The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-13
PREP ARATI0NS FOR SKATING
WHIT TIfE rank COwufssTONERs ARE
, tRRtNsTNG.
Condition of the Drivcs aud walks In Cer-
trni Park Further Appropriation. Needed
and Asked for-No Report for Years.

trni Park Further Appropriations Needed
! and Asked for No Report for Wears.
Numerous complaints have been made Of
tate concerning the dccaycd AMI diapdated
condition " Central Park. the neglect Of the
natural curiosltics. and the unsafe drives. hut
moro especially because no preparations have
been made for the convcnicn' - and comfort of
skaters As the Hon. Samuel Conovcr who
was appointed II Park Commissioner by Mayor
Ely Inst month and confirmed unanimously by
the Board Of Aldermen tho following day. ia
generally regarded rs an exponent OF tho pow
ers that be- the writer called to ascertain from
him the intentions of the Commission. Mr.. Con-
over was found ut his Il SIX in the Produce
Bank, of which institution he il Pr sidcnt
whore the following conversation took place.
"Isit the intention OF thu Park Commission
ers to provide accommodations for the skating
public ?'
Tits"
"what IRE thcy2"
"Thc board has arranged to put M all noccs-
sary buildings and outhousos. They will bc
substantial convenient, and comfortable.
Special care will bc tn ken with the apartments
devoted to the use of ladies and children. hut
ali Will DE as suitable as experience can sug-
Thearrangcmonts are made or TO he made ?"
Tho arrangements nrr completed. III, or
icrs given. and the buildings VAL be ready IN
" How about the ice2'
I'm former years there was considerable
complaint that the Ice WAS not kept clean aud in
good condition. That will bc ohviat Il this sea-
son. We have made arrangements to have the
lee swept and kept rs clean rs an oid-iashIuncd
kitchen.
"Certainly. We intend that the boys and
girls shall have Just M good n time ns possible /;
better. If anything than eyer before.
Have you noticed the doeayod look the Park
II have. with great pain. drive over it every
asy @i ny & n@y1 nIyl G ssr IN WIr1
ihe mud mars the walks But how can this be
Why that's what you are there for"
Precisely. but parks cant b. k.ri IN order
Fighting the Board Of Appor,ionment these two
years. but to no pnrpos'. The appropriations
sreredurcd each Scnr. ourhundrcd thous' nd
dollars j. grcnt drnl Of money TO he sure. but
soe what must hc done with it,
ANY thing besides caring for the IarksS"
Why OF course. Probably not 1--WE men IN
one hundred know what our duties are In
addition To- the cnrr. maintenance and improve
mont Of { ,htrh Park. and all thr minor parks.
N If br oN ,.r nr n"THy wv S be rt '
known rs the Twenty -third and Twcnty-iourth
Clear up TO Williams bridge. You 500
what a tremendous cnrr that H.. Sr'ci~ arr 10
be laid out. paN A. severed. and lcnhcd ont for
Are Hl the mon dis 'hargcd now"
No. We manage To- Keep few on. hut II is
on half nay only Wahayc enough len to = npe
through with In this hnlt ant half kind Of % way.
Nor money j. needed. If tiir people thoroughly
understood thr matter tl.to would hc either
NOR moncy or less gramhling a.
TT" board ~ Prise M cons ~ nl Mnssrs Mar
tin. Coupv,r. Wrimore. and WcnmHn. Mr.
Martin . time was ~ last April. Nnd he Is hold
ing over until his successor L. appointed
unlikely that any change viii hr made in The
orcHnZitl, n at present. although friends ot Mr.
WeunlIt ar" ur-ins tNhf he hr mad" Pr, -ld"ni
Investigation shows that Cnntrni Park sally
needs some now blood IN its managemrnt For
instance. Ia uli ini 'nta ana purposes the goo
on" ana IN. Re- su' AT in preparing ipr tho costly
iron and sln-- cons rvntnry. which was To- have
been huilt between seventy first and seventy
second streets. are thrown away. Nothing d.
being don" witi ihe work. 80 iir - can l.,
s"rn. Inc G. rcle presents in tar weather u
series nf holes. and in raluy weather rows oi
puNuI'~. Nut, ana roughn s-,s abound. AMI
lishi wagons sun e mu, n IN their gear 10y Tho
lnrrlnE ihrN * when drawn pNrr them. ManN
OF the walks are washed on either side. 50 H. ~
De unsafe; others are muddy after rainfall. oi
mere iHhus IA dry Wrtt en- THOUSANDS 81
women aud "hlidr u mr." in iilr habit of Mtlk VA
in thu lutN un, resting on H." hrnrli'=. Man,
Of the benches have no bucks. some have hrof I
supports. and othels are rOtilug IN the summer
huu-e-
No report has been pr ntcd in years. for lack
II H. said. ~ funds. npuh' oss the voucher
show WHORE the money Eocs hut it certainly ha'
not gors in imrroNIu4s the drives or pruirctInl
the walks There are bridges begun aud IN
finished. sheep fold tina, IL u hurl"-'lue. an,
arbrrs IN every s'utr Of decline. For an thi'
The card. says Tie remedy j. moro money
Added to the long list of Parks and places Is
Nlai Is hnlfnly known - INC Annexed
District" AMI u would srrn t. hc fair to ~,
nny intended ior the Parks prcServat.ui
should not bee divert d into other chann"ls