New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-10
FAREWELL TO THE OLD CITY
MAYOR STRONG's SUGGESTIONS APP
PROVED BY WELL-KNOWN CITIZENS.

A MASS MEETING TO BE HELD AND ADDRESSES
To PIE NADIA COMMITTEE OF SEVEN AP-
POINTED TO CARRY OUT THE SENT
MENT or TIE GATHERING.
A, the Invitation o, Mayor Strong. about forty
crom,nent citizens OF NewYork met at Delmonicos
oct evening to formulate plans for the celebration
n. the sssing OF old New-York and Its merging
with the enlarged city Some OF those present
seemed to have gathered the idea that the ceiepra-
ton contemplated was to be held in honor OF tue
birth OF the Greater New-York but they were IN
error The discussion OF the subject developed .he
Fact that of those present were faVorao'!
,,ressed by Mayor Strong's suggestion that the
ceebra ton take the form OF a mass-neeting III
the Metropolitan Opera House or Manson "a,'
Garden TO be addressed in eulosistceiV Ms
,orcal vein by three orators while patrlo'ic n'u''
should be furnished by some OF the musicai So
c,ees OF the city or BY chorus OF schooi c"iuie"
.<,er tho meeting adjourned II was learned 'ha'
both the Metropolitan Opera House ana MaoIsoh
Snuare Garden are engaged for New 1eai eve
the former for the fair Of the Seton Hospnai LOT
Corsnmntives and the latter for "Grady's French
ball"
rbose who were present at the meeting were
>,ovor Strong Commissioners George Moore
smith Waring O'Bren. Mcmillan. Ely. Huoben,
plinolev and Coils; John Jeroloman. G C. Beaman'
~ {, Shavne w F. King. John a. King, Chauncey
" Denew. Magistrate Job f. Hedges Controller
T,.h Archbishop Corrigan. Chancellor Mac
Cotor the Rev DR.. Howard Duffield. Corpora
,,or Counsel Scott, w. ]. Arkell DR.. Stephen
smith. DR. Thomas Hunter. Thomas f. Giiroy'
General Henry l.. Burnett. =. Bradlee Strong.
Magistrate Thomas +. Wentworth Recorder Con.
Justice William c. Holbrook, W. NJ. Massey j. A.
c,e,cher Robert c. Alexander. Frank II. Lawrence.
Darwin r. James. J. Seaver Page. Colonel William
7 Brown Salem II. Wales and J. Edward Sim
mons.
Mayor Strong called the meeting together and
III. tim hat
the celebration Of the passing OF old newborn
should take the form Of a mass-meeting There
should be. perhaps. three speeches. the Mayor
thought historical in character and describing the
career of the city. The proceedings OF the meeting
might be published in the form Of a memorial VOL
ume that would httingy preserve them The
Mayor then nominated j. Edward Simmons
chairman OF the meeting. and he was elected w
F. King chosen secretary. and the chairman
then called upon the men present for their sug-
ges;ions Smith Ely commended the Mayors sus-
gestion throughout Thomas F. Groy said he
thought the celebration was TO be Of the birth OF
the Greater New-York. and he deprecated any fu-
nereal proceedings. Mr.. Depew thought the birth
OF the enlarged city had just been sufficiently ceie-
brated. and that historic New-York deserved some
concentration He approved the Mayors plan
and outlined 1t more in detail referring 10 the sue
cession OF Mayors, from Peter Stuyvesant to Mr..
srong who he said were equal o4Sin ssre s2n
that the celebration De held on New Year Eve
ana that as the CLOCK struck j. the Mayors VI
New-York and Brooklyn join hands.
w. :; Arke publisher Of "J9dee snsge Srs,
ton. on the hand. and celebration by Plat,
Gilroy and Croker on the other: lie w9ud be glad glad
to publish the minutes Darwin James Cor
poration Counsel Scott. j. Seaver Page, John A
King Colonel W l.. Brown. Chancellor MacCrack-
gan. Salem II. Wales and DR. Dufheld spoke
briefly favoring the plan. Colonel Warng pre-
dicted time when the population OF New-York
would be 100000 and when compressed air would
carry people 10 Montauk Point in seven minutes:
Commissioner Coils thought he was less interested
In the celebration than anybody else. because.
whether New-York lived died. he would never
be forgotten.
Frank r. Lawrence suggested that the celebra-
ton be made the inception OF movement 10 COM
memorate the history OF Old New-York by some
such memorial as the Washington Arch. and Com
missioner Hubbell thought 1t might be well for
chorus of thousand school children TO sing pairi
otto airs at the massmeetng.
When the discussion was ended the chairman was
empowered 10 appoint committee OF seven, with
Mayor Strong chairman. to carry out the senti-
ment Of the meeting with power TO add TO It's num-
bers. The committee was appointed az follows
Mayor Strong: Chauncey NJ Depew: Controller
Fitch. Salem n. Wales Judge Joseph F. DAILY, Cor
poration Counsel Scott and W. F. King.