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The pergola building in DeWitt Clinton Park has been a big useless structure from thevery first day it was turned over to the City, inasmuch as the pergola portion provides noshelter, and only serves as a rendezvous for the local undesirables, and is altogether avoidedby the women and children of the neighborhood.The basement of the building was laid out with very little consideration or thought as toits actual use. The north half of the entire basement is set aside for storage space only.The south half contains a large demonstration hall, kitchen, office and bath room, toilet'coal and boiler room. The demonstration hall is unfit for any such purpose on account ofthe heavy concrete piers that run down the center of it and obstruct the view of the stage.All the other rooms are unfit for use, the floor being considerably below grade. Thewalls are not waterproofed, making the rooms cold, damp and unhealthful.Eighteen thousand dollars was appropriated for the reconstruction of this building onJune 26, 1909. Plans and specifications were then prepared for the alteration of thisbuilding, and included new cast iron columns to replace the present wooden ones, and anew tile roof. On October 5, 1909, the contract for this work was awarded to the Crescenthe Contractor, however, failed to execute his contract,Construction Co. for 17,594.00.and the entire proposition was abandoned. On November 5, 1913, this contract wasabrogated and the funds were again made available for this work.Revised plans and specifications for the reconstruction of this building were preparedon different lines, so as to accommodate both the work of the Bureau of Recreation and theBureau of Farm Gardens. The plans call for an entirely new structure above the main floorconstruction, of terra cotta blocks, and stuccoed, and a Spanish metal tile roof. Themain floor is to contain a large gymnasium, two club rooms, demonstration room, householdindustry and a manual work room. The entire basement is to be overhauled, made waterproof, and new lighting and heating installed. The plans, including specifications, werehurried so that the work would commence this fall, and were submitted to the Board ofEstimate and Apportionment on July 31, 1914. The Comptroller, however, informed theDepartment that on account of the City's financial condition this improvement, althoughimportant, should be postponed for another year.Plans and specifications are being prepared for a new wrought iron picket fence 6 feethigh set on a concrete coping, together with artificial granite entrance piers, etc., aroundMorningside Park from a point a t the southeast comer of 110th Street, along the entirelength of the park on Morningside Avenue east, then west along 123rd Street south alongAmsterdam Avenue, and then east about 310 feet to a point where it will join the presentgranite fence.Twenty-five thousand dollars was requested for this entire work, but on July 10,1914,the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved 18,000. I t was therefore necessaryto change all preliminary plans and devise a fence of a design and construction that couldbe erected within the appropriations.The usual construction of a picket fence is an expensive and laborious proposition,it being necessary to make the horizontal members wide enough so that they can be punchedto receive the uprights. They also must be tap-screwed, riveted, spliced, halved, andeach member must be handled several times before it is ready for assembling. The schemeof an electrically-welded fence was therefore decided upon. This method of constructionwill allow the weight of iron to be cut down to a minimum, will eliminate the necessaryexpensive, punching, splicing, tapping, etc., and for that reason will reduce the cost oflabor very materially. The fence panels when completely welded are actually like onecasting with absolutely no sagging or buckling. This makes the work of erecting verysimple, it being unnecessary to handle so many parts.
