New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-23

THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS
seHN BALLoRAN, A CONTRACTOR, APPOINTED BY ihH
PARK BOARD.
The Park Commissioners held n special meeting
Yesterday morning. The question OF cnoosinn q
site for the obelisk was not discussed ~ 10 pIIed
able that another special meeting wlil pe Va sh
within q few days. and ITS future si'ua''o" ''''
determined c;.ord;no Gar
dener Hepp were given n hearing 70 ehaoiio ,,%ht
to present their defence to the chaIges oto 1Sas
against them After they naa decIored proved.
10th were dismissed from the depar.neV, +od Cor
missoners Lane, Wenman and Cononc, 49, IT,
tbeir dismissal and Commissioner OIeeh asaiIS' &c -;
commissioner Lane then presenten 'ne lam m'soO
John Halloran successor 70 Jonn ,I,ainfnd'
Svneriniendent of Parks. and he was apponIe;a,
~. .i.Pn,n stand;ng Lane Wenman and Conover In
favor and Green against. The Office OF Superh-
tending Gardener is still vacant. s,,od Com.
After the meeting TRIBuNE reporter asKeu IN
,,issioner Conoyer who Mr. Halloran Is lie repIleu'
q do not know him. but he has been highly recon-
mcnde ehoD ny him than p'i'[ds do ~
'n2re o sccretarv in reply to a similar question,
sand believe he is resident OF the citS, hut fl
not know what his political ahatonhs ill., du, oo one
think ne is n Democrat; at least heard some one
sav so understand that he is Q good dlsGlpiiin.
arian and is accustomed TO handiihs i"ie'
Commissioner Lane, who proposed the new sup, sup
crntendent, said to the reporter: mr. ndro of
hos been n contractor. has a good knoWie9ge ol
such work, and knows how to manage iaooieIS
WELL ,.sao about rn,,ic
Has he anv special Aho"ieNe0 "'''
paasNN Not that know Of But then it is very diff
cnlt TO obtain such Is man. He viii have every
opportunity. and i have no uonot VIII MIAMI
RooH no e he know anything about landscape gar
deningr 80. nooos.o,v We have landscape
,.,dener already He will only have to superln-
tend the wornen to see that they perform nf the
"Reminiscences That he is entirely competent
to do" ,,, uonr
al do net think So Tie votes the Democratic
ticket know for l asked him this morning after
he had been appointed. This is not pohticai
appoin tment at all.
THE PERMIT TO DUMP GARBAGE RENohLD
ACTION OF THE SHORE INsPECToR-A SPECIAL PER
NIT TO DE GIVEN WITH EACH TOW.
For some time garbage has been unloaded from
scows the dumping grounds IN Hb % In
According to the permit granted py INC oupdo ~
spector the garbage should be dumped AT .lc ~
of the cbb tide Instead OF beng oampTu az .,i,
fine it has been done repeatedly Nv IMo nouis ~
more after the ebb tide had set out. The persistent
violation of the conditions of the permit eu ?not'
Inspector Hopkins to issue the followihg hotIct !.
fine Police Commissioners yesterday, reFohlns 'i'
permit:
10 the Police Commisso ners: o, ui,.o,
Notwithstanding the repeated assurances glvel
mc Inv several of the members OF your b9aiu per
so0 and by yourselves officially. and the re
peated assertions on the part of your supornihase
that the terms Of my NaTros to the lover BAY
mon condition Of their being dumped on the frs
Of the ebb be daihG Mtb oOfff fEond
he dcreict in my duty. therefore. If l gecte'
Io 1 to cancel the permit you now hold an,
Won are herewith informed that the permit gIei
Won July /, 1880, is hereby revoked NO Iurthe
hermit viii be given except from day to day, am
only by myself personally orby deputy VINO VIII
do not desire to cripple the work OF Your De
partment and / will see that permit Is gramt;t,
for every tow that is dumped IN compliance VIII
4; fOI
the intention of the law. Oh, ,..,o.r
II has been the custom, it is said. for those u
charge of the scows 10 anchor in Gravesend 81!
nntii Glib tide when they would start for III
dumping grounds to get the benefit Of the tlde, ,,r
thev would not reach the grounds ior Two no u,
the tide would turn again before the garDage wa
carried sufficiently out 10 sea, and bring IL Dac
upon the Coney Island beaches