The sun., 1893-06-01
WILL PARADE I'm CENTRAL PARK.
Tho Seventh Regiment Gets Perr,issiou
from the Comu,lssIorerp.


It is more than twenty years since any mill
tary organization was permitted to parade in
Central Park. At that timo tho Seventh Regi-
ment dedicated its memorial monument on
tho West Drive. near Seventy second street,
and the vast crowd which was attracted to tho
Park by the event did damage TO the shrubbety
which It required years to repair Since thcn
tho Park Com mmissioners have listened with
deaf ears to all petitions from military organl.
cations to use Central Park as parade ground
until yesterday. when permission WAS granted
the Seventh Regiment to hold dress parade
next Saturday on the Green. which is oppo-
site the sheepiold. nenr tho southwest corner
OF tho Park.
Tho application for such permission came
through Mayor Giiroy. who recommended that
1t bo granted. as the parade Of tho city a crack
regiment is to DO made SO that the lnfanta
Euialia may draw comparison between tho
citizen soldiery and the cadets whom she saw
last Monday at West Point.
Com mnissioner Dana objected stronuously to
granting the petition. lie pointed out the
probable great damage which the Park would
suffer through tho invasion OF the uncon-
trollable crowd which would be attracted by
the ceremony and the presence OF tho Spanish
Princess Superintendent Parsons. t. whom
Mr.. Dana appealed. said that lie was unal,cr-
ably opposed to granting such request
Commissioner Dana said that oil sorts OF
organizations have tried to use the Park for
drill and parade purposes. but the Commits
sioners have kept them out. and. for the
militia. have provided a beautiful and apIro-
pirate parade ground ir Van Courtlandt Park.
He moved that permission be granted TO ths
Park. but was voted down by President Inp.
pen and Comm missioner Clausen. 50 the req:
%sSt oeoek and oeocS SR on a Saturday evening"
Tho Commissioners located the statue OF the
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week. He asked that provisions be made for
its erection on a temporary wooden pedestal
sfas1 site is s'e Chosen @ % NJ Wilson explained his
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provision is made for tho statues s Location: S,.
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city isf Sy q The New York doneolosicai and Bio:
sEfRslfsdd TSe fdvisors Committee
some changes in the lines ei the pedestal for
"A committee OF reg ulators from the Painters
Unions complained to the Commissioners that
lOnLTaCCOT JdCOUsOu WIZ phlutluk
ing around Mt Morris Park. 10 employing
are bsy sa too bss than eS
chanics employed by the department do not
receive union wages: that painters employed
In the Park Department get but 50 a day when
the union rate Is $3.50.
Mr.. Cofrey was told that the department cam
not Interfere with Contractor jacobson 80 long
as he is doing his work properly.
You could stop giving contracts to such
mep." grumbled Coffey. AT any rate. you
could pay your own men regular rates"
we cannot raise wages when We have no
money given us BY tn Board OF Estima ate and
Apportionment;" said Com mmissioner Dana
Miss Ellen Collins. who chaperoned party OF
girls in Central Park last Monday; wrote lot.
boatman on the lake smoked cigarettes and
was impudeht to her young charges The
complaint will beinvAstigated.
Secretary Burns was directed to correspond
with professional trappers with n view to as
certainine the cost Of Kidding Central Park Of
a pest OF rats aud moles
Lawyer William c. Trull. on behalf Of the
Forty second Street, Manhattanviile and St
Nicholas Avenue Railroad Company. renewed
its petition to extend II, lines through 10th
Drive. Helssk ed that the Com m issI sIoners fix
date for public hearing. but no action was
taken.