 and
- reduction to $79,23G would be made thls year
T exoenses incurred during several years past ioi
,auiny tho parks in good condition hau peeh Ns lo
80. 1872 S3Is GA; 1873 S353,3o7; isI4' Sole,e'ii
1o-5 s273.3sS the appropriation mide lor 1870 was
s1s7 300 The expenditures on construction acco""s
,oyo we're SS2s ,2I9 43; these were reduced
III 20, 70 ,,t ea IN 1873 In that year the Legislature
aenartment 5000 OO0 with the understanding
,his ann should pay the expenses for the next tree
- About 100000 had been used during the current
and an effort would be made to carry on the WORK
IN tne close OF 1877 with tho remainder. IL wouid
ul' coon he said that the expenses of the depart
-, had been reduced nearly one-lat' ana vet ne
me- me-. ,be commissioners would bc able to sho" tie
ms g, a. GOOD condition. and tbs work as wen done, las
- - ~ the wears past At present the department
- ,1ovinq about 100 men, Willie the average Tor the
year would be about 10 ihen'
10 the nresent condition Of the work which had oeen
.n,rorizcd by the Common Council and which had not
- ~ ,opu,eted President Martin said ali the work
O., the eom,letion of TompknSqure had been ordered
d the work would be done rs rapidly as possible FROM
10 =. 100 ,n.n were As many could be employed 10
s.aoe a one time OIL the square. The work on Last
pro, park WAS begun July ., and 1t wodid re COM
,ad nv the middle Of August The plans and speelhc
ns for the work ON Riverside Park were received ny
,h denartnent on Aug these wonld be submitted al
- ., the Corporation Counsel, and when approved the
ohce advertsng for bids would be done. The border
sven1eS of the MonnCside Park were ulihef M cOuFEl
ofheDepartmentOfP PubbcW orks Inc suilace "la, " IT n
vosSIrIsr tho Park Department was necriy competed
An the department did with Central and other paIAs
~as 10 complete unfpished work, ami thls Was NO"
ny IN uTs Tn of Naturi History was awarded Jan Is,
1876 and the work was now nel9g done, inI psii ,T ~
= 1876; the report which mad beeA acop,e., Wa ~
cti 5y the department Aug I, ANA an order had hcen
90; 20 styerfis, for ODDS In the of tue Washing
tor-sausre nuruvement, Nr Marin explained hOH tGe
Controller had objected TO The WORK being don't u.
OF The work came technically under the Supervision OF
Tie Department OF Pubic NorSs ana anothef portion
nader he Park Department. had been proposed oy
Mr Martin that tie work be dcne Jointly undef
the supervision OF the two Department. ano
n this Iru,,OgtiOn aceepte<i by t"In-
missioner Campbell, the work would be done az once,
The specifications for the construction OF the lase M
BrooS sewer mad been adopted and approved by tht
Corporation Counsel aud the department vas no" ready
10 advertise for bids In reply TO question by one oi
the members OF the board, MI Mart n su 10 decSIOu
had been made as TO whether the whole work wOie be
LEI M ono contract or wh ther it would be IEoed IhO
seetiOus; he thought, however The former lhlii Wo'
be adoHed requiring the contractor, boweyc4 10 Dc el
work On several different sections at Ile same i'
Tie case of INC construction OK the MADISON Az
epue Bridge for which the Board or EStlinalc
md Aprortionaert appropriated $4,000 on Aaren IL
1876 tine Controller recently reused 10 pay sc -! q
for the work dane; Il had Dcen deciued, iItreOle' o
the Department brn suit against thc ConioiiCf ~
The expiration Of The 80 days allowed BY law IN winch
be shall pay any bill TO test the yaIidiy oi ls oSee
lions. - --t
members expressed regret that the dayoT Cont6oe'
and Commissioner Campbell were not Prestni 10 eAPdu
the cause OF the delay prosecuting tue ~Ok m the
aelent departments alter which the board asJouinc