The New York herald., 1876-11-24

officers spoys other than l.Sorsrs q he aid asps-
ment this transfer being mads preserve the pubic -
sHv and 10 provide for the public convenience.
when Mayor wickham put the question on the
adoption OF the resolution Comptroller Green said -
These resolutions shall vote tor as mere matter OF
provision for protecting the public property In the
communication read there arc great statements o.
saving aud economy and all that sort of thing but
have yet 10 see the exhibition OF II on the parks
vote Tor this resolution with great reluctance, and Tor
other than that desire the pubic property
protected. These volubc statements about savings
and economy and all that sort Of thing are very paus
ble II calls 10 my mind lew lines OF an old poem,
very appropriate TO this occasion:-
II is not as plain the old Hin Of Howth
Imam. man nas goi ns oeiiy yG lsn o. ~ mea. ~ ,on.h
There is great deal OF lip talk about savings ous
the results do not appear.
Mr.. Martin said he wished 10 make one sugges-
tion with reference TO the amount OF the pro-
II was not enough They wanted gravel Tor tns
roads and was necessary to put down within the
the trees and plants, and $4,000 would not be
enough Tor the purpose Somc $50 900 could be prop
ery expended IRON this time to the end OF the year.
Last year, under Mr.. stebbins, the department ex-
pended at the OF $2l 900 month the department.
was now running on $ll0 month. II was wholly
impossible TO keep the parks E order on that amount
An appropriation of $4,000 would not do any
good interfered with the proper management Of the
department. II the Board Of Apportionmcnt would
give the $50 900 they would endeavor get the grass
in season for next year II was almost burnt up oy
tho heat OF last August They cannot do the work re-
gravel those roads before the end Of this year He
had carried the parks through under his aoministra-
ton Tor $sS 600 sincc May and he claims the credit OF
carrying u through, and would maintain u anywhere
and everywhere
At the conclusion OF Mr. Martins remarks Comp
troer Green said:-I have had some little experience
on the parks, aud certainly don't plume myself very
much when ! say have had much experience a
anybody excepting the present management As
grass is unnecessary to take any special
OF II whatever As 10 the trees they have been grow
ing from fifteen 10 eighteen years am as familiar
thnn,a IN eran -
lects my household. supervised their plant
ing. The necessity OF appropriations for these pur-
Is in my aoa nr Your
maintaining the parks through the present year
These statements that are made 70 US here SO vcuoly
so fucny, about the savings and economy Of my
administration seem to me to be wholly unreliable
l do not give the least credencc 10 them. Here Is
man lrefcrrlng TO Mr. Manning late general foreman OF
the Park Department, who was presently who s moro
familiar with the parks than all the PARK
board put together. His statement as 10 what is
necessary TO maintain the parks would be OF moro
value lhan all the statements that be got frcm tho
Park Department. do not mean to say that the state
ment we have heard came from that department u
edgo that II has ever been before the board. have
been informed that members OF the board have had to
come out and disclaim any responsibility Tor CON-
muuications which have been secretly issued without
their authority. do not know whether the other
members OF the Park Department have approved OF
this thing that they know any thing about IT. They
may; but have no information az to the fact Col
onei Stebbips who has been connected with tho ad-
mnstration OF the parks for nearly fifteen years,
here at the last meeting and said that with $10 900
$I2 600 they could get through tho year very readily.
should takc his Judgment in the matter 1t was the
duty Of the Park Department when the appropriation
for 1876 made to see That the money was ex-
pended as to last throughout the year.
We know that materials and labor have
fallen in prices and corresponding reduction
should have been made in carrying on the Park De-
partment as in other departments | believe large
number OF employees on the rolls of the department
are entirely unnecessary. long and carefully pre-
always supposed that the Park Department was man.
aged by board OF four men; but It seems that IL
is not and that It Is managed by one person. think
the administration under Colonel Stebbins Will bear
comparison with any administration He is not pres
ent; no Is very modest gentleman about claiming
hts absence.
After some further debate both resolutions passed
and the Board adjourned.