New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-08
TO HOLD THREE MEETINGS.
WHAT WILL THE COMMITTEES DO TO-DAY?
SOME ACTION ON THE WORLDS FAIR EXPECTED
-prnprprv .o1vNrRs MAKING oFFERs.

PROPERTY OWNERS MAKING OFFERS
Tho meetings Of Worlds Fair committees to-day
will be the most important held since the Exposition
project was begun Three of the most lmpol tant gen
cral committees, those on Finance, site and Buildings
and on Permanent Organization, will be In session
during the day. The full committee Of twenty-five on
Finance Will meet in the of the Chamber Of Com
merce at II 80 O'clock.
Public interest IS Just now centred upon the pro
ceedings Of this committee owing to the various re-
ports that have been circulated concerning the WORK
accomplished BY Its executive branch 1t was at hrs'
said that tho Executive Committee would do nothing
definite until Congress had met and in some way
shown its approval of having the Fair helG In New
York then that the Executive Committee had pnaiy
adopted a plan which would be submitted to the ful
committee to-day. But three days ago 1t was an
nounced that the Executive Committee would report
merely that It had not been able to perfect hnahcla
scheme because of lack of information regarding wha
was proposed to DO done by the other committees
The full committee OF twenty-five on Site and Build
ings Will hold a meeting at o'clock at It's head
quarters and It IS expected that tho result Will show
conclusively whether the Exposition can be held upon
the site selected.
The first meetr Of tho Committee on Permanent
Organization VIII be held in the Governors Room az
the City Hall at 80 p. m. BY this committee must
be selected the director general and the EXPOSITION
stan. II Is prODaOe tnaI at To-Day ses4oh III" 'O
mittee will organize, and appoint an executive COM
mttee to lay out the preliminary work.
Dwight H. Olmstead, of No. 81 Nassaust, made
the following statement yesterday
In the matter Of the site for Worlds Fair, rcp-
resent about eighty lots in the area bounded by one
hund red and fourteenth and Onehundred and twenty
second sts., between MOrnngSde and Tenth ayes, IN
GLIDING six blocks fronting Morningsido-sve; have
not prepared to state precisely the terms upon which
they will surrender their lots to the Far. J can say
that there will be difficulty in procuring them upon
terms which will be satisfactory 10 the Site Comm ttee
l apprehend, however, that the owners VIII Insist
also leased for the Fair. We do not see how the
committee. some of whom are governors Of that ayl1m
instance offering those which they control
BY looking at the map any one can zee how In. In,
possible b to hold Worlds Ear upon Morn9gide
property. The governors of the asylum refused the
use the grounds for the 20 Nerds 6e fa S ct
of the property by legal means The burning question
now is, what course VII they pursue ,..,a % to
public it would seem thai they propose to offer only
Onehundrcd-and sixteen hist, for the FAR rrservlns
the remaining blocks between One-hundred- and-sN-
tenth and One hundred and twentieth sts But that
will not do The whole of the land will be required
and II is not given the Fair Committee or cannot
be taken Sy ss Ne the raF must go by the
| shall not be prepared 10 send reply TO the size
Committee In answer to their inquiries in time for TO-
mOrrOw's meeting You may say for me that the
Site Committee had better devote all its spare time
at present in labOrng with some Of It's own members
who control the BoOmingdale Asylum, AS there Will
be no difficulty after that I'm making reasonable ana
satisfactory arrangements with the adjacent prNate
owners.
The owners Of thirty-seven lots within the site area
offered their land to nc committee yesterday, making
IN all about sixty lots, exclusive of those referred
TO by Mr.. Olmstead. offered to date
Thomas Hooker wrote that he owns two lots on
the north side of One-hundred dfoureenthst. LIS
feet west Of the Eleventhsve. Boulevard, which he
willing to lease for taxes and assessments and 800
per lot per annum He also represents the owner Of
two lots 25X100 each, the south side OF One-hun-
dred and fourtecnth-st., 275 feet west of the
Boulevard which can be had on the same terms, and
the owners of lots the east side Of Riverside
Drive, $50 feet south of One-hundred-andt twenty
second-st which can be leased for and assess
ments and 81 GOO per annum. Two other lots, he
says one the south side of One-hundred and-four-
feminist. near the Eleventh ave- Boulevard and an
other on the Riverside Drive, near Claremont-ave..
can be obtained on similar terms. lie also writes
that three lots on the west side of the Grand Boule
ward Just south Of One hundred -f0urteenthSt st.,
can be obtained by purchase for $4,000. Mr. Hooker
believes that all OF the lots REFERRED to in his letter
can be obtained at lower rentals than those named
II the property owners will come 10 sOme uniform
agreement as 10 terms.
The property Of J. J. Aston within the proposed site
is as follows: Boulevard, northeast corner of ono
hundred and eleventh-st two lots in the Boulevard
and six lots I'm OEe-hundrcd and eleveuth-st.. noT
leased until May. 1892 Riverside Drive Onc-huDdrrd
and twelfth 10 One-hundred and thirteenth sts thr-
teen lots. which can be leased at nominal rent;
seventh ave, One-hundrod and sixteenth 10 Onehun-
drei and-seventeenth sts., about sixteen lots which
would not be leased. a. negotiation, now pending
for their sale This Information sent to the commit
tee from The Office Of the AstOr estate.
Peter X Callan Richard O'GOrman, ir. j. c. Lyons.
S. H.. Church. Of No. llj Broadway. and the Bradley
d CurriCr Co. 0lmeGl, write that lots can be had on
terms.
Samuel Mcmillan offers seven lots the south
side of One-hundred and siXteenth-St., between te
and Riverside Drive and TWO the south
side OF Onc-hundrod andtwelfth-st, between Seventh
and Eighth ayes, any terms that may be agTr,ea-
bic 10 the committee David Stevenson offers.
through Mr.. Mcmillan, four los the south side Of
One-hundred and sNteenthSt.. between the BOulcvar
and Riverside Drive. aud two the north side Of
One-hundred and fifteenth ST., between the Boulevard
ard Riverside Drive.
Mayor Edward C. Creger, Of Chicago. writes To the
Mayor: 4" Yours Of the LIST, I'm reference TO the EX
Of 1892, has been received. cordially
,ur I'm the patriotic sentiment therein contained. IL
-Ong lcss should select NewYOrI the site for the
EXPOSITION | think can give you the assurance that
chicago will do its utmost to make IL successful and
worthy Of the Nation. We will look 10 NewY0r
for IFS generous aid and cooperation II the
~ position Is given 10 Chicago
Many responses received from members OF the
General Committee I'm answer 10 the MAYORS request
Tor their presence at the meeting next Thursday. It
will be hard to find place downtown large enough 10
hold 175 10 200 men. and there 100 more mem
,f tba tfpet Than AT all .