New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-30
SWEEPING CHANGES FOR
THE PARK Department
Fosdick to Begin Reorganization
at Once, with Approval Of
Mayor Gaynor.
FOUR SEPARATE BUREAUS
Not Going Over Stover's Head.
It Is Said-Frank Hanley To
Be Auditor Under New
Order of Things.


Order of Things.
With the approval Of Mayor Gsy5or
and embodying some Of his own recon.
mendatlons. the office Of the Comma
sioner ~ Accounts will execute ar once
the most sweeping plan Of reorganiza-
ton in the Park Department since IN.
| beginning Of Commissioner Stover's al.
ministration Temporarily halted by IN.
solution Of the John r. Beatty case.
which was brought TO a close few
days ago. when the Mayor reinstated The
Superintendent Of Parks. against whom
charges were brought by Commissiona-
| Stover. il WAS declared YESTERDAY that
the programme NJ reform would he DIT
! into effect with the least possible delay
The Reorganization work. IT was said.
was being done with the full knowledge
and approval Of Commissioner Slower.
The MAYOR, II was added had said that
his order Withdrawing the Commissioner
OF Accounts representatives from the
Park Department was meant only 10
call them of from the Beatty case. and
that he wanted the reorganization work
| in the department 10 be continued
The presence Of c. s. Tucker. one N:
! Commissioner Fosdick's representatives.
in the Park Department Offices yesterday
renewed runiors that the work NJ reor-
ganization was to he continued Mr..
Tucker confirmed the report after ne
had been closeted with COMMISSIONS.
! Slower for some time. Mr. Tucker took
charge when Willard Chaffee was re-
moved from the department by Commits
sioner Fosdick. following exposures cor
Meeting the examiners name with the
sale of mining stock.
The plan as approved by the Maypr
and Commissioner Slower calls for four
separate bureaus instead of the six for
merly in force. one Of the original six,
that Of the Bureau Of Supplies and Re-
pairs, was abolished almost at the be-
ginning of the reorganization work. IL
, was headed for many years by the late
Charles II. Woodman. The other bureau
to be abolished is the payroll depart
ment. headed by Frank Hanley. under
whom are FIVE men. The payrolls will
he made out in the superintendent "
flee in the future ley, however,
will be made Park De-
partment ? four bu-
reaus will ent's, the
auditing. tn 9 and the
bookkeeping
According le depart
ment should iditor long
ago. Hanley, that place,
has been in ii tment for
quarter Of )re. He has
been chosen fol 10Th by Com
missioner Stove Fucker s
When asked - issioner Stever
had full knowledge OF the new plans
Mr.. Tucker said yes. emphatically. Il
had been the Commissioner, he added.
who had first asked TO have the depart
ment brought up to its highest effi-
cheney and all the talk about running
the department for the Commissioner
was idle and without foundation.
Mr.. Tucker also explained the presence
OF three mysterious persons who have
caused the park laboring force 10 inter-
pref their duties as that Of spoilers"
These three men are inspectors from the
office Of the Commissioner Of Accounts
who have been detailed to duty In the
marks. especially in Central Park, TO re-
port on conditions there; but where It
was found that laborers were not per-
forming their work such dereliction was
reported.
A chart defining the work Of the re-
spective bureaus is being prepared, Mr..
Tucker said, and will be handed over to
Commissioner Slower in the near future
With the abolition Of the payroll bu-
reau at least two Of the clerks will he
The force. II was added, would then he
large enough TO handle the work 70 be
done.
Since the Commissioner of Accounts
began reorganizing the Park Depart
ment the Woodman salary OF $4,000 has
been diverted 10 other purposes and tho
salary Of DR.. Daniel Draper who for
forty eight years was at the head ~ the
meteorological station, has been free 70
use in increasing the office force and
likewise the expense necessary 70 ths
running Of the station. The nrenagerte
directors salary also has been cut from
So 600 10 81 200 Commissioner Fosdck
at the first looked Immediately fer
source Of revenue for additional once
help. Much criticism followed the resig-
nation of Dr. Draper, which followed
Commissioner Fosdick's recommendation
70 abolish the station or turn II over 20
the federal government. The latter
course was nursued