New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-11
PUBLIC MEEZZN6G
THE WORTH MONUMENT.

The WORTH MONUMENT
Tbs committee Of the Bos-d of AldesmSa % tAS
Worth Monuu ent' Alderman Harris Chairman, pre-
eeeded yesterday morning 10 view the small triangular
piece OF grouId bourded BY Broadway and riftA sv.
eeue, between Tsen,y ionris and Twenty 6rh stesa
The eQreersn 6gure in relief Of Msios General WORT
will face 10 the South that direction having been fixed
upon BY the committee as afording the best view
Tie foundation OF the monument, viii Be sixteen fest
square and eight fee. deep, OF Motifs query building
stcre leveed up in not exceeding ten inchss
In height. In this orndstion viii be built Q
ceu tie cover 10 which will be four feet beloV
the bottom bed Of grsnite bsse-the cell to be nine
feet long and three fee. square in the clear the bot
tc sides ard Together With the rear end OF the
cell 10 Be Of North River blue fsg, es,h In ooe stoDs
NOT Lees thsn FIVE inches thick, and neatly cut and
rubbed on the inside. The cell to be perfectly wafer
tight On tie trout Of the cell will appear tablet OF
White marble three feet ak Inches square ana eight
Inches thick 90 which will be engraved 10 sunk ettes
the pane and Gates Of birth ant death OF Ms)or Gen
era Worth The tsble when properly placed and 90
cured will Theoretically zeal tbs mouth OF the cell
There will be two bases Of Quincy grarte the hr1
fifteen feet sQusre ard twenty two inches hgo and the
seccrd ten feet three inches square by two test
elk inches high. The nodded base viii be nine feet
square ana two feet high. 10 one piece. The die sia
be in Gre pece seven feet six inches square BY SIX ees
high. Three sides Of the die are TO have sunk sneu
tbre inches deep, with NODDED stilss ana the four1
rough pspeled for the reception Of bronze sculpture.
The plinh is 10 be six feet SIX inchee square by tive
feet high in one piece. The shat is to be thirty Two
feet and ten inches long py I'VE eet ecu ne ~ ths pas
al three feet square the inter and in not more thsa
.iskt pieces For the fret psne will be provided I.
ao rcl,erO al equestrian portrait OF Major |ienern
Worth the same to BE- cast in bronze which casting wa
be six eet Elk inches long by five feet high and properly
secured 10 the granite For the front table on me
pr.h viii be provided in alto resro both the arms OF
lie City and State OF New York, and on the opPosis
tablet the fsmily of Ger eial Worth For the re-
naming tablets the plnth will be provided, IN axe
reliero' wrestbs of oak and laurel 10 bronze.
On the fret block Of the shaft will be trophy st
aims the same to be Of bronze the composition eetnx
from INDICTMENTS of war in service in Chippewa, Lun-
oy's Isne FL, rids and Mexico. The bandA Of the
main shaft are to contain the following names OF places
and bsites-tbe letters not lees than one irch ans
highly polished on the face:
Chippavs PueblA
Iunsy's lane. Buens Vista
W,stPoir Con.rerSs
Flordx Sau Antonio.
Monterey Churibusoo.
Yer. Cruz Msno del Rey.
Cs,ro GoIao Chspultefec.
PMsie. City OF mexico
The rsme Of MAJOR GENERAL WORTH vii DO cat
ir raised letters upon the second bare.
The materials Of the monument are to be PROVIDED o.
the very best quality of Quincy granite and purs
bronze The amount appropriated by the Common
Council for the work is s23 500. Upsn the complexion
Of the work the remains of Gen. Worth Will be re-
moved fItm Greenwood Cemetery, where they new
tpoee and placed in the cell beneath the monument
with appro pirate religious ceremonies.