New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-17
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After long vacation. spent a. watering place.
aud seaside resorts the mcnber5 oil inc Doa'u -
| Park Commissioners reassembled yesterday aiiu
| held session of nearly five hours. COmmissiohol
| Lane presided. and large number OF more or less
interested spectators sat patiently on the Ica'heI,
covered sofas or crowded around the reporters
| table. go ,..a
| Commissioners Lane and MacLean on the restora-
ton of a department employe who had no res res
toration ticket" Mr. MacLean moved that tic
names of all such men should he stricken from the
roll Mr. Lane insisted that the man he was IN
terested in had been allowed to remain az conpro-
mise with Mr. MacLean, while the latter
declared he had agreed to no bargains
or deals" His motion did not prevail.
An official report from the Park police OF the al
tempt of the Manhattan Railway Company to build
an elevated railway station III Battcry-place on
August was read and ordered filed, without us
cussion or comment.
The following letter, addressed to g Commission,
ers Grand Central Park, New-York," was received
and filed. 1t is gwen word for word:
LITTLE FALLS July 20
GENTLEMEN; have on hand an aged Plow with his
trey whitcn would like TO donate to the central parh
with my rcgusrds you Will be kind enuGh to take good
care of il also acnOnge in the papers prefer dOnat
Ing IL to The park in \ then amy city have
uhces ard coI:ns thare and will call on ne H sTs 1
petition dated July 20 was received
from General Manager Hahn, of the Man
haitian Railway Company, asking LOT
permit to attach drip pans TO their struc-
lures in Battery Park, 10 make certain necessary
repairs and alterations In the STRUCTURES, ani' 10
omen the the Battery or Ill Battery -pltcc
wherever 1t was necessary for such work; IL was
decided that the directions OF the BOaru lot the
placing of the pans were sufficient permit. There
was no discussion OF the cOmpanYs attempt 10 open
the streets without the permit asked for -
George L. Stearns, Iii lettcr, complained thaV
when he asked for glass OF milk at the Battcry
should have milk punch instead, and rs he dld
not want milk punch he considered the man con-
duct unjustiabe, and prayed that the Tecalcltrant
restaurateur and his restaurant should he removed,
lost theV shOud
quent the park. ,
statue in Madison Square mad been discontinued ny
the Supervising Architect Commissioner Wales
remarked that the architect had 10 business TO IN
terfere Ill the work, and the work On lhe approach
A1n1iion of MIR. Lanes that all laborers in the
Department should be paid - day called out
some lively talk.
Mir. Wales said al would ask the Chair if he
thinks il right of this Board custodans OF the
peoples money, to pay % for eight hours Work
when on private contracts only 9l 10 Is given Ior
Mr.. Lane did not readily reply, and Mr.. Wales
insisted on an answer. Such acuon on the part OF
the Board Mr.. Wales said, would be creating
privileged class of labOrers.
Mr.. MacLeln moved that this rate be PAID, ana
that the superintendent of Parks be instructed 10
discharge ftty-nne men next month.
Mr. Wales offered as a substitute that the men be
employed ten hours a day Both amendment ana
substitute were lost. aud Mr.. Lanes motion was
tabled, after Mr.. Wales remarked Indignantly ::
TINS whole tblng Is piece OF clap-trap, ME- Chalr-
man that Is what's The matter with IT, When a
question involving high moral principles Is up
there is no response from you"
Mr. Lane then read long arraignment of Aneurn
Jones' the superintendent of Parks. lie moved for
his Dismissal OH the ground of his extravaganza
and incompetency. lie said that he had spent over
So 600 in painting the Third-ave. bridge. He
mad also spent ten months and 81 ,5O0iin repairing
the Mount Morris Park fence.
Mr. Wales said " We have here a most extra
ordinary spectacle-the chairman arTalgnng the
superintendent of Parks for extravaganza, yet de-
handing that the men, who, according to his show
ing have been ding away their time, shall receive
more pay"
But the delay is all his FAULT, not the work.
mems" said Dir. Laue.
After some nyely discussion it was decided to
have Mr.. Jones appear at the next meeting and ex-
PLAIN his conduct