In the usual type of picket fence, the horizontal members are usually5 1 , X lqlfthe pickets '2 x %"In the welded fence,f,,pickets Q" xIt"if'Therefore, in this case where there are about 5,000 feet of 6-foot picket fence to beconsidered, it represents an immense reduction in weight of iron.Contracts for general construction, plumbing and gas fitting and heating completedin October, 1914.This building is the latest addition to the list of park department buildings, and isthe most complete and best equipped one in Manhattan.The enclosing of the pavilion portion was not a part of the contract for the generalconstruction, and after the building was completed, the following open market orderswere issued in connection with that work:1. For nine casement frames and sash and one door frame, doors and transom; t obe built of straight-grained American white oak, as per drawings prepared by the Architect.Estimates received fromKertscher & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975.00Empire City Gerard Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854.00Order given to Empire City Gerard Co.; work completed.2. To furnish and deliver to John Jay Park pavilion building all the necessary hardware for the sash and doors enclosing the pavilion.Order given to Sargent & Co., 214.00; work completed.3. For all labor and material required to glaze the sash and doors enclosing the pavilion:Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.00Marks Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.00Order given to Marks Bros., 137.00; work completed.4. 102 Cast brass sockets and expansion bolts for pavilion.Coco Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.00John Polachek Bronze & Iron Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.00Taylor Brass & Bronze Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.00Order issued to Taylor Brass & Bronze Works; material delivered.The work of erecting this enclosure is being done by the Park Department mechanics.The enclosure is so designed that it can readily be taken down in sections and stored inthe basement during the summer season.Plans and specifications for a public comfort station for men and women in lshamPark were revised and transmitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment forapproval. Plans were approved by the Art Commission, October 22, 1913, and by theBuilding Department, October 14, 1913.Estimated cost, 5,000.Preliminary plans were prepared for a new building in Union Square, arranged toprovide for a shelter and band stand, public forum, and comfort station for men and women,together with the necessary attendants' rooms, foreman's office, boiler and coal room
and store room. Plans call for a classic structure in the Ionic order, constructed entirelyof granite.Estimated cost, 75,000.Preliminary plans were prepared for new boat and skate house in Central Park toreplace the present old structure, which has long been in a state of decay, and is now beyond practical repair. The plans call for a structure in a Spanish Mission style of architecture, constructed of terra cotta blocks, stuccoed, and a Spanish metal tile roof. Thebuilding is arranged to provide facilities for both boating and skating as well as arrangements for the sale of refreshments. The end wings of the building are to have comfortstation facilities for men and women.Estimated cost, 100,000.The Sheepfold living quarters in Central Park have been occupied by the shepherdfor over thirty years, and in all that time not one dollar has been spent for overhaulingor repairs of any kind. The premises, therefore, were absolutely unfit for human habitation. The rooms were generally overhauled, plumbing and kitchen outfits installed, theroof repaired, and new leaders put up. A water supply connection was made to the highpressure water main on the 65th Street Transverse road, and brought into the building,and a fire hydrant installed in the court yard.The following bids were received for the overhauling: rE. J. Alquist . 771.00S.Dietz . 865.00Jos. Di Benedetto. . 997.00Order given to E. J. Alquist; work completed October 15, 1914.This building is one of the oldest comfort stations in Central Park, and has receivedvery little attention in the way of substantial repairs of overhauling since its erection.The obsolete plumbing was replaced with modern fixtures, for which the following bidswere received:Edward J. McCabe C o . . . 580.00Wm. C. Young. . 767.00Wm.C.Dugg an . 535.00Order issued to Wm. C. Duggan, 535.00; work completed.A new composition floor was laid in the toilet room, for which the following bids werereceived:The Tileine Co. . 60.00General Compolite Co. . 85.0065.00Troegerlith Co. .Order issued to The Tileine Co., 60.00; work completed.The Park Department mechanics were put to work to overhaul the entire building,interior and exterior. The masons pointed up all the brick work from chimney to cellar,and reset sills and stoop, and put in a cellar drain; the carpenters repaired all the exteriorand interior woodwork; the painters painted all the exterior and interior of the building;the tinkers repaired the entire roof and put on new leaders. The building is now completein every respect, and can be classed with the best comfort stations in the park system.
