The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
PERMITS FOR THE PARK.
Thousands or Persons Get PsrmIssIon to
DO Rcorea OF ThinEa.

| Thousands OF Persons Get PsrmIssIon to
DO Scores OF Things.
mo afternoons left ?" asked a youth OF 10
or IS thrusting his head In at the window
marked Permits issued here" on an upper
floor Of the Arsenal in Central Park. Tho
grave, bland Frenchmnn who has such matters
in charge replied that there were mo more
afternoons" but he could give the young man
two mornings" The latter reminded the ut
tendant that application had been made for
this privilege in November last. Had every
person applying aftor him beon required to
accept mornings2 The reply was In
the affirmative coupled, however. with an
offer to mark the applicant for a single court
two afternoons in the week. This was &C.
cepted, and accordingly the young man depart
ed with bit OF paper marked nino hundred
and something which proclaimed that the De-
partment OF Public Parks had accorded to him
the privilege Of playing lawn tennis at par
ticular court In Central Park between the hours
OF and on every Wednesday and Saturday
afternoon during the current season.
About 1900 OF such permits are Issued every
season. Besides these the Park Department
issues 1900 permits for sketching and photo
graphing, from 900 to 1,2O0 for croquot. 900
for yelocipedes $500 for plcnics, $50 for
lacrosse. $50 for cricket, so to bring In boats,
and about 500 to gather autumn leaves. There
was time when the department. humoring
the superstition that dandellon is specially
wholesome spring salad. permitted the gath
ering OF green's" but the result was the de-
sructlon OF much valuable sod, SO the
practice was m 80 onS may may
keep Off the walks. Tho same is true Of roller
skaters. though they are restricted to certain
hours and to special parts OF the Park Every
winter about 100 snowshoers receive PERMITS
sion to enter the park Botanizeis constantly
INf0 NJ In
they are usually denied the privilege unless
they can bring satisfactory evidence that their
S we're abused by
who took advantage OF the privilege to plumber
flower beds, Now the genuine ootanistS are
who gives them access to the greenhouses.
The nursery maid and her . snail B charge in
formal permit. So do family luncheon par
ties II they are content to contine themse yes to
the IsI II
usually aH only for SATURDAYS rule Of Prospect
kets into the grounds on Sunday. The rule is
really aimed at the unhappy thousands OF east
on SUNDAYS instead OF visiting Central Park
The policemen who haSe the uGpgracious . task
of 6G6 SeRR STfers are
made to the Park, Department. Sellers OF
away By the score every summer. This spring, |
for the first time in years. the small boys who |
sell lozenges do not infest the, Park. They
always professed to be In ab ect terror OF the |
police but they, openly offered their wares at
lozenges from q manufacturer in Great Jones |
street and sold them at goo, profit Nothing
else is ever pedded in the Park. and nobody In |
official life pretends 10 account for the i'm |
munity SO long en-! Dyed by the lozenGe peddlers. !
Applicants for permission to, sketch or pho |
toRraph the animals In the Zoo must havo |
their permits couutersiGned by Superintendent |
Conklin. Scores OF persons applying for, ner
mission to photograph objects In the Metro |
poitan Museum OF Art are referred to the |
management OF the museum. special per-
init Is required for the coaching parade and for |
base ball practice by local col lege teams This
season the Park Department has been asked to
issue permits for the game OF golf.