New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-28
MR.. VhUX RESIGNS.
THE EXPERIMENTING ARCHITECT OF THE PA'hS
DISSATISFIED.


THE EXPERIMENTING ARCHITECT OF HE r"'A'
DISSATISFIED.
The meeting of the Park Commissioners yester-
dav opencd with three Commissioners present MI
MacI can coming i'll later. Mr. Wales preslueu
Commissioner Thompson. of the Board OF fupllo
Works. and Superintendent Bumenthal, Oh 'ho
Bureau of membranes, were present. 10
were dcputation OF properIN-o""o,,o
living in Fortieth-st, fronting heSe'Ioi
SQUARE The latter came to ask the bo"ru " 'Oi
bid the United States Illuminating Con'p'ny ion
erecting poles and wires in front OF ther
The poles had been taken there on TUESDAY n'e"'
and bolcs ding MIR Wales had been appealed TO-
and after long search he found MI. Ihoinp,
son who suspended the permit u',
10 n. nj. Yesterday. Mr.. Thompson was asNeu W
revoke the permit. bat SAID that he had got into
enouph hot water already by revoklng pol",''
Mr. Olhe suggested that, to settle all oouo'' .'-o
ann,icants should obtain an injunction restraining
the Board of Public Works from granting p'i 'ni'
and forbddng the Park Board also.
Mr.. Lane complained that he had received no no
t,ce 70 meet the Board of ApportOnment on the day
nrevious "I got mine" said both Mr.. Ollne ana
Mr. Wales and the former added. sharply don I
600 how the secretary can attend to his business
when MIR Lane goes into his office, snatches papers
off his desk. interferes with the minutes -
AT this point Mr. Wales raped the speaker 10 or
der
The question of rebuilding the restaurant az
Mount St Vincent was discussed, Mr.. wales
saving place was needed where the public could
go-not " hotel for private dinners III was II
public necessity and convenience ana W0uG Oi LIZ
inc city n handsome revenue. The sum OF 9ooOOu
voted by the Board of Appointment was hot
enough Mr. MacLean said 1t was not goou pIacc
~ Mr. Tspa said. "When Andrew II. Green and
Peter g. Swerny ran the Park department every
thing was done extravagantly. bui now Pioroii
buildicg could be put up for a moderate sum anu
he Man he gradually developed" He moved that
$4,000 he asked from the Board OF Apporuonmeh''
and the motion was adopted =, Chi;
The following communication from tho NuP0ii'
tending Architect was read:
CITY or NEw-YoRK, DEPAETMENToT PublIS TA tx
To the Hon. BOARD COMMIssONERs' DLfAhrN'Ni VI
GtSTnTTFS; A. no action was taken yesterday by
vonr Board in regard TO communication OF DecelnpeT
Architect TO yonr Depart oent. Respectfully, -
CALVERT WAX, experimenting Architect
The communication referred TO by Mr. NanX,
which was received az the last regular meeting ana
ordered placed on file, Is rs follows:
CRY OF NEW YORK. DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC PARKS, !
80 UNION SQUARE, DC =, lSS%.)
To ne COMMISSIONERS, DEPARTMENT OF PrHILc iAhhsi
GENTLEMEN: At the last meeting OF your hodri !
recommended the erection o. temporary
building for skaters on r Ine G" nion
The recommendation was not adopted, ana resolution
was passed directing the superintendent to
temporary building IN connection win lai It,s
on The north side OF The lake find now that hndihs II
being put up the east shore without uSettoS NOV
me- aud report these facts as they G"i.ct Mi, m
poson AS experimenting rcltcci ana make u uhlcu
able Respectfully sapcrintendng Architect.
When the letter from Mr.. Vaux was read last
week Mr. Wales said mat he had been TO the fark
TO investigate the complaint made IN ih' I@t'er, nu
me considered that il was not Well-foundrd. ne
buIlalng TO Oe erected was only temporary one
aud to place II where Mr. Vaux suggested wond m
lure the trees materially, ana ne hdu auViSeu tho
erection of the building
File the letter." suggested Mr.. MacLcan
$50 orGcrcd,' replied Mr. Wales.
Mr. MacLcan yesterday moved to lay the resgna-
ton on III table; that Mr. Naux be asked to WIN
draw IT, and that he be assured Of tIe confidence OF
the Board Mr.. Lane objected. " Mr.. NauX great
grievance he said " is that the i ard dld not
a,opt IN, plans Tor Riverside Parn. mat broke ms
ing that he was taking the discussion out OF Its
proper course lie offered to vote, FOR
wanld modify il SO as simply to lay the matter on
the table. Mr'Macl.ean agreed and the motion was
pas ed. Mr.. LaLe voting no" ,,oo
cepted some regret. being EXPRESSED by Mr. Oillna
at the loss of so good al officer.
Well" exclaimed Mr.. Lane, Mr.. Faux wanted
"Out of ord ~ said Mr. Wales.
Mr. Lane moved to rcscind the resolution offered
ture meetings of the h lard on the first and third
Saturdays OF each month, as the action was Illegal
aud any contract made at such meetings would he
Illegal The change should lave been made only
VITA the iull Board present, after a week = notice.
Tue motion was lost Mr.. Wales called ajtcntl1n tOa
Uanphlet rccenJ issued by the Council OF Political
reform, III winch IL was charged that for WORK IN
the Twenty-thrd and Twenty-fOurlh wards an
rNoritant sum had been asked for by the PARK
Board when less than 100 miles of streets, much
pavcdp were to be mIintalncd. Ims. Mr.. Wales
sand Vas ollec ~ contrary to the facts as supplied
by the Department TO the writer OF he pamphlet
AT the jlmc it first appeared, on lncing at 1t /
charact rzcd il as an nrelable, unjust ana I'M
fruitful paper said Mr.. Wales. 81 find
/ aid not characterize IL severely
enough. 1t IS an outrage NAV
any political body should consent 10 int such a
uaprr | nave asked IT'S authors throu 4 he pun
Inc ,ress 10 come here and ain their c1drgeS but
tJev nave not done If their cha gcs are true,
the PARK Commissioners should be indicted, cx-
p,lied IRON Office and excluded from decent society.
As for the professional rciorncrs who make such
statements | do moi think much OF them. Those
VINO live by reform genera ly a, open TO suN-
,icIOn rs those charged with the administration OF
cit, affairs aud much subjects or rc' orln'
Rcpile, 20 the attack were also read from r. :.
Van WmNle engineer i'll charge and Park Superln-
tendeu, Jones.