New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
THEIR REMOVAL DEMANDED
PARK COMMISSIONERS CLAUSEN AND
TAPPEN ARRAIGNED.
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETIES DEVOTED
TO ART IN IT'S VARIOUS FORMS fhoih9l
AGAINST THE VANDALISM IN CoNNEC-
TON WITH THE HARLEM


RIVER DRIVEWAY.
Mayor Gilroy yesterday the recipient OF
paper signed BY well-known citizens. most OF whom
have been prominent in the promotion OF art IN thls
city, in effect preferrng charges against Park COM
,nssioners George c. Clausen and ADram H. Zap
pen and urging the Mayor to make peremptory de-
mand for their designations. The request OF 'he
citizens connected with art societies is supplemented
by the concurrence of number of weil-knowh turi-
men, The demand upon the Mayor grows out OF the
obstinate determination. many times publicly eX-
hbi,ed. ignore public sentiment regarding 'he
construction OF the Harlem River Driveway ana
prevent its being placed under the supervision OF
a landscape architect
The letter addressed the Mayor was as follows:
During the past year the undersigned. repre-
senng societies of the city devoted to art in its
Mayor and the Commissioners OF the ParK Dep n
ment for the purpose of arrestlng manifest ABUSE
lem River Driveway. our efforts have been TO the
last nufed by the persistence of the Commission III
AS Mir. Olmsted's letter of December u shows
conclusivey that the attitude of the commissioners
the matter at their hands feel constrained for
interest in the great property held by the Faf ark
peremptory termination of this outrage by the res
letter is signed by Thomas W. Wood, President Ma
tional Academy of Design; William NJ Ghase
president of the New York Chapter American In
stitute of Architects; r. NJ hunt president president Mu-
ciety. ex-president American Institute of Architects
George IL. Post president Architectural League
vice-president American Institute of Architects
Stanford White director Sculpture society ana mem
Der of the Executive Committee OF the Municipal
Art Society: Daniel c. French. member OF Executive
Committee of the Sculpture Society and member OF
Executive Committee of Architectural League Au,
e1lstus ST Gaudens director Sculpture Society ana
member of the Executive Committee Municipal Art
Society; j. G.. Brown. ~ a. President OF the AInerl-
can Water Color Society: VIII H. Low, y; A > A
tee American Fine Arts Society J. .. A. Ward
president National Sculpture Society; Howard Rus
sell Butler. president American Fine Art society;
Henry g. Marquand, president Metropolitan Museum
of Art: Childe Hassan, New-Yor president Water
Color Club: Reinhardt Weller, secretary Art STU
dents League. , ,,
way from any discredt in the public eye, we re-
spectfully concur Robert Bonner. Hamilton BUS,
hey j. Il. Houston, c. +. HOFFMAN, Jr., A NewDoid
Morris. Lawrence Kip.
Mayor Glroy, when asked what action he pro-
posed taking on the request for the resignation of
Park Commissioners Clausen and Happen, said that
II was now too late for him 10 take any action re-
lat,ng 10 the removal of these officials. Sworn
charges must first be prepared, hearing upon
them had and the findings and decision OF the Mayor
would have 10 be forwarded TO the Governor Tor
his approval. should 1t be decided that the Com
testify no time. the Mayor said. during his official
term for doing this; therefore the matter would
have TO go over to the coming administration.
There are four Park Commissioners, or whoin
Nathan Strauss is In Europe Commissioner Ed
ward Bell has always voted like a sensible man In
opposition TO the obstructive and reactionary policy
of Messrs. Tappen and Clausen.