New-York tribune., 1886-02-09
THE HEMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM
ANIMAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
e,vrs RECEIVED LAST YEAR-pELAY IN BUILDING
THE ADDITION.

erPrs RECEIVED LAST YEAR-pELAY IN BVlLDiN"
THE ADDITION
The members of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
beM thoir annual meeting yesterday aftrnoon III tne
the coming year, the ballot resulting IN the unan- @
;mous reelection of John Taylor Johnston as pres
ident; William &. Prime, hrst vice ceptesutI.m., u.mry
Damel Huntington, second vice epresldent reuiS
q Marnuaud. treasurer; and Louis p. d Cesnola;
secretary. Richard Butler, William L. Auarews anu n
Theodore Weston were re-eieGteu The ~ renopt Of
trustees for tue term ending IN 1885 ING L1po M ~ a
The trustees for 1889 was read ~ saH on1 IS ne Sn
receipts for the year had amountea 10 % Tbc
oil NJ which except SjS 20 had been spent ING
~ronertv of the Museum IS valued at TS2 bol ~, ~,
an increase of ~ i.22O over the value III loo1 ihe
report continues i'll part as 1oiio"s'
rhe attendance of stors on free days dnTns te past
has .em greater than that in the previous year oy
Gearly ~ 600 ani the indications are mat nc nuilpgr
81 Nors Is steadily the increase. inc genera COZ
iections nave heen increased by gift to the Museum
duriug the past year OF many valuable OBJECTS oI
before his death ny William II. Huntington, OF Parls,
wniS is 10 be added to his former gt 1t comprlses
moIas bronzes oil paintings poreeains, miH' "pIs n
engravugs and prints relating TO "aSns'on Iiio tio
OF tue campaigns of Napoleon was presented ny Lev
T. Morton formerly AUerican Minister 10 trAhoe Wno
wor, struck at the National mint OF Paris, a hlS request
expressly Tor our Museum large COLLECTION o auc,eaf m
,n,i.,caI Instruments " many countries cOusiSunS VI
naErslgGSH' was HresenteG by Joseph "
atnn ~ aSo"t $50 books and pamphlets exclusively
TteI"n, WORK by the lae w. II. Huntington Is pre-
Srs scented Snrs 70 rnS t by fsGry G. MTquand Of $4,000
l. 70 be applied to purchase OF represent Atl'e COL
lection casts OF the NEST important RarIn m
istcnre in tho Museums OF Paris, L0ndOD' ,o' belan'
MUNICH Vienna Eome Florence NabeS x,bons a a soon as
the acta purchases can he eectea 4 rare eollect"n
of Egypon antiquities Will also Oe "oo' - '"'
e arr schools are meeting with gratifying success
The instructors John Ward silmsoh IA co.oF' i
In.ition free hand drawing and the lie an in
Warner i'll sculpture modelling; A'nn fi, Sainar in
chasing aud repuusse work in inotas; cosi,n. Inehcr
norspcCtive anatomy and ec0raiss iiiIs in caGn,t
cla
drawing ana interior dSSrni dS,n. Tho Term 1sO scholars
eenGai n6 's "Htths closing OF the schools on May H.
issS an eYLiton was he'd o. the w4rk @ ed sT "nniis
anu resented bs E. SoGes wa given to Miss
Barker Sos,i ds best xss sny xyasa IN to h
for second BEST study, ana gnu Oh ga y ,hn hat
%nTk i'm tbs modelling class. The income ron @ as nae
SCHOLARS very small as the charges 20 ON te ~ iS % &
nSed SO that the schools are practically lree lHS
annual cost of running the schools rnao Mcn Of ~ O0
Tn,s is arty by the income derived non Iuo I'
e trustees stated their last annual report that tue
Legislature in the session OF ISL nn @ %, tha enIrSe
nmt Of The present budI0c by the city anthnritis
Tie Board Estimate aud ApIorpohen' on un' cIv
iSSl drpccu the Controller U! the clty to ISSUE Cits
60nda not TO exceed $50OnO. IL was not nhl Oc.oTT'
1854 that tho Controller advertiser & Ine s"c ~ a Unr
CT iuteres Only $4,000 of stock was sod probapy
on arOoH nfn chorts we're made tue placing
of ihe remaining $3250OO. Two OF tne trustees @ Ma!Gn W
(Outr
On % . o lake the entire amount. The Controller SAID
tnt he was obliged TO advertise Tor zen aS 9 u
Sa cTander OF the month The relief act was Delleyed
10 20 into operation on January L. to9' "a, ontbor
hnd 10 be passed. which hecvme law last al Il: W ~.
