New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-26
THEY ARE AGAINST 1T.
RESOLUTIONS BY THE PARK BOARD.
CENTRAL PARK SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR THE
WORLDS FAIR sITE-No PLAN by
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.


THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
r,o p,rh Commissioners at their meeting yesterday
ook up the resolution Of Commissioner Borden IN re-
gard to the use of Central Park as site TOT inc
worlds Fair The Commissioners were In the main
agreed that Central Park should not be used as
site. All the members of the Board were piese"''
and Mr.. Hutchins presided
Commissioner Gallup presented SUBSTITUTE ior
Mr. Borden's resolution. offered the other day. lie
said that he did not want Central PARK used Tor an
Exposition but he would rather see that part OF me
Park which has been mentioned made use OF man
sec tho project endangered He was not WHINE
to support a resolution which would jeopartze the
success of the Exposition The Board, he believed
should do nothing that would embarraSs the Commit
tee on Site. Mr. Borden said that IT depended on
the committee itself whether 1t should be ombarra sea
He was opposed 10 the of Central Park In any
way and as the Park Board the custodian OF the
parks he as member objected to the use of Central
Park for fair.
Mr. Robb said that he wanted the Eoard plseeu
yquarely record against any invasion of the PatK.
The law prohibited such step, and thai law Wou'u
have TO repealed before the Park could lie secured
for such a purpose and besides the Legislature woud
have to provide that the Board should designate
place in the Park for the fair.
President Huchins thought that the Board might
appoint a committee 10 confer with the "orlds
Fair committee the subject, TO convince 1t that
this Park was not the proper site for a fair Mr..
Hoaad to confer with the committee this subject,
The committee had not conferred asked for a con
ference with the Park Commissioners Ihls at
Tempt Mr.. Borden said was deliberate purpose
TO encroach on Central Park, and he wanted to place
the Board on record against it, Mr. Rob- supported
mr. porden's position and Mr. Hutchlns suggested
that the Board should go on record as oeheVlns
that it was inexpedient 10 use Central farh' mr.
Gallup offered solution to this ehect' 10 WHO"
Mr. Robb and Mr.. Borden both objected as not Deihs
positive enough. 49,
The BOARD finally adopted Mr.. Borden's preamble.
with the resolution amended as follows;
whereas, 1t is publicly announced that an attempt
s,u no made under certain contingencies, to take
considerable portion OF Central ParR Ior he use " WIZ
proposed Worlds Fair in 1892; and, A. l.,
WHEREAS, This Board, by virtue OF lts ONCE, Is
charged with custody of the public parks ana Is
under the law, responsible for the saieAeePi"s' ~
md preservation Of said parks; Therefore
Resolved That in the opinion OF this DoSru ~ "
,pexedent that any part Of Central PARK DC uSeu "s
te for the proposed wOGds Fair and that the booru
use every legitimate means IN It's power 10 prevent i"
Mr. Gauup said afcrward that he was satished win
This except so far # tended to discourage the tN
position project lie was not IN favor VI usins
Central Park, but in a project OF Natloha chdN
like this he thought that nothing should De doh9
h.stuv when such action would endanger pSlect
=, imnortant TO the city of New York at present as
Central Park itself ,..
Tbere were no mcetlncs of Worlds Fair committees
Yesterday and the only activity shown by those hcr
m the enterprise was on lIo Pdi' VI 'H' VIM
,mittee APPOINTED to ascertain the value oil properly
IN rho neigbbor,ood Of Central Park. This committee
has been hard at work for several days anu may De
able 10 report definitely early next week. Henry H.
Towne who is a member of this committee sad yes
feriay that It might be possible to obtan part OF
,ho ploopi ngdalc ASYLUM grounds, the Leake and
WATTS Asylum grounds, recently purchased as site
Tor the new Episcopal cathedral, and enough Oher
private lands which, when added TO the Mornngsme
and Riverside PARKS, would give enough area lor
site without making It necessary 10 put any large
buildings in Central Park. AT any rate he said any
structures that might be erected I'm the Park would DC
'of light and transient nature, and "ouiQ MOI
1njure it in the least He added 'ha
a number of citizens had expressed willingness TO
become subscribers the S1000,0Oo fund for pre-
lminary EXPENSES and he hoped that the full number
pf 900 subscribers az $1,000 each would be secured
within few days. The prompt completion OF the
fund he said. would show the country that Ncw-1ork
was I'm earnest and would aid moro than all else to
set AZ rest the discussion to where the Fair should
he held Mr.. Townc hoped that all who wished to
subscribe would send their names TO the Mayor
The directors of the Real Estate Exchange yesterday
Improved the Central Park site
Nothing new developed yesterday as 10 inc
FINANCE Committees plans. J. Edward simmons has
been quoted as having declared that the Executive
Committee of the Committee Finance had no nten-
zion of waiting for action of Congress before adopt
ing a plan. plan has been pracucaiIy adopleu'
however but It has not been reported to me iu com
teray that whether the plan was reported or NOT no
effort would be made 10 raise money until Oohs"SS
had taken action. . -, ~. u,,os %
Mayor W. ]. Broach. of Omaha, Neb, writes 10
,Mayor Grant that ne has personally taken postum
IN favor of New York. Mayor John T. Glenn Oh
ATLANTA, Ca. speaks for this city: , ~ ds .
Msy0r John g. Root. OF Hartford Conn., sends
copy of the resolutions adopted Dy the bOdu Vi Ai
of that city I'm favor Of New-fork: . ,,,- An.
Navor John b. Moshy of Cincinnati, DelieVeS lhd
Vie Worlds Fair be successful only by me hGp
he general Government, and that Congress ehouIu
vote $40. 900 900 at least for its support IL MS
should be done Congress. he thinks, should nave inc
Eght 10 fix the site II NewYork should succeed III
Settne the Exposition he will lend his best efforts 10
Its success 80, o.,...A,. >-o,,,ro
Hon and Commercial Company of New ork, wl1te
desire, citizen of NewYork b enter my pro.
hest against the of portion OF Central PARK Tor
HE nurpose of the Worlds Fair Exhibition thnK
N would be an outrage TO take tie peoples pleasure
ground for any such purpose and at one sWo0p undo
fhe work of twenty-five wears Better far that the
Exhibition should be held in some other city:
khall oppose the scheme in way in my power
THOMAS Scott OF No. 100 Duane-st, Is of much the
tame opinion. He says: Any plan which would IN
Eade Central Park would undoubtedly meet with as
favor on the part of the people of this city Ey build,
6ng a permanent viaduct or bridge from Clalemont
Heights saw below the restaurant 10 the heights OPP
gposfte abundant be found without displac-
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