New-York tribune., 1886-05-12
WORK on THE STRANGERS GATE DELAYED


FREDERIC LAW oLMsTED TO DE coNsULlip-""'
prrKM,N's OPINION OF THE BRUINS BILL
The filling for the new entrance to Central faTk
at One hundred and. .tenth-st and flgh, n-N., ~. W
be known as The Strangers Gate mas e .ce" IsrL
porariy suspended by the direction OF the I naI n
Board THIS is the work which has Deeh seNc,ri. ,1
criticised recently as marrihg inc .ea,t, " & ,do
portion of the park At meeting o ,he ,he action
Property Owners Association last week the actIo"
of the Park Board in making TINS IlIlhg g,,"nt VIZ "p
proved and resolution expressing 'u1 Th sns
of the Association was sent to the Board NV, IIc s @
nans;on of the work President Beckman said y yes-
terday was temporary. . u.,. ~ o,;u;on
." am free to saw he added, that my Up'1iU 'hnt
of thc work has not changed. do not thlhk tnu'
\ enan or an arch at this place woniI DC aep,orid
ate or that an ousay of money sncn as ~ " o VII ,he
require would be pToper. MY "SHIT' E"t as public
officer am willing to defer my opiLloh III anA , m !,
fer III which the public is 81 much interested as ~
is in Central Park to the % neSf oH lra has decided to
consuit Frederic Law Olmsted ana OBTAIN MS
views with regard to the p ans Tor the en- i'iahro @
nf IN, nrimnal architects in preparing the plans OF
Central Park. lie will come here in few davs;
for the purpose OF inspecting me place anu WAL
then present TO the Board his 0piui0h. - .
VIII the present work be discontinued IL hc
does not approve IL . -, ,, NJ v.,x
a do not say that. Mr.. Olmsted ana Mr. 'aux,
his associate in the parks of New-lork nave
been consulted on different occasions III matteis OF
tins kind. Sir. Vaux's opinion has been obtained
three times since have been connected WIN tne
Department. II Mr. Olmsed favors the plan "i q
span or arch the cost of such Il work will then be
cOnsidcrcd' -, =, D -: Z,
that il placed all the buildings in the parks under
the control of the Board Of Public Works; ms
includes even the Museums he continued, ,: Mr,
Husteds amendment. it was said, made some
remedy but find that this isa celuson and a
snare All the power that will be left the Park
Board IN the Annexed District MI 9e TO Spr,nthe she
control of the Department Of Public Works. Inc
whole thing is ridiculous, if a Palk Department IS
to be maintained lwo or three years % hSU hSUss and
was vetoed by the Governor on the application OF
the property holders in the town wards; Inc
Park Board has had control OF the work IN the an
nexed district for more than fifteen years and has
amassed in that period great amount OF IN iniorma-
ton with Which its engineers are especl9lly ialhl-
lar and the property owners know that thelr inter-
est will meet with more attentionwhen the works
are under the direction OF special department"
NEW OFFICERS OF The STOCK EXCHANGE.
The result of the annual election of officers or the
Stock Exchange was announced yesterday, ana
business was suspended fifteen or twenty minutes
while the vote was beng read troul the rostrun
The details had some surprises for the members Oh
the Board but any comments that were made were
uttered IN Whispers. The total number oi votes
was 757. The votes for the chief officers were !:
For president, James ID. Smith, 6oS; for treasurer
u. G. Hays. 7i6; for secretary, George W. Ely,
6s2 for chairman. James Mitchell, |30 ana lor
vlce-chalrman. Alexander fenTiques, roi. :! he
votes for members of the Governing COnnil,tce
were about 712, except III cases OF contests. iWo
candidates in 'he iour-year class were dciea'eu Nv
the md pendent vote and Joshua W. DAVIS l163l
and John = James (446 were elected In the places
of Horace L. HotchkIss and Simeon >. Drake. III
accepting the presidency Commodore Smith SAID
lam deeply grateful for the distinguished honor vou
conferred upon me yesterday IN Inv election TO the
presidency Of this Exchange THIS POSITION IN it nature
brings resnonsb great and duties that are
eXaciing In the performance OF these duties WINE
may need forbearance ut times ask your ASST
auce at all times. The example ana VISION
of nv honored aud ilustrous predecessors Gu lnting
in able and sagacious administration OF M D. Ia,
ward Simmons, Will not be lost upon me- beg TO assure
you ihat my will to you Ia undivided IN all tnat
perains immediate aud truest and hlshes ana th
best interests OF this Exchange. and further dl thi
will give this Office whatever can command OF any
the close OF the traditional dignity ana renOW
OF the NewYork stock Exchange may he preserved anu
perpetudted.
At a subsequent meeting of the new committee
W. :. ichols elected vce-presidenf, ne hTst
regular meeting will take place to-day, Wheh ihe
committees Will be announced.