The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02

their pond was ever thoroughly appreciated
IT has been since Jan. 1, this year, by the
bayonne statesmen who are In business
for other reasons than their health. From
the very first 1t seemed that the new Mayor
had most revolutionary ideas.
For instance, Bayonne had a Park Com
missioner at a salary Of u a day. There
wasn't any park, but the City Council, in
an outburst OF e1pansiveness, had once
gathered in land enough for a site and
some day, when the city got money enough,
something was to be done to make il a
park.
In the meantime that old-tilne Demo-
cratic war horse, the Hon. William Kelly,
ex-Chosen Freebooter, veteran OF Hope
Hose and standard bearer OF all the voters
in Independence or Death Engine, had
been rewarded with the park commissioner
ship and was drawing the salary.
A week or so after the new Mayor took
Office Park Commissioner Kelly was aroused
from earnest contemplation OF how to run
park when you haven't got park to run,
by the receipt Of this letter:
DEAR SIR believe you have consider
able time to spare l wish you would give
your attention to the trimming Of the trees
along the streets of our city. Every tree
should be trimmed. In doing the work.
cut the limbs of close to the trunk and you
should have some little metallic paint with
you and have the open cut where the limbs
were severed painted to protect the trees
from rotting. Please start work Monday.
Yours truly, THOMAS BRADY. Mayor.
Park Commissioner Kelly was startled.
Commissioner Kelly's friends we're startled.
This was against all precedent. But Mr..
Kelly was up in the political game.
tut, tut said the Park Commissioner,
when he was met with condolences, "the
Mayors all to the good, sir, all to the good.
Didn't he say he'd give US a business ad-
ministration? I've known Tom Brady from
boy, and IL he wants me to earn my salary
/ amt going to quarrel with him."
And forth the Park Commissioner sailed
with saw and a metallic paint pot to trim
the trees. He reported, at the end Of the
first day, having made $50 amputations of
limbs and 100 or 80 daubs of metallic paint
After the tree trimming period had
passed, the Mayor discovered that the Park
Commissioner might profitably supervise
small repairs to city buildings. and dole
out the small supplies to the schools. He
is still doing that.
The City Hall had an engineer without an
engine). who supervised the stocking of
the municipal steam heat furnace by more
mental help, at the comfortable stipend
of 81 900 a year The Mayor soon dis
covered that steam roller might improve
the street service. He recommended that
one be bought and Operated by the person
employed as engineer of the City Hall"
1t is credibly reported that when this
recommendation was read to the City Coun-
Gil the dignifed engineer walked out into
the corridor and besought the policeman
there to punch him to see il he were awake.
There wasn't any doubt about it, and he
is now operating the steam roller.
The Mayor found that the clerk Of the
Building Department. not having much to
do, might move his Office to location near
the City Hall door and establish himself as
a bureau Of information In addition to his
other duties. Further. he expressed the