The herald., 1896-02-20
There Will Be No Election Of
Park Superintendent Today
TWO CANDIDATES so FAR
Commissioner Post Making Hard
Fight for His Man
The Park Board Will 1.et This forming ami
the Mayor VIII Be on Hand Captain
Cross Will Probably Be Missing

The board Of park commissioners is due
to meet this morning, when an attempt
will be made to elect a successor to Elmo
II Meserve, the park superintendent, whose
resignation as such takes effect on March
|. The individual members of the board
have so FAR not been able to agree upon
any one candidate. The fight appears to
have narrowed itself down to viii Lyons.
the Broadway nurseryman. and X. V.
Bard. the foreman at East Side park, with
Captain Cross supporting the former and
Commissioner Post and Councilman
George Stockwell pulling the reins ia the
interests of the latter. Neither the mayor
nor Commissioners Workman or Matthew
Teed stand committed to either man. Teed
would like to see SUPERINTENDENT Meserve
continued in Office. lie says that now that
the bit has been taken from between Me-
serves teeth. he is more than fulfilling ex.
pectatlons.
Meserve, acting upon the advice of his
brother Edwin, is now simply permitting
events to take their course. Considerable
work to have the acceptance of his resigna-
ton reconsidered is being done. and 1t may
be successful. One thing is nearly certain.
and that is that there will probably be no
appointment until about April l, as the
members O the board appear to be unable
to agree, CAPITA in Cross will, it is stated,
not be on hand at today's meeting, as he is
not i'll the city.
Should the thing veer itself around, as
appears from present indications, Secre-
tary Mendenhall may secure the promo
ton.
Lake park, was candidate one year ago
when Meserve was appointed, and Meserve,
out of courtesy to Bard's friends, rendered
him the position of foreman of East Lake
park. There is no doubt but that Bard and
Commissioner Post have used their official
the superintendent trouble and annoyance.
trumping up charges which they could not
substautiate. and by their actions causing
feeling of unrest amongst the park force.
Bard has the endorsement of the A. r.
A. Judge Robert Ling is doing all in his
power to push Bard's fight 1t is stated
that Post as commissioner worked very
hard for one Baraclough for secretary of
tine commission, but failed. He then failed
in his Jealous fight for Bard for superin-
tendent, and later asked that the same
brother-in-law Baraclough be given the
position of foreman of East Side park.
Maserve put Baraclough to work Under the
old foreman, in order that he might learn
the run of the park, but unfortunately
Baraclough could not stand the work and
tainted away and nearly died. For this
the superintendent was severely blamed by
Commissioner Post, as he expected that
the brother-in-law would not be required to
relative figureheed in the department.
Will Lyons is at present nurseyryman
on Broadway and Is late of the state for
estry board at Santa Monica. where he has
had charge of the station. Of his profess
| sional fitness there is no doubt, his recom-
mendations and endorsements being of the
best. Should he secure the position. the
statement is made by him that he will at
once, in good faith, dispose Of his private
nursery stock.
The East Side park ,conservatories pre-
sented most beautiful appearance yester-
! tertlay, there being immense numbers of
| choice tulips, itineraries, hyacinths and
other fine flowers in bloom, The large col.
lections of rare plants and bulbs are now
speakine. for themselves, and as this is the
mia it will pay all lovers. of flowers to visit
the conservatories. The floral diyision>of
the house is like gorgeous rainbow. owing
to the great profusion of bloom.