New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-13
THE PARK DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT.

cu.Rarrs AGAINST IT TO BE INVEsllaArhp IN
couRT-AocUsATIoN AND DENIAL.
Justice Barrett in the Supreme Court, Chambers
Yesterday granted the application maue ~ bna
Sanders Horace Winans Edward a. Morrison and
George II. Boyer, for an order TO coinPel
the Park Commissioners to appear ,n Dt
tSe sns of the Park Department. The
order is raturnable on June ~ ana was eIantiH.u
under Section 90 of the Consolidation Act peInn,
ting FIVE responsible taxpayers 10 make sucn an
application. The afiidavits of the i've taxpayers
accompanying the application set forth that tne
Controllers books show that the department mas mas
expended the city's money recklessly, unWaI-
rantedly and in violation of the charter Exclu6 -
ing new work. the department. expended ID iS 20,
1897 sol in 1881, 5000 6l3 In losZ P9S922,so tbe
in 1888 1897 100 while the expenses OF 1870, the
deponents say. were ample for any other OF tnese
wears. About $3.50, 900 has been expended SINCE
sSa i N S5Sey Mas s sent G to the
whole work which is not yet completed. GraVel
was bought in 1881 for SO O5 aeubie yard ana III
enough. Painting the Third Avenue bridge has
cost 81 900, whereas s 800 was sufficient, =,
The depOnents further declare tnat WORK nae ts
been undertaken for special purpose III amounts
exceeding $1,000, by other means than by con
tract and without an order on the Common Coq1ei'
In 1881 $4,000 was paid for gravel anu IN ie sYs
tenn was followed regarding 50, $50 for aItincla5,
pavements in 1881, and $1,000 IN IS95' Tho
81 600 was expended for painting IN 1857 Inc
sive o..
A TRIBUNE reporter called upon the PARK Coin-
missioners with regard to the matter. CoIhihls-
sioners Wales and Olliffe were out OF Town.
General Viele, president of the Board SAID
Ihave no conception whatever Of what the statements
refer to- The administration OF que fark
ny i snecnrisi in the Department, either as
clerk or laborer and the men earn tneT pay rs wei o.
apy In ouv other department OF the CITY Government
More than six months ago. when Gerogatory staIeso1
yyere made all the Commissioners united IN an Oucia
communication to the Mayor requesting tnorougu III
yestgaon of its affairs, and now court lnVestSauoh
Mr.. Crmmins said:
Ne court the fullest investigation The charge that we
have 500 sinecure laberers the payroll Is ridiculous
% t6erc are only COS aborers aft together the roll
and those for all the parks from the Battery to High
bridge As for Mr. Morrison he has been asked by letter
and nersOu3ly by the Commissioners AT various tnes
to make the fullest investigation, and he has always
been too busy" TO accept the invitation. assert
that the Park Department has been oes
economically conducted. The parks are IN exceent con
dton; every seat has been newly painted not one Is
hroken walks kept absolutely cleanand he ases
are clear and clean Not day passes that we 90 NOT re-
Ceive the congratulations OF citizens on the me coho
of the parks.
Edward A. Morrison one of the COMPLIMENTS
said:
Since 1878 the Park Commissioners have doubled the
expenses of their department As taxpayers we object
We think that they are wasting our money Inc
Commissioners IN December 1855 asKed tho IndaSOi
TO anpoint committee of three 10 examine the BOOKS.
The Mayor did not respond aud now I'VE ctZels nave
accepted fer the taxpayers of New-Iork TINS hvtauon
and propose carry the investigation before aJuuge
of the Supreme Court
Henry n. Beers secretary of the Council Of
Reform, by which the proceeding Is lASCIlu10u'
said:
The Park Commissioners have been paying about 80
per cent more for work competent persons oereo 10
DO it for We will prove this by documents