, 1877-11-29
TIE WEST PARKS.

Tic new Board Of West Side Park Comns- |
soncrt met yesterday al 2 o'clock, Mr., Willard
Wux,artl IN Tire chair. All the members Of tho
reconstructed Board were present.
Tic first thing uas 10 hare the minutes read,
which duty WAS performed by Nit. Who'd.
Commissioner j. W. Bennett asked leave to
submit his credentials rs member Of the
Board. The same wcro approved by tho Board,
A communication was read from ThoInas ].
suddarl, Assistant Secretary, asking tic l3onrd
to reappotnt hin, to ttlat otilco in tho cvcnt Of
tho ,!aee being nssigned to enc ot tho Eomnis.
sinners, and producing nusnbrr OF rceoEt,-
metuiatory letters indorstnH his character and
atncss for the position. The communication
was received and placed on file.
nultcr Of applications wcro presented for
the secsetarYship, umonR the candidates hctng
Thornas J.. Bu,llett1. John ". Whitley, J. ".
Stanley !;'!scn b: Colby L; II H.. la,sey ,, anu
Mr. G. r. W. Jun1e sent a Communication
asking payment Of vouchers tssucd by t4o old
Board amounting to sa,n!s' H"as 'aH' over
Tho meeting then proceeded 20 bnl!ot for
President Of the bonrti. scxton N, Wilcox was
chosen, aud WAS declared duly elected by
str, Wticox took his scat a,ld made few re-
marks upon thu homo. conferred upon him.
MIR. sicCrcn wanted to POSTPONE TIC election
u
remarks rollccraInr the hard-npncss 81 tho
times generally, and the necessity for rctrcsch-
mvut ii expenditures. Tho funds wsrc low,--thc
seekers for Office werc i,laiy. JIG believed In
! having tho office OF President u thu board q
nuroly honorary onc. and hu also believed It to
lu the duty Of the Hoard to ctnploy 1cp, sMrll
that q sseretary nt the ,1wsss possible
to tho financial condition OF tho Board and the
| strInucncy Of The titncs. lie matter WIS rc-
fcrretl tu committee.
Board that tho o!liec Ut President bg constdcrcI
an honorary oilleo till further ordered. Cor
ricl.
Tho meeting now proceeded to elect I ,~,;A 81 A;
| Woouard Was chosen.
| TIE TRBAsrnEn. ..
Tlo question thencalno up about tho appoint.
mcnt ot Treasurer, md Mr. Wood suggested
tilc nnnc Of Burhler. No action wns taken.
Mr., Bennett wanted To know 1t It wns rrupcr
to elect new Treasurer till the old one had
been formally disposed Of, and settlement
| made.
Mr Wooaard moved to remove tho old Treas
Mr. McCrcn Was inclined to wait until thcro
.was q satisfactory account rendered.
a1r. Dct,1lott moved tt,ut the F!nanco Commit
tee to lu appointed be Instructed to confer will.
Mr. Lowentl,a, aud make report at tho next
Hoard meeting: cnrsied. r..ou
from tho member. OF the hoar'l.
This occastonett sumo trouble, IND the rcad-
tug by Mr. Wuott of many passages from law
I,o4,ks sts. McC'rca thought II wus cssuntlll
nut to nntagontze Mr.. Luwenthal. but to obtain
peaceful possession Of Ills booka mud his intor-
tnatt1n.
Alter good deal Of scattering talk and some
not very gtIfyfnE comments upon luWa OF thu
1}oar,l aud other laws, motion was niado to
adjourn till Friday afternoon,
Ieforu the notlon was carried, atr. Wood In
sisted tn reading tho TX. .-...
and the FCatllil. wills permitted.
It began with tlle following communication:
Ek. Hood. E*q., steretaryp pro fem. y. q. G.
10 inform yo, lhas the casl ta,ancu in my h.nds
aiuot,,ts to 81. si,iDI. alro have b nv po..st.
lntsrnationai ilsn:. 81 whieh am President: ol!!a
tno hotr u the West, Park Hoard lor s7;o9o.
"a Ssts M ssse c' .4o re aas s t. 6et
u. LowExr1.AL, Treasurer.
The following was also read from the County
, Treasurer:
n. E. Nood, Secretary PRO TEN. u. y. r. o.
DEAN lin: Tue hasanco os funds now ln my hands
! l,,iancs oi ,a1cs and assessments collected
f,ajance Of niyisson strcet ns.cs.n,cnt.. =. :. S,l
. Statement Of H. T. kowcntIal, L. Tseasarcr ii III
. former lizard: =, .o,
Cash IN hana ..'.'' ''.'3i nG ~.
tTs lassr i'sa il hid i. collateral ior s.1
OF 81, 600 balance made " ths 1nte'nitonal bamf
| -
Statesnent OF l.. u. luck. Cuunty Treasurer:
Eassi n'a anu ~
Tho ntinIun.Etrcct assessment, being only arplt
catlp for tho improvement o. i,,s!nn rreet, ean a.
Af,out Ice 1thv cuan,y rfeasurst WI send !. \
his annual ruIrt ~ That thu amount OF taxes III!
,ias and nlealec Tor 1871 an4 former ysasa cat
faISsi Missssneoa.-rho West rark bond. t,at arc
hnyc BERN In The hatids Of llcnry Drcenchaum 3r
e thv properly ot h,msolt and the hsnks M under b.
eo nn1 10 sTs not rsnurt sn S q s
ants who recently examined into ths .tar. e th'
.s ts d sSts SS 's.' n: hxssef M, !. no
great puItso Of the mo,1oy nsser was n l's hand.
!. Hos.raei,. and othsr eslio,,ve. 81 ti,lo Al al
pa,sIs.v. Two Or thfeo in ill., hands Of O. G. bon
/. NY. attorney for the isoaEd.
waS;a s.ss + II ftsa sssrs g. Ssx 6st
y ereaitofs of tho Board, ilave bssn anx.ously tt
: nu[rin1 VI inte for the amounts dac them. anon
!. othsr.E +. v. lungs Whole communication
:. cpunt Ut tne unsettled state OF affairs have rs
i, In conclusion it scarcely mod b. sald' that ii
II outlook Is exceedingly dark. and thss deeper =
puns. .ts tnt9 PARK affairs. tito moro 1npenstrao
/. NJ dni t,at there !. due. out.,do Of wsEes
smpeyss; III :' amsastely 1t TT ~n'ea ."'a
N Wayrs ls sn,pioyu. fof outside sslaaes, and
u nea ii.chafeed A. essly P,tt q Ms;smts T.
~ ~ nriacinsl sni intcrsst Vi honds thers nas be-
no fand provided fot tts retirement en- Of ths bond
II slaIa ,hste il On hand N aggregate Of on
~ ~ Mr. IT, Mscrea askea II thA was comple
y sfr W"'slx exn,afued that It was taken fro