New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-19
BOTANIC GARDEN ASSURED
THE NECESSARY s25o,OoO RAISED BY SUB
SCRIPTION.
THOSE WHO WILL. CONTRIBUTE THE AMOUNT RE
ouIRED FOR THE ENDOwMENT-THE CITY
NOW TO ISSUE BONDS FOR $500 ooO AND
TO GIVE SITE OF 25O ACRES

~ BRONX PARK.

TO GIVE A SITE OF 25o ACRES
IN BRONX PARK.
The most important meeting yet held by the
corporators OF the New-York Botanic Garden
took place yesterday afternoon In the office OF
President Seth Low. AT Columbia College. The
importance Of the meeting lay In the fact that
the balance OF the $3.50 900 required by the act
authorizing the establishment OF this garden
before definite action could be taken by the cor
porators was subscribed. and the society Is In a
position now to go ahead with the work OF
providing NcwSYork City with a hrst-class
botanic garden. BY the conditions OF the act
authorizing the establishment OF this garden
II is stipulated that the corporators must first
raise by private subscription the sum OF $3.50
600 This done. the city Of N,w-York Is re-
durcd to issue bonds to the extent OF SoOo.ooo
to erect the necessary buildings and to set
aside for the exclusive use of the Botanic Gar
den 80 acres of land in Bronx Park.
Under these conditions 1t will be seen how
important was the announcement made at yes
terday's meeting Of the Botanic Garden cor
porators Unless the entire sum of s250.0oo was
raised by subscription within three years OF the
enactment Of the law not one acre OF the citys
land or one dollar OF ts money could be used
for this botanic garden scheme. but now that
that the total sum OF $4,000 and the 250 acres
OF land are the handsome foundation on which
to begin New-York's Botanic Garden. The 25o
acres of land in themselves II reduced to a
money value would represent large sum. go
that all things considered New-Yorkers have
reason to be congratulated on the fact that
this superb beginning Of great botanic gar
den Is assured
NAMES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS
The people who have subscribed to this sum
OF $3.50 900 naturally have felt little difiident
about having their names made public until
the entire sum was assured. But now that the
amount is completed. the names OF the sub
scribers Will FOR the first time. be given. to-
g,shcr with the amounts they contributed They
are j. Pierpont Morgan. $1,000 Columbia COL
lcgc. $4,000: Andrew Carnegie $4,000. Cornelius
Vanderbilt s25ooo: John u. Rockefeller s25ooo'
u. .. Mills. $4,000: Judge Addison Brown.
s25 600. William T.. Dodge. $4,000, James A.
scryrn-er $4,000. william C. Schcrmerhorn.
30 900. ex-Judgr Charles /. Daily. $1,000; Oswald
Ottendorfer $500. Samuel Sloan. $1,000. George
j Gould s. 900. Miss Helen VI. Gould. $1,000.
John s Kennedy. $1,000. William Rockefeller.
s. 900. James VI Constable. 5000 Morris Is
Jcsup $500. Mrs Melissa i. Dodge. Slooo'
Tirany x Co 81 oOo. and Hugh y Camp. $500.
This sum ~ $50 oo0 VIII not b" used for any
81 tn, buildings or Tor improving the grounds
The half million Of dollars given by the city
viii be- expended for sucn purposes. while the
money received 10y private subscription VIII De
kent strictly as an endowment fund. the IN
terest from which Will be applied 10 the main
,enAoce II the garden. One reason why the
Finance Committee Of the corpOrators was so
long IN securing this amount row over two
- ON NAtN
,n.ut o, such A garden as 1t proposed should
hc much larger than $4,000. and II en-
denvor,i 10 raise double. or even three times
that amount on the plan marked out by J.
ficripnt Morgan for raising this half million
- dollars hy private subscription (Which with
fh. l.ly million - J.. given by the city "ouiu
make an even million IN chsh) ten SUBS 'rlp'''
were t. he secured Who "ouil give s-SVVy az, ''I
and twenty }-rFc were t. y" round "h" ""u"
,,l,. SO 600 ench In this way the even half
milton would be secured. This plan was :" in'
carried ont that seven of The ten men 10 sHr
g., o.. .aeh and three II the twenty ave men 70
giv, 80 O0l were found but such has been the
depressing effect of the recent hard timrs tia' M
the original plan was ahaniunrh. ana l.'
name. Committee waf comI"Ncd l" d" sdt's
with pnl, the necessary s.5o.o0r. There Is III
H. doubt that 'hc endowment o' quarter OF
q million VIII D.. substantially increased year
hy year by lcgaci.s and by contributions ~
H.. meeting held yesterday afternoon II was
decided los the corporators that the onorts 10
Increase thc .ndov mrnt should not cease. ana
the Finance Commister was ordered u continue
ITS cndcayors ~ this direction
Cornelius Nani'llilt. who presided over the
meeting put the following resolution before ,he
v'hrr.,. 'Th,. cuIow fnenf fund ot <-ctN ca..ci
for hy The act % inc,fpofaiion has been 'N"Y SUI"
That 'he rf.isn, o. TIE ,o'anic r6i,1y Gar,
"a. Board of Commissioners Of Pubic Parks OF ih.s
inc, .i ~ request them to set aside - acres %
,he lanI ~ IRONS rrk for the OF the botanic
..r.f.s r.lfiir.l sail act
Resolved! Thp' the Board ~ Estimate ana Appor-
mopcn " .o scoco r. VI stock y the May9r Alermea
and commona,iy of ne city OF Newf ork ,,, ,9r dne
l. he 'r''' noisnic ct ME carlen
THE SITE ~ BRONX PARK SELECTED.
Already the corp,rators of the garden have
officially visited Bronx Park and have selected
tho go acres they desire FOR the park Last week
m. Board of Scientific Directors Of the Botanic
Garden. together "lth the Park Board. went over
Bronx Park thoroughly. The Board or Scientrl'
Directors consists "f seth Low, JuiSe Nudis'h
Brown Professor Charles f.. Chandler. Professor
Gilman W Thompson. Professor Nathaniel l.
Rritton. James T. Kemp and the president ~ the
Board " Education The $50 acres selected by
them is on both sides OF Bronx River when VIII
thus flow through the middle of the garden. ar
fordlnx unciullel facilities for the landscape
gardener greatly to enhance the rare natural
beauty Of this lovely spot tn" go acres nave
been selected also with n view of ready ac-
coss 10 the city. The west side ~ TIA" park can "r
reached in twenty-one t. twenty-five minutes
from the Grand Central on the Harlem road Ihc
station is Bedford Park. The proposed gardens
can be as readily reached on the east side by tax
Ing the West Farms trOey-cars. which start
from the Third-avc. Harlem bridge.
Speaking - the new garden, eN-Judge CHARLES
y pay said to A Tribune reporter;
'In every country In Europe. and in France.
Germany and Holland I'm nearly every town. there
ia a botanic garden. while In North America. with
a populaton ~ a. 600. OF which 63OO0oOo are In
tic United States there Is but one botanic garden
worthy Of the namc-the one established IN 81
I Ious by the glff OF the late Mr.. Shaw. Not only
In Europe but In countries wher" nature ~ excr'-
,,nraIlv nrolI0c both I'm the abundance and In the
variety of its vegetable products. such gardens
are regarded as necessary. and have been estab-
lisl ed I'm Mexico. Brazil, Sumatra and Borneo.
RECNION or POTOMAC TETERANS
MAKES HOLIDAY IN HONOR OF THE