New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
THE PARK DEPARTMENT STIRRED UP.
TRACES or ANDREW II. GREEN-THE CoAMiS

sIoNERs EVENLY DIVIDED
An adjourned meeting of the Park commissioners
was held yesterday one of tbe
meeting the peace that has prevailed Ill the Board
for several weeks was broken, and the meeting was
also made noteworthy by visit from the ghost oi
Andrew H. Green Early in the proceedings re-
ouest was made by James Nj. Constable IN Dehau ol
the trustees of the Museum of Natural History that
Jnlus Munckwitz, who is now acting SuperuVen,
dent OF Parks aud SupeTintending Architect should
be appointed to prepare plans and speeihcaons ior
the improvements to be made IN the g101nuS OI te
museun Recently an appropraton.of *lOO,OOO was
made by the Legislature for the construction OF ap-
breaches 10 the Museum Building from Seventy
seventhst. and Eighty-hrstIst ana i9r othe e, Nh
provements Ii proposed by the trustees tnat MI
Munckwitz should also be employed 10 superlnienu
the construction, his compensation 70 DC per cent
of the amount expended. 1t WAS this suggestlon-
innocently made by the trusteesthat occasoned the
opening of hOStultles. 80, ..
Commissioner Wales was IN favor OF the appoint
ment and so was Commissioner Lane but Com-
missioner MacI can was not. lie said that ne was
onposed TO il because Mr.. Munckwitz had levied
assessments upon the employees OF the department.
for the support of Tammany Hail. ,,,
AIR Lane-There is no evidence that Mr.. Mnnck-
witt did So Coming down TO question OF Pohtlcs
/ know men who paid assessments 10 help Aht-
Tammany who scarcely had bread To eat:
Nv this time Commissioner Wales became ex-
cited, and rose 10 his feet am sorIy' ne Sai 40
not think that Mr.. MaeLean Is Justihed III making
this objection. Mr. Munckwltz has been IN 'he
employ Of the department twenty years, anu ls
Thoroughly well qualified Icsides, the trustees OF
the Nnsenm IN the exercise of good JUDGMENT, want
him 10 do the work. If he did solicit money for
Tammany Hall, ar any other hail. that does not
lessen his efficiency as an architect. Behnd TINS
affection there is an influence at work which VIII
cause obstruction and if It becomes necessary VIII
name it," it., -,
Commissioner MacLean. who had slipped down
into his chair almost out of sight, reused himself
aud said that he wished Commissioner Wales 10
Mr., Wales-WelI, declare that that influence is
Andrew H. Green and that il is eXerted In favor OF
the appointment Of Calvert Naux. 80.
Mr. Cunstable-I have myself been Iniluenced inns
much By Mr. Green. Once at his suggestion l had
plans drawn up by Mr. Naux lie charged me 800
Tor Them and they weren't worth 500
sir MacL can denied that lie had in any way been
influenced in his opinions by Mr. Green or that he
was prejudiced against Mr. Munckwitz. lie did
think he said that Mr.. MunckwiH was inefficient
and he objected TO him upon that ground. Then
MrWales remarked that Commissioner Maciean had
himself shown a lack of Judgment in suggestions
that lie made relative to the parks. When he was
asked to be more specific he cited two or three
eases The vote on the question resulted in tie
Commissioners Wales and Lane voting in favor of
the proposition. and Commissioners MacLean and
OlIife against II.
After the vote was taken the Commissioners be-
came comparatively calm, and quietly transacted
some other business of a routine nature.