New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
lust been made the Ring candidate Tor Reg-

Just been made the Ring candidate for Reg
ister"
WHAT MR. KENNEDY SAYS ABOUT IT.
There are few men III Brooklyn who keep a
closer watch on municipal affairs than ex-Park
Commissioner Elijah II. Kenrcdy. He lives In
O. handsome house facing Prospect PARK oniy
short distance from the arch. While 1t was
being erected he passed it every day, and
naturally took deep interest In III ana IN
everything connected with 1t. The article en-
titled bad Work In Brooklyn" containing the
disclosures about the construction OF the arcn,
Interested him profoundly When asked yes
terday afternoon if he had read it. he replied:
"Oh. yes always read The Tribune with my
morning coffee.
What do you think of the exposure Of rascal
ity I'm the building Of the Memorial Arch and its
'adjuncts'?' was the next question.
"Well" replied Mr.. Kennedy 1T goes 10 SHOW
that the old gang touched nothing 1t did not
smlrch. Is The Tribune quite sure oi "s
fgures?' . 49,,
figures printed did not eXaggcrate the waste OF
money "Do you mean t. say, he INQUIRED
that they had the effrontery to pay $lf'oOo Tor
the carving Of those one leSg Il winged creatures
on the sIandres Of the arch?
The records Of the commission show that
they did" was the answer.
"Well every citizen ol Brooklyn ought TO stand
a few minutes and look at that job. and reflect
on the cost. The carving is all ont OF scale, IS
otherwise utterly vile. and sometime Will be
entirely cut out to improve the appearance Oh the
arch Fourteen thousand dollars. why the
entire cost of the much-a dmlred memorial arch
I'm Hartford was only about $4,000. And SloO
apiece for the granite posts around the arch!
They were mcrciful that they didn't pay
thousand, However. / don't need 10 eXpound
The TribIne's story; but. If you Wisn' VIII give
vGu some unWritten history that refers 10
period antecedent to tre legislation ana WORK
described this mornint
A CONVERSATIO THAT WAS OVERHEARD
Mr.. Kennedy was told that The Tribune would
gladly print anything he cared 10 say relating
u the subject. He then went on as follows:
THE first time | ever heard Of the purpose 10
build a soldiers and sailors monument was
while | was a Park Commissioner one day
found the walls Of OrIr offices covered with
tombstone horrors and was told they were
designs for such monument. submitted by re-
quest Of the Board Of Aldermen. The commit
tee Of the board-all chosen because OF their
d. Terminating taste in architecture ana statu-
arv every one having demonstrated his superior
Judgment in the selection Of plaster hgures Tor
his barroom wndow-decided 10 adopt a certain
one If the designs. and forthwith proceeded 70
contract for the execution Of the work. directly
In front IF the city Hall, at an expense or SlOV-
GOO Bu, the act II the Legislature autn )rlz.ng
| tho expenditure had been. from the point or
vi,w If the Aldermen. bungngly drawn so that
the contract could not he made unless the Mayor
! approvod | was at that time. on terms OF inti-
macy with Mayor Chaplin, and | set 10 work -
| Persuade him to withhold his approval The
Eagle has said that The Eagle the Grand