New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
MAYOR ORDERS SLOWER
TO RE|NSTATE BEATTY
Action in Case of Superintendent
MAY Be Forerunner OF Com
mjsSioner'S Removal.
HILTY ENDS INVESTIGATION
Department Officials Say He Has
Done Good Work, but Has
Stirred Up Things
Too Much.

BY order or Mayor bdSloi Oh"
missioner Slower has Withdrawn HIS
charges OF inefflciency against John W.
Beatty. Superintendent OF Parks TOT
Manhattan and Richmond. and late
Yesterday the Park Commissioners told
Mr.. Beatty TO resume his duties '"iS
morning. Since May 81, although he mas
received his pay during that time MT
Realty has not been at work In the de-
partment.
At the CITY Hall the Majors reversal
was looked on as preliminary step W
the Park Commissioners removal Inc
same general line OF action obtained IN
the Cropsey case.
When asked If George r, Hilty' Actlns
SUPERINTENDENT. who was placed In the
Park Department by Commissioner vi
Accounts Fosdick 10 organize the LABOR
force. would go, Commissioners slower
said he would.
HAS the Investigation Of the depart
nent by the Commissioner OF Accounts
been terminated" Mr.. Slower was asheo'
practically: just few little matters
to attend TO-" was his reply.
do YOU consider it success
The Park Commissioner only smiled
and refused TO make any comment.
on Tuesday Mr.. Beatty and Commits
sioner slower were called before Mayor
Cavnor, and Commissioner Slower was
told to reinstate the superintendent.
According to Alfred !. Talley, counsei
for Mr.. Beatty, the Mayors action fol-
lowed an opinion from the Corporation
CounsArs office that the thirteen charges
brought by Commissioner Slower against
Mr. Beatty were not Of nature TO war
rant the removal Of the Superintendent.
Griffin Case fastened Matters.
n was believed in the Park Depart
ment Yesterday that the clash between
Commissioner Slower and Mr.. Hilty over
the reinstatement OF John r. Griffin. an
arboriculturist Mr.. Hity wished 70 re-
move. had fastened matters. II was
said the Park Commissioner had plainly
showed his chagrin at not being able TO
have HIS own way in the Beatty case
The Park Commissioner did not want
"a discuss the fact that he had publicly
said Mr.. Beatty was incompetent. Mr..
Beatty. in turn. was not anxious 70 re-
fAr "a the difference with the Commits
sioner.
II have nothing against Commissioner
Slower; never did have" said Mr..
work BY the Park Commissioner
When asked if he had been told 10
leave the post he occupied. Mr.. Hilty
said he had not, but would do so ss soon
as he received notice.
Almost since the first appearance OF
examiners from the office of the Com
missioner Of Accounts officials OF the
Park Department have criticised Com
missioner Slower for not running his own
department. When IT became known
Yesterday that the examiners would
soon leave the department one off1cial
said:
And what have they accomplished?
Mr.. Hilty has done good work but
otherwise things have been stirred up TO
such a point that the department will
not become normal again for some time"
The turn-down of Mr.. Slower by the
Mayor was not looked on in the depart
ment as an indication that Commissioner
Stover's days in the department were
numbered, but II was said on good
authority that the Mayor wanted the
Commissioner TO run his own depart
ment. A change, however, would not be
a surprise.
Slower Commends Hilty
The work done by Mr.. Filty in his
short stay as Acting Superintendent has
brought warm commentator from Com
missioner Slower. who said that MIR. Hilty
did things" Except for the Griffin case,
1t was said the Commissioner had backed
Mr.. Hlty up in his work of reorganiza-
ton. The same backing for Mr. Beatty,
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