The plumbing in this building was equipped with a storage t d flushing system,which was very annoying and wasteful, and a source of continued complaints. This system was replaced with individual cisterns for each fixture a t a cost of 153.00.This comfort station was originally for men only, but is now divided into two sections,to provide facilities for women. However, no wash basin was provided in the women'ssection. The entire plumbing outfit was overhauled; the storage tank system was takenout and replaced with individual cistern for each fixture; the old urinal trough was removed and replaced with individual urinal stalls, and a wash basin provided in the women'ssection. The partitions were relocated, and a suitable woman's attendants room put in.Order issued to Wm. C. Duggan, 532.00; work completed.I t was found necessary to extend the sump pit at the east manure pit of the NorthMeadow Storage Yard, and to install a new electric pump for spraying purposes, since theold pipe was of the valve type and not fit for the pumping of fluid containing any amountof heavy matter. Plans and specifications were prepared for the extension of this sumppit, and they are now ready for advertising. Estimated cost of this work, 1,600.00. Anew horizontal, electrical centrifugal pump was purchased a t a cost of 392.00, and hasbeen delivered to be installed when the work of enlarging the sump pit is completed.kThe work of installing gassteam radiators in the park buildings which have been heatedwith scorcher stoves, was continued, and the following buildings were equipped:2 Comfort Stations, Bryant Park2 Comfort Stations, 96th Street and Riverside DriveColumbus Park PavilionMilk Booth, Tompkins Square Park2 Comfort Stations, Hudson Park1 Playground Building, Hudson ParkElectric lighting installed in the following buildings:Comfort Station, 138th Street and Riverside DriveComfort Station, 151st Street and Riverside DriveTool House, 140th Street and Riverside DrivePotting Houses, Greenhouses, Central ParkPlans were prepared for the lowering of the ceilings in the 138th and 151st Streets andRiverside Drive comfort stations; work done by department mechanics.Plans were prepared for new storm porches for the Grant's Tomb comfort station; workdone by department mechanics.There are two comfort stations in Bryant Park, erected in conjunction with the NewYork Public Library contract. Although the buildings were planned to provide the finesttype of plumbing apparatus, the heating and ventilating were entirely overlooked. Forthe past two winters heat has been supplied from the Library, this Department paying for
the coal consumed. This outfit was very unsatisfactory as well as costly and unsightly,since the steam mains entered the buildings through the windows on the outside, and werecovered with straw and boxed in. This steam heating apparatus was discontinued, and"gassteam " radiators installed at a cost of 63.00 per station, resulting in an ideal, simple1and economical heating system.Ventilating louvres were installed in the roof of each building by raising two panels ofthe vault lights on an angle iron construction with louvres on all four sides, worked by wormgears from the interior.The following estimates were received:Jose hDiBenedette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.00.Edward J. Alquist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472.00Chas. Christiansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.00Order issued to Chas. Christiansen, 450.00; work completed the latter part of September.Practical Methods for Meeting Menagerie Problems:There are no funds provided for purchasing new animals in order to continue andincrease the variety of stock in the Central Park Menagerie. New specimens are procuredby trading for the desired animals the surplus stock which is bred in the menagerie.In 1914 five three-month old lion cubs were sold, and with the money obtained from thesale there was purchased the following:One pair Bactrian camelsSix monkeysTwo pair India quailOne dozen canariesRaising and Care of Lions:The Menagerie has been extremely successful in breeding lions-due to a few simpleprecautions. After birth the mother nurses the cubs for a period of six months. Cubsare partially weaned when they are three months old, and are fed daily one quart of a soupmash which is prepared as follows:To a soup made of beef and marrow bone to which is added bran andbread enough to make a mash, add cod liver oil, sulphur, phosphate oflime, garlic and s little salt.Immediately after the birth of cubs the mother is fed plain beef soup in addition toher regular feeding of beef. I t is extremely essential to separate the lioness from her cubsduring feeding time.Lions in captivity owing to lack of exercise often become lame. This condition is dueto the nails in the claws growing so long that they turn up into the cushion of the paw.The lions in such instances are carefully roped and the offending nails removed. I t isinteresting to know that lions are never troubled in this way in their native state as theclaws are kept short through use.I t is interesting to know that before adopting the above-mentioned diet and methodsof care of lion cubs, very few lived over a year. Since the adoption of this diet and method ofcare not a single cub has died.Raising and Care of Hippopotami:Ten out of thirteen hippopotanli born in Central Park Mena eriehave been raised.Success is attributed to the following method of feeding:Feed once a day a t a regular hour with the following:Ten loaves of soaked bread;Five quarts of bran and crushed oats, with potatoes, carrots and apples cut upvery fine. Mix the foregoing together so as to make a mash. Feed afterwards with hay.
