New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
NO TIME TO BE LOST.
PARK DEFENDERS HARD AT WORK
THEIR COMMITTEES PUTTING THE wurr,s 49,
MOTION TO GET A REPEAL. OF THE
SPEEDWAY ACT

RETAIL OF TIE
SPEEDWAY ACT.
me committee appointed at Cooper Union on Fri
cay night to take steps to secure the rene, of tha
Central Park Speedway Act met vestor.,r ., =, -
ut the Real Estate Exchange In Imo,,r.st
Among those present Norman : Bentley S,onhen
H. ou' D. hhlfhan, William Salamon, J. b. Newcomle
j. b. Hshop, John Frnkenhelmer, Charles NJ Je>nn
{. y. Bovee. ir. A. Walker Otis. w. W. sherman Err,
ier'on 'oiehah Joseph Evans, Samuel IIammerslouCh
j. j. sinclair, NJ y. Forney, George F. Corhie, Charles
L. Bh'l' George " Gardiner. Clarence = Day LYMAN
Rhoades. Howard Mansfield j. A. Beale Charles Mem
man. Sanuel IL ordway, John Brooks Leavtt Augustus
Kountze. stuyvesant Fish, T. Eggereon Hocg r. ~ g.
yelling, L. Bolton Daniels james p Archibald Joseph
j. oDonohue. james W. Alexander G. F. Coffin J.
Appleton Brown +. 4. de Lima.
Lester W. Clark called the meeting N order and NOM
mated Austen G. Fox for chairman ON taking the cbai,
Nj Fox said that the committee was composed of
business men who were going about TO secure tbe
repeal OF the bill in a business like way John ]
Chapman was unanimously elected secretary lie
said that many members OF the committee had sent
letters resretlins heir inability to attend the meeting
owing TO the Short notice He thought the meeting
should appoint committee to wait upon Senator Can
Tor and request him to introduce bill for the repeal
OF the law; also that committee should ascertain
what members Of the committee Of one Hundred
would go to Albany. and further, than an Execu-
tive Committee should be appointed
Mr. Chapman also suggested that it would be
eSsary foT members of tho committee to see today
every Senator and Assembiyman from the city who
voted for the Speedway Act and use moral suasion
with them Resolutions moved authorizing the
chair 10 appoint Executive Committee Of ten
oers. with power to add to their number 10 add 10
the names OF the Albany Committee; TO appoint
special committees TO wait on each city Senator and
Assemblyman, aud urge the repeal Of the act.
Resolutions covering all these purposes passed.
The resolution authorizing the appointment OF the
Executive Committee gave the committee power to
enlarge its numbers The comulittee will be named
in time for meeting tomorrow at O'Clock at No.
GO Wall Street
Of three be appointed from the General Committee 10
and talk with each of the NewYork CITY Senator'S
and Assembymen before morning.
\ resolution adopted TO appoint committee OF
five to wait upon Mayor Grant and Senator Cantor at
the earliest possible moment and urge upon item the
necessity of repeal bill being introduced BY the
New York Democracy. The committee appointed for
This purpose Henry Il. Beekman, Joseph J. O'Dono
hue, DIN ID. CrimminS, jas. p. Archibald and Frank
lin :. Bartlett
Mr.. O'Donohue proposed that the committee ad-
journ at once to the Office OF Mayor Grant. who
the the speaker understood who asked for the
passage Of the BILL and ask him to favor its repeal
Assemblyman Conkling advised that special pains be
taken 10 Assemblyman Webster. the chairman OF
the Committee Cities, and secure his cooperation
IL would be well 10 ask for q hearing Dcioic INC
committee Tuesday.
a message was sent TO the Mayors ONCE to see IL
he was 10 be found. lie not there just them and
Mr. O'Donohue's suggestion, which met with much
favor. had TO be passed over. 1t was proposed mat
another meeting Of the committee be held at the heai
Estate Exchange on Monday mornius, aud that they
then proceed in a body TO the Mayor but it was finally
decided defer the meeting until 3 p III. al NO %
Wall-st., and then visit the Mayor.
After each senator and Assemblyman IN the city had
been assgn'd TO some member or ,a eDf Them S before
Mite VINO mo pr0poi sd 10 aa iee 9 ia0Or Will
The committee appointed u call upon senator
10 Introduce a biz TO repeal the speedway act He
did not pledge himself 10 DO 50, Oui gave t''sin
them to believe that Tanmany had abandoned the
speedway scheme. The committee , Snbm ,n Slc2
they desired him to Introduce:
An act to repeal Chapter 444 of the laws of 1892 entitled
An act 10 authorize the construction OF public oriVe IL
Central Park, in the city of New-York"
The people OF State Of New-York iepre'ehtcd IN Ine
Senate and Assembly. DO enact a. follows;
Section Chapter 4ii of the Laws OF ls9z' emitted
IAN act to authorize the construction Of public oiNe ID
tho Central Park ia the city Of NewYoik, is hereby
repealed ~ .
nroner that should take II under advisenen Without
giving any positive pledge POW to introduee , ue
ability will introduce 1t in the senate on M2ndag
night. Ny attitude toward tIe siDIeot "i AGO "
p,pvced biIl I'm the senate and secured it, passage
Nv tSat bodv authorizing the Park Department 70
Improve bride paths Nheh Iie p ~ aio,tty
as omendment was inserted In the bill. which PROVIDED
CO.. I,s.dwav similar that intended 10 be prONdca
for by the act lately passed; opPeh hy Iowryrr
nm eld mo :" reccde was 80 strongly opposed 10
having the Park used for any such pulposee 'nn NIL
preferred tAat the bll should not oe WIN anv .nch
than that IL shOud OeVOmc " Ia" WIN '"'
The following Executive Committee has been APP
o,ntc In accordance with the resolution u the Com
ipn;ttcc Of one Hundred Henry Il. Knnhart l. -
Sew1oml,e IOrettus >. Metcafc. :. H. Oidway j. W.
Tnchot stuyvesant Fish. J.! franhenhelmer, L{ ys
cbarles r. slower franklin Bartlett. Henry f. HON
land William A. stiles. Charles H. Ludlngton IT, w.
UaTss Rome. John Jay Chapman, Bondln1t hei'1'
= " G.. yelling Charles wheeler Barnes, William l.
schiefeiln Lester W. Clark Joseph r. Ghhcr e. -
Kross c. y. Bovee ir.. Charles NJ Je]np' n0"aau
Man Geld DR.. L.. Bolton Bangs, Henry X Beehihah
ana h'G Law chairman sent ont the following letter
yesterday; 49, . ~ , d, tho
o,o.mons number signatures agatnst the rark DrNe-
vav tul which been pne into ms ONCE bu' u j.
,oo,ant that thu publ know that Senature7 are
10y, ao,.d Many petitions are outstanding which Will
80 b ssnt in II the people think that the mass-meetne
Ae.a ,hern unnecessary. The slips demanding the re-
neal Of this law, the newspapers hove proved
cxce,d,ngly effective feel that the futhf IN
er,oo Of this blank demanding the repeal d the Centh
rark Driveway act, Will bring VI ne" hae7 "'u ''''
airing I'm outstanding petitions
Every one should cut out and send 10 JOhn d. Onap
man at No 81 Wallet, this form, ming IL III "''i
his name ana addfese $780, H., o
w." please add nv name to the list Of those who are
on,oseh 10 the Central Park Driveway act.
Name