New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
NEED FOR CAREFULNESS.
DECIDING MoMENToUs QUESTIONS.
NO LACK OF wELn-MEANr ADVICE TO THE
s. .EKERs OF THE WORLDS FAIR SITE.

plan and a site for the great Exposition of leO.'
In the sessions OF the Ccutfve committee OF the
Finance Committee these expressions have been mat
by the assurance that the fnanoers were fully alive
TO the necessity for prompt action, but that Tho
success Of the project depending as 1t does upon
financial scheme which shall commend itself alike to
investors and 10 the people at large, must not DC
mIcrled by hasty celebration In the same con
nccton, the members OF the executive committee Oh
the Committee on Site and buildings nave eNon
IMPRESSION belief that the selection OF sic Is
an affair of the grea est public importance ana con
scquenty involves most cautious ana thoroush con
s!deratlon before final action shall be takch' ana al
Yesterdays session of this committee a declaration
was made that no decision as TO slte WOuiu DC
rendered until every available spot had been care
fully inspected, with the object OF seecuhg ho
best site It is possible TO obtain, whout- regard 10
personal or individual interests.
Roswell p Flower. chairman of the committee,
nresded at Yesterdays session. and the other men,
bers present were Charles f. Chandler, samuel Com
ners William r. Grace. Isid0r Straus, Henry X.
Towne, Charles A. Dana and John foor. Inc only
absentee was John II. Starin. John I. Agnew treas
urer of the full Committee on Site and Buildings,
and Arthur Leary member OF that body, were
present by invitation. The session was held with
closed doors, reporters, as usual, being excluded.
Erastus Wiman came into the headquarters at noon
armed with pamphlet setting forth the advantages
OF Staten Island site for tho Exposition. This
resulted in the adoption OF resolution, OF which
secretary Foord directed to give public notice,
10 the effect that the committee would not consider
any site outside the corporate limits Of New-lorh
CITY until they had exhausted the possibilities of
those inside the limits
Another resolution was adopted directing that
nrop rty owners and others interested in the follow
Ing sites be informed that the committee will receive
ND 70 noon Of Tuesday, September 10, maps and
specifications and details of ownership. with pro
posals for the lease or sale of such property Tor
Exposition purposes
l. Cedar Park and adjoining lands.
2 Claremont Park and Fleetwood Driving Park.
4. Monngside Park, Riverside Park, and the
g. OAK and Barretto Points and the adjoining
laTds.
o. Port Morris
Henry Il. Towne moved and Charles A Dana
seconded resolution, which was adopted, directing
the secretary TO communicate with the officials OF
the railroad and steamboat lines terminating in New
York, requesting them TO favor the committee with
any ifomatlon in their possession to the number
Of passengers per day which they capable of trans
porting TO and from the city, and If possible, the
number per day which each delivered during the wash
ington Centennial celebration in April last
Charles +. Brown, Of Brown IL Lcvness, real
estate brokers and auctOneers sent letter TO inc
committee yesterday, which was considered In executive
session advocating Port Morris site for the
By an elaborate map and the following statement
of reasons why tho site should be selected:
It has water front on the East River OF some 9n
1000 feet and has water from thirty TO MY ic6t
deep near the shole II Is on the NeW-HaVcn ha
road and on the Harlem and New York Central roads
by a branch from Melrose; 1t IS within icy. rev
and Onehundred- and thirty eighth ST. stations Of the
second Avenue Elevated Road. There are already
ca " driving distance of Central Park being only one
7 f,.V, ffE anrt horn
Of ~ END is high and level The whole property is
easily drained Water, gas and electricity are already
bioGS o thereby saving the necessity for closing streets
and cutting gas And Wate a Pe to p cp
healthy and Is cool in the water is to the
southwark. 1t contains about 300 acres ana d.
MARY Park be added If more area Is needed'
A letter signed by Citizens called the attention OF
he committee TO the grounds bounded on the west by
Fleetwood ave, the east by Willis-ave.. on the
south by One-hundred- and-ffty ffth-st and on the
TO III by onehundred and seventy second-st The west
side elevated road could easily build branch to the
grounds Il urged, and the other elevated roads
running close It already The Harlem branch of the
NewYork Central road to It, and it IS accessible
by way of number Of avenues and drives that can
not be exceled
An interesting letter received from NJ. Van
Rensselaer,, president of the Washington Heights Tax
payers Association, in which he wrote:
have been instructed by committee of ten, ap-
pointed by this association to aid In promoting me
proposed Exposition of 1892. 10 call the attention OF
your commit 10 the COMMANDING size OF fort george
of Revolutionary memories, ana 10 thc gleal pam a.
is foot reaching noF6 bs TO N s nSso9 The
reasons for proposing this as the best slte are as
lit is on Manhattan Island and can be reached
without the necessity of crossing dIawbridses ferries
Impediments which cannot be avoided in approaching
any site beyond the island ,n,,,n,o,.,on ., both
sides by land and by water and only one fare would
be needed for passengers from me cry ;,,,, -.
plains for The heavy machinery and agricultural and
The main avenues already In course Of cOnstruc-
ton, and all parts OF the grounds may be easily
IAN ample supply Of water is assured, and the
re can be connected with the gas system without
Eli is ciose to the new Washington Bridge which
6-The completion of the Harlem River Canal
viii bring !. INTO direct commu9icat on with the East
and West for all goods shipped by water:
1T is possible to arrange service OF trains by
which IT may be reached from the heart of the city
s-There is no reason 10 bel eve that any difficulty
o % Sr have previo1sly expressed their willingness
To grant II for Wods Fair. and there IS no sugs s
now '" specially as i Viii 50 greatly promote their
ultimate advantage; The ony considerable building
az he ground aect Inc Isabella Home "n'" WI" au
6.~Th. views embrace grand and beautiful PIANO
rama of water, plains, Valleys and hills reaching to
the Palisades.
Mavor Chaplin. of Brooklyn, sent letter TO the
committee which had been forwarded to him by
We, bsler 4 Abraham, dry goods merchants of that
CITY urging that Brooklyn enter the race for the Site
The writers say that they have conferred with
goodIy number of citizens and merchants of New
York who, while compelled by local pride 10 al
vocate the claims of Manhattan Island, are candid
enough 10 admit that New-York has no site
comnarable with those OF Kings County, especially
considering the general advantages OF PASSENGER
transnortaiion freight handling and accessibility.
The letter mentions Bay Ridge, the East side PARK
lands and the lands on the beautiful plateau
bounded by the Ocean Boulevard while ~ Suggests
that Gomez island itself has strong claims. The
manifest destiny OF NcwYork and Brooklyn the letcr
reads Is 10 be united, and with all due respeci 10
many Of our citizens who think otherwise there i
strong and growing sentiment extant In both cities
fayolfng the marriage. What tendercr or more CON
sIderste way 10 WOO the bride than 10 tender her