107Spring Treatment for All Animals:I n the spring of each year all animals are given a tonic t o purify their blood and helpshed their winter coats. Sulphur sprinkled upon their meat is given to carnivorous animalsfor the first two weeks in April. Hay animals are given sulphur and condition powders intheir grain during the same period.Care and Treatment of Elephants and Rhinoceroses:I n order t o keep the hide of elephants in good condition and t o prevent cracking athorough application of neats foot oil is made every three months. T o prevent lameness,it is also extremely important to manicure and thoroughly clean their feet a t least three timesa year.Rhinoceroses, whose hides crack much more quickly than elephants, should be treatedwith a thorough application of neats foot oil every two weeks.Prevention of Disease Among Hay Animals:The most prevalent disease among hay animals, such as deer, camels, zebra, elk, etc.,is skin disease. This can be very easily prevented by a strong blood tonic during the springof each year.(i) Park Music:The Park Department took several distinct steps in 1914 toward the municipalizationof the park bands. The contracts for music prescribed a standard instrumentation. Fewercontracts were given and leaders got longer series of concerts. The personnel. of theirorganizations was strictly supervised by the Secretary of the Park Board detailed as Supervisor of Music. The services of a n outside supervisor formerly employed by the seasonwere discontinued. The programs were censored and edited, work previously done bythe seasonal supervisor, by the Park Board Secretary, who also visited the concerts.Not only was the instrumentation of the small park bands standardized and prescribed,but permanent organizations were maintained for the Central Park concerts, one an orchestra and the other a concert band. I n the neighborhood parks and on the recreation piersin the evenings, the bands were paid on a weekly basis a s was done in Central Park. Bypayments on the weekly basis, a saving of twenty per cent was effected.The standardization of the instrumentation worked a great improvement in the music.Up to 1914 there had been no definite standard instrumentation. The size of park bandswas not fixed. Bands were larger early in the season than later, whcn the appropriation formusic was running low. There was nothing to require two leaders each allotted the samenumber of men to have the same instruments in their bands. The number of concertswere split up into small contracts, which meant that no leader received enough concerts ina neighborhood to feel the force of public opinion or t o establish a reputation, the verysmallness of the number of concerts in each contract led to trading despite departmentalefforts to prevent it, and the small contracts were sought for their trading value, a manreceiving appointments a s a leader immediately making efforts to fill his band with leaderswho should re-employ him. This brought into the bands many men very slightly, if a t all,qualified t o play the instruments they were compelled to play in an unfixed instrumentation.Large numbers of alto horns were found in many bands. The prescribed instrumentationand the longer series of concerts offered t o each leader automatically prevent these conditions. The success of these measures has indicated that the composition of smallmunicipal bands with this prescribed instrumentation, and thus reducing the numberof leaders still further, will bring even better results.The Central Park organizations also indicated that the municipalization of the parkmusic will mean a higher class of men in the organizations and thus better music. The offerof a steady weekly engagement will a150 attract a better type. Musicians kept busy in the
winter by such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera and Symphony orchestras are inNew York in the summer. New York is also the home of most of the musicians of greattraveling brass bands. The high class membership of these two permanent organizationscan be seen from the following lists:ALTOS:-Wagner, Franko Orchestra; Diles, Franko Orchestra.AND CORNETS:-Capodiferro, Solo Trumpet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra;TRUMPETSKlatzkin, Solo Trumpet, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Schlossberg, N. Y. PhilharmonicOrchestra; Maurer, Metropolitan Opera Band; Lubin, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra; DeBlasi, Metropolitan Opera Band; Beringer, Metropolitan Opera Band; Gerner, Pryor'sBand.BARITONESAND E u o : - P e r fSoloe t tBaritone,o,Sousa Band; Diehl, Metropolitan Opera Band; Phasey, Goldstream Guard Band.TROMBONES:-Cusimano, Franko Orchestra; Clark, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra;Lucas, Sousa Band; La Croix, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.TUBAAND B ss s:-Geib, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Helleberg 1, Sousa Band;Thomae, Savage Opera Co.; Helleberg 2, Sousa Band; Grett, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Krause, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra.TYMPANYAND