New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15
Major Throcknorton is under SUSPENSION ne i "''o
borne on the active list.
WORK or THE SPEEDV 4 !.
ONLY CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
RECOMMEND LABOREfS
TAMMANY DISTRICT LEADERS CHARACTERIZE
THE PLAN AS TOUCH '-EsTlMATES ~"
THE SECOND SECTION OF THE


p,,,,,, s.,,ir,Ant On the question Of how work
shonld be distributed among the unemployed has
received some apparent recognition at the PARK
Department Presden; TapIen gave notice Ees'c'
dav to Tammary Hall Assembly district leaders
who called for employment tickets that tney "ou'u
be distributed hereafter through the regular LABOR
and charity, ORGANIZATIONS only Some Of the leaders
protested against this arrangement but eN-JuuSe
Tappen said that it useless for them to KICK.
When asked how they to get JOBS Tor mon
ON the park improvements. the president repl'i
that they could 20 - the headquarters ~ the
charity and labor organizations ana SET the Ia''e'
/ if possible to send in the names OF lapoTe'" 'h'F
wanted employed The Tammany men to "n'm
Mr. Tappen pointed ont this means Of RELIEF CHAR
acerzed it as tough" and expressed belief that
such an arrangement would be short-iived.
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED
Al the meeting Of the Park Board yesterday the
engineer Kellogg submitted estimates Tor the
second section of tho II trlem River Speedway from
High Bridge to Dyckman-st 1t IS half mile longer
than the first section, which James j. Lear! mas
the contract for building. Nj. Kellogg Placed the
cost at N.175oo0, and estimated the time Tor con-
struction al 10 days Lcarys contract figure Is
little less than S6S0000 and the time for building
S75 DAYS All the Commissioners were opposed to
allowing much time 10 the second section "S
Mr. Kellogg recommended AMI after discussion 1t
was reduced 10 working days: The outer -
well the inner. SiltNAlt was li'''''' '.''' go
material to De asphalt. the penalty for failing 10
have the contract completed within the sieclNci
time Will be 500 u day. The specifications VII Pee
advertised and ten days allowed TO. putting III bids
The privilege Of filing in the depression III cen
tral Park above Ninety-seyenth-st. which eN-Se''-
ator Plunkiu aai eX-Asse'"'ynAn McM''uS
wanted last week and offered tn" board 81" io''
G Hs6 5iddcr at SUB isat OTHER hdd,rs aut
in proposals. bat the name 90 n,!ther f'DH"'''
MCManUS appeared IN tn" l~t
Il was announced that 20 men Hid n"'h en-
poyed under The boards rA;nnany Hal. expert,
Michael ). FentDn Dr. stanton Coi.' OF the M
versty settlement p.acoi t"cni -hNe o. me- t'r
each the same number, and he United Il@nTrw
Labor Expert Fen;on II MAS Teportei scooiel
in" the remaining lGj places. During the discussion
Of Expert fenions powers am iInS,n@ms ''', ~
Labor expert" popularity ascfIbed 10 FenioI NJ.
Straus appeared to have taken Fenton under ms
wing, ana To regard reflections ulon ihe ~
pert" rs In some way personally directed against
understood that F,Atons emp!oymeht al sh.aTy
of ST day Il end after one month service.
tanks Of Ia, castle Garden Aqalrium "as sofV"I
with notice that he must begin work on SATURDAY.
otherwise his contract would De cin'e..ei anu reel
THE CONTROLLER EEslEGED.
Controller Fitch said yesterday that he had been
overwhelmed with applications for forcmansh!ps
and all sorts of places under the speedway con
tract. some Of the applicants having even bcsegci
him his house all sorts Of inconvenient hours
The Controller said that it ought to b. un iersiooi
that he could not consistently ask the favor Of Mr.
Leary the contractor in relation % any q the
places under him. even that 81 common lahorer.
The people look to he Controller TO see that NJ.
Leary fulhls his contract 10 the city In all r.
spects. and It would be manifesiy improper In ihe
officer who must pass finally upon tn" construc-
ton and pay. or withhold payment for the same.
to pat himself under obligations To the contractor
by asking employment for his friends.
81 have. of course" Mr.. Fitch added. declined 10
make any recommendations to Mr.. Lcary as t.
whom he should employ
As TO the task Of hUrrying up Mr. Leary and com
polling him employ the thousands Of men =
whom he promised give work, the Controller said
that the weather had brought about truce. ana
the snow disappeared But Mr. Fitch continues -
be bombarded with letters and messages on the
subject
This is sample: ~ starving lot Of mon appeal %
you to compel Leary. the contractor OF the specda
way. to hire some Of the starving married men
whose homes desOlate cold and hunger pressed.
For Gods sake help US, We are citizens OF New
York John Kearney, for 80 others with families,
on the West Side"