New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-25
MIR. WALEs'S INDIGNATION
prsovSc,so rnr couScit or REFORM


prSouNCiSd TiiE COUNCIL OF hh'o""'
..,, o.,.o,. -, iunraut Auiiira nrct,nrh 10
M ,trs.f,is IN fnr oiiith elbr'
r.. uo,,d of Estimate listened Yesterday 70
.e,s,al pe, sons who advocated projection spenu"s
the ciiys money II wns cAp,'fu ,a .n i"t lilo
items which he had asked for bgt lac dlu nov 10 Nv,
Mr kstcn said that the department "s, n,
triline,. win the board .,r n nS"N II would
Te necessary 10 begin on Monday TO
discuss the bndcc in executive session. ne boain
decided that after Saturday NO he9d oil a ue,'Hrts
mont or other person be heard Alderman MIX
caine IN FOR few minutes aud ON uellg u,' a, 9,
Mr.. President replied no, p,esqo III ,he n,o
Only plain mister lie TOOK no P"'' !" 'o NV
lanes w. llawes representing the Council OF
Reform. accused the Park Department OF eNtfata-
pance aud fsyOritisn Ia purchasing snppmeS Az i,v
declared that the Investigation last summer, ulueI
an order granted by Judge Barrett, showed Una, IN
1ssi gravel to tho amount Of S22,CDi Vas PIX
chased ON orders. each for less than ~ ,ooVi III
1sS2 Siiio3 in ISM S5oh II SgYGG}ch more
Ns o si'e a4sr d Na, gwen ''@ ID tss2 he f6i
ave. bridge was paiptcd al cost q $500 but the
work was not lone BY elntlact, Tbs Copp s;ioil.
Nsbg.sS Sd ite on II 4l ISL rs 59 d iSs$, wfcp Il
NORTHUMBERLAND to do DO woik pyi gontgact slne
B II s. g s5aIi, '2 tsi &Eig4 cdaMsifF
tJEgsf.g 81 '"i& NH idlf8 PdihS I'll iSSlSss
AEN hipSalith Ntfa ny Mtl iflIHs gRE tiJp N
NffAlp1S b$ g,ig h& 1t"g ttiSL@ B{Sft !
ElHaGA eff85N i5aI ISafias,gf.4,f , IsgY "A
is55ss d1dsI iS4s 'asIgs .,Esa siaTiaf5oIN 5Hi'.
Eai'NHe ,1i' Of labIf alone Ia 1851 Was more
ilan ne cost Of maiHlanmg The paris Y lH1re.,n
,haf4ihs d GcppsTimcnpl wanicG $iiiSoo or ,polIs
when Hot more than $4,000 should be pald' I've
fharply criticised the appropriation for MoInl'g :
si i 5oo ' was asscG for Bronx Rivcr bridges For
several years $40 600 had been appropriated anhn,
ally Tor ms purpose ii9 man wto,e" M and
received a reply that nothing nad been spent ior
repairs for several years. -,
Park Commissioner Wales. who Ia become high-
ly indignant and who was evidently laborng IN,
der good deaf OF excitement, said that he ma
about made up his mind never to come before tnc
board again ld answer the bascless charges OF me
Committee of Reform. hut the charges IN lhls
instance were 80 wicked not To use nnisno =,
rhrasc-thnt he would cndcavor TO answer some OF
The absurdIncs. The figures that were presented
were the product of u mathematical ighora'h"S'
lie added
This society persecutc' the Park department alone.
Why do they not 90 for some other department. why
do not Morrison hcas, saedes ana oii'Ln c"nis ",
that thc, others fo hc visit The tonlrol, once
Ter comfy and Without ascertainng The truth Ia tho
matter make DEDUCTIONS that are all wrong lhey nave
read summary of tho evidence lhhl WAS ll',o''u Nv
lie inycstiga1n last snmmor. Their own Witnesses dis
credited Them at that Time. ] submit hrit"llh sum
iusde here aud show The deception hat mas b,h l,s,
tIsed. Ihry that figures WON'T ne say ihi, 'h'S
can bee made g. lie and sS that These nsnes Il" ne
MIR Wales brought his isl down on the table win
such iolce lhsl every hing ou II moved t9nllnll'
ing with iulb a. much Noiehehte, Mi' N"luS Ga
claimed
Hrre, ~ this public place dep0nnee those statements
nrs Ihnie irssnn i0r all Tile, Nhth rsNt lun
gentlemen ~ lht husid i" lhln'
T. Mobile sIraJus, a member 1T The Council NJ lie
foln u a heated nannoi declared lhal hll llr
slnlrmrnis made w. himaelI and he colleague eonl'
be- proved Ito added
kaufinh,t Ut The ipuufl ~ " form holds hn nihrh
az. tHtpairtH interested va hprriuH ihr rtwnttt nl
ths riiy eptrinmrut down ~ 40 l1N hFin ~ ssNl'
,ontlsinll wIh wise s,unuhi Nhou o. dephiiuthl 10"
ttis tuhu. Investigated 10 ~ pOpf that HnmtlhlhH u
Niunl.
Mi. toof, was nbout H. address the Hoard, when
the MAYOR darlnfod that ha would lialon To- no
,nnfe nnfsuntliilea, Nj, horfs SAID he any Wished
o. ihfoN lighf on foW moto points concerning the
Iuk Department,
The following memorial was hhhmiiled
T., hs U.u1iabIf UInfd NJ fshp0h dad Apphhpnmfnt
Ilr nnunia asked hi tiD tffH Comm ri'ntfH Tor
tie maintenance oi parks ff tt71, hnd thn rW"uhfH
thpun iu Doc sunirrui nom tho testimony iloh ~ ihn
laioiutDfsiluuV fHo i'uA Bpaid, and ob un ih ihn
vihr, nf ihr county 'irth