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

ton. The Worlds FAIR corporation may require
the right to secure land under condemnation pro
oeedings by purchase lease, TO issue STOCKS ana
bonds and to raise capital far in excess Oh u'e
limitation fixed by the laws OF the state. Inc
necessary corporate powers would be secureu iroiu
Congress as the enterprise was TO be both Na'iouN
and international in character, thus ahecV'hs 'ne
commerce of the States.
After a free and full discussion of the various
features OF the report it was adopted UNANIMOUSLY
II was decided that as both Ma. Babcock and j.
Pierpont Morgan, the chairman OF the Executive
Committee, were 10 be absent from Vhe clf On
Thursday, the report Of the Executive Comnlttee'
having been adopted as the report OF the 1ull com
mittee should be presented to the General Com
mittee of 900 at its meeting on tnnt oay, oy D.
Edward Simmons, treasurer of the Finance Com
mittee The committee then adjourned subject TO
cali.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS
The meeting of the Committee on Site and Build
Ings was as usual, extremely spirited. EX-Mayor
Cooper presided, and the others present were w
W. Astor, j. l. G. Clarke, Roswell T. Flower,
George Warner, John Foord, George Jones. lsidor
Straus, William Mem. Speer teX-oflciol, John D.
Crimmins, Charles F. Chandler, Il chard NJ Hunt,
Henry T. Towne, Henry Hilton, William r. Grace,
Edward Cooper, Samuel Gompers, Arthur Leary
and Cornelius Bliss Mr. Iowne presented ed 'i ne
re port of the Executive Committee, which was III
substance follows:
The subcommittee Buildings recommends mat
the five principal buildings should cover about SKY
five acres of ground 1t recommends also that for the
accommodation OF these and the numerous shal ,ti
buildings probably upward OF 200 IN NUMBER b% wls
ton and walks landscape effects, etc. 2oO ScTes
is the minimum amount OF ana wRTh oesipsblc IN
order TO give expanse and avoid crowdmg' p, OF ~
private nrkga land Which must be added to the Of
Riverside and Mornlngsde Parks (aoout ninety % tt
to con. Obtained the being EP0S aoo
same ss that OF the Paris EAp9sluo G,o nV snacs
less than Tho which nn.r w setting of the buildings and for
the accommodation of the public, IT is exceedingly o.
ssss that s S cass donf toa Of
The area to be acquired from private owners there
area area desirable to acquire. 200 acres. -.
Assuming average value Of T lOS Sy T pT a or
purchase would be as follows; BY rental on the
6Sss Of 9r 100 pS acres C the minimum $i44oooo for
goo acres the amount desirable S24Do'V 300 nS
purchase for 100 acres Sl2'Oooooo' Tor 2oo ac'cS'
The argument in favor Of large pgrchsse Of
norfanse 10 the citizens of New-York 10 justify the
use Of its credit and funds for this purpose that the
after The Exposition, viii have gained largely n value
and that the city viii have gained also by me enSF
II is probable that considerable portion OF the pVae
land In question is held in such as U con- 9
demnaon There would thus appear 70 be an so'nno
CITY the right to take by condemnation any land IT may
within the specified area. with authority to enter
i rn1nnSstoS 10 follow in due course II be held
that the city thus acquire detached parcels OF
bT %Tn 0 The Whole area needed Your com
mittee is advised by the city authorities that Doth
II would seem Clearly advisable that the city should
acquire The ownership OF any land needed to accommo
date such Of the buildings as it is proposed TO make
permanent while 1t may be preferable. pos
sible, TO acquire the remainder by loan or leaie
Importance OF economizing all Of the remaining time
to the that less time now available by several
months than was required for the present farl' hA'
position
DISCUSSING CENTRAL PARK.
Mr. Towne followed the reading of the report
with the presentation of resolution declaring
il 10 be the sense Of the Committee on Site and
Buildings that sufficient could be obtained
without the necessity for encFOaching upon
Central Park, except for purposes Of refreshment
and repose. This at once provoked spirited
discussion, In which it was shown that an over
whelmng majority of the members Of the full
committee favored taking portion OF the north
ern extremity of the park for buildings and other
purposes. 1t also demonstrated that Mr.. Iowne
was almost alone III his defence OF the park
whereas he was supposed 10 represent tho
unanimous sentiment OF his colleagues on the
Executive Committee.
Mr. Grace said that he could not see why
the city should be called upon 10 spend so much
money for private lands when it had much
already that could be used. He did not believe
it would lnluIc Central Pa:I TO construct within
il suitable ornamental buildings; the contrary,
it Id add to the beauty OF the e"t!re park.
HI&y Hilton favored the use OF any part OF
Central Park that IL might be found necessary to
take. There were portions of il that could be
vastly improved by iudcious use. AT any rate he
could see no reason why the CITY should go mo a
great real estate speculation. one OF the elements
TO be considered IN connection with ths analf was
that il must be a night as well as day exposition
lie would have an electric light plant IN every
binding. and at night have the buildings and
grounds as light as day 1t must be remembered
that there were thousands Of people P eng&g geo
would go TO the Exposition at might
lie thought the attendance would be increased
fully so per cent by having the Fair open In the
evening. To have the buildings all IN one place
would lead inevitably to congestion ana uncom-
Portable crowding lie would have the Forty
second-st. reservoir abandoned and great per
manent building erected upon the site, including
all or a part Of the adjoining park
Then there was TOmpl<ns Square, which could CON
the Agricultural Department. He admitted the
existence of sentiment against the use OF Cehtral
Park, but maintained that the PARK womb not
be injured if properly utilized. FOR LOCO teet
north Of the Art Museum there was space for per-
manent improvement. Then there was Manhattan
Square. And sill more there was tne sneGPlolq
corner at Eighth-ave and Fifty-ninth-st;, where
a foundation was once laid for a gigantic slruc-
ture, the project Tor which was afterward aban;
doned This was a splendid site for horticultural
Hall.
EXMAYoR CooPER's OPINION.
Mr. Cooper said IL was unwise to exclude Cen
trail Park, for in his opinion that would Kill the
entire project. His idea was to get enough Land
east and north of Central Park. above Ninety
seventh-st., if possible but TO use that part OF
the Park If necessary. The space between Fifth
and Madison ayes. and Nincty-sXth and One
hundred-and- tenth SITS. was almost cnulcIy vacant
The land north of the Park TO Northumberland
sixteenth-st., and between Fifth and Eighth aves.
was also almost devoid of buildings, and there was
much open space along Eighthave west OF the
Park above Nnety -siXth-st. lie favored taking
this land for prominent buildings rather than put
ting them away on Mornngsde and Riverside
Parks lie had doubt that this land could all
be had under condemnation proceedings, for there
was no judicial decision that this Exposition was
not for public uses. If the northern extremity
Of Central Park could be used, IL would not he
necessary 10 purchase or lease more than sixty