The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-11
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
PIE WORTH MONUMENT.

Tho oommi0eo OF the Board Of Aldermen On INC Worth
monument, Aidermsn Harris Chairuan, hsid meeting
Friday moroing 81 II o'clock, ths Of Fith
and Twenty Attn street, plot Of ground which
wss dedicated in 1866, BY the Common Council for the
occupancy Of the proposed naisP General
Worth The purpose OF the oommittsss meeting waaSo
selecs the prece spot OF ground which the monument
shall stand This gore OF land ID the small pubo square
bounded by Broadway, Tifh avenue aad Twenty. anh
street. Inc spos sseCsed BY tho oommissss shs mo-
numest cepIrs Of The triangle Ltsis towards
the morrill, the statue towards twenty strcss sud We
equestrian asure facing towards Mo SOUTH The bess
Wow b ob.aned from that direosicn
ire founession Of ,he mont be built Of NE
best North rive building stone eighteen feet BY
eis hi feet deep laid IN hydraulic cement rssre
ID 70 cell 10 the foundation long asd three
feet square, built Of the best North river bue DAG stone
tablet OF whte marble 10 70 be provided for Toe 6oas
Of she oe three fees inches square, eESs inches
letters the and The DATES Of dsslh Of
or Genera Worn. Upon the foundsuon shsrs 3 70
which viii be hteeu fss square and ,wsn.y NO none:
hen said bsse 70 % composed OF four blocks OF stone.
By two feet ak isohss high, usssse % 90 oo@oo "a >,
four blocks Of stone Thove h 70 . moulded bsso
nine iess SQUARE ana two feet high as seven iss. .ix
will have subksn pAntb the fourth DO rough panoel
for the Iecsp'icn OF bronze sculpture. pinth six aad
halt feet square oy two feet composed OF piece
me sps gill DO thirty I've feet six inches long by nys
feet square ., ne oe and three feet square ., the re
and not 10 be comp sed OF than esntssu paeces
The ns, book 70 be eight feat long BY ave square
Tho sculpture 20 be In alto ,e,isro on the nru panel
ofihc de the nsuro an equestrian portrait Of naicr
General Worm CAS-, 10 bror 20, winch casting saa DO
and bali foot long BY nvs eo high On tue front tablet
on sne plnth, 70 be an alto yeuo ooh the Of
o,ty snd s,se Of New York, and opposite tsoiss
are TO DO Of brorz, On the remaining tssIsss %
tue pnnin, VIII DO, In ano reltep,, wrss,bs or esk
. trophy Of In bronze Toe banas OF the main chan
sn 20 lewfed Win we ioo .ing psnss OF plsses snd
ss.s me Letters 70 be raised nos has than ash asd
highly polished % :ss rHos:-
CsrppeSA Basns Vista,
LuDcy's Lana Con rsrss
IVES, Point Saa Auionio,
Glorsoa, Cbursbusc,,
vsrs Gur, Hbnoo Roy,
oerro Gorde Chspultepco
Perotc, Csy Of MEXICO.
Pusp
ne name Of MAJOR General worth WI DO en-, In raised
Tns ales.ls Of tue monument are 10 b, OF toe veyy
Cd e. . BE- @ ss ID ~ n.s.: os,s.sc
per order OF t,e Common rtuncu TINS ssons ov NO
posumsnt srN being quasfied In Ms,ssc,uscts ras
VOL on toe ground and monun sni expected 10
mence inmedialsy.
WIDENING ROBINSON STREET.
The Counciluen Committee Streets, C5upclman
Boole Chairman, met Friday Az P. ~ In thsVedsci
to hoar parties In regard 70 vdsnlns R,bInsen
street. The Chairman the petition which he
had lost or msIsid becs found bal the, ooun
Gilman nnnree was seitios up another ons with sAs
usre In sssins anything against the projeot
Until hey could mi out sho was favor nad
ais n,d ssd peiiitn, ard wneiber the parties mad snV
right 70 90 Ho considered tue property ,d.rs sopg
the street. ~ nearly unaaimoosiy oec,.sd 70 a. Tnsir
remor ausnco sgsinst 10 " very numerou,iy s,xnod
he pfeJect 10 widen tue street norsa sds on
Tie line OF Pax place. from Obprch street % sros vay
M. tHssHxs sao he bad signed tbs pstuou tor
no vidtth OF zoe tueet and ttst there st thai
lime iotty or ms nam.s slsned ton
Ahothtr gentlersp eAt that three year. axo The
zane proCt brought up befors Bard OF Alder
I kxf ux A. -
He thought int thls copc.dense vu, az lesp peculiar
Tho CnNtNiS 2o.itN ely de- ared tne'e been o.
tuon b.fOrs hn Cchu. Ao1roe Lrea eatored tns roon
snd said ~ ne vat Interest In msaor ne had
not taken tne seem peica around 70 sxaed bat he
-srisd 70 sive ncse ~ho cesfsd akc ssoat OF sxn
i q chance % doso.
Mr.. CHssnsss moved iharshs eomuntss ssi,uru unii
Inc pettcn cud D. Ect up snd rs.s ned several gsu-
stmen -ere cpp'ssi 10 that UoUoa asd ~salsi ,he
matter cpssed Of tten sud taet saying bulldogs we're
teug IN - great srD Roo street N there
.. 70 be any crsRse mare oashtto 0e Immediately
sre.n
Toe CssfRxAs std ne hsd ost he 20 ton the lesr
- sud ~ " siv~ psinsaers opportunity OF
see sx srssoer Cos sf able ds1ste foo we'd sbout
IA sc eorsmses wee en,sn of said ssjournmoot
ne = ,es N utet az 81 pressn, trcep too we're
sNnt Ne ere ss N q scout % sriic cot rhe chair~
IAN asoasd " scur, the o. N nj tee ii ME 2'o inst