New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-30
HOT SHOT FOR Mr.. GALLUP.
IMPLYING TO THE rAMxASY PARK ooNxs
saoxERS STATEMENT ABOUT PUB
Lie DOCUMENTS.

he highly interesting correspondence wmcn io''o
10 between Park Commissioner J. Hampden hooo ""S
President Gallup, Of the Park Board. Inc Ns'o.s y.
The Tribune will recollect that Mr. Gallup younR
Tsmmany lawyer who vas appointed to his piace "
Mayor Grant The tone Of his letter to Comm"S'0nsI
Robb indicates Just the sort Of man cnst - ." =.
10 not the hrst time that attention mas ooeu 49, -
the press 70 his peculiar actions since nc pcoao
Commissioner. The letter OF MT. 'Aiup =" '' '''0'
is dated October 10 and Is as follows; 81,
Y,m ,nf,ymed that while reports Oh me nesas u
the Depsrtmen, were being copied for me s.e VI -,
m,ss!oncrs, pursuant 10 recent acaon os wy -
order that answer 10 the Mayor ,,s A. ,hc De-
..,ed YOU tsok Mr. Van vskenoursns gay .. INV
~...w.,. rroo the pretext that you aesreu " ".e ~
s.n,ed clsewherc. As ths is entirely In eon viz, w.
Understandings reached o. The last meeting ~, 5000 =,
and tnasmuch ~ It IL quite in'sopei M. va. -
,"e .....,t shou,d be removed from the ONCE 70
suess thss YOU will return the reposs iorsn~i'h'
Mr. Robb on Monday replied as iono"s. -.
I duly received your communication VI Sao 49, '
Int have had no opportunity properly 70 reply 70 ame
notu within n few days pst. The tone OF your eo"'
municston would to Imply that you ere aunorieo
IN law or custom dictate 10 one OF your ie"o"
commissioners: but this Is not 50 anu Sou, 49,. Wv"
IN thu pr>ses 10 the remarkable ss coming irom
mamber of the Board who been In 70 many ways -
unndfui Of Official duties as you have BEEN re'e.
30 your attempts njure the efficiency ana dscpnnc
the Department BY efforts TO force unnt persons on ~
nav ,olls men who previously discharged from
ths Depsrtnsut for dlenes drunkenness or dsordery
eosduet, and also 70 your having made appoihane"~
without the knowledge Of the other Commissioners ~ o
Instances appointing understand men for WORK ~hefe
no sueA work existed Luckily for the people ana thc
xpayers Of the Department have been aero
In senc instances prevent the employment OF sueh
incompetent persons though In other cases you nave given
perempory orders TO employ such people, aud these ORDERS
Of course 10 be obeycd and the city made 10 suner
accordingly.
Tho character OF the reports made by the dhereh ne1a
Of divisions 10 reply 70 the accusations made oy the Mayo"
and Commissioners Of Accounts makes II obvious a'
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reports should not be made public any sooner than Is
absolutely necessary. certainly no. until after the coming
election has taken place. This belief IL suensthehco pS
your conduct at meeting on the 14th inst when the
referred submitted to u.s. ana wheh you
declined without giving reasons, to have Mr. Borden
oldest Commissioner In point OF service 1.-THE report Of
the Commissioners OF Accounts the entire period Of
Mr. Brdens erm take the several reports for se pur'
Dose preparing reply to be sent to the Mayor ana ~
evnced to have these reports
referred yourself for like purpose. 1t is not then
surprising that though instructions were given on
the lh inst to have copies made at once OF the answers
submted By our different heads Of divisions copy Of
the most important OF these answers namely that OF the
Property Clerk, Mr.. Van Valkenburga had even been
by the afternoon Of the following day. the report re-
ferred to being locked IN the secsrys safe In
deed this particular report had been pre-.
pared up the 2od inst more than week after orders
given by the Board TO have copies OF all the reports
made for each Commissioner 1t to be expected that
you. friends would have the public made aware
at the present completely answered were the
accusations Of the Mayor and his Commissioners OF 40.
especially when they discovered that Mcssrs Conk'
lin Parsons Vakenburgh had not only done this
showed besides irreguarly the investigation itself
had carried and also what sort OF subodnates had
been placed In charge OF It.
In this connection 1 would call attention t., the fact
uat had some time ago been instructed to make
treat about the delay in receiving the above -
uorts for the purpose OF manG1 the public believe how
lnc,re hal the original action OF the Mayor and hie
Commissioners and unles the said reports were eol0eAs