New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-21
DISCORD IN TIE PARK BOARD.
NOT A HARMONIOUS SESSION.

THE COMMISSIONERS INDULGE FREELY IN PERSONAL
CRITICISMs-MR. LANE RELATES A CHAPTER IN
THE HISTORY OF THE TILDEN CAMPAIGN.
Tie Park Commissioners held a session three
hours and half long yesterday. For the first two
hours there was no want OF harmony and "A great
deal of business was disposed of IN an orderly and
buslness-hke manner. SO smoothly did the ma
chlnery run that Comm iSsiOner Oliihc ready to
congratulate himself on his remarkable success as
president pro tenpoic. But ali at once there was Il
Jar. From that time until the close of the session
the Commissioners did little else than to call each
other names.
Commissioner Wales broke the peace by finding
faut with his colleagues for not being willing To
push certain improvements that are in progress
ward completion while there is good weather.
Their idea appeared TO be how not do the work
In reply Mr. MacLcan characterized some of Mr.
Nalcss statements rs pucrlle. and Mr.. Lane pro-
nounced another statement untrue aad demanded
0ccular demonstration, which Commissioner Wales
You tell everybody said Mr. Lane, addressing
Mr. Wales, that you ITO all the work thal is done
yourself to death. But you are here in reality ONLY
two or three hours day"
Some do more work in two hours than
others can IN twcnty-four' retortcd Commissioner
Wales. 81 do not charge you with doing no work
Why it has been understood that the severe inH,c
ton lcarbuncles on each handl YOU have recently
suffered resulted from the excessive tax on your
strength
The mention of Commissioner Lanes disability
refreshed his memory concerning a man named
klrker, who has a float anchored in the Harlem
hlVer kirkcr has refused to obey the order of the
Department. to move on" and the other day he
told Commissioner Lane that he would throw him
place elso 1t is said that the suggestion was
promptly acted on. When the Commissioner had
hnlshed his story he was directed Dy resolution to
dlspossess the awless rkcr by force of pollcemens
clubs-and arms, too, if necessary.
Commissioner Lane then charged Commissioner
Wales with exceeding his authority, inasmuch as he
recently gave certain society permission to put up
an ice walcrtank (" slep jar" Mr.. Lane termed it, in
Union square, when he was appointed merely to cx-
anime into he matter and make "A report. The
tank was offensive, Commissioner Lane claimed
by having advertisements on it,
down.
commissioner Lane. striking his fist on the table
=" The man III charge SAID that the Park Commits
soners were weak lot of fellows, and could never
agree abol anything. Hence. he said there was
nothing to fear
Lane could employ himself better than in fighting
with the ice-water man and the Harlem outlaw.
commissioner Lane presently renewed his activity
by moving that julius +. Munckwtz, now acting
SUPERINTENDENT of Parks should be appointed
year. lie made an urgent appeal to his colleagues
(which Commissioner Wales remarked in an
aside almost moved him to tears, urging the
necessity OF having an actual head. The motion
was lost Commissioners MacLean and Ollifle voting
against it,
"Now | want to make a statement" said Mr..
Lane, looking across the table at Commissioner
MacLean, With twinkle in his eye. Some time
having once levied an assessment on employees of
hS s pa bae to 1OT f I IMm%a nall
Superintendent OF Parks There was at thai time
a, Tilden bureau-Samuel }. Tden-and it was
this bureau that requested Joseph J. O'Donohue,
ON SE'hiosi"ioi w idisc p ,ouU IN the
department. Mind you, it was Samuel j. Tiden's
| bureau. Now, the money that was raised was
| placed in tho hands of Mr. Munckwiz as the head
OF the Department, and by him turned over to the
DenocIatic Central Committee. The gentleman
| charges Mr.. Mnnckwitz with squeezing money from
] the men for Tammany | have seen the reccipts
ana know what am talking about. Commissioned
MacLean, think was himself Interested in the
Illden campaign and who knows but that some of
that very money went to defray his campaign ex-
| penses ~
Supervisor Henderson of Westminster County
requested that measures be taken for the constru-
ton OF temporary bridge the Bronx River at
Wllliamsbr1dge for use until the permanent hridg
IS completed. communication was received from
the Good 1emplars asking the Commissioners to
stop the sale OF spirltuous liquors in the parks on
Sundays. The subject was referred to Commits
si ner Lane.
A special meeting of the Board will be held next
Tuesday to tai action regarding the Manhattan
square approaches and the work on Sedgwck-aye