The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-15
FOE A NEW SITE AND NEW BUILDINGS.
Tho Trustees OF the City College Vote 70
Submit q BlM 20 the Lcgislnture.

Tho Trustees OF the City College Vote TO
Submit Bin 20 the Legislature.
special meeting OF the Board Of Trustees
of tho College OF the City Of New York was
held at tho hall OF the Board OF Education yes
.erday afternoon for the purpose Of consider
ing n report from the Executive Committee
recommending tho passage OF bill for new
site and buildings for tho college. The Com
miasioners OF tho Board of Education. with
the addition Of President Webb. constitute the
Board OF Trustees OF tho college. Yesterdays
notion by tho trustees. therefore. represents
also the attitude OF the Board of Education
toward this bill. Notwithstanding the Iong
opposition OF hall q dozen members the Board
Of Trustees recommended the passage OF tho
hill. II will he presented at Albany and II 1t
passes tho Legislature the taxpayers OF New
York will be called upon to erect new college
buildings on new site.
The bill as approved yesterday was pro-
pared by the Executive Committee and was
rrcsontcd by Trustee Charles l. Holt. In its
original form it provided that tho purchase
,rcc OF tho now site should not exceed $780,
OpO. This was amended. at the suggestion OF
Trustee llubbell. SO as to limit tho purchase
rrco to 100000. To pay for this site the hill
authorizes the city OF Now York to issue
r, 'Sc and running for, term Of years
not to exceed twenty. As soon as prhc-
Az, a ra tnS sfG G4%Ff1h ort tine
a. a total cost of not exceeding 100000. or
q sgeh greater sum as shall 10 arnrovrI ny
tAn Board OF Estimate and ApportIonmcnt OF
tri ciN. buildin. OF buildings for the use
nWa purpose Of said college. Ting said Board
utpu aid site spch other building or buildings
.aiI Soar! OF Trustees shall deem necessary
orrrqusite and as shall ho. approved Ivy tie
"a" 2a ad t Il i TIN rr"s % liz Of the College
Ms ben valued a. ;39o;9m.. Ihn Oh rrqt
s'a'0 hr sold and the proceeds paid into the
snnpe fund a. soon as ih1 nGW college nni,u,
thHt the library and museum Of tho college.
after its removal 10 tho now buildings. shall be
open to the ruhlic, and that the trustees shall
g authorized TO Elvo Tree public lectures
When Chairman Hunt called tho meeting to
ready to state their .ohloGton? to tho hili.
Trustee Gerard SAID that he did pot believe
that tho College Of the CITY OF New York neod'
"Ihero have been only 40 students thcre
ycS S hs said and the eve rfoIins IS due to
, the large classes in the preparatory depart
before wo saddle /, on tho tnXuayors Of this
ely. 1t does not limit tho Rover T. se,eGta
sie Hx.Svt that i WHss he At II } NSW %rk
near it, or at White Plains. Tho pupils VIII"
want, want a free college however are ia the city
Trustee Iummis was also opposed TO tho
~ am not opposed to tho COLLEGE and i's
bill for Il new site and new buldin@s, We
s s4ff in ar to ,g a9 a" S TR Nit
surccss;u!. rcliryc 10 large extent the pres
freshman class OF go punits,. During the rast
twenty years N number of pupils who re-
sSSy sre"n Thi his lem se the case
III tho College o. the City oi New York. Tho
rccor!s show tina; This Institution was giving
higher
than twenty years ago
.Tru-tees SMrseE, and ,Moiiarty srookoo in
!avo- ii the hi They said ,he city loilcge
had dano good work in tho past nnd that IL
row te,erytd better acs,cmm2!a'i9ns. |, was
:otolUmniI and the I nvrrsity,o! the Chy.%f
New YORK: Mr. MGrtarty 'aid he, he knew new t the
eaeodeh the city olIeg,: this Indicated the
democratic character 81 :he instir utio'h
rrs EuTtSo n: was S' not XII or the W!S made
4 it, Trustee iummis asked ,TrlstG" rPlt i
'S:fH'S H IS In" ~" :2I}R"S% TIL not
when Wa nnn%e to .ls , because Of the lear
had that this hHi6irG was unsafe. 1t has
thlo hut it was never q safe building. '1ns
two flights O; stairs rha5 Lad to ,hnunrer
of Are. if ono OF than was cat Oft :hs other
would 10 usvlcss. The walls are weak. and we
h haS' aors na1Ir haged i"s ne 5ns
however is 3lL an! in no way adapted to the
There are too many children rllmol!ng for
admission to the public schools" said Trustee
rum Of money on the city College, [ believe
that it is our first duty to SEE that the Children
cor,modard am not opposed t. tho CIty
College, but believe that We should POSTPONE
THO onsld"rn,ion q this VIZ Cor ons year"
A motion to POSTPONE tho consideration OF
the hillwas lost by n vnt. .! to IL. After
n little preliminary sSirmishing the bill AS
amended By trustee Iuhhc.l WIS aprruy ed
Is vote CT lttu u. Chairman Hunt votin.
for il.