New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
For CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE GOVERNOR URGED To SIGN A BILL

literal REQUEST TO THE CITY THAT HANGS
oy HIS DECISION.
IT. ,o,,outnc letter sent to The Tribune
| ,os,o,dav Inv Albert Il. Moore lawyer, Of NO. l'o
Roadway Amended to Mr.. Moores letter Is u
o .art bv lin to Governor Flower yester-
| day
eta, A. ,be last session Of the legislature. bill
- hv Nornay williams. Esq. Of this city. and
,i,l.d 4. An Act to Regulate Gifts for Charitable
roeos - was prrsented to the Senate and Assembly,
a., nas.ed and Is now before the Governor for hi,
Signature. copy Of the bill IS annexed.
rho purposc Of this bill is bcnehcent that 1t
snorn command the attention Of pubc-spirited ct-
o,s and should receive the prompt approval Of
,n Governor before the statutory time for signing
the bill has expired
!, ,hi. law had existed when the Tlicn will was
oeerod for probate the city OF Ncw-Y would be
N day in the ll enjoyment Of the magnificent bequest
made IN thc Tillcn Trust nearly seven years ago
And an additional and emphatic Illustration OF the
valne NJ the proposed law is shown in the following
conv q, a letter which | sent to the Governor today
Hon Roswell +. Flower, CAPITOL Albany. y. Y.
Dear Sill: desire to call your attention Senate bill
so 93i IN your hands iIr signature and entitled
a, Act IN Regulate tiift, FOR Charitable Purposes"
mo necessity for this bill becoming law Ia, appeared
IN the case o, the rilden Will. and j. enforced BY WILL
which | have Just been directed 10 draw. by which the
c,tator propose, give the bulk Of his the
establishment and maintenance Of athletic ground
and pymna Sum the city Of New-York No such bcneNo
lent institution exists. dos exist to my
Knowcdce any Institution whose corr purposes and
organization viii permit s receiving bcquest to be ued
and appied by IL such purpose. II, therefore. this
bill before you becomes law and trust TO take ana man
,gc the fund may be legally established then this pro-
pos,d valuable gift to the city Of NcwYork will lie made
Tut II bill fails then the money Will necessarily be
10 Other purposes.
The will i in my hands awaiting the final passage or
other disposition Of the matter, and respectfully urge
that the bll receive your sanction Yours very ully'
ALBERT Il. MOORE.
The following 1, the bill:
An act 10 regulate gift, for charitable purposes.
The people OF the state ~ Ncw-York, represented III
senate and Assembly. do cuat 4, follows;
sctonI 80 gift, grant bsgue-t OF devils to Re. 81 u ,
educational. charitable or benevolent uses which snail
in other respect, br valid under the laws Of thi, state
shall or deemed invalid hy Of the Indebtedness
or uncertainty Of tn person, designated a. the beng
ncar..s hereunder in the instrument Grating the ~anr
II IN the instrument creating such gift Grant Dqucs
or devils. j. trustee nlmcl 10 execute the sane
the lrgal tile 10 the larl, property pi"n. gah'eL
devised or tqucathcl for such pulposc, shall vest !"
such trustee II no prison b. namci a trustee t'c1 tl
title to such land, property shall vest IN the supreme
court ALBERT il. M''o''i'
Attorney at law 40 Broadway.
New.York, May 3. 1898
Mr.. Moore was seen last night by "A Tribune re
portcr lie said that for the present tie name Of
NJ, client would have 10 remain unknown. The
fortune which my client will leave thr purpo,,ss'
providing Governor lowcf Ign, The Dn Lr n' ,"'''
In what part ~ tIr city VIII the grounds b' SIT
uat,dl' a., ,,,i.,on n
IN. DIV. or course such a question cannot be SCI
tied until tAc death Il ih" man VINO gives inc
Why do,. your client think Of making such gift
10 the city ,.,, , ,,,,,.