Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-19
THE ARMY OF CRANKS.
Chief BigelOw Bothered With People
Interested in the Park,
WHOHAvEVARIOUSAXES GRIND
Control of the Ground Confined to the Pub
Lie Works Department.
THE MAYOR SIGNS THE RESOLUTION

The park question has raised a hornets
nest around the head of Chief BigeIow, of
the Department of Public Works, in the
shape of people who want special privi-
leges, for which they are willing to pay.
First are the advertising scheme men who
want chances to erect fountains, which will
not alone assuage the thirst, but also inform
the public that Bunkom's Bene Bitters are
an excellent application for the complex
ion. The amount of fence advertising which
is asked for would cover miles of superficial
line work, and In fact the park as an adver-
tising center would pay for roofing it in with
iron and glass. and making a conservatory
of the whole arrangement, if one-half the
applications for advertising space were
granted or their promises redeemed.
Then comes the wagonette man who would
drive visitors all around the park for a
quarter, and was willing to pay for the
privilege as little as possible. The pony
track man was next in the livery business,
and be would let children gsllop about 100
yards for dime, if be could get the track
for very slight consideration, or be allowed
TO slight the consideration. The merry-go-
round man insisted upon having chance
TO CULTIVATE VERTIGO
in youthful brains without anv return to
the city, except that afforded by the reports
OF the Health Bureau, and the projectors of
swings simply made by their arguments a
pendulum motion in Chief Bigelow's ideas
which resulted in a headache.
As for the restaurant privileges and the
probable finding of mineral wells upon the
ground they are simply innumerable. The
mineral spring can be made on short notice
l. 1o md i'm OFT of
carded skeletons of bustles, a natural flow of
water and a few pounds of Glauber's salts,
50 the bids for mineral well privileges are
very high.
Another difficulty arises out of the estab-
lishment of the parks, question from de-
batting society, from which a delegate saw
Chief Bigelow yesterday to get pointers on
who would have to pay for the parks.
BIGELow FOUGHT SHY.
The question raised was whether the nee
essary taxes should be placed upon prop
erty, be personal tax or a sort of general
assessment Mr.. Bigelow declined being
the referee in the discussion, but thought
the East End Club which took up the sub
ject ought to define the lines between the
affirmative aud the negative of the discus
sion.
Another point, with regard to the regula-
NlOu duN SONGEuuGub Vi AuG PARKS, WHICH,
was touched upon yesterday in The DIS
PATCH, the election of a park comuis-
sioner on the suggestion of a citizen, was
covered by statement from Chief Bigelow
yesterday that the legislation had SO far
provided for the park projects being in
charge of the Department OF Public Works,
where it would probably remain, at least
for some time.
As for the geological garden suggestion
Mr.. Bigelow was heartily in favor Of it, if
it could be shown to cost the city nothing.
He laughingly acknowledged the promise
Of monkey, a pair of squirrels and a
canary bird as starters for the collection,
but thought the question of geological
garden would be one of future development,
saying one thing at a time was enough.
Mayor McCallin yesterday signed the
resolutions of Councils accepting Schenley
Park and the 1OO-acre option from Mrs.
SchenleF3 -. --