New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-20
MAYOR levitt AND THE PARK BOARD
Mr.. BORDEN LIKELY TO LEAVE THE COMMISSION
WILL. HoHr a III nrMncR AIs RE on euARpi

Mr. BORDEN LIKELY TO LEAVE THE CohMiSsioN
WILL NONE Ut DEMOCRATS BE Oh euARp'
Mayor Hewitt Is likely to have the difficulty IN md
Ing new Park Commissioner increased next month.
President Borders term as president expires 'nen,
and It is reported that be viii also retire rom tns
Board, although he has two years moro to serve as
commissioner Mr.. Borden has been one OF the most
efficient executives the department has had during
many years, and during his term rs president ne mas
effected general change in the business methods OF
the department. He is the only Republican member
Of the Board.
Yesterday when asked If It were true that he In
tended to retire. be said that he had made no statement
that effect to any one, but he aid not deny that
he had such intention He added that the cares Oh
his business was so great that he found the depart
ment required attention than he could afford 10
give TO 1t even o commissioner
The friends OF Commissioner Waldo uutchins are
urging that he should be the next president OF the
Board owing to his past experience In Park affairs
Commissioner Robb was appointed last fall by Mayor
Hewitt Ana y was the 1nsstsndns in nr ne err
cumstances there could be no election should MI
Borden retire and II the Mayor appoints only Ine
Mr. Hutchins. The Office OF president IS the only
Democratic politicians are Insisting that Mayor
Hewitt should appoint only Democrats II Mr.. BOrusn
Ts4 S f cos MORE tSas q & % and the
spells wanted in the Democratic family.
NIX HELLlN 6ION DEf6HDo n4o DhAON6 N<.%'
A NJ Wellington, the engineer has sont letter TO
James Howell, president of the Bridge Trustees pro
testing against the estimates prepared as he asserts,
without his knowledge consent and used for recon-
mendation by tho Terminal Committee and subsequent
action Of the Board Of Trustees. Mr. Wellington al
leges the estimates to DO grossly exaggerated and mis-
leading in many respects. Tho following no points
out as the more obvious
In exaggeratng Of the larger eghteencar sta
ton recommended by experts By including certain large
Items for which there Is foundation and greatly ex
aggerating OF all the others to aggregate
amount 827 per cent 80 $50 290 in suppressng all
fact that the larger station requested
by Board Of Experts and by them only to obtain the
largest possible carrying capacity required by
plict instructions them, and that smaller and much
cheaper station originally proposed BY
that It Is necessary 10 provide for only eghtcar
trains by my system equal the capacity Of the system
has been hastily adopted with still further
sutng economy that large operating economies
In the system recommended by the experts which far
more pay The entire Just cost Of carrying
out my system proposed notably complete saving
Of some $50 900 spent for switching service, which
will be increased by the duplicating system TO fully
s75 co., and saving In OF train and platform men By
enabling hirtyseven with eighcar trains do the
work Of with double fourcar trains amounting to at
least e53 400 year additional All msntion Of this con-
trast e29 900 per In operating has been
forgotten suppressed IN the figures laid before your
board. 1t is interest at per cent on s4,2a0000.
The estimates Just and unjust basis compare,
therefore, according Mr. Wellington S5, $50 es-
tmated cost as against s1957,96o actual, while the
exaggratiOn is 1888, 200.