New-York tribune., 1911-04-08
WANTS ST0vER'S SCALP
Gutzon Borglum Will Present
Charges to Mayor.
PARSONS TO GET SALARY
His Name Appears on Supple
mentary Payroll-"Steam Roll
er" Tactics To Be Fought.

er" Tactics To Be Fought.
II remains now for Controller Prcnder-
sss, 70 rsv Samuel Parsons. the Landscape
architect OF the Park Board. his salary
for March, which was held up by fark
Commissioner Stover. as a supplementary
psvrcr bearing the name Of Mr.. Parsons
md tho signature Of Commissioner Stoyer
was sent to the Controllers of'ice yester-
day afternoon II was said that prece-
dent had demonstrated 10 Mr.. Stover the
urtenable position he had taken in regard
70 the services Of the landscape architect
for March. which had already been rem
dered
Following the statement Of the day be
fore by Gutzon Borglur. chairman or the
Central Park Committee on Rehabilitation.
that Mr.. Parsons was 10 get his dues IN the
controversy with Commissioner Slower ana
that all steam roller tactics would be
fought. the sculptor yesterday supplerH'nt-
ed his criticism OF Thursday by saying that
he was preparing charges against Commits
sioner Stover These charges. Mr.. Borglum
added would be presented 10 Mayor Gay
nor as soon as ready He added that II
would also be requested that Raymond b.
Fosdick Commissioner Of Accounts, be
instructed 10 investigate the work OF Mr..
Gtover at the same time as that OF Mr..
Parsons.
Then there will be something doing.
said Mr.. Borg!un1 The man TO be in
vsstigated is Slower, not Parsons. Day
after day. for a year and half now. Mr..
Slower has been letting thousands OF dol
lars worth OF damage be done to the parks
~ the city. And that is the man who. from
one end Of the country 10 the other has let
II be known what a wonderful amount OF
things ne was going TO Go. II has all been
going to do The charges that I am 10
present 10 Mayor Gaynor will show just
u.hat has been done. And really what has
bean done7"
Asked 81 the Central Park Rehabilitation
Committee would take UP the reasons
advanced by Commissioner Stover for the
dismissal Of Mr. Parsons. Mr.. Borglum de-
clared the committee must Of necessity do
So He also said IT had srent great deal
81 time and money IN irving To find out
conditions I'm the park. and that the very
recommendations II had made were op-
posed by MI. StOVer.
The principal thing" said Mr.. Borelum.
rs 10 have some organization in the Park
Department. The word is not understood
there now. There Is no head 10 the de-
partmenf. Tho executive inability Of Com
missioner Stover is a travesty And |
know everything lie has wanted 70 do and
has not accomplished. II has been a hard
. matter 20 keep track OF all his plans but
7 have done so They VIII be partly enum-
Grated in tho charges. AS one instance, he
obtained from me during the first part OF
his administration a plan Of procedure III
ihe matter Of cleaning the statues Of New
York ] was nut 20 much Inconvenience.
1ut did so in an effort 10 help him.
What has become OF my work, done for
tho ASKING and his plans? They have
gore no in smoke That is only one specific
case. But 1t is time now for the people TO
vale no and get this man out Of the office.
: believe IN supporting public officials so
lonp rs they are competent Of Try 10
Go something. stovers usefulness has
passed
According 20 Mr.. Borglum. Mayor Cav
r,r has seen for himself the condition OF
Il rninssde and Riverside parks. and only
las, week discussed at length with the
sculptor Inc n"ed 'OI Improvement
IL is one al the results Of the lack Of
ability "a cope with the needs o the situa-
iicn." added Mr.. Borglum. "MorninSside
Park went 80 pieCas under the very eyes
of the people because Of the popularization
scheme Of Mr. Stover. II will take years
and wears and thousands OF dollars to
bring this one park up to It's proper stand
inc is il any wonder, then. that In the
hnal throes of wholly inefficient and ir-
responsible public servant he should Try 10
cast the odium on another? Before this
fght is over the people viii know the truth
and the whole truth.
u have heard that Mr.. Stover considers
my criticism Of him as traitorous. Ter
haps he does But ne did not think so
when he spent great deal Of his time IN
consultation with me about mis- plans. To
sum il all up. the thing TO do is TO get rid
o. Stover: and that Is the reason for max
ing the charges 10 Mayor Gaynor.
The whole Park Department. force was
aeog yesterday with the prospect OF an
official scrap of some duration and the
Arsenal will not gain its equilibrium FOR
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