New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-13
Women of Municipal League AS
sail Commissioner Slower.
MANY ABUSES POINTED OUT
Mrs. G, A. Bryan, Chairman of
Committee, Calls Him Incompe.
tent, and Asks Removal.

! Mrs. Charles A. Bryan. chairman ~ tho
parks committee Of tho Riverside branch
OF the Womcn's Municipal League declared
| last night that It was the unanimous opin-
ion Of the committee that Park Commits
slorcr Stoyer was not competent 10 hold
his ioh. Mrs Bryan said the Commissioner
meant we'll. but that he had not the OK
ccutivo ability necessary 20 he a Park COM
missioner and 90 hts intertons meant little
for tho preservation Of the parks.
Mrs Bryan rrcfaccd her remarks about
the Commissioner by saying that the parks
committ.". u which she IS chairman, had
/ Just finished long Investigation into the
condition Of trees on the West Side be-
tween 5ath street and 18th street. and TIE
results OF the Investigation had been ON
bodied IN a report which had been for
warded to Commissioner slower.
I'VE found the trees IA deplorahle con-
dlton," said Mrs Bryan. ION Broadway
we found scaftolding nailed 70 trees. There
f. an ordinance which rrcscrihcs a fine q
81 day for sucI an offence. but no one
had attempted 20 enforce t."
In many cases tn, committee found the
broadway Gins growing ont Of bed ~
ashes and asphalt In others the tree
guards had been used hv private ind'vid-
ua's for a number ~ purp' SEES. n soma
instances TN" trees were pierced py DeNt
and broken guards.
Long Delay Over Sodding.
The committee, Mrs Bryan said. had long
thesn after Commissioner Slower 20 Ak up
tho plots on West End avenue. She said
| that the work ~ soddiug was being done
now. after delay of two years.
1T took a long time 10 get Commissioner
Stoycr to sod the plots said Mrs Bryan.
hut NJ last. after n public meeting and
Unanimous resolutions Of protest, he has
begun t. 90 what wo asked. But two
Years delay Is not much for Commissioner
Stovcr."
The parks COMMITTEE is composed Of thir
teen women. and Mrs Bryan said that u
was now interested in having Morn'nSsIde
Park put In order. She said that that park.
as well as Riverside Park. was In
wrctch'd condition
Il spent most of yesterday morning In
Riverside Park and Morningside Park,
said the committee chairman. Police con
ditons wcro hopeless I'm both parks. In
Norningside Park you couldn't find any
police. and In Riverside Park they were not
doing their duty. The latter park is full OF
refuse. lust as IL was last summer. People
were living about on the grass in front of
the police. who paid no attention TO them.
AS for tho park laborcrs cleaning up
the trash which is around tho hillsdes 1t IL
ont of the question. They arc antiduated
individuals. who have no idea about the
Iprcscrvatlon Of parks. In fact. they have
no incentive TO do better work. Park Com
missioner Stover does not set an example
to them. lie sits in his Office and bemoans
hts fate because he has no $4,000 fence
around Moruiugsde Park and because he
hasn't enough men ana because those ne
has won't do their duty.
Says He Should Inspire Them.
"Whv doesn't he show them what their
duty is9 why doesn't he fire them with
Some sort of enthusiasm to do their work
we'll, instead Of sitting down and saying
bo can't get them to do their work?'
There is no need for n $4,000 fence
around Mornngsdc Park in the opinion of
Mrs BRYAN and her park committee. She
said that instead of waiting for the $4,000
commissioner Stover should get busy and
pa; the park in first class condition, because
If was something that required activity and
not n fence.
Mrs, Bryan emphasized the fact that she
| believed the Commissioner was doing all he
could 10 bring about better park conditions.
hut ne was not cut out TO be a park COM
missioner. she declared. and that was all
there was to il in the final summing up.
II was at the public meeting held In the
interest OF the West End plots that Mrs.
B,yan's associates said Commissioners Stow
or had declared their chairman had made
false statement when she said he intended
asphalting the plots. Mrs Bryan said yes
ttrday 1t was because she believed the Com
missioner intended doing that that her COM
| nittee had fought so hard to get grass In
stead Of asphalt