New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-06
10 MAKE THEIR REPORT.
"A MEETING OF THE FULL COMMITTEE ON
SITES CALLED.
OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
M,rrEE-r1NAYcEs CALLED FoR-To OFFER


M,rrrE-rINANcEs CALLED FoR-To OFFER
.,o ooo FOR PLANS OF THE BUILDINGS.
,.o rxecuuve Committee Of the Worlds Fair Com
r,ttee on site and Buildings held an important meet
ing yesterday at its headquarters IN A"o INC
49, posueu p Flower, the chairman, called the
80, % order IN secret session. They were Charles r.
chandler. Charles A. Dana. John foord, eamuel
Compers Henry X. Towne and Johh H. starin' Inc
commit,oe never wastes any time IN preliminary aus
cu,s,on. and the ball of business was promptly set
rolling by Mr.. Towhe VINO o"'''u ' ~
u-as adopted as follows:
po,y.a That the chairman Of the Committee on Site
,nd Builfngs be- and hereby requested 10 cali meet
s,r ~ the said committee at an early dsp 10 enable he
Executive Committee report the results OF us aoors thus
40 submit certain questions relative to lis further
work concerning which IL desires the views ana ns'rue
tons Of the whole committee, and to orer certain recon-
ends,ions for the active prosecution OF the enter
prise -,
There was no discussion OF the resolution. which
was unanimously adopted, and Mr. Dana, who is
chairman af the full committee and member ex-ofoio
of the Executive Committee consulted with his col
leagues to the most convenient time for holding mo
proposed meeting. After informal interchange of
views Mr.. Dana announced that, in compliance with
the resolution, he would call meeting Of the full
Committee on Site and Buildings to be hold in the
Governors Room at the City Hall, Wednesday, Sep
tember IL. at o'clock p. m Mr.. Dana expressed
the hope that as this would be meeting of extreme
Importance all of the twenty FIVE members would be
present.
Mr. Towne has been one of the most active workers
among the Executive Committee men from the start,
and his first resolution had sooner been disposed
of satisfactorily, than he offered another. This later
one was heartily seconded and Endorsed by Mr. DANA
and n also unanimously adopted. 1t was as
follows:
Resolved That the following report be. and is hereby
adoned for submission Committee Of Twenty nVe on
site and Buildings its next meeting as indicative OF the
views held by this Executive Committee fuler eNphS'
tons be given verbally by members OF INC EA0NU'N
Committee, via. .,...o
The Executive Committee recommends TO the committee
On site and Buildings the adoption Of the following feou
tons as embOdying its views concerning inc lurhei P
cution Of the enterprise in the immediate future anu us
that the Committee site and Buildings snouiu an
whatever action is necessary to gvs prompt ehee 70 ho
recommendations. Stated in che proper oiUer VI P0
these recommendations are as follows; -,
1 That the Finance Committee should proViuc IuNs'
.rd that the Committee Site and Buildings should DC
authorized Immediately to advertise for the plans OIL e
FIVE principal buildings and 10 offer the sum Oh s@VVo0 "
the successful contestants in the competition
THAT the examination OF sites should be continued
vigorously and that prompt measures should be taken 70
obtain complete Information about each sue ouno "on'
Of serious consideration. -.,...
~ the Committee on site and Buildings should be author
irod to secure as funds are available te services
~ one or more competent tpoelaphlea engineers
such other informon concerning each OF the SIZES 1ouhu
ac.csbe as may reasonably necessary 10 enable the
committee to accurate understanding Oh he eri's
md disadvantages EACH with reference 10 It's proposed
use as . site for the exposition Oh 4oo- ANS 'ep " "
cover the following points;
Character Of foundations for the buildings
Dralpage Of the ground
water supply.
Gas supply. ,
REMUNERATION facilities including dock accommodations
Data relating TO Tie summer temperature
Reports should DO obtained present in regard TO the
following sites:
claremont Park anil TIE land lying south OF It,
Oak Point and Barrett> Point and adjacent lands.
Fort George and the Inwood lands
4 That the Committee snoud be hotineu .ns'
anal decision site cannot he wisely reSehea VITA
mt f. consideration Of questions relating 70 oca
ton topography ownership and legislation which Will 70
ouire considerable further time .
& That the Committee on Site and Buildings should
reer to it's executive committee to special suo-com
Ittee The question Of the number and cost OF the
principal buildings for the exposition with INSTRUCTIONS
1epars on October I, 1889 an estimate tr'ro
oY the use Of the Finance Committee as basis Tor It's
final plans.
The naming OF three sites about which 1uler III
formation is required indicates that these three have
been most favoraby considered by the Executive
Committee thus far but il does not imply that one
Of those named will be selected -, -
secretary Foord Submitted letter from John ND ID:
If The sIx sites Which the committee are 10 deiber-
ate upon w be found as an owner tRs TI be event
4
Of any Of my properties coming within tho ara
selected / VIII lease the land for the nominal con
liberation of 81 for the use of the far anu convey
ing possession until the year 1894 - ALI. oo,,
Alter being in session nearly TWO hOure ue Hotn n
mittee adjourned until next IuesdaS aS oio'A'
Among the letters containing suggestions received
and considered by the committee yesterday was one
from i'ehx olderboy" indorsing the pialS SUP,
mittad by John d. Crimmins, invOiVlhS the seiecoH
VI Andrew PoVcI. Of No. 49, Broadway, in a letter
10 the committee. Endorses the suggestions, OF Ihe
w2Anston Heights TaXpIerS ASSOCIATION Would rya
a water frontage on the Harlem River for excursion
eesn ". and docksge along the hudson Ior ueG 1
no rSfeCted No less than ton lines OF railway could
be run to the grounds. and there would De any
q s Porter writes that it is strange one should
have thought Of Riker's Island as site. ms ne
declares, Is about near all that IS desired IN sue
ne anv Mac. vet suggested Riher's Island is d
milo long by half a mile wide, and lies in the basin
formed R By h and E1 e sc Il has deep water
the north and south sides, and is entirely unoccupiea
The island is extremely rocky ana oSrfeR: r. ca,ort
seycnth-st is the only lady who has yentured 70
make suggestions 70 the comm h and
Riverside Parks seem designed by nature Tor the puf
poses 81 Worlds Fair. it. .,,o. ~ ros
professionally connected with the Philadelphia TX
hbition of 1875. tho Paris Exposition OF lSa9 me
Amsterdam Exposition OF asr ana ac VIII bat ne
part OF Centsal Park be chosen. There was dls-
play Of about the proceedings OF the Execgye
MI who have the success Of the Exposition project
at heart ..,..., -. ,,o ,,.ror,. oeo.
has dronDed 10 less than a dozen letters day.
Mayor IS anxiously awaiting the reports OF the
Colonel John A. CockeriT accepted his appointment
Yesterday as member of the Committee on site" ana
buildings.
FIGHTING WITH POKER AND COTTON HOOK.
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