New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
FOR NEW HALL OF RECOkDS
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION FohMTD'
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS i''

MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS ''''
At THE REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
A renrescntatiye gathering of business men yes
terday afternoon took the first step 'o""'' 49,,
isbng one Of the greatest perils that pese' ~
owners Of real estate In the city oi W ~ 49,
their action taking the form OF orgahi]'ns '"s
Association for Securing the Erection OF Ne"
p.cisters Office or Hall of Records. The speaH''
condemned the neglect that has for so ions P
some of the most valuable records III 'ne ~
possession at the mercy or chance' anu ."0 -
ing closed by adopting resolutions ca'"'e 49, 49,
tho Mayor and the Sinking Fund Commissio'o'9
to nroceed at once with measures Leading " '
erection of a proper freproof hall for 'he 'e0o..
~ the Registers Office, and to remove tnose '''
ords at once to "A fireproof structure u'''" III" "
building should be completed ,
The urescnt movement began at a dinner s",,'
y, III. Reform Club about IA fortnight ago oy o.
Stanwood Menken, and a preliminary ors"'''Nl'o.
was then effected and appeals Tor suppo'' ~
circulated These appeals have already secure"
more than two thousand members lot w
ranization which was permanently formeu y.' -.
day afternoon at the meeting held al inc r''"' '''
tate Exchange "a u,or
Tho floor Of the Exchange was cro"ueu VIZ
the meeting was called to order by MI Me'ne.''
,ho temnorary chairman. MIR Menken saic t'i"'
the purpose of tho meeting was TO arouse ''' p
lie to the fact that the Registers onicc was nv
only I'm a state OF dilapidatio!- put tha' " ~
also a ycritable hretrap. and to organize so''V''
that should have its object the accomp''','"o'
of what twenty-five years Of agitation h'u "o
hoen able TO effect Sidney Ward, Chairman u,
ths Committee on Organization, reported hs' Vi
nominal tions for officers. which was ui'''
adopted and tho nominees were deci''" '
The list OF officers is az follows:
President John D. Crmmins secretary. Ihoi,h Ihoinhs
H. Baskerville treasurer, George r. niter chair
Executive Committee, 5. Stanw0od Menhe.n, .nrca N
Wanit,cIior Gibson Putzc Douglas Robinson A.
fred T. Marllng s V. II. Cruger fr.derick kWJ1Iian,
Wnr,cc W,Iliam g. Orr. Ferdinand Schack' freu-
erck 4. snow and John F. poyie; I,oyry = Rowland.
,ohn IP9arsen Rhoadcs Ehu Roof. Z. Ellery An
dsrson James T. ysrnTm Shn %h1eler peh f. Psckhan
Edward W cossesha JlaTgnfdS niafd ii ush CIT j. Grant
onie Iord Harvey f. Fisk Ferdinand Levy EdwaIa sarl
Lsutcrbach. Charles $. Fairchild, James ph;,l,ns
John NJ Bowers John Jacob Asior Ernest dffsr lar
f. w. Bloomingdae. Henry Lewis ,nhn MOTIFS W"bbe-
fIn Henry W W Eator sigmund Neustadt. charles r.
strong Michael J. coemIn Fns,em Mlaii@m george g.
Williams cnsrss psaGody r;. jr 1ghn 4n@v ps wbnr Mas
warnsT Ps %s1r, F0T5G Trbc i y1r1I William Mann and
Charles G. Boamsr 49,,
In the absence of President Crinm'h'
uouland took the chair. and in few words eN'
pressed his sympathy with the movement r'''
Roo
Wheras The safe preservation OF the a., ~ i., ~
instruments affecting titles FOR real csaie IN .S S q,
is OF tho geates lhp rrarara6e loss and
cause untold confusion ana wneIenS % ,bs s city' by
Registers Oficc or nan OF i%nc'."I % Inaammahe mai
reason OF It's age inadequate spdee in, ra, and
IRE and poor sanitary condition - toaly UNI.
unsafe 10 be The rsp'ssory srre %, nIes of the United
sf,tes the real estate records are Kept III III %
buildings specially adapted for the p"'poS'' NV"
Wsoved That this association take such acton as
may bc necessary - secure the speeiy L. % ~
n~w ireproof municipal building IN ms ciiy andp' a,.
10 safely preserve the rapidly M
r,mination Of the same. and commensurate WIZ" ~,
orowng needs OF large city. ana 10 l1'' 'i'i Ia
sn,,sSe t rhn ciy and State authorize. and take
such further action az they may u'e,n s '.. '"'' |
!, .rnnor,lnx his resolution Mr. Roo, said thht NJ
business man would think OF taking so htle care o.
tho documents In his possession as the ci'y oi Ne"
York had displayed In caring for the precious reco'
in s possession. lie said that the present H's's''
nc,ce was entirely unified for It's that !, wa
fu OF the Nth Of generations and ina, 'ne
Il contained were In imminent perl rom ma anr
eral lanes NJ Varnum seconded the reso'u''o''' "'-
II ~as nss Rboaies declared ,ha, the movement
should not stop here. saying that tne recor I'm sno ~
be protected AZ once ana ne t IN the retcntof
clarng that the r.sNs dtl.y -. ,nsu,rc IN IN,
~ ne prcscn, Hall OF Records were hriiv - -
, r.,rd E,mmissoners to secure without delay :
r1mmodaons for the records OF ne Regisrel & o',,e
in some convenient nicprool n"pi"H
n,Simy u, comh be erected for the purpose rms reso
luton also was unanimously alopleu WIN a.
| amendment that a committee be apponeI 20 pr pre-
s.nt Tho case 10 the Mayor and the SlnKlhs uh h
crm,riSsioners I'm T. tlery Anderson seconded IN
,ssoltI.Ion OF Mr. Rhoades. declaring tnat he.e o"s"
~ he no delay in caring for such vital inttt"s'S
NJ p Bouve made brief address IN WI" na IA "a a.
,hai the condition OF the Registers o'iicc anG @ u.
,n",hods of doing business there wer" ahtIpud'' ~"
,,,e. e s,cnrh In the municipal nostris, -
The Board OF Directors Of the Ksa,
hs ohiert OF the meeting and calling on al
Win onor,vowncrs 10 lend their efforts to the move