New-York tribune., 1906-02-02
WOULD RAISE SALARY.
Prominent CitiSens Petition Mayor
On Behalf of School Farms Director.

A petittor is now In the hands Of Mayor Nc
Elellan and each member Of the Board Of Esti-
snate and Apportionment asking that the salary
OF the new Office OF director OF children's schooi
farms be placed at $4,000. instead Of $1,000. the
sum which Controller Metz threatens TO recon-
mend for adoption by the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment. This place Of director or
children's school farms represents the office of
director Of Fairgrounds and childrens farms
which was created by the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionnent and the Board Of Aldermen
on December is and 49, respectively. with the
understanding that il should be offered TO Mrs
Henry Parsons.
Believing that the salary proposed by the
Controller would be inadequate for the duties
'cf the Office. and in particular that 1t would be
insufficient TO secure the right kind of director.
at the same time cheapeninE the place IN the
eyes Of the public and the Park Department. a
sumber Of prominent persons have united TO
bring the matter the attention OF the Mayor
and the Board Of Est;aate ana Apportionmens
individually and personally.
After reminding them that before the ques-
Zion of director ef school farms waE raises
rhe work had been thoroughly and successfully
rested !n De Witt Clint,,l Park for four consecu-
five years, and that il had been aided and en-
scouraged in every way by the Park departments
'Uf Manhattan and Richmond. the petitioners go
lCD 10 say that The QiTect0r 0rshlp or thS Work re-
.puires a person Of exceptional qualifications and
peculiar fitness. and ends by requesting that
the sss--y be fixed at not less than s. 900, IN
'prder that the city may secure q person Of
.figh recognized attainments in this special
l:ield OF work"
The petition concludes:
/ We again urge upon you our firm belief in
the important value OF this work to the welfare
Y OF our city We desire 10 see Mrs. Henry Par
tsons In this position.
1 Every one Of the siEnatories TO this petition
Ifas visited Mrs. Parsons's school farms in De
lANitt Clinton Park.
The petition bears the following signatures:
Joseph II. Choate. Gherardi Davis George G
Wheeler. Mrs William Bryce Mrs & c Good
ESpeyer. Cleveland II. Dodge. s. Sidney Smith
gohn J. Cadwalader. Mrs. John E Parsons
David ii. Greer. Mrs l. y. Phelps Stokes A s.
s,rissell, Mrs Charles d. Stickney. Carlotta
Russell Lowell Mrs. Howard Van Sinderen
Howard Van Snderen. Herbert L. Saterlee, Mrs
Herbert Livingston Satterlee Mrs. ]. Pierpont
morgan, Mrs. Willard Parker. Willard Parker
N D. Grace II. Dodge. Mrs Robert Able Mrs
Miles y. Carpenter. Y. Everit Macy James E
Russell NJ A. BigelOw. Edward NJ Grout Mrs
tytussell Sage. Mrs. Edward Leverich Catharine
=. LeNeflch, Edward Lauterbach. Jacob w
Mack, Felix NJ. Warhurg. Frank D Wilsev.
AnafleS g birmingham and Peter r. Olney.
-, FRIENDS OF Mrs. Parsons are beginning to
ifhlnk that behind the hostility Of the aldermen
hnd the Controller lies a concerted movement 10
lqIash the whole school farm idea so far as il is
related 10 NeW-Hork. Opposition TO the nCsi-
ttlon OF director Of Fairgrounds and school farms
Eeean with the Metropolitan Parks Association
or which Eugene Philbin is president Mr. Phil
ON; SO II Is said. went TO the Mayor and asked
10 nave the resolution creating this rosItion
win the understanding that il should he ofrerad
20 Mrs Parsons. sent back TO the F2oa-d o1
AAidermen for reconsideration