New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-08
BLOCKED BY THE PARK.
URGING THE SITE COMMITTEE TO FINAL
ACTION.
ury VINO prr,rvE THAT THE WORLDS FAIR
PROJECT HERE WILL FAIL IF CENTRAL
PARK is ToUCHED-A DECISION NAY
BE REACHED To,DAY-THE FUND

PROJECT HERE WILL FAIL IT YEN
PARK Is roUCHEp-A DECISION NAY
RE REACHED To.DAY-THE FUND
ON THE SECOND HALF.
Tho worlds Fair Committee on Site and Buildings,
met at the headquarters at 3 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY ave-
noon The following members were present. ho
ward Cooper. chairman, Cornelius ~ Bliss, hos"el
p Flower John Bogart, ]. l. c. Clarke Jom d.
Cr,mmins. Richard Nj. Hunt. Arthur Leary, Charies
II Chandler George d. Warner. Samuel Gompers,
Isjdor stra,p and W. Mem. Spcer Mr. Flower SET the
hall of business rolling by introducing the following
preamble and resolution:
where's 1t appears by report OF the Committee on
Laws and the opinion the counsel TO the corporation
that IL is practicable by exercise OF the right OF
eminent and other acquire as much lana
as may necessary for the International Exposition OF
1892 Boomingdale Heights or It's vicinity without
using Central Park
Resolved That 1t is the of this committee that
no part shall be used in any way for the
Exposition except the three places following,
First-The site OF the American Museum OF Natural HIS
tory formerly known Manhattan Square, between
Eighth and Ninth aves and Sevenyseventh and Eighty
nrst sts completion Of the museum puoihgs Ior
which that location has been set apart
Second-The site OF the Metropolitan Museum OF AT,
between the East Drive and Fave, and Eighteen ana
Eghty.nfth st. the completion Of the museum ouiu
tngs for which that location has been set apart
Third-The site at Mt. ST. Vincent. already desig
mated and in part occupied for horticultural garoeh o
tween the East Drive Fffthave, north OF one-hun
dred- and seoond-st.. for the completion OF Ouhuis anu
gardens for that purpose thereon as per map suonu'
N the Cathedral property be obtained on far terms
Resolved That would be prudent ana economcal Ior
the city to begin at and finish these ouoihgs ior
the permanent ends for which they have been designed
and TO grant temporary OF said locations ana ou
incs for the purposes OF the Exposition
Mr. Crmnns seconded the resolution. He ex-
blamed that It never had been intended to use
any part OF Central Park excepting in such way
as TO improve il. If permanent improvements shoud
be made TO the present buildings in The Park It woud
be doing in a short time nothing more than was
proposed TO be done ultimately by the city itself
There would be no changes in the character OF the
Park, no cutting down OF trees and no despoing OF
drives EVERYTHING would he left just as 1t now
was The three buildings now in lie Park could
be included in the Exposition attractions. Every
owner the northern part OF the city, Mr
Cr,mnlins said knew that it would benefit the Park
to fill up or drain the Harlem Mere and If permanent
horticultural building was TO be erected In the PARK
that was the place for It,
Mr. Leary moved an amendment TO the resolution
that no part OF Central Park be included within the
cite area Mr. CT andlcr presented, on behalf OF
AR Towne a set OF resolutions covering in greater
detail the questions reached in The resolutions OF
Mr. Flower Accompanying Mr. TOwne's resolutions
was letter explaining his absence, in which he
said:
1sss reorettabe but evident fact that public interest
In the Fair tagging if not declining AT the present
t,me Il would seem that and final determination
of the question site especially in relation to the
use OF any part Central Park. would contribute more
than any Other possible action TO Tevivng interest ana
crystalllrins public ent the active prosecution
Of the enterprise l. personal opinion based upon
consderale study OF tie subject that the project can be
successfully accomplished without making use Oh any po
ton of Central Park.
Mr. Coorer explained here that conference between
the committee appointed by the BloOmingdac Board |
of Governors and the subcommittee on Site and Bulid
ings was for O'Clock, and he suggested that as
the decision egard 10 the availability OF the Bloom
tngdale lands M ght have important bearing upon
the discussion, II would be well to adjourn until noon
to-day when action upon the report to be presented TO
the General Committee could be TAKEN The commit
tee adjourned the efor, leaving the vital issue OF the
Use Of the Park be settled to-day.
Messrs Cooper l. cary and Straus, from the Commit |
tee ON Site and Build ings a1d Messrs Trmbe, Strong
King and Bliss, the Committee of the Ncw-York Hos
pal Board of Govern DIS, controlling the Boomingdale
Asylum met In conferpce in the directors room OF the
Union Trust Company at > O'Clock the session lasting
until nearly r. The BioomiDgdale committee said that
consistently with the proper care of their patients they
would favor any for the use of tho Bloom
fngdae Asylum grounds 70 the Exposition which would
allow them a moderate ntal for the land and fair
value for their buildin's (Which have cost over |
81 ooO) and the extr cost of the rapid cOnstruc
ton of the buildings elsewhere, which would be
required TO enable them to move. The use of their |
land below One hundred and sixteenth-s, and Of that
west of the Boulevard could be obtained |
REQUIRED but it would be impossible in any event to
yacate the asylum buildings before May, 1891.
This result will be rel orted 10 the Committee on
Site and Buildings, and again 10 the General Com
nittee, to-day. Whether the latter committee will
deem that there VIII be sufficient time left after May
1891, to make the asylum lands available remains TO
be seen. The Committee on Site and Buildings have
maintained that, with the Bloomingdale lands avail
able there would be need to use Central Park aud
the question Of availability, under the decision of the
Boomingdale governors, will probably cause serious
discussion today At any rate, the General Committee
has been called together today to act finally upon
the boundaries of the site, and the vote taken will
show whether the Park is to be invaded or not.
The following members resigned from the General
Committee yesterday. declining to serve on the CON-
itiee or TO contribute the fund because they are
opposed TO the use of Central Park: H. c. Fahnestock
vicc-presdent of the First National Bank, j. NJ a |
Criswold and James NJ. Brown
Edward Holbrook, president Of the Gorham Manu-
acturCC Company wrote TO the Mayor yesterday, say
4, that he had forw arded 100000 to the secretary
of the Finance Committee, which he had collected by
Tie. sonal effort and he expressed the opinion that had
not the Central Park question been raised he could
hay,, collected twice that amount by the same effort
Conf inujpg he wrote: ." ! think the feeling the
mart of many of our leading citizens is strongly
again I any whatever OF the Park for Exhibition |
purpos that the site Committee should at once, If
possibls say 10 us and 10 the citizens OF NewYork
that thy are able to see their way that
NO mart OF the Park shall be used for such purposes
With thin stated in PLAIN manner, believe that Inc |
final subs crptons TO the guarantee fund Will be made
In the co of a few days"
The sui ,scrlptions to the Worlds Fair guarantee
fund Of s. 100000 yesterday aggregated $11595o
follows:
bidder. Ps..ody 10 900 |