New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-24

PROPOSALS or THE PARK BOARD FOR
HELPING THE POOR.
STRANGE SPECTACLE or TAMMANY OFFICIALS
UNABLE TO DEVISE MEANS TO SPEND
$1,000 oO-l0o0 MEN TO DE PIT
TO WORK.


Mayer Cry AMI the Board of Estimate yes'eT-
cav practically voted the Park Board am s1he %
80 principal officials lot Of '!3c)npe'-''Ir WIZ
hal SHOWN themselves iHclpaD.e OF suol''''"N
pans for eyDcnliag the NooccM whlch the Legs
lature horlzel to b. spent to give work TO inc
unempoycl. TIE trouble with most departments
has been that they are too prolific IN pans lor
spending the taxpayers' money. bG- III" aggregate
amount which. after raci,ing thelr pra'hS io'
weeks, the Park Commissioners ana their @D'
eagincers superntenlerts and toy ,Sraphic "'e'aS
could see their way clear to distribute In days
work to work.ngInen in ;,,is case was S2LVN IH''
made The Mayor AMI al the members Of the H'1Ft
OF Estimate exceeding wro;h The spectacle OF all
a-dozen Democratic officials working days hSA's
and sundays on the problem Of bow 20 get r!d Oh
a million Of money ard falling to supply the hee'',
pans for he expe1di,u'c. Was more '-i'i '''' '
could tre,t with patience
You have Thousands Of acres Of park .1Dds u'''''
vour control" fairly shouted TIE Mayor AZ tn" veH-
cradle President Tappen. and you tel M tFa' you
can't devise means for eX2enI.ns this Slo,oo'o!
Poor Mr. Tappen sad thai hfs department W''
arranging for the expenditure fast as poS'io.s'
bl. the Mayer mus; remember that N''c@"V = "
great deal OF money ID get rid o.
Pres!den, Barker. Of the Tax Departments WIN
a highly amused took on his classic features. re-
marked That If he were at TIE head oi the fdrk b'
par:meni he thought he cou,d give enough "o'h u
the uner1p,oyef to spend th1t money. This remark
"Oh. Mr. Barker" he said, appea,ingly. you used
70 b.. secretary OF The Park Department, and you
know moro about its Inside workings IMAM any HI"
living to-day. Won't you come and SHOW us 10"
to make the necessary pans
NOT HIS BUSINESS.
"No indeed that's not my business" repied
MIR Barker u an very busy just now raising me
money.to keep the city government moving fo"r
park Commissioners assisted by their engineer
lap7Sr
clerks gardeners AMI the Lord knows how many
more bdiciais. ought not to have to ask assistance
from the outside
The Mayor fully concurred with Commissioner
Barker "You ought to have several thousand me"
AZ work in the parks long before this, he de-
The first proposition submitted BY Mr. T ta en-
moving earth and rock in hOndrec-anu- "
thrdst. for The approach , 10 M}nd 70 Know
why all the rock was not 10 De leihosS.' IL vi.
Happen replied feeby that Caivert 1@ ry th pa fs
at that point for its artistic effect , ,
the presidents OF the Tax Board and Board OF
Aldermen. groaned in unison: $780,, .Ao ,fo,.or.
I'VE Want no plateau, and Of this artistic
business You'll get not cent or ms PAD .an "'''''
sidewalks for Mornnssdc Park were heNt GOT
sidered but that DID rot suit the G9afe oil o fI
ever went walking in Mornngsde PARK. lhY rP pa
where sidewalks were wanted was IN Centrai lai,'
Poor Mr. Tappen said that $50 could be en-
moved there, and happened in unguaTded mo-
ment to say something about doing large part
OF Of the work b. contract. This brought the MAYOR
down him again reinorseIesSIy; 400 We MHl t ~
spent i'm days works and right away. Not a cent
OF this money. if left over after thc Eafd I'''e
have passed, snail ever pe spent i'0 ""''' -
$1,000 was allowed
MIR TAPPEN PROPOSES TO PLANT TREES
To plant trees in Central Park West from Ninety
scventh-st. to One-hundred- and-tenth-st. was MI.
Happens next plan. 1t was found that this wouid
cost only $1,000 1t was allowed, but the sNiahcSS
of the sum brought out many severe criticisms
Have you any more plans" asked the Mayor
President Happen shook his head in hopeless
sort of way The Mayor looked at the engineer
Kellogg. who stood lisessly near his Chief Pr qt
seemed to be wishing that the floor would open ana
You promised to have plans ready to spend all
this money" said the Mayor in raspns tone to- Il,
I'VE can't" murmured the aged president OF the
Park Board almost inaudbiy. ,,,
The Mayor proposed the passage OF a resolution
of approval went around the long table. 1t was
adopted. and Mr.. Tappen was ordered to have Work
SUN OF %as ~ I Voted and 3 excise
mSieS cars for commited Children b
Sseed r yssTH A. q % out S TIE city
treasury. was referred to Corporation Counsel
qsrsa n rs,9u,o. Tnh
opposed to the appropriation of money for new
for The GS 6 e. af Of y S
every child in the city was provided with ample
school accommodations: The resolution was Or
dered to he printed. and copy to be sent 10 the
presiding officers Of both houses Of the Legislature
at Albany and 70 the Governor.
There was talk after Adjournment Of having
the board make a tour of inspection through me
various parks If needed work could not BE- as
covered Nothing definite came OF 1t. some mem
bers holding that this would be an unlawful inter-
ference with the Park Boards prerogatiVe
II was reported last evening that Mayor Glroy
had declared in favor of the two-headed b.-parti-
san bill for reorganzing the PARK Department
saying that he welcomed il as the slrest ana quick
est way 10 get rid of the present board