New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-30
IS THERE 4 ThNMANY JOB IN ITY
WHY 80 SKATING Is ALLOWED ON VAN COURT
UiNDT LAKE-RBFUSTNG TO LET THE
SNOW RE CLEARED OFF.

large number of able bodied men, middle aged and
voung with a contingent Of boys of various sizes,
started on sunday for "A skate on Van Courtandt Lake
When they reached the Van Courtlandt station on the
New York and Northern Railroad, they were informed
by the railway employees that il would be useless for
them 70 go over the park to skate because the ahc
was COY cred with snow l.. j. Bcas, of No. II John
81, one of the persons who had taken his sKatc" Win
him. expecting to enjoy the day on the Ice said yes
tc,,Iay When we learned that the snow had not
been removed we proposed collect lot Of broom'
and shovel, and clean of small space. We l"ui'u
that the same thing had already been proposed by
other, who had to skate. and that they had bcch
rcpuscd by the Park officials and driven from the
lake The official, said that the lake was not in con-
dtion FOR Skating because tho Park people had non te
money 10 spent IN removing Nh" SHOW.
The official, Of the Ncw York and Northern Rail
road Company say that they have offered to clear the
c, Of SHOW free Of expense the Park commissioners
hu have been unable To- get permission to do &" Inc
extra fare, from people who want 10 ,haie would tey
say. reimburse the railroad company.
This apparent dog in the maueer business on inc
mart of NJ. Park aa'hOrItc, Wa also severely com
ucnted upua at the Office 81 the New York and Northern
Railroad copy Of q letter to the Park Commits
.iouor- sent -cycfl day- ago shown to a reporter
II asked permission for th" railroad company I" remove
the snow from the i,kc iu Van t"nrtlndt F'rA' 10
,,.rN it W., -ald. had been received 4" th' request
SECRETARY BURNS. ~ the I1rh Department, ha'lh1
hccn Informed Of the foregoing complaints, said that
any such letter a. ha, been referred To- had been re-
ivrd Al tho oNcc 81 the department he had not seen
IT, Nr lutu, aid that the $40" had not been '"'p'
off Var CouitIaudt iIac because u" commissioners
u,.r, thout the necessary funds. lie saw no N"'"n,
however for DOT permitting Oh" rl"id company 10
nut the, joe # the, lake BOO Van Courilandt Park IN con
fii.,. for Skating. md he believed that Il such an
Application u,t, made 10 would be speedily granted
hy the l.o'tid.
-hrcyd observer q passing political matters maze
I'M, comment Yesterday Thu, is only another "i
.,ailup', Tammany jobs, When th" appropriation "f
-gl Lceorlc, available some good Iammany man VIII
scf the contract for clearing the snow of Van '"nr,
i,ndt Lake ard take nice little sum ont OF the city
tr,.,,ury for IL. Thi, j, the reason why M Gallup
AID Li. fellow Ngwamitc- Will not let the zee De
swept" 5000, .,,,,,
thousands Of disappointed >onnc men %ni w"me.
vof g., Central PARK yesterday. hoping tudt Al ~
.L4tIu, would bee allowed ou the lake. Inc Ila-' IcH
ll v,~ h.ut out of sight, and mob hy wa allowed on
me. lr. superintendent Parsons treated All womb Or
skaters cour"uu~lN. bat told even ibudN mat the
~ f,f vet -ir..Ig enough to bear IA" 'rINN' VII
Parsons explained thai the snow had not been remover
t.,,r-. fhi. I,. W. not strong enough I" l'df l'
,,...iif of 4, D. i-r. lie said " We never open me
lal e.. 90 -llcr- uutii %" ice - I'VE nchc- tl'h VINO
# present tie icr not quite four inches tllcA III
place