The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-13
CLAUSEN BACKS OUT.
Park Asphalt Walks to Be Laid
by Day Laborers.
He Withdraws the Resolution to Lei
1t Out to Contractors.
Misuse OF tho 100000 Appro-
priation Is Stopped.

There was a very pretty exhibition
OF craw-ishing given by the Park Board
at the meeting OF the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment to-day
The meeting was called for the avowed
intention OF asking the Park Commits
sioners to explain their action taken at
their last meeting, when It was decided
to discontinue the days work on the
asphalting In the park and finish the
work by contract. Here ia the resolu-
tion passed by the Park Board:
., Resolved. As the emergency for the expenditure
the relief Of the unemployed poor. has prsstc.lIy
ceased ne work OF laying asphalt walks in the
way, by contract " " N'N-
II carried out, this would have been a
gross miscarriage of the object of the
ST. 900 appropriation which was to
give work to individuals who were in
want, owing to the existing hard times
According to the Park Boards own
showing. only $4,000 has been spent,
leaving s5Sl0oO still at It's disposal. This
money. under the conditions which ac-
companied the appropriation, cannot be
applied to contract Jobs.
The utter failure of the Park Com
which the sooo od5 @as s ths pIan , for
mas been fully told In "The Eveninp
world; and when the Board boldly
passed ast the resolution which would di,
pockets of the needy poor and put II
IN the pockets Of contractors. the Ron ri
or Estimate thought 1t high time to de-
mand an explanation.
That the members OF the Board NJ Es-
timhLe were cooked and primed TO rake
tne Park Commissioners, fore and aft
was well known before the meeting was
called to order this forenoon.
Evidently. President Clausen had heard
Of It and had been doing some think
A. all events. when he and Commits
sioner Bell arrived at the Mayors Office.
MI Clansen at once made his way to
Mayor Gilroy's desk and held a hurried
conference with him. The result was
tsat council council Of war was held over in
present the Mayor. Comptroller Fitch,
Corporation Counsel Clark, Tax Com,
missioner Barker and Park Commission
ers Clausen and Bell.
The confab lasted for fully twenty
minutes. and II was evident that Mayor
Gilroy was urging upon Mr.. Clausen the
psns S Or the Park Board altering its
were effective was evident a few min
utes later when the Board OF Estimate
Almost Immediately Mr.. CIausen got
UP and said:
IT wish to correct a Misrepresentation
concerning the action of the Park
to be mistake somewhere. 1t In not
our intention. nor has II ever been. to
discontinue the work under the 81, O00,-
900 appropriation act.
I'VE viii continue to do the work as
| heretofore by DAYS work and only the
material required for asphalting will be
purchased by contract"
Then Mr.. Clausen mnde a little bow
and hurriedly retired. Tho members OF
the Board OF Estimate looked Mt ench
other q little quizzically, and other
business was taken up.
1t was a very good exhibition of hedR-
ing on the pnrt of the Park Board, after
its duty had been pointed out by the
popular cutlery against it's intended
course OF turning the biggest part of
the 81 10000 into the hands OF con-
tractors.