New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
PARK BOARD ACTS on AUTOMOBILES.
MUST HAVE SPECIAL PERMITS TO ENTER
PARK-GENERAL SUBJECT TO BE CON
SIDERED AT a PUBLIC HEARING


The regular meeting Of the Park Board was held
at the Arsenal yesterday morning. There were
present President Clausen. of Manhattan Com
missioner Brewer. of Brooklyn. and Commissioner
Moebus of The Bronx. After uninportant bus-
ness had been disposed OF President Causen said
in reference the dispute about the admission or
automobiles to Central Park that the men who
were arrested last Friday had left him the prev-
Gus day satisfied with his statement that he would
give the question his consideration. He said 1t
was intensely inconsistent that within twenty-four
hours they should have tried TO force an entrance
into the Park with their automobiles. They
had asked him FOR permit which he had been
compelled TO refuse because II vas against the
rules Commissioner Moebus said he thought the
persons referred to must have known the rule ex-
Guiding automobiles from the Park; otherwise
they need not have applied for permit.
Commissioner Brewer said he had taken the
responsibility Of granting permits to persons to
take automobiles into Prospect Park but he had
found that the persons to whom the permits had
been given frequently sent boys or other persons
in charge of them. and sometimes accidents oc-
CURED The subject should have serious consider
alton before any definite action was taken
Commissioner Causen offered the following as
an amendment to the rule regarding the admittance
of carriages into the Park;
No horseless carriages or motor isons shall en-
ter upon the drive except by permission OF the de-
rartment.
This was unanimously adopted. Commissioner
Clausen then said:
The question Of admitting automobiles to Cen.
ua Park has been put in me pa oE Tnm,re
soners shall exercise jurisdiction in matters OF
Park administration or whether they shili abdii II
item by the law. If the Park Department must
yield tricks and technicalites in this case wheI
If was irving to dispose Of the subject In an IN
telligent and orderly manner there Is no protection
for the Park against assaults Of any character' >,
10 more than TO call attention to the great differ
in the various motor carrases as to spec
that general action the question can properly
only follow upon ana lnTv 'nT
rules The automobilists may not be censurap,,s
toint but the PAX Department must consider i
from every viewpoint. and would be pamapie II y
he preservaiion OF the Park
As 20 the letter Of the law II is equally obvious
nance enacted in 1873 could only mean those drawn
by horses. Under Magistrate Omsteds ruling /
fl necessary to express the words that. except
from the judicial standpoint. are plainly TO be un
ierstood. That have done and the whole dues
doubt that a satisfactory solution will be arrived
at 1t is to be regretted. however; that such 2
body of gentlemen as the Automobile club should
allow TWO members. impetuous or petulant 10 Put
il in the position they did. They recognized the
departments jurisdiction IN ,neir appncation for
permit IS "A cover for technical attack that
Jurisdiction. This may be described as "trickery.'
friendly but really questionable offer OF member
ship to me free of initiation fee.
President Claus'n explained that the re-
ferrcd TO had the day they asked him for per
nit TO cnte~ the Park with automobile desired
him 10 become a member of the club. He said he
did not feel AT liberty to 10 So he wished to be
at liberty to act disnterestcdly.
President Causer offered the following resou
ton. which was unanimously adopted
Whereas Automobiles and motor carriages have
not been and are not now allowed upcn the drive:
Of the Central Park In the Borough Of Manhattan
ard.
admitiancc and. the other hand. objections
| thereto have been raised, therefore,
Resolved That Thursday. November g. 1899 a
| II a. m. be fixed a time when this Board viii
| give public hearing 10 all persons interested II
| the matter who may desire to be heard for o
| against such proposed admission.