New-York tribune., 1897-12-23
PLAZA SITE ABANDONED.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT COM
MISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE
SHAFT BE ERECTED NEAR
GRANTS TOMB.

Tho Soldiers and Sailors Monument COMMITTEES
met In the Mayors Office yesterday with tne NUM-
cipal Art Commission and formally apanuo"eu .i'e
Plaza site for the proposed monument. hio''o
made to adopt site for the mohui"ei'' ''e
north end OF Riverside Drive. a thousand feet
north OF Grants tomb. Charles 7. Barney OIL tiio
Municipal Art Society. said he would agree 70 'he
site II letters were read from Professor ware
Bruce Price and Professor Sturgis. approving the
site General Coils. the Commissioner OF fupnc
Works opposed the change OF site. and oHereu
resolution TO ask