New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-09

which shall be held 10 comprise such portions
OF Central Park north OF Ninety -seventh-st. as
are physically available and may be found
absolutely necessary for the purposes oil the
Mr. Towne made another protest, saying this
would antagonze many people whose support was
necessary. He had been all over the Park with
Frederick Law Olmstead, who had said THAI
the Park would be ruined if used for other pur,
poses than for refreshmcnt booths, kosks, and
other small structures
soto voce.
Mr. Crmmins moved TO amend Mr.. Gompers' s
amendment by inserting the words cast OF III, inc
East Drive" after " Ninety-seventh-st.' Inns
was lost-ll 70 . vote was then taken on Mr..
Gompers's amendment, and it was adopted as fol
lows:
Aycs--Messrs. Clarke, crimmins: Flower Too onj
Gompers Grace, Hilton, straus. Warner, Cooper ana
Nays-Messrs. AstOr Chandler, Townc and Bliss
The resolution as amended was then read, as
follows:
Resolved That the proposed Site which includes SiSds
Riverside and Mornngside Parks and adjacent anE5
a poon Mhic OF c sna Park North Of Ninety seventh
St. physically available ana may 9f tHe
FxposltioS and also to comprise the lands between
Fifth and Madison aves Ninety sixth ana one Gnutrs
andtenth and onehndred and sts Is Sro IN
ali respects the best and that, therefore, all ChIl
Should be concentrated upon the acquisition OF the
needed area in this locality.
The vote resulted as follows;
Avos-Messrs Chandler, Clark, Crimmins, COOPER
Flower. Foori GOmpers, Grace, Hilton, straus Iowne'
Warner and speer-13.
Nays-None
When the vote was taken several of the men,
bers left the room and did not return On mo-
ton of Mr. Cooper the following was adopted
Resolved That in view of the impossloilly ~, =, OF
securing sufficient property for the site OF inc Oiu
Eoir hv other means we recommend that immediate
action be taken 10 prepare such legiSauon nd take
encb property for temporary or permanent use a.
may be necessary within ne s,S sue are"
On motion of Mr.. Cooper 1t was Voted 10 ASK
nroperty-owners within the territory dehneu 10
organize for the purpose OF agreeing upon thoi "a
concerted plan Of action relative to leasing teIr
nropertv 10 the Exposition at the rate OF per
cent DER annum upon fair vaiuatlon' al tnNes
and assessments to be RENTED by the CITY uuIlns
the period the property is occupied. ,
This action was taken TO assure the properly
owners that the projectors of the Exposition would
prefer to obtain the needed lana py voluntary
action, if possible. -, -.o. ,,b;ob no
wished adopted for presentation TO the Uehe IRA
Committee on Thursday. 1t was receiver. anu
then Messrs Cooper Clarke ana o pr"eentaton 10
pointed to prepare report Tor preseht1!tlon ~
the General Committee me commlCtee au' tin
TO meet at ! o'clock Thursday to take acuion
on the report thus prepared o-.-o..o., hold
its first meeting in the Governors Room AT ule
City Hall yesterday afternoon. u nWenS -'ni'0 "
the members were present. as foloWs'
'i' r - ,dare r r Rnrle John NJ Bowers, Alfred c.
Cbanin GToycr Cleveland, Orcstes Cleveland, franh
i'm f. Gunther Henry Goldbcrger John ~ O rbare
E. l. Horsman G. g. Haven, Frederick NOM Cnsrgg'
a Moore r. l.. Merrifeld, Henry g. MarIud,n.u,
Thomas T. Ryan. John sloane f. G. stanton, War
stanton BENJAMIN Wood, Colonel F. ~ Cra"loru'
The Mayor and secretary speer (exoifciol
The absent members were T. G. Eastman Charles
J. ellis, Joseph J. Little and Charles H. liitany,
After the Mayor had called the committee to
order Henry G. Marquand unanimously
elected chairman an office which he said he would
accept only temporarily George u: haX TI
ues then elected vice-chairman and Ed
mmnd Stanton secretary. 1t was moved
and adopted that the chair should appoint an eX-
ecutive committee of five in time for report that
sucb action bqA been taken to be DsHsented TO the
General Committee on Thursday. The committee
then adjourned subject to call