New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-09
ARTHUR STATUE REJECTED.
Mr.. KEYsER.s WORK IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
ADVERSE ACTION OF THE ADVISORY ART COM
MrTrEE OF TIE PARK DEPARTMENT.

MITTEE OF TIE PARK DEPARTMENT
President Paul Dana and Commissioner H. WIN
throp Gray had q somewhat heated discussion yester-
day at the Park Board meeting Commissioner Gray
had criticized the management OF the Park Depart
ment in a newspaper interview.
81 should be pleased to know said Mr.. Dana,
Icy to Mr.. Gray, when Secretary Burns mad M
ished reading the minutes, IL the statements I'M
puted to you in recent interview were made by you
Commissioner Gray cast a LOOK OF surprise III inc
direction OF the presidents chair. the coler mouhei
to his temples, Us he replied Anything said
am responsible for II was the voice OF man who
had been to the Canadian border once on hostile
challenge and would not hesitate to 90 aca'n.
The article, continued Mr.. Dana without MOTTO
ing the rtnlatiOE Of Mr.. Gray, "was ~ the h"'ufo
Of n criticism acts OF orr predecessors anu inc
employees OF the board Il intimatcd that lax methods
prevail in the department affairs. a. HOT '"''"
the Department should DC dlscredl,cd.'
Il will not affirm everything In the article IN que
ton," Mr.. Gray returned, but what ssiu S'''D
by" .
Did you say that official papers were thrown III
the waste basketl" asked Mr.. Dana.
NO." replied Mr.. Gray. land the article aunt
say so. either. Nor did / say that Mr. Dana con-
triyed 10 look into the board u few minutes SIX
statement OF that knd nor Of any kind about Mr.
Inna except that he "a busy man OF large aHalrs.
The president was about to reply, but he was inter
runted by Commissioner rappen, who observed tlat
:. Inc board had been citiciscd by other papers,
Never mind about that. now intrpos.H tohi-
missioner Straus, Let's 20 on with business
\ report IRON the Art Committee o. WINCH hFlrs
c. Marlnnnd is chairman adN i,co against the accept
aEce OF h cr \. Ara H. > sat e. al ghS ma. II .ls
not equal to e average of the sculpture IN Crhtias
park. Ephram Key ser the ces gaer OF tn sttue'
and II was east in bronze by the Henry b, rnlrd COM
pany Two hundred aud MY ad'llrer. "i lreSineht
Arthur raised the money for 1t. After discussion th'
Art Committees report vas approved. ana the statue
was rejected , H.. A., Cana,
James Grant Nelson reported that inc SnhO
bronze statue OF Columbus which Is To be presented
In IN. city mad been successfully cast AT Rarce1 anu
was now on It's way 10 the United States on board OF
a spanish man-0f-war The report WIS relerT'u ~
the Art Committee. -. b., ,,ud,, ~
thrty-six tanks seven pools gallery ana o.l ,nI
nunpnt, for 10 CASH, GarIcD AQUARIUM a. F"f,"o'
Commissioner rapprn's plans Tor Il caFii,g. ~
france On the west side CT central farE, ut NH'e''
n.st-S. approved. -, ,,ro com
Film Root, Who Is IA member OF the executive coii
miitec naving III charge tie statue Of lFcslu'h'
Artbur said TO Il Tribune reporter last night ,.,
had not heard that the advisory ART commute,
of tho lark Department had advised the re)cc'lp Oh
MIR Kcyser's statue of General Arthur rs u Iih ~
OF fact our committee has rot Officially passed on &
siatuc I have received roticc to inspect IN,
sttua and I do not know that the ether members o.
tEo committee have received such Il notice.. ~ ~
certain that the cXccIv" committee mas Tot 'ciSu
mon The merits of the statue TIE money lor tle
statue was raised by private subst aon; Ing MN
bors Of fho advisory art committee OF the iifk De
narinrrnt are able and compel mt men, ana I'm
Sorry for Mr. Kcyser the sculptor that TINS committee
has decided against his work.