The evening world., 1894-08-22
TO DISCHARGE 300.
Park Department to Get Rid Of a
Lot Of Workingmen.
That, Too, Regardless Of the Million
Dollar Apr opriation.
Ward Heelers in High Favor with
the Ccmmisstoners.

Instead Of carrying out the provisions
OF the Million-DoiIar law to provide
work for Inc unemployed, the Park De-
partIneDt ID uiscnarsils. or IL ABOUT to
discharge, men by the hundreds, and
that, TOO, at "a season OF the year when
the weather is particularly favorable Tor
PARK improvements. Perhaps TINS fact
would have been as carefully guarded
from the pubic AS the secret OF VINO got
the money II 1t had not been Tor Acting
Mayor Mcclellan.
Col. MGCVIelian called at the Park
department this morning to obtain en-
pioyment for q couple or worthy and
needy citizens VINO had enlisted his
sympathy. Col. Mcclellan does not
make u practice of asking tavors Of this
kind, and he thought tor that reason
mis- request would be readily granted.
lie did not make the Application OH the
strength or his ornciai position. but In
mis- capacity as a private citizen.
There are couple OF men with fam
lilies In mp neignDorhood VINO need en-
pioyment. Can you give them any
,hing to do?" inquired Col. Mcclellan.
OF commissioners Happen and Ben.
Judge Happen acted as spokesman In
the absence or fresiuent Clausen. who
- on ms vacation.
Sorry. very sorry" he replied. I'VE
nave lao vOcancIes." Thea ne auued this
9tartiins lnIuIIiiatIon: we are going TO
uisSna, ee DStweSn ~ anu svJ mel tnls
week..
very WE'LL" replied the ACHING May
or. Ine express.on on ms Lace De-
lrayeu Ais Aeoiiuss. Iie lvvheu as AT
lie WANTED 10 say sometnihg a.u express
| n.s op,n.on Of TIE PARK Dudru manage
| Inen,. Out ne reIraIneu. AS ne tuGned
to walk out Judge 4appen eyIuen.iy
tnougnl he nad ma lie IuIstake ana he
| cAiIrd Col. MCCIeadn ana sad:
II you ten US the eAiSencIes OF the
case We misht 40 somethnIs iur YOU"
"Oh, never NINA, now. DON'T trouble
| yourself, Col. McIieIIan answered, AZ
ne walked out,
Col. Mcclellan entered the rooms OF
the PARK buaru cheerlIy and lett in dis
gust. That he Is not used to the ward
| neelers' butlonuoling m, nous was at
once apparent by The FRANK way IN
winch ne ac,ed. The listeners were dir
| feremIIy Impressed by the manner and
| action OF commissioners Iupprn and
| Ben, for hardly nnu Col. hCCIelIAn gone
out OF the door tnun a red-tuccu, red
mustached man APPROACHED Mi. Bel and
got from him Nnat Judge Happen re-
fused TO Coz. Mcclellan. The man Of
| auburn hues WAS promptly supplied by
Mr.. Bell with several pms uCKets.
These tickets are issued by the PARK
| Department as orders on the SupeTIn-
tenIent 10 put the bearers OF tnem TO
WORK.
| An Evening World" reporter, who
heard Judge Happen refuse Col. Me
| C.ehan, ana saw AR. Bea issue the work
tickets, asAeo AIR. Ben 10 explain.
| u know nothing ABOUT the discharge
| OF 81 or ~ men" sad he, Il tnIIK
| that WAS only a Dluh,'
| Juuge iappen saIu. ~ es: we propose
| To uismIss JOJ or 4D men TINS week,
principally those employed on the River
| sue Fark wall Inc appropriations Tor
| the Work are exhausted. MOST OF our
| appropriations are giving out. We have
| uone u great deal VI work.
| Are all the men TO be discharged en-
plOyCd unuer the Million Dollar act?"
| Don't talk to me ABOUT a million dol
| lars. That's al humbug, There never
was a million dollars appropriated. Only
part OF IL, II you can tell us how to
| spend 1t We are open for SUGGESTIONS"
| THAT is the most intelligent answer
the reporter could get from Judge Tap
pen.