i1inq the enlargement aud further eq0p,neht VI ,S W
buildng at cost OF IN ths tax lew Pas for
fhc ne building have been prepared p.essVou 70 ,u
Park COMMISSIONERS ana IpPpsnS the Commissioners
advertised for bids They were opened on Ocooea % -
%ut no ACTON was taken tn DecemoeI 9, when after an
i"t,rv,ew between tho President Of the M9senm, the
Pnrk commissioners the lowest bidder 1t was agreed
:" an5 ii t'e trustees are exercised over tho delay
The erroneous Idea has gained some ina az ,he
Museum is pnbc institution anu orei, ciPv in
cv government may he liable to consider II clH III,
stuon the Park TO be moe or iesS o tS"se
institutions are treated Inc argi1rS W . 1,an,o ~
nsmhers who favor tue removal OF tle NIuseum W
nnent has leased to the Museuma bdldng and
niakes an ahuual contribution TOWARD a." t w
rsfnrn shall first provide Museum OF works OF art
second admit the public without charge TO- 9eenso @ a az
tLa h,neft educhtlOn aud enjoyment when can "e
dnT1 od from its collections. the annual contribution
which city makes aud which accepts thu NJ pisUe opt p
reserves right TO name each year ".at na any 10
Wiling to give whenever II pleases' 10 "ech"e any
rns trustees have made detailed statement OF @ the
progress of the Department OF Parks IN 9beyng dn9
public order to add new bnllting hIon tIia % no"h ~
nemOers will be ate to form some % Hf" o made viii
time likely elapse before such aautoI ~ ht 9
he Tcadv Tor occupancy. The trustees nave heiet9oIo
eXpF"Seo rnnIo 10 express that confidence. In the
meonfin,e several highly important donations OF IsI
ain
Ihea Only ia Of our having room ot ,ati m t
s%hbitjn. William H. Vanderbilt made 70 us Tue nooie
oSft nv vii of SlOO, 900 wach has SINCE be3h lad ltto
a tyeasnry nv executors. anu VIII az Qear in Iue
ancoonrs az tie wear 1856 These are iOrcle illustr!
citizens OF New York They are evidence tn t.oght
mi men share with tie assurance that the
We have founded has attained the vigor anu shnuIlnE
qualities OF maturity; that nay he relied "h % iop d m
tire 70 como as the executor OF the purposes OF Wise ana
beneyolent men, seeking the permanent gOod OF the
neone nm this aud coming generations We nave periect
confdrnce IN The ABILITY OF the Museum Wherever otaIeu
10 hecone what IT'S intend, benenceht lhsltn
ton 0istrhurg hsusts without c1aIGe 10 al classes
nj tine neon e. wbilrit VII remain forever as now under
te wise control those ani their chosen successors
whose gIfts created 1t, aud whose GUARDIAN M
has brought il to It's present condition oi prosperity
and usefulness.
The trustees say to the members of the corpora
ton:
While the erroneous statement las been rel eatedy
made i'm publc prints that the Museum Is supported ny
the nubc yan have been cOnteut To continue your are
annual donations in money for the mere expense Ol
keeniuy yOur own Museum OpeL flec 10 the puollc.
Ti Won have solely because yOlr generous purpose
IN foIniinc the Museum public education au your
nnrnoIe i'm Your annual eXpohdt 'res IS the same
Gheter Or generosity Is appreciated or Is even
know TO the public fact, has never concerned you
mr. affected the steadasness Of your devotion TO thC
Museum.
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