The New York herald., 1878-12-19
PARK DEPARTMENT.

| THE PROPOSED HARLEM RIVER SUSPENSION
BRIDGE-MoNEY WANTED TO PAY FOR MAPS
OF THE TwENTY-THIRD AND TwENTY-FoURrH
| wARDs-A BREEZE AMONG THE CoMAns-
sIoNERs.
There was a prolonged meeting of the Board OF
Park Commissioners yesterday. petition was re-
ceived from of property situated in the vicin-
ity of Manhattan square, requesting that the Board
transmit to the Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment supplemental estimate with a recommends
ton 10 that body to provide for appropriation for
the year 1879 of the sum $4,000 for the improve
ment of Manhattan square The improvements most
needed specified to be drainage of the stag
nant pools and the present deep depressions
Of the surface of the square. Also the
grading. sloping, terracing and turing Of
it, surface and the general regulation thereof in
order to relieve and remove the rough outlines and
other unsightly features. which are disfgurements
as well detrimental to the value of the adjacent
property in it, taxable value. The petition was pre-
sentcd by Alfred wagsta. John NJ. Pinkney. Matthew
Bird, George f. Belts Edward Martindsle John A. C.
Cray Charles F. Hunter. Edward A. Clarke, Marshall
.. Roberts, III. Il. Clafn, Amos X. Emo and r. Ii.
Cossit.
on motion Of Commissioner Lane. a resolution
passed requesting the Board of Estimate and Ap
portionment TO include in the estimates of the De-
partnent Of Public Parks for the year 1879 the sum
of $4,000 for the above improvement OF Manhattan
square.
THE BRIDGE OVER TIE HARLEM
Commissioner Lane offered the following resolu
tions. which we're adopted:-
Resolved. That ot the memorial OF Lewis u Morris
and others Tor the construction Of suspension bridge over
sd bridge was located by this department
title 70 he Land on which 70 was acquired ny the
II the city and county Of New York and that he be
account Of tie CONSTRUCTION o such bridge exceeding
5000 pursuant to secton chapter Of the Laws Of is7l
In he uiO m nd
surveys the location Of the piers and the determining
Resolved That the subject be laid over until such time
socintes be notified OF this action of the Board
I-xESTY-THIRD AND rwESTY-FouRTH WARDS
Commissioner Lane subsequently stated that Presi-
dent Wheeler OF the Department OF Taxes had called
attention the provision of chapter All of the Laws
Of 1876 and had requested him Afr. Lane 10 offer
resolutions 70 urge upon the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionmeut to include in the estimates for the
year 1879 the sum OF $4,000 to meet the require
OF that act and he therefore presented the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted -
Resolved That the Board Of Estimate aud Apportion-
men, s & :, e Pac aPa aeSae m m 10 va .s & s.
% peis ~ " w a % ~ or f makn at ,ns y sesr H. se
ritory constituting the Twenty third and Twenty fourth
s a. p % ea"ie at Of the Laws Of n sae
Resolved That q the Judgment Of this Board the said
by the said act during the year isID
INVESTIGATED.
A lively little breeze then sprang up on the uues-
tion OF audt certain bills for repairs performed
the Museum OF Natural History II appears that as
work In the above building. Three bids were pre-
scented. the lowest one being from the firm Of Brans-
durt Metz, furniture dealers, who offered do the
necessary work for ~ DO Commissioner Lane. IL IL
alleged. being treasurer OF the Board, took the
papers and three days later notified his colleagues
that had received another bid which he had forgo
ten e. submit to the Board He said that the did
from n furniture dealer in East Broadway aud
that il Sl3 lower than the bid presented by
Brauusdorf 4 Metz. There considerable dernur-
ring % receiving this supplemental hid, as il
voted to be irregular and unoffcia but as claimed
fha4g Ci ttasff
awarded the work TO the furniture dealer in East
broadway. 10 was this account that when pay
tncnt for the work demanded yesterday the
auditing of the bin was refused. and Commissioner
Conover appointed ain investigating committee of
one TO examine the question under dispute and to
report his decision at the next meeting of the Board.
The Board then adjourned.