New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-20
ARE TIE PACK BOARDS PL1NS BAD?
PROTESTING AGAINsT THE ADOPTED DESIGN OF
THE WING OF THE NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM.

gv a vote OF three 10 one the Par. Beard yeSier
day approved tie plans for the new lecture hall CT
the American Museum o.. Natural History, proposed
By J. C. Cady, the architect Of the Museum. The
BOARD ordered that the plans should be sent 10 the
Beard of Estimate and requested the Issue Of bonds
IN the sum OF $3.50 900 pay for the construction.
The Commissioner who voted against the approva!
Vas President Paul Dana His opposition has not
been disguised from the first. Andrew H. Green VINO
is q trustee OF the museum. sided with MI Dana ana
spake against the plans Calvert Naux. the landscape
architect OF the department, also reported against
them. lie said among other things: There l. no
attempt 10 make the architectural lines of the lecture
nal. coincide with those OF existing building. with
which II IL wholly inconcruOuS. ana the architeciS
propose at this time 10 face up the present north wall
with pressed brick "a permanent hnsh. IN NV
Indictment the architectural proposition thus pre-
sen,ed is 20 awkward in design that the result II eX
ecuted will be dscredtablc 10 the city,
James NJ Constable. chairman Of the Executive
Committee defended the plans in letter 10 Presi'
dent Dana.
In his remarks explaining his stand. President Dana
said: The plan violates and stulti'es totally with
out warrant. the existing plan for the Museum o"ilu
ing adopted BY the Park commissioners III 49, ~
presents an architectural arrangement grossly Oh" Oh
keeping with the standard prevailing la pubhc puHu'
inEs.'
An Interesting debate was precipltated by the new
latuYe be asked TO pass an act making two members
OF the Board quorum for the TRANSACTION CT All D"S
ness Mr.. Dana entered an earnest protcs' aeaihS'
Mr. Gray's proposition The president said he wouiu
he in favor OF allowing two members, should there be
ouorum TO sign bills and psyrolls but nothing al
djtonaI. The dispute was finally ended by MI. Gray
withdrawing his resolution. lie means to call II up
again.
Commissioner Gray had another motion to make
In case OF emergency lie proposed tDat any c''""
.,on.r might give orders and have his aCuOh ny
r,ovsd st the boards next meeting. lie s1id ,""'
Ar Tuesday evening he had teephonec up to oehr"
rs,k ordering that skating might be permitted OH
the pond at Fifty -ninth-s. until III p H. " 49,
TINT he had stepped on President DanaS 'oes' VIM
ASTONISHING This point Commissioner Gray 'SHeu ""'
skating was not allowed last Sunday
aHslf the lake was clear" he sald' Dut "o'o'S
vas allowed TO go upon IT. 49,,
"Eyer,b body who went 10 The PARK 10 SAM n'i
en- onnor,univ 10 do so-isn't that 50, Nj Far
sons ?, Mr. Dana asked ~ ,,o,
Not on Sunday the superintendent '.P.,1
suardedy. "The men who were clearing vi NV
snew objected that the skaters would INTERFERE WIN
their work. , aud ,orees were
at work clearing away the snow. ~ ,ro, tho
~ TysHteen horses and about twenty men, was ''o
answer. ,,.s,o,o- ara have had
sicbtv horses and 100 men If necessary my p'' q;
n Tor the pleasure OF the public ana WneL me- , -
a few days' skating they ought TO De ao"eu w .'
me most Of 1t. call such an occ"S''i "' ''
ency.' ..,, ,,o r.eo,pt,on rs in
frnsIng upon his rights as president Commissioners
GRAY withdrew II.