New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
QUICK CHANGE OF FkONl'
THE PARK BOARD NOT TO STOP WORK
BY THE DAY.
PRESIDENT CLAUsEN TELLS THE BOARD OF E'
INNATE. AFTER CONFERENCE IN THE
MAYORS OFFICE. THAT THE REsofr-
TON or June DOES NOT

MAYORS OFFICE. THAT Ihr' Nr'"'"
rroN or JrNE g DOES NOT
MEAN WHAT 1T SAID
Thu nroolse1 explanation which the Park Com
n,ss,oners were 10 make to the Board OF hs'ih'a''
relative 10 the spending Of the ci'y money az
nr,orIatod under the 100000 act was nor n''"c
Yesterday In place OF the details people haN' wv.
exnec;ine President Clausen announced III III o'-
bon1 ,t's-ofao-consequenc sort Of way that there
he'd been a misapprehenson about the PARK boar'
Intentions. and that work would pe commune.
nv the dav while all material particularly aSPnat''
would be purchased by contrac'
Pc.ore the meeting there a conference IN one
corner OF the Mayors office which NAV nave "'.
eor,othinr to do with this astonishing chang" OF
from, announced by Mr.. Clauscn. Thor" were present
ot tho conrab the Mayor. Controller Fitch Fr'''-
don't Barker OF the Tax Department. ana Corpora
tion Counsel Clark besides Park Commissioners
Clausan and Fell
This IA the resolution passed by the Park Board
AZ its meeting on Wednesday June e.
Resolved As tho emergency for the exp"ndiiurc.
Of money under the 81 ooo"0 act Tor IN" rsi'' vi
the unemployed poor. has practically cr'S'd. tns
work or LAYING asnhat walks In the Marks "hlch
Is vet be done. be let In the usual way w ''''
tract
Whom the conference around the Mayors table had
got through the discussion. the Mayor oa'ol 'nc
poard Of Estimate 10 order on tho other sile OF
the room md President Clausen. looking like
ro,uctant witness before the Iexow Committee
tried 70 extricate himself and his colleagues from
their unhappy position There was only one WY
out enI that was to "cra Wish" He SAID =.
There n mistak" about NE Iast m ~ - -,
.hn park Board II is not and never has becn
our Intention 30 stop days work under IN" H."H,v'
net That was all 4 mistake about inc susp.hulhs
~ DAVIS work We never intended 10 10 tnh'' nm
tho impression ~ that effect grew out 81 n ms
snnrchenson We Will continue the DAYS WORK
avsfer and make = apply also 10 hsphht paving.
Resides we will advertise for asphalt herr1itrr IN
stead 81 buving Il I'm small quantities without al
vertslnc
A, this Mr. Clausen looked ut Controller Fltch'
who refuses to pay the Park Boards %' a8pna'
hills These bis put the Controller too mn'h IN
mind Of tho methods which prevailed IN the Time
Of publ, Works Commissioner Hubert q. I"''nP-
ron which worc exnoscl IN The Tribune ten or
twelve years ago. producing q sensation Nnl'I W.
Tho beginning ~ the end OF tee County htN''Ts's
NJ C.'que.n In making hiss statement. seemed 20
f,rgc that both r. AMI ConniTslon"r Bel had ~
ciared after passing TIE resolution of June INA,
II wa the intention 90 stop days wofN soon on
nil mark improve ments and ID them hereafter u
confrac, except the small l0ls n'N nm
evnialn.i that they had been Induced 10 announce
this chenro ''because n would Doe chean'r
No auctions were asked President 'lausen about
IN. expenditure - The money ALREADY para out
under Inc 81 10000 act or how the balance "A7 10
h. spent ,,, - .. -.,,.,,
no crnplovrnr - lalorers b. the daN Nroiknt "
crowd OF Wlgman hcclsrs 20 ~" department otn'"S
looking for labor ticNcfa.' Several Iamm'ny
i.,Jc-s including ! W Rlyle Larry lp"lnour
ana Timothv "p-, Dollar" sullivan. veg" on hand
~ r,ress the claims - their constituents