New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-01
A SITE FOR The WORLDS FAIR.


MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PORT NOR
RIs AS SUITABLE sITE-A WATER FRONT OF
125 ACREs-THE REPORT DISCUSSED AND
TABLED-A BILL FOR PROPOSED CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION.
meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Worlds Fair to be held in 1883 took place yester-
day evening at the house of Judge Hilton, No.. z
West Thirty -fourth-st Besides Judge Hilton,
chairman of the committee, there were present
Orestes Cleveland Jackson - Schultz, Charles l..
Tiffany, John 4. Stewart, Abram S. Hewitt, Daniel
F. Appleton, Henry NJ. Alexander. Charles q.
Francklyn, William Libbey, Thomas q. Acton,
Richard NJ. Hoe, Edward Clark, William Dinsmore
and b. B. sherman. After the committee was called
TO order the following report from the sub-commit-
tee Oh sites, of which Jackson S. Schultz is chalr-
man. was presented for consideration:
Hon. HENRY HILTON. Chairman Ereeutire Committee
on Worlds Fair;
Inc Undersigned subcommittee appointed to ascer-
tain whether there suitable location III this city Tor
the holding OF exposition of the art and Industries
upon the investigation contemplated your committee
considered aud concluded upon the following requis-
Irst-The location must be such, and the facilities for
reaching it, that 10000 people could be Transported
during the morning hours say from TO O'Clock, ana
the same facilities for leaving IN the afternoon. 49,
Sec0ud-The land occupied must not be less than 12o
acres and this territory must be contiguous and all ca
TLird-Tbe location must be high and capable OF being
drained and otherwise put In proper sanitary condition.
Fourth-The land must be placed at the disposal and
under the absolute control OF the Commissioners having
Charge Of the Ex9cson for Eve years or until the close
OF the Exposition IN 1854.
FiJH-if possible the location should be such to
enable the permanent structures. such particularly as
contain the art coectlSn to remain as permanent
After review of tine causes which led TO the abandon
ment Of Central Park aud Manhattsn Square
mittee then crossed the Harlem River
and after careful examination Of several localities
among which the Morris estate" including the
Fleetwood Race-course grounds, they came % the
conclusion that the ground at and around Port Morris
location and desire to give the following reasons
the 3 sy Ts OF we iaS aed belong
one company. This company is willing to contribute
tempated for such nominal consideration that no doubt
is left minds that commission properly APP
pointed will be able to make an arrangement Tor Us
ne $aas4 front TO sn Of sssr %s n
capable of be ng locked for use of the largest ships
other piece OF property within radius of twenty miles
There is q steam railroad now running through IL IA
% a ali e Se
try This connection Is direct with the NeW-forA Gem
foa from the New-Jersey shore with the Baltimore
and Ohio, Pennsylvania. New-Jersey Central and Erie
West on their way the East directly through this
property without change OF freight We by no means
freight intended for the construction of the buildings
for the Exposition will he. Passengers Will be trans
Fcuif-Iil materials for the construction of the
buildings will be landed on the docks OF the EXPOSITION
and thus save costs or inland transportation Foreign
exhibits may be landed from the largest ships at the
docks. transferred by lighters from ships In our
Th-The facilities for the transfer OF passengers
certainly unsurpassed Besides haying dock accopino-
datons for all the steamers that WIN ply between the
towns and cities of our neghbcring State the Cities OF
New-York and Brooklyn will be largely accommodated
by their use We may safely that the present
lines of Eastern steamers Will put down and take up
passengers at this dock on their daily trips The two
elevated quick transit railroads will, long before 1888,
pass these grounds. They are now within mile and
One-quarer OF Quick transit Is as much necessity
for that portion OF city as for u.s. and thore no
doubt that the commission now appointed will find a
to assume that by raj steamer passengers will
be landed this point for the nominal amount now paid
SiIdt-There must be delay in taking possession.
ana commencing the preparation OF the ground neind-
this desirable location can be secured without eneoun-
! control lands Immediately adjoining this property.
which under some CIRCUMSTANCES may be thought de
enough land can be secured in addition TO the 125
TO make TINS location assured success. IT, however,
these promises aud hopes should not be realized feel
certain that other locations on harbor and bay of
New-YoTk be obtained, although few of them VIII
possess the ADVANTAGES of this one
| JACKSON s. sCHULTz CHARLES L. TIFFANY,
OREsTEs CLEVELAND.
DISCUSSION OF THE REPORT.
After the report was read Mr.. Schultz addressed
| the committee on the question of sites, dwelling
upon the advantages to be gained by adopting the
site recommended by the committee. The admir-
able facilities which the water front would offer to
shippers from foreign nations was dwelt on at some
length. Mr.. SchultZ's remarks were followed by
Others from the gentlemen present, and in an in
formal talk of three-quarters of an hour great
variety of opinions was expressed. The questions
of accessibility from the city and from the river
the cost of the ground and the space required were
| among the topics discussed. All the gentlemen
gave their views freely, and finally on the motion
of Slr Alexander the report of the committee was
laid upon the table for further consideration at the
next meeting Of the Executive Committee In the
course Of the discussion the necessity Of making
personal visit TO the several available sites was
| urged upon the members.
After the report had been tabled, the Hon. Abram
| s. Hewitt, chairman of the Committee on Legis la
ton read draft of charter to he presented
TO the next session Of Congress, by which the
| enterprise is 10 be Incorporated. The bill
was modelled after the one by which the Philade-
phia Exposition was Incorporated. III stated dis
tinetly that the United States Government should
not he liable for any expense Whatever ana should
not be called upon to pay any debts. The bill as
read by Mr.. Hewitt provoked some discussion, ana
after Mr.. Cleveland had made several suggestions
for Improvement 10 referred back to the Logis
lative Committee for amendments.
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