New-York tribune., 1883-03-15
LIVELY BOARD MEETINGS.
COMMISSIONER WALES FREES HIS MIND
.,oSG AND INTERESTING SESSION OF THE PARK
DEPARTMENT.

DEPARTMENT.
C.u,,,;ss;oner Wales at the session of the
v.,r Roard Yesterday, took up the charges OF Zen
arr, viee and stated that they had no foundation In
ect subsequently he said that the disorganzed COLI
a,,,on Of the Park Department due TO Democratic
,.l,,ies and threw the responsibility of this upon his
Democratic colleagues by Offering to vote for any one OF
mem president treasurer-except General Viee
THIS matter and the discussion Mr. Isaacss goats
made long and interesting session General Nleo
vas not present, being at Albany on business
After the appointment Of Louis A. Risse as superh-
tendent of Parks of the annexed dstrct-he has been
acting Superintendent for two yearsand the postpone
ment of an increase OF his salary out OF compliment 10
General vele Mr. Wales offered this resoutioh' ln"'
In the absence OF president ana treasurer any 'o
missioner authorized so sign rcquisltons ana orueIs
for supplies" Mr. Olife Immediately moVeo as an
amendment that the name of Mr.. Crimmins be supsu-
hnted for his own on the Auditing Committee MT
Crimmns protested that action be taken In the aO
scnce of General Viee. Mr.. Wales reIoined promptly
Understood from General Vieles resolution last week
that he could find out nothing about this business and
that he charged that Mr. 0nie and myself were acluy
as rot into calm state of mind that wished to be re-
eyed from any such h charge NJ M from snab serious
charge, that certifying TO our own nnancial
Mr. Crimmins as a personal favor TO take myself or Mr.
Ollie of the Auditing Committee, 10 reheNe our trahs
actions of any evil suspicion of wrong-doing
Mr. Crimmins again urged that nothing be done in
should no delay. and Mr olife nodded decided as
sent Mr. Crimm.ns said that he had no reason to
doubt that everything in the accounts was al rlght ne
had looked them over AMI foand them correct.
Mr. wales-You have done this in the kndest way
possible and 50 wish you the committee with me.
You and l. think, can audit the accounts anleaDly'
Nj. Crimmins-Why not take General Vlee
MI. Oliae-He spends no time here, and you do
Mr.. Wales-I will act with other than With Mr.
Crimmlns, As Mr.. Ollife declines 10 act.
The amendment lost, Mr.. Crimmins voting no.
and three votes being necessary TO adopt It,
TAKING UP GENERAL vIELE's CHARGES.
Mr. Wales moved to reconsider and then took up Gen
eral Yiees charges relative to the Auditing Committee
For special reasons, Mr. Wales said the signing OF re-
quistons had been given to one Commissioner Mr..
MacLean avOTng this lThe reason for tins, as after
ward learned was that Mcssrs MooLean, oliie and
Wales thought Mr.. Lane unfit for the post that he
ought to have nothing with this part of the Com
mssioners dutiesl Mr.. Wales refused TO act longer
under old resolution, and added refuse to pre-
sent the bills. There is Auditing Committee"
Cmnns thought there should be one as there were
bills to be passed Could there not be special meet
ing on Saturday when General Vele would be present
Mr. Wales replied that bills must be passed at the next
meeting but proposed to be bound no longer to this
unpleasant sort OF thing"
The bills of the day were then passed and Mr. Wales
thereupon took up the report of General Nele ON the
charges George Miller the carpenter that property Oh
the Department had been improperly used ." moved
that this be referred TO General Niele," Mr..
Wales explained, because Mr.. Offe and myself had
nothing TO up. see by one of the newspapers
that General Vlee wonders that IL handed over to
him when he knew nothing about it, That's just the
reason We want him TO investigate and satisfy him
self He has secured testimony, but has made no rec
concentrations The charges affect the character and
good conduct OF the property clerk and OF others 1t
appears that the property of this Department has been
peculiarly handled. and this requires investigation
want al the parties summoned here, and the accused
TO appear by counsel II the testimony obtained by
General Nele cannot he refued then the Strand jury
should be called in Some of those accused assure me
Chance TO deny the charges. l believe OF those
charges Will he dsprOved, SO as to make 1t very unco
that the property of this Department has been handled
as il has. MIR Chairman, the Department is demoral-
izea and all this delay is adding to IT, wish 10 exam
inc this condition OF things at once. All the Ten
charged should be here 1t is ring ,I me rnH ring hdf
takes-we, should say II woud take three to make
ring aud we want them all here
Mr.. Crimmns-In open session 7 .,,
Mr. Oife-Certainly, else it would be star chamber
Mr. Crinmns-I hardly think 1t would be just to those
accused.
MR.. WALES DIsCLAIMs RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. Wholesome OF these people deny the charges,
and want them to say it under oath. lwoDt 90 on
unless this is pubic In December, 1880. moved TO
omen our the public because had heard that
the proceedings in executive session were so dsrepn-
tabetrowDg nkstands and little things like that-that
Thought it better did not know then what Kind Of
what the newspapers call bear garden and museum
combined The executive sessions useless; the
nevspapers publish full account OF them: want
this thing settled. move that when we adJourh IL nc
The motion prevailed aud Mr.. Wales continued: 1
am little embarrassed this morning, III view OF Gen
oral Veles absence over presented by him a
week az aud In the newspapers on the subsequent uay
was mortified, after two years OF al Poi M Grim
nins here hoped We would have happy fanny, yet
was snrnrised at the in which this Department.
was treated We had the law read TO us, and IL seemed
ike the fhunderings of Mount siuai. ! was taken
ahack since then have making an Investigation
Iinended this morning in the kndest spirit and only
I'm a tone OF Justification, to say that nearly every STATE
men direct and by innuendo made by General ele,
had no foundation in fact and no justcatlOn nledhg
10 Commissioner Crmmnss request not to take up @ tne
matter until General Viee returns Will 60 no 1rther
now-uness he follow General Nieles ekainpe ana
give It TO the press & Of ey 70 Animals
the statement is not true by great deal HOW uklu
chargcs Instead OF twenty-twO quarts o gram ID edS a
being fed horses, the highest s tntee as he
This is two edged sword In ue 80 1h, @
will become incorporated into TINS DOdy that any
ths Roari s necessary We have drifted along since
January J. and the responsibility ior ths sn1iu pE
settled II has been said that Commissioner Wales WIZ
have no but himself as president haze offered a. 10
vote for two Democrats-Mr Ohe as president ana MI
trmnins as treasurer have not been able TO cooper
ate this matter has always been presented as
party question do not wish politics TO enter mere ere
Crimmins treasurer, for Mr.. Crmms Tor presl-
dent and Mr. Ohhe for TREASURED II the powers ,aI O
wish anything different. they can't get it, And now
throw the responsibility of my shoulders lwsh ths
twas moved to adjourn, when John b. Haskiu ap-
peared to urge central bridge over the Harlem
whether or not Isdor Isaacs should remove his goats
from the Central Park stables discussed at length and
Mr. Wales expressing the desire for Iul Investigation
on Friday, with music from brass band
WRANGLING AT CASTLE GARDEN:
THE EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS INDULGE IN
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