The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-22
TO DISCHARGE 300. CLAUSEN WAS AWAY.
Park Department to Get Bid Of a
Lot of Workingmen.
That Too, Regardless Of the Million
DslIar Appropriation.
ward Heelers in High Favor with
the Commissioners.

Instead Of carrying out the provisions
OF the Million-Dollar law to provid,
work for the unemployed, the Park Dc
partment Is discharging, or is about tc
discharge, men by the hundreds, anc
that, too, at n season of the year wher
the weather is particularly favorable fol
park improvements. Perhaps this fact
would have been as carefully guarded
from the public as the secret of who got
the money IL 1t had not been for Acting
Mayor Mcclellan.
Col. Mcclellan called at the Parl
Department this morning to obtain EN-.
ployment for couple Of worthy and
needy citizens who had enlisted his
sympathy. Col. Mcclellan does not
make a practice of asking favors of this
kind, and he thought for that reason
his request would be readily granted
He did not make the application on the
strength of his official position, but ir
his capacity as private citizen.
There are a couple Of men with fam.
lilies In my neighborhood who need EN-.
ployment. Can you give them any
thing to dot" inquired Col. Mcclellan
OF Commissioners Happen and Bell.
the absence OF President Clausen, who
IN on his vacation.
SORRY, very sorry" he replied. eve
have no vacancies, Then he added THU
startling inIormatIon: I'VE are going to
discharge between SN and 400 men this
Very WELL" replied the Acting Mayor
The expression on has face be.
trayed his feelings. He looked as II
~ wanted TO say something and express
l.l. Ill al
ment, but he RETAINED. AS he turned
TO walk out Judge Happen evidently
thought he had made mistake and he
called Col. Mcclellan and said:
:" In you tell us the exigencies OF the
case we might do something for YOU"
ON, never minu, now. Don't trouble
yourself" Col. Mcclellan answered, as
Col. Mcclellan entered the rooms OF
the Park Board cheerily and left In dis.
gust. That he is not used to the ward
neeiers nut butte, methods tIa was at a,
which he acted. The listeners were dir.
ferently impressed by the manner and
action OF Commissioners Happen and
Bell. for hardly had Col. Mcclellan gone
out OF the door than a red-faced. red
mustached man approached Mr.. He'll and
got from him what Judge Happen re-
fused to Col. Mcclellan. The man of
auburn hue Was promptly supplied by
Mr.. Bell with several pink tickets.
THESE tickets are issued by the Park
1ycpnTtutHt ab OTutTS on the SuDerln-
tendent TO put the bearers of them 10
work. 30
2. An Evening World" reporter, who
heard Judge Happen refuse Col Nc
Clellan. ana saw Mr.. Bell issue the work
tickets. asked Mr.. Bell to explain.
II know nothing about the discharge
q soo or 4U men," SAID he. Il think
that was only a bluff"
Judge Happen saiu: Yes; we propose
TO dismiss 3OO or 4U0 men this week,
principally those employed on the River
) side Park wall. The appropriations for
the work are exhausted. Most OF our
appropriations are giving out. We have
done q great deal of work"
ployed under the Mrtlion-DolIar actY'
Don't talk to me about a million dol
lars. That's all humbug. There never
was a million dollars appropriated. only
part of II. 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.