Landscape Architect. — Section 611 of the Charter provides that 

 the landscape architect's "assent shall be requisite to all plans and works 

 or changes thereof respecting the conformation, development or orna- 

 mentation of any of the parks, squares or public places of the City to 

 the end that the same may be uniform and symmetrical at all times." 



Bronx Borough Park Department. — The offices of the Park De- 

 partment for the Borough of the Bronx are located in the Zbrowski 

 Mansion in Claremont Park. 



The Commissioner of Parks for the Borough of the Bronx is charged 

 with complete administrative control and jurisdiction of all the parks 

 in the Borough ; of all parkways ; the care of all street trees, and the 

 control of streets fronting on parks. 



Those portions of Bronx Park used respectively by the Zoological 

 Park and the Botanical Garden are partial exceptions to the complete ad- 

 ministrative control and jurisdiction of the Park Commissioner. In the 

 Zoological Park the entire up-keep is under the supervision and guidance 

 of the Director. The same is true in the Botanical Garden except that in 

 the latter the roads are built and kept in repair by the Park Department. 

 The Park Commissioner, however, has a general jurisdiction over both the 

 Zoological Park and the Botanical Garden ; no trees can be cut nor land- 

 scape changes made without his consent, all contracts for new buildings 

 therein are handled the same as contracts for buildings on other Park 

 property, construction is supervised by the Park Commissioner's of- 

 fice, etc. 



Salaries and Wages. — The salary of the Commissioner is fixed by 

 the Charter at $5,000. per annum. All other salaries and wages are fixed 

 by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. The salaries of the Com- 

 missioner's immediate staff are : 



Secretary to the Commissioner $2,400. per annum 



Chief Engineer 4,000. 



Superintendent 4,000. " 



2 Assistant Superintendents (each) 1,500. 



Schedule of Wages. — The schedule of wages and the number of 

 men employed (August, 1914), in each classification is as follows: 



15 Foremen of Laborers .' $3.00 per diem 



9 Assistant Foremen $2.75- 3.00 " 



300 Laborers 2.50 " 



18 Climbers and Pruners 2.50 



3 Auto Lawn Mower Engineers 3.50 " 



19 Gardeners $2.50- 3.50 " 



1 Foreman Carpenter 5.50 



9 Carpenters 5.00 



5 Painters 4.00 " 



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