DRUMS:-Friese, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Chapman, Sousa Band;Helmecke, Metropolitan Opera Band; Greinert, Librarian, Franko Orchestra.C s : - Metropolitani l l i a m s , Opera Orchestra; Finkelstein, Chicago OperaOrchestra; Sheck, late of N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Brisset, Sousa Band; Schutz,Sousa Band; Giannone 1, Franko Orchestra; Wissler, Herbert's Orchestra; Schreiber, Herbert's Orchestra; Giannone 2, Sousa Band; Fontanella, Montreal Opera Orchestra; Gerhard, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Christman, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.FLUTES:-Fayer, Solo Flute, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Kurth, MetropolitanOpera Orchestra; E. Wagner, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.OBOES:-Labate, Solo Oboe, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra; St. Angelo, N. Y. PhilharmonicOrchestra.BASSOONS:-Bucci,Solo Bassoon, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Mesnard, Solo Bassoon, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Pfankuchen, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.FRENCHHORNS:-Reiter, Solo Horn, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Corrado, SoloHorn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Dutschke, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Laitner,X. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Cras, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.CONCERTMASTER --Mr. Max Karger.FIRSTVIOLINS:-M XKarger; H. Hornberger, Metropolitan Opera; M. Katz, N. Y.Symphony Orchestra; N. Kinkelstein, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra; T. Hindley; E. Mouland;Alex. Davis, Metropolitan Opera; L. Vanderheim, Century Opera; Louis Schmidt, N. Y.Philharmonic Orchestra; S. Laendner, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.SECONDVIOLINS:-H. Mahlstadt; L. Gatterdam, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; H.Von Wegern; F. Rothery, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; H. Hellwig; M. Van Praag.VIOLAS:-J. Laendner, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; B. Vanderputte, MetropolitanOpera; C. Selling, D. Pasternack, Metropolitan Opera.CELLOS:-E SBronstein, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; Anton Hegner; J. Herner,Metropolitan Opera; A. Schubert, Metropolitan Opera.BASSES:-0. Grett, Metropolitan Opera; J. Krausse, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra;L. Manoly, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; H. Reinshagen, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra;A. Kalkhof, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra.,
iFLUTES:-A. Fayer, N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra; E. Wagner, N. Y. PhilharmonicOrchestra; C. Stanzione.OBOES:-B. Labate, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra; I. Cohn.CLARINETS:-J. Williams, Metropolitan Opera; H. Christman, N. Y. PhilharmonicOrchestra.BASSOONS:-U. Savolini, N. Y. Symphony Orchestra; A. Kirchner.HORNS:-Reiter, N. Y. Philharmonic; H. Dutschke, N. Y. Philharmonic; M. Baitner, N. Y. Philharmonic; R. Cras, N. Y. Philharmonic.TRUMPETS:-M. Schlossberg, N. Y. Philharmonic; B. Klatzkin, N. Y. Philharmonic;H Goettich, N. Y. Symphony.TROMBONES:-E.Clark, N. Y. Symphony; C. Cusumano, Russian Symphony Orche tra;Wm. LaCroix, Metropolitan Opera.TUBA:-F. Geib, N. Y. Philharmonic.IMPANY ANY :-A. Friese, N. Y. Philharmonic.1 1 s : - JSietz.HARP:-C. Schuetze, N. Y. Philharmonic.The Department participated in making up the lists of the membership of these bands,havlng the competent advice of a music committee. In some cases in the smaller parkbands, recommendations were made as to the employment of certain well qualified instrumentalists. The creation of bands which shall play seven times a week for the small parks,travelling from park to park, has been indicated as one means of exercising the same sortof complete control as in Central Park over the membership of the smaller park bands.The esprit de corps and civic pride developed by the creation of the permanent CentralPark organizations has proved most valuable in a community sense and indicates thedesirability of extending the municipalization of park music to the smaller organizations.Under the plan last year, Jewish leaders were assigned to Jewish neighborhoods, suchas Corlears Hook, Tompkins Square, and Seward Park. Irish leaders were assigned toChelsea and DeWitt Clinton Parks on the West Side. Two German leaders divided theextra long series in Carl Schurz Park on the upper East Side. There was an Italian leaderin Columbus Park. In Washington Square, where the old French element is giving wayto a new Italian element, another extra long series was divided among an Italian and aFrench leader. In editing the music programs, the department impressed on the leadersthe necessity of giving from time to time liberal selections of the racial and national musicwith which the neighborhood