New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
HEINE FOUNTAIN ACCEPTED.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN APPROVE 1T.
THE MAYOR GIVES HEARING on THE FRENCH
BILL. WHOSE ENACTMENT lNIo La"
WOULD RENDER THE ALDER
MEMS ACTION VOID.


WOULD RENDER THE ALDER
MEMS ACTION VOID.
The Ueine Memorial Fountain yesterday received
the approval OF The Board Of Aldermen VINO over
ruled the objections Of the various bodies OF art ex
ar.s who have criticised IT, and by vote OF q
to z Commissioner Hasren authorized 10 accept
tho monument and select a site for II on the Norm
Side The scheme approved by the Aldermen ma!
however never be carried into erect Tor the rreo"
bill has passed the Legislature. providing tha' No
niece Of statuary snail be accepted by the city WIN
, ,bs consent of the Mayor the President OF the
BOARD Of Aldermen the President Of the Depart
ment OF Parks and the presidents OF the Nauo''a'
Sculpture and the Municipal Art societies.
The Mayors hearing this bill was going on IN
his Office while the Aldermen were IN SESSION up
stairs in the Common Council Chamber. the Al
dor,s took q recess and most of them attended the
hearing.
The bill was advocated by Elihu Root and Au-
gstus ST. Gaudens. the sculptor. Alueiiiah "0o"
man. speaking for a majority of the CITY fathers.
oppo,ei it, The latter, in moving the recess saiu
that the bill had been hurriedy passed by the Leg
,slatrre in order 10 prevent the acceptance OF the
Iore,eI fountain by the Board Of Aldermen Rlch-
ard Katzenme!ar DR.. Richard ard George va"
Skal of the Heine Monument Committee were aiSo
a; the hearing 49,,
Mr. St Gaudens urged the Mayor TO approve inc
French bin because the city. he said, needed the
nro,ec,,on afforded by the measure. No protection
WIS NOW afforded and the city was made Laughing
stock before the artistic world
Mr. Van skal for the Heine Committee asked the
Navor TO adjourn the hearing and give h'i" q"
chance to give reasons for opposing the OIL, Ia
reply TO a statement that the hearing had MOI
49,, od,art,sel properly the Mayor said that 1t
had been advertised in two afternoon newspapers
f,r three DAYS. He refused TO adjourn the hearing
on that ground. o.oa
Nv Coodma. limited that the methods proposed
bv those who put the bill through were not ABOVE
susp,cior and said that matters should be open
and above board the more so indeed as the boaru Oh
Aldermen had been severely criticised for its action
in the first instance.
E.hu Root speaking in favor OF the Dill Sa' ''
Alderman Goodman's remarks were pecuiai j."
that they favored the bill and disapproved OF It's
ann,ication Mr. Root argued that the Architec-
tural League and the Sculpture Society were 'he
only bodies capable of passing on the question as TO
the artistic qualifications of monuments offered to
the city.
The Mayor adjourned the hearing until to-mor-
row at 2:30 p. m
When the Board reconvened Mr. Goodman move'
that the regular order of business be departed from
and special reports be called for Under this head
cams the Hene Monument Committees report
The motion adopted.
Mr. Goodman then severely criticised Alderman
Nicholas Brown for what he termed his trifihs
with his duties and the honor OF the Board by be-
ing absent from the meeting. lie said mat MI
Brown never attended any Of the public hearings,
was absent from the committee meetings and had
not acted consistently with the duty he accepted
when appointed TO the committee. He then asked
for the majority report Of the committee. ana being
informed that there none he asked for the dis
charge of the committee and 1t was passed. Pres-
dent Jeroloman and Alderman Olcott voting agains:
it,
Alderman WIndolphs original resolution on the
He.ne Fountain was taken up, and In its stead Mr..
Goodman offered a resolution 10 accept the foun-
tain. Mr.. Goodman then spoke on his resolutionsto
accept the fountain, and said the resolution should
prevail because the people generally demanded the
fountain. because il was a work or art, ana was
asked for certain portion Of the city b. the cit
Zens of that district.
Mr.. Olcott speaking in opposition. took the stand
that the question had resolved itself into one OF
natvism. He said the opinions OF scuptors ana
When the vote called for. Aldermen Burke.
Campbell, Clancy, Dwyer Goetz, Goodman. Good
win. Hackett. Kennenck. Marshall. Muh Noonan.
Oakley, Oh rien Parker, Randall. Robinson. Schill
ing School, Tate Windolph Wines and Wund voted
for the acceptance and President Jero.oman and
Aldermen Hail. Ocott. Ware and Woodward voted
against it. The absentees were Aldermen Browh
Lantry and Murphy
OF % TO 3.
The Board granted permission to Barnum Bailey
to parade their circus on the night OF April
through the streets.
Alderman Goodman moved that the Board adjourn
to Friday March 90 for It's next meeting, the
regular meeting day. TUESDAY, is st. Patricks Day
II carried
bounded by Barrow. West Fourth Washington Place
and Grove st. should be named Sheridan Square.
and 1t passed the Board.