New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
STANDS TO COME DOWN
WORK STARTS TO-DAY.
Effort VIII BE Made TO Restrain
Park Com missioner by Injunction.

"a, members OF the council OF the Society OF
,or5er Of Founders and Patriots OF America
ln ~esrerday afternoon IN the Office OF John c.
me- Ian state attorney Of the society. at No. 100
oo Isv 10 consider the affair OF the stands in
bib, park West which Park Commissioner
-, smith had ordered torn down. Among those
1aent were George c. Batcheller, governor of
= .,ctetv. Mr Coleman, Theodore Fitch and
- tne ;; Leonard Mr.. Coleman said after the
N,,rr that he had made IL clear 10 the other
i,Ts iH' of the council that he would have moth
- 90 with the stand affair. He said that
~ he was state attorney for the society. he
ld not act for the society in the matter Of the
Vs. and woulA not be concerned in IL in any
way -, . . -,
a,,,y had decided 10 try TO get injunction 20
a,ent Commissioner Smith from having the
IDS removed. Mr.. Coleman was asked IL he had
s5ysed that the society ask for the injunction He
replied;
Il did not advise it,
A. a late hour last night no injunction had been
so,-,ea on Commissioner Smith, and this morning he
III have his men at the stands 10 pull Them down.
~,,,ssiouer Smiths orders for the destruction
- ,bs stands were given yesterday afternoon, but
-, rs7,sr-attons We're kept secret He said 10 The
..,,-e AT midnight that IL he not restrained
- court Of competent jurisdiction the stands
x,o,,ld come down this morning at daylight
Colonel Henry w. Sackett. member OF the coun-
- ., the society OF the order OF Founders and Pa
s,,,s ~ America said yesterday that he ha. moth
ing 10 do with the making of the contract for the
sands and had not been present al The meeting OF
,b council Al which Il was decided 20 apply for the
,,, and build the first stand. He said that his
tola knowledge OF the affair came from what he
- ,,as Il, the newspapers. Colonel SRclett who
=, secretgry Of the celebration commission, con-
ilnued
81 ,,,sh ,ol would say for me that Commissioner
Smiths attitude relation TO stands on park prop
r,y has been OF the greatest help 70 the celebTa-
80, Commission IN preventing any suspicion OF
srart creeping IN n relation TO the stands Not
only have his rules been Of the best but his strict
enforcement OF them deserves the highest praise"
commissioner Smith said last night that he had
made his rules IN reEard 10 stands on park prop
prtv with the sole idea OF preventing speculation
He had restricted permits for stands 10 patriotic
societies CITY departments and benevolent assocI-
stiops in order that the seats might not get INTO
the hands Of spectators and be sola al eAot az
,,rtces Many persons he said, had come TO MN
nd asked for o list Of those 20 whom permits Tor
stands had been given. but he had in all cases re-
fused 10 give such list, because ne reared II
might be used in endeavor 70 get cohuol Oh
blocks Of seats for speculative purposes He ADDED
that on the day the last parade he would be sao
20 make public a list OF all those 10 whom per
mits had been issued.
An instance of Commissioner Smiths methods
Is the privilege granted 10 the Street Cleaning De-
partment. permit for stand on park property
has been issued TO the department and the en-
ploes are contributing the cost OF building the
stand, which will be for the use of the employees
and their families only. Other departments are
building stands in the same way, while verbal
promise IS exacted from all persons 20 whom per
nts are issued that price for the three
parade days shall be only sufficient 10 cover the
of building the stand The Sons OF the Revo-
luton building q stand and selling the seat
10 members OF the organization at price which.
they have informed the Commissioner. WIFI leave
them with deficit OF between 81 90 and S. so An
other society which had at first sold seats for the
three days at 50 informed that II the price
We're raised 10 S the permit would be revoked.
Commissioner Smith has a force OF detectives
watching the sale OF seats for stands on park prop
erty He said last night that far in only the
one instance Of the stands ordered be torn down
had he learned of seats in any OF the park stands
being offered than IS for the three days II
he should learn at any time OF seats being sold al
q higher price he said. he would revoke the per-
mts for the stands at