was in harmony. But coincidently an effort pvas made tointroduce pieces which should educate the taste of certain neighborhoods upward bydegrees, without danger of making the concerts unpopular. I t was recognized that entertainment as well as education was the object of the concerts.Before the opening of the musical season, the Commissioner appointed a music committee, consisting of Victor Herbert, Frank Damrosch, John Philip Sousa, Reginald DeKoven, R. E. Johnston, and Richard Aldrich, to advise him on music matters. Mr. Herbert sent Mr. Stahlberg to represent him. E. C. Clark, manager of Sousa's band, represented Mr. Sousa. Mr. Chester Aldrich represented his brother Richard Aldrich. Messrs.Johnston and Damrosch served in person. The Secretary of the Park Board and the Private Secretary of the Commissioner of Parks sat with the committee.The committee adopted the following as the standard instrumentation of the smallpark band:9. 1st Cornet1. Piccolo and Flute10. 2nd Cornet2. E. Flat Clarinet11. 3rd Cornet3. Solo Clarinet4. 1st Clarinet12. 1st Horn13. 2nd Horn5. 2nd Clarinet14. 3rd Horn6 . 3rd Clarinet15. 1st Trombone7. 4th Clarinet8. Solo Cornet16. 2nd Trombone
17. Baritone18. 1st Tuba21./19. 2nd Tuba20. Small DrumLarge DrumAn examination of the list of applicants for appointment as leader was made by thecommittee, a s a result of which the committee selected the names of leaders recommendedto the Commissioner for appointment.The Music Committee made a recommendation which was adopted that instead ofhaving the music on the Mall in Central Park all given by orchestras t o have a t least halfof the concerts given by a band. The committee considered that admirable as was theplan of having an orchestra play in the parks, i t was questionable t o say t h e least whetherthe results achieved in the past were such as t o justify its continuance under present conditions to the exclusion of all band music. There is no possible doubt that could a sunkengarden or landscaped amphitheatre be provided, with a suitable sounding board for themusicians, a larger crowd could hear the orchestra and all the music effects reach the listening public, but under the present conditions out in a n open space, much of the musicaleffects are lost and a larger portion of the time only those very near the music stand canhear and appreciate the orchestra concert, while a large crowd on the outskirts are completely shut off from the major portion of the concert. Pending the obtaining of a suitable place for orchestra concerts, it was therefore thought by the Committee that thegeneral demand by a large portion of the public for some band concerts should be recognized.Mr. Arthur Bergh, leader of the municipal winter orchestra under the Board of Education, was chosen to direct the new park municipal orchestra. Mr. Nahan Franko, formerleader of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, who had had much band experience, also waschosen to recruit and lead the new municipal concert band. The popularity of the bandconcerts reinforced the Committee in its earlier decision. Excellent results were also obtained by Mr. Bergh with the Municipal Orchestra.( j ) Concessions:The Department took substantial forward steps during the year for the improvementof conditions with respect to park concessions. Contrary to the system prevailing in manyother cities, the Park Department of New York had never embarked on the scheme offurnishing refreshments and the means of amusement, such as boating, by municipal enterprise. All these activities were in the hands of private holders. The practice had been tolet out some of the more important privileges for a long term of years and to give substantialconcessions of rental in return for the lessee of the privilege making improvements t o thestructure.A mass of small privileges had come into existence. Bootblack chairs and news standscluttered paths in some of the downtown parks. New privileges, it appeared, had beencreated every time some particular case of poverty or distress had made a n appeal to thelicense giving authority, or whenever sufficient political influence had been brought t obear. Snapshot photographers, peddlers, and bootblacks with shine boxes toured the parkpaths, importuning and o n o y i n g those seeking recreation and rest.Sanitary conditions in many of the small park refreshment stands had been neglected.Many of these stands were unsightly make-shifts. They contained no facilities for washing glasses, other than a small pail, which soon became dirty. The soda and other refreshments vended were poor in quality. I n many cases even the regulation that the standsshould be painted standard park colors had been ignored.There seemed to be lacking a definite policy with respect to concessions and no ade
building, and included new cast iron columns to replace the present wooden ones, and a new tile roof. On October 5, 1909, the contract for this work was awarded to the Crescent Construction Co. for 17,594.00. he C
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