New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
PLOUGH ENOUGH FOR PARK
Federal Expert ExplcdeS Notion
That Residing Is Urgent.
FINDS MUCH GROUND RICH
Skaters Theory of Samuel Par
sons, Jr., Which Was One OF
the Causes for His Removal.

,ravnadier. the soil expert OF the
pureau Of Soils in Washington. VINO mar
bAen investigating soil conditions IN cen
.ra, Park. will submit his report 10 FarK
commissioner Slower this morning. II oc-
c,,nies forty or more typewriter pages, and
a. accompanied with numerous photo-
graphs. ~
A. 11aynadier came 10 New York at the
,,starca Of Commissioner Slower on March
Ne viii go back TO Washington to-night
% ,asuroe his work with the government
In the main the recommendations which
~ r,os+ nrominently set forth in the re-
port are these
That il is not advisable or necessary 10
,ascI the whole surface OF CentrdI faIh. .
resoi, .nc and comprehensive system OF
tile drainage should be proVideo lof the
park as soon as possible. ,o.,o .ho,,,a
An eficient system Of irrigation should
where the soil is barren Of grass Il
should be ploughed up and reseeoeo VIII
proper grasses. ...,,. X,ro.oo.aa
Many surfaces should be resTdueu'
As it is expected in Park Department
cyircles that Commissioner Slower VIII ad-
tere 10 the recommends lions of the federal
expert. il is believed the idea OF resoiling
Central Park. advocated by Samuel Par
cons. ir., and the Central Park Restoration
ronnnoittee. will now he dropped altogether.
According TO the estimates Of the former
,andscape architect. it would cost $500 600
~ resoil the park. while the figures of the
restoration committee, whose chairman is
Gutzon Borglum. placed the cost AZ more
than s1,000,000.
Owing 10 the improper drainage facilities
GENE of the large lawns have sour" spots
or which 1t is Impossible 10 keep good turf.
Other sections Of the same lawns are too
dry In the event these fields had sys-
TEN Of tile drainage. il would mean that
they would be out Of commission for the
use Of the public for one or more seasons.
In this respect IL will be necessary, IL is
pointed out, TO plough UP other lawns. turn
Ing the sod under and reseeding.
The general coalition of the park SILL is
rood Mr.. Maynadier says. In fact, It is
,r certain sections as rich as could be de-
sired. But, as in the case OF a large es-
tate if permitted TO run down. the good
and poor soil alike have come in for too
little attention.
In the matter Of protection. the expert
saws it is sadly lacking. Trees have been
Injured, shrubs have been destroyed ana
lawns devastated because Of inadequate
protection. once the park is in good shape
II will require active and constant super
vision. Not even a small garden would
be long free from weeds if permitted to
90 its own way. Mr.. Maynadier says that
because Of lack Of vigilance weeds have
become a menace TO proper vegetation. II
* also pointed out that certain grasses
evidently planted. have choked off the best
grass.
In the last week or more. Mr.. Maynadier
has made a number Of trips through the
park with Gutzon Borglum az the latter's
request, and with Commissioner Slower.
AS If 20 show conclusive proof Of rhe in
adequate protection of Central Park. the
best lawns were invaded all day yesterday
By hundreds of persons Paper. fruit skins
and other refuse We're thrown in footpaths
end on the turf, despite the police. who
have had instructions to stop such disre-
gard OF park rules