New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
SEATS AND TRAMPS IN CITY PARKS.

DISCUSSION BY THE PARK CoMMIssIoNERs-AN NEW
RULE FOR BICYCLE RIDERS.
No seats have been placed in the City Hall
Park this summer, and their absence mas Drought 'orn
considerable comment At the meeting OF the Park Com
missioners yesterday Mr. Oe asked II any were 10 DE
p,aced In the park and President Nele said that at the
r.ouest of Mayor Edison and the present Police
Cantain no seats had been placed in the park, as
an many bad characters gathered there at night The
SEATS are all in use now" continued General Niee, Tor
the accommodating of poor people az Tomklns square
MI OHfe-It seems TO me that we ought to have some
seats then Couldn't we nave Sonle 'n"' "i' i"U'
WaiesT sboIld ike 10 see seats placed in the City
Hal park 1t is a pity. though, TO have so man!
Oaers occupying o S9e so ana f hese tSmp
smell so bad that decent man or woman cahhot
GeraI Viee-I have noticed in the Mall at the Cen
trail PARK mat the seats were nearly all occupied by
y"unr men VINO sat there sucking their canes, While
women and children could find seats. 1t delicate
mini 10 turn any man out of because he Is not
well dressed. II some OF the seats wee put "Siuo o
women, suppose men would occupy them' . - -. -
Mr. Waos-we will come IN time 70 the PARIS custom OF
charging tae Of seats should thnk tna' Tue
police would know the Oaiers ana tralDIs gehefaiS'
After some further discussion it decided to post
pone any action about in the City Hall Park until
the Ma or and Captain of the Precinct had been con
suited.
resolution was adopted requiring bicycle riders TO
dsmount at all bridges in the Central Park
Samuel g. Lyons, Louis L. Brown and other properly
near Port Morris Park asked that the action OF The
Commissioners April &c. with regard to the Port MOT
yis Park improvements, be rescndcd until 1t had been
decided whether the city or the prop
erty-owners the park should be as
sessed II only the Immediate district assessed 1t
was said thai the whole adjacent property W0nd nave 10
be confscaied Bir Crimmnss resolution, eraslng from
the map that part Of the plan referred TO- was adopted
The commissioners designated Elghty,ninth-st ana
Riverside Park as place for the Houdan statue OF
Warrington The plans for building additions
70 the metropolitan Museum Of Ar Ar
were presented ana opposed. petition from me
Blush Electric Light company TO put up poles along 'he
river AT Reservoir Park laid aside The residents OF
Pile-st formerly CrOtOnst in the annexed district OF
fhe CITY SAID that the name OF the street hau Deeh
changed without consulting them. Plpe-st Is an un,
pheasant name and they desired the name 70 De changed
10 81 Janes-aYe. This request was granted Dy me COM
nissouers and the viii be 20 changed on he map
The u ans OF Joseph ~ Wilson for new Harlem River
Tri, were 20 Commissioners as the most
suable. MT Wales announced himself 10 IaVOr OF tnese
plans There Is Ich procrasnati0n IN the WOrk
OF the commission" he said: want 10 pace lnyseI
on record as ready act these plans at once IN - "a
me Madison Avenue Brdgc was dccioedOn II snOM 1854
and N Is not completed" President Nlee ana MesSTs
(rnmins and Olie voted III favor OF MI Hacs fesViu
mon 10 take them up at the next meeting.