Some episodes have Ranger Smith answering to his superior the park commissioner. It was a gift from former Memphis Park Commissioner Robert Galloway. The park was later renamed Vander Veer in honor of an early Davenport park commissioner. In 1957, park commissioner Moses demolished the structure. Olmsted's tenure as Central Park commissioner was a long struggle to preserve that idea. Puchta was as the Cincinnati Park Commissioner from 1909 to 1911. Central Park was renamed Vander Veer after an early Davenport park commissioner in 1911. Club member and Park Commissioner Andrew Cowan was instrumental in making this project a reality. Sweeny was City Chamberlain and Park Commissioner under Mayor A. Oakey Hall. From 1895 to 1899, he served as park commissioner of Louisville. He was Manhattan Park Commissioner from 1927 to 1933. From August 1984 to January 1992, Whitehead served as a California State Park Commissioner.