New-York tribune., 1881-10-27
HARMONT, BUT NOT AGREEMENT.

FRUITLESS MEETING OF THE PARK BOARD.
AS MUCH DIVERGENCE OF OPINION As EvER-RESo-
LUnoNs CoNCERNING A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
CONSIDERED, BUT NOT ADOPTED.
A long and fruitless meeting of the Park Commits
siOners was held Yesterday. The object the nleet
mo was TO take M the various resolutions offered
at the previous session of the Board respecting Tue
emplovment of n landscape architect ~ the OPEN
ing Of tie session there was much promise o. Al
agreement being reached. Commissioner MacLcan'
who occupied the chair, Wore nlahd S'hlIt. NJ,
Ollihc was cOmpacent Mr. Wales was Glaniiest'y
in a sweet temper and NJ Lane looked as meek as
lamb Eut if pvOVed that hlo tie procedures
were characterized bY remarkable ca lnh".S. 'I'ie
was almost as much divergence Cl "Plhl'h ~
The subject was frst brought ZIP ny Commissioner
Lane who projected a resolution in the mid"ie ~
the regular business, IN effect ihat superintendent
Jones should he removed ant Calvert NaaX ne r,1-
ploycd in ls stead al the salary attached 10 ING
Office This was put to vote wlthcGt tlScuSslo and
was opposed by all save Nr. Lane. After more
routine business diSpo.ed o. the resolutions ly-
ing Oh the ab were taken up IN reverse ora T.
Commissioner Oii IS motion TO appoint Samuel Il.
Parsons Landscape architect was lost by threc de-
cisiYe noes. Then Mr. Walcs's compromise rcSGiu-
tion to appoint Frederick Law Oimstcd ana taiV.lt
Vaux consulting landscape architects III a salary 10
Are theT" a1v remarks ~ asked the chairman.
"Mr Olmsted is ready 80 cooperate with MI
Vaux,' said CommiSSontr Lane
But have yOu seen Nr. NaNN mo @rth 'I'
chairman who considered this fatal ha| IN the
STherc is no use taking up tine in DISCUSSING this
natter said Mr. Wales. These two men can
together give the Park the attention Il ucrls, and
would like to them WORK the problem out
together ,o,.o
did not regard the proposition favor9bly and voted
ii down. Mr.. Lanes resolution to apPoat 9ir. oim-
sted landscape architect was next taken mp from tue
table and suffered a similar fate.
At this point Commissioner Wales Grcwup another
resolution, which he tendered to llS colleagues rs
an olive branch saying that he wished 10 nave tne
m fer adj 4
this resolution that Mr.. VauX should be employed
as consulting landscape architect at salary oi
"'rhis resolution is different from the ono origin
ally offered by Commissioner Mac Lean SAID Mr.
Wales "lt does not remove Mr.. MunckUltz from
his position as suPerlntenGlng arcmtect' III Is
offered as a compromise / have tncd 70 reach q
result .ore satisfactory to myself, bat cart always
have my way
appointment of fle Vaux would dIsplace MIR.
Olmsted who now nominally held tho position OF
consulting landscape architect. 10 thus NJ. Nalei
replied that there cOGld be score OF ahdscale
architects iii the caiploy Vi the Department II
necessary. s...,.
Jones" continued Mr.. Wales. " He has been un-
Justly criticised, and mas been charged with doing
things which he has not done. He Is an excellent
man in the department 10 which he has been ap-
pointed. can overlook mistakes IL committed III
conscientious endeavOr TO 90 what IL right =,
Mr. Wales voted for his own resolution, but al oi
his colleagues voted against 1t, Then The ,oHgIiHl
motion of Commissioner MacLean, offered at the
previous mectug oil the Board was presented with
a slight change. As corrected this resolution pro-
posed the appointment of MT. NauN ~ SuPcrintend-
ing architect ia pace OF julius +. Munckwitz, who
now holds the position at salary OF - 600 year.
Mir OlmStcd is now consulting landscape aTchl-
tect" said Mr. MacLcan. III ms advice /, needed
IL can at any time he obtained. Mr. NauX Is rccOg-
nilod as an authority, and with tins position lac
would be- under the hy-laws the superior OF the
Superintendent OF Parks. besides by this appoint
ment his salary would be fixed. For these reasons
| make this motion"
These remarks did not seem to convert Mr.. Wales,
who said that he not prepared 10 sustain the
resolution. He thought he had successfully met the
difficulty in his last proposition; but the chairman
wished something moro than the appointment Ol
Mr VauX-the removal Of Mr. MunckwItz. The
chairman then asked if SIR. Lane had any objec-
tlons TO state TO the proposition. Mr. Lane sad
that he had. One of his objections was that Mr..
Munckwitz had been employed IN the Department
twenty-three years and useful man. Besides
he himself had proposed Mr. NauX for Supcrinten-
dent of Parks.
II do not wish t. he impcrtinent," said CommIs-
soner Wales, but woulG like TO ask If the Com
missioner expected that motion - pass"
Commissioner Lane protested that be had made
the motion in good faith: the chairman remarked
that Mr. NauX could not accept such q position;
and Mr. Wales added that he would say lin all kind
ness that the proposition certainly l-adVsed.
Here the discussion was concluded, and the resolu-
tiOn was laid upon the table.