New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-15
TILE CENTRIL P.IRK.
COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES FEW PLAIN STATE
MESTs OF INrERE-T 10 COMMISSIONER WALES.
SUPERINTENDENT JONES And THE GENERAL

COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES \ FEW PLAIN STATE
MESTs OF ISTERE-T 10 COMMISSIONER WALES
SUPERINTENDENT JONES AND THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
T, the Editor or Ths TrfbHHe.
SIR: II is NOT surprising that in answer to my
views IS to the itucs, of superintendent Jones to
conduct the ORR in the Central Park, mg as,oc-
ate Commissioner, Salem II. Wales, should descend
70 personalities. and Che SUPERINTENDENT ascend to
politics. This mode Of procedure is character
isic of each; but | ask You to all me in
bringing them to meet the real question,
and not permit them 20 escape the smoke of their
sid. issues. ! do not ask any flvors Of tho Suucrn
tonAcut Hc is m inferior officer of the Board. and
wholly subject 70 its regulations, and for my as
.oc.a'r lmml.,ouer | appeal TO the record OF his
adverse votes ani not TO what he says he would
have Joue but never dill 10. may be- III, worst
politician iu the city hut tllt does not render Mr..
Jopc. competent. and may hr wholly inconsistent
IN all my views in the Board Int that does not
Justify Mr.. Wales ia upholliug Mr.. Jones II he Is
incompetent
Whether be- l. competent or not depends wholly
rpon thc view aiken oi th' necessary qualifications
for che Office. tiuk they require man Of higher
professional education aud culture than MIR. Jones.
Ny associate, go not, and | think the fault is
theirs. Gravel of ihc best quality well rolled pro-
duc.. good drives. Asphalt well mix i Md up
a..td produce, good .op.-S..ISs Grass VOL mown
and va'rr'd produces good lawn' and So long as
Mr.. Ioue, handed tna.e | dil not qucs-
tpa his competency 30 thl r.teat But
thr trees and shrupbrly .r' a"m'thing
very dilrrcnt 10 repeat thr H. rite expression
of our 'ocmci friend Colonel -tba.ps, 90 The Park
/. 70 work ot art' This is especially tru" i'm respect
Co th- plantations. And .o 500 Mr Jones at work 20
fa.sh the dc.i ~ OF Mr. Frederick Law Olus.cd, 10
Say mind, is as cruel as it would be TO put him
oa an unfinished landscape by Church, or portrait
b. Bouuat.
The Central Park has not grown naturally; il
s~a. planted. II WIS not planted trees are set
oui los the roadside. bus with design. This design
was to give. over iLr whole eight hundred acres,
variety Of effect, with unity Of idea. Lawns.
ura.t. open groves, single trees, hit,of forest and
Landscape, ser, included. with due u.dItIous Of
color size end shape but they were designed with
unity of p'auasa work of art. The Iautiug WAS
made 90 %. o. p-Dlucr these effects, when tn trees
were fully grown afirr the lapse Of years. and con-
scaucutly thr Park WAS oycrpl1ul'd 10 allow for
the proportion %. trees that would die or, for want
of yiaor fail to Gli !hcr place in the landscape Ii is
now On, time by cutting and trimming, torcaiizc the
eject, according to this d ,gu not to cut at ran
,gm without knowledge of the dc,l his view
n., De- ur,s 90 ny associates, bat IL is not To men
.. culture. or 10 any ou" who has ever convcrscd
vi b n Dus.od uu thr subject Fortunately, the
u.nd that conceived tins ie- 5n and directed the
plantation survives, and is ~ our cf'l io com
pi.l, tlc work. Ny point i, that he shoEld
.,roriat.ud H. aud that Mr.. Joucs's emitting and
hacking should he stopped slmmary
A,I showed yau IN my ioracr letter, Commissioner
Vale, has defeated my two proposition, TO this
effect. auI he lass orauatad MIR. Jonc. ont Of some
,,I,tf,..l l.,I hive. therefore. 10 appeal % yug