New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-04
THE PARK MANAGEMENT.
LOOKING FOR LIGHT IN VAIN.

CENTRAL. YIRLE'S FXPLANATION OF CHA CHS ~ '''N-
TRAL PARK-MG. OLLIFFE HAS NOTHING TO SAY
4 TRTRryE reporter, calling at the Arsenal
in Central PARK recsny TO NJ Parsons Tue SUPP III
trudeut Of Pantidg ~ Iul Iat rs WIi not az Ms GUY
tomary post and uoJa inquiry learned that h' was
no longer connected with the Park Department ~
wa, also said that no one had taken his place
Park Commissioners 4. L. yole. when asked CONCERNING
the matter said: 40 one has taken Mr.. fars"hsS
place IA snnerincudent OF Planning He said he "ouuh
serve unless every dill Us he wanted ana Us 'aO
demand was not acccded TO- he got ont Ihero - r'''
no such Office "a superintendent OF PLANTING Mr. r'I
sons designated That - th' I4'A D'' ~
he resigned the title dicl.' -,
.'Wno took SIR vduxs place as Supervising A'cni-
tccti" .. A.
.,N,one There was need o. no one Just what Mr
vauy's duties we're never knew
''Wno will deslsa tlo new bsarstaoe'I
riey will b, ale the pattern Of those at fhi',
adclpha. Thy have excellent ones tA'r'' P'""' u
which have been forwarded TO u.s.
'Wao selected their site ~
"rbo site to alica the msnag3rio will be moved
was selected by tIe Board II Is not tic
has been sta.ed, in the North Me'uo",
but in triangular piece OF unmpToyed ground 'on.n Vi
# enc 'Osed by the large reservoir slR'l ron AM ,'
West Drive The buildings will b. low, and VIII NOT III
er!erc in any possible way with The landscape ell 'o'
The triangular piece o. ground where they VIII Dc
placed ia now unused and is trdvers'd by pans
worn by wOrlmcn, who take SNORT o"'
through the trees In going TO ana from 'n'"
work The place where tn menag''I7 no" 10 was
never designed for anything except temporary sle'
II "a low the drluag, bli, aud there Is hoJ enough
vegetation in the vicinity In the new location there
will be so much vegetation that The vegetable VIII couh-
terlct the animal world 1al do away TO large eAten.
with the uoxious doors that no" arse where Tue
animals are hulilcd together in al almost barren
piece Of ground The managarie where 1t now Is IS one
~ the princDl causes Of tho Dulng % the SCUM Lake.
and therefore OF the malaria arising from IT, Ihe new
propagating house which propose to bud u 10 DC
erected ON stone piers IN low prece Of unimproycd
ground near FIuh.ave. We have now ThODo
worth Of plants IN n temporary structure OuI'I
against ruin and Il will probably be crushed ~ the
first heavy fall OF snow. Plans FOR THIS structure nave
been In the possession OF me Board Tor seN@l cur
Under the conservatory will ne Kept the cars ec ..
the foremen OF tnat portion OF Ine I4,n' WIZ @ liz
everything Ia piece OF uuhpIONtu IAN 'al ' m
leu LAKE, making most uhslEuiy Pl"'s, W.
eaay OF access from Fhth-aYe, uue tnc pants
will be arranged that tue - OoIaul'l auu
student can study them with profit The conservatory
or propagatug house Is seldom visited Whtfo ~ ~ anu
the building is wholly inadequate AZ l." SOFA "a.tL
vislas having been opened 10 benefit the spa ~ iAol
mai me trees witch we're down were dead or dying
aud when they were removed beautiful vista to me
unsightb elm seeding which had EroTEn mp in me
thick underbrush. This was what MI Parsons was
pleased call noble specimen Ot the American ''H
MR.. OLLIFFE on HIGH ART.
Desiring to grt moro inform stiOu on tao subject the
reporter At ,rted in search OF Commissioner Olna The
Commissioner wa not In his ap1.hrclry snOp III tho
Bowcry hut the reporter informed 40 the office oil
the Park Commissioners, IN Union square, thar Mr
Onne would be there about II o'clock. The reporter
waited. About noon the Comma sIoner appeared.
He was artlsHcIlly atured in cIccssd suit
having big loud" checE,, aud wore a brown
ua tie carried an Oycrroii on one nrm ana
ro1 ,he ho1rrifu and the t~c o. learning mo re-
pDrtrrs erraud the Commissioner Wil"l u'- manu- ana