New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
MOVE TO GUST BEATTY
Mr.. Slower Orders Trial on
Charges Of incompetence
SUPERINTENDENT TO FIGHT
Botch of Paving and Repairing
and Neglect of Trees Some
of the Allegations.

~. c-,-,,,issioner slower made torrila'
.s,ryss % ,ncompetency against John ~
poattv park superintendent for Mamma
ran and Richmond, yesterday anu
FORMED Mr.. Beatty that nearing "o"'N
Re held on August ; .rn
There are thirteen specific counts III -
oba~res. all based on tho alleged IacA "a
,rsining. experience and executive capa0',s
~ the Official Mr.. Beatty announces ms
intention Of hghting against dismissal az
he engaged Alfred J. Talley, former ClV'I
Service Commissioner, and Mar1us SIM
mons as counsel
For the last two months Mr. Beatty VINO
has served twenty-six years IN the uep4' =
nent. has been relieved from duty George
n Hilty. Of Commissioner OF Accounts
Tos6ick's Office, acting in his place
AT the beginning OF the year, when the
salary OF the Park superintendent was IN
creased from $500 a year TO 5000. Com
missioner Slower said that the raise
was not Intended for Beatty, but for his
successor. The only way in which Mr..
Slower could get Beatty out OF the Park
DEPARTMENT was 10 make charges against
him. He IS a Spanish-American veteran
and hts TRIAL viii be watched with interest
r- veteran associations. who regard
Peat-v's case as test. in view Of the re-
cent amendment 10 the Civil Service law
concerning the dismissal OF Civil Service
employees who are veterans.
Tie Commissioner charges that Beatty
Was incompetent liz CARRYING on the work
of rserrf8cng Riverside Drive, between I'D
street and 122d street. in that he delayed
the work by failing 10 order necessary cars
NJ asrna.t binder, thereby preventing con-
unuous work
IN speaking OF this charge. Alfred J..
TaIev sai1-
.'vnv. 70 they would make this same
charge AGAINST Borough President Nc
Arerv hs would be kept busy in defend
,n- himself
Further in the Riverside Drive charges
~. Slower saws that Beatty used a l'2-inch
suction pump i'm pumping the asphalt
hinder from the tank cars TO the spreader,
thereby wasting three hours day
"rf DE had used a larger pump it would
have blown the bottom out OF the tank
oers" commented Mr.. Tauey.
The Commissioner charges that the
srrernterdert failed TO properly maintain
Carl scrurz Park, neglecting 70 take
rr0ger precautions 20 prevent the rains
from creating artificial cutters and wash
.rr away the sod and soil from the shrubs
and trees.
AS 20 this Mr.. Talley said: They must
have thought that Mr.. Beatty was IN
league with the elements and could pre-
vent the rain from falling.
Failure 10 remove dead trees under park
supervision and properly care for the
shrubs and lawns in Central Park Is an
other charge made by Mr.. Slower. IN re-
gard 20 park benches. Mr.. Slower charges
t.at Beatty neglected 70 order supplies OF
lumber and other materials for the fore
man carpenter, with the result that the
carpenters were unable 10 make necessary
repairs 20 the park benches, and in some
cases OF repair work they We're compelled
20 use more expensive lumber than the
work justified.
NJ Beatty, charges Slower, failed 70
order tools for the machinists, and the
machinists from time 20 time were forced
20 make their own tools, and when so
made they cost the city from five to ten
times the amount for which they could be
purchased.