The evening world., 1890-05-09
AN OUTRAGE.
The Public Driven Out Of
Jeannette Park at 8
P. N. Daily.
Worklngmen and Children Arbl-
trariIy Deprived Of Their Rights,
Gross Neglect, or Worse. on the Part
Of the Park Board
Injustice that Calls for Investiga-
tion and Prompt Remedy.

An indignant protest comes up from the
residents in the vicinity Of Coenties slip
against the authorities OF the Park Depart
ment for locking them out Of Jeannette
Park ut o'clock every afternoon.
| Most of the people who live in thar neigh
borhood are hard-working citizens. who
never return from their toll before o o'clock,
and shey declare II 10 an outrage that, now
the summer season is approaching and the
evenings are warm and balmy. they should
be deprived Of their pleasant resort in the
beautiful little green park which the city
has set apart for their use.
Jeanette Park was opened to the public
two years ago, and Ia built on the site Of tine
big -four dock in Coenties slip. Since last
October IL has been open only from o'clock
In the morning till in the evening, thus
giving no opportunity Whatever TO the people
for whose use IL was intended to enjoyIt- IL
covers nearly an acre Of ground and Is In
closed by . high iron fence-
Within the fence the ground Is tAstefully
laid out, with wide lawn in the centre and
= serpentine walk running around IL, with
trees and Towering shrubs scattered about.
In the evening. when the workingmsn
come home and have had their supper. they
naturally like 70 enjoy . Whit OF freah air
and cool breeze with their families. and
there il no better place In town TO get these
comforts than In the green little oasis Of
Jeanette Park. which catches all the
breezes tha. come mp from the bay,
Even the children Of the nsighboFhood.
most OF whom are at school during the day,
cannot enjoy IL during the very hours when
it would be OF the most benefit.
Every afternoon Keeper Pagan has hard
work to drive tho children out Of the park.
for o'clock is just the time when they
begin to oongregats to enjoy their sports
and games
II is really the only open spot in that To-
cAlity. "It il q shame, said hArd-working
woman, the mother Of six children, who
lives near Coenties Slip, 10 an RVEsISo
WoRLD reporter this morning. that We
cannot have ths use OF the park when We
most need 1t. Ny husband aud work hard
all day long. aud when evening comes and
We have had our supper We like to 80 out for
. breath OF air.
Its too far to take the children away
down to the Battery, and. besides, that is
always so crowded on pleasant evenings that
there is no comfort.
We hFo Ilkut AiOnkeiuo ot SeAnhetto
Park, and il We could 20 there We could
meet our Dsishbors. It's an outrage for
them to drive the people and the children
out every night At D O'Clock. As they do
now
Keeper Pagan said there was no reason
why the park should not be open evenings
now, so far a. he knew. for 10 was well lighted
from West street by three electric lights.
The only thing is. the orders haven't
been given yet aud they hEysnt sent any
policeman here to take care Of the place,
he said.
At the ofiee Of the Park Board there vas
nobody TO be found this morning who could
answer the question Why the public we're
locked out Of Jeanette Park.
President Waldo Hutehins and suparin-
tsndent OF Parks Parsons, il vas said. had
all such matters in charge. and neither Of
them put in an appearance during the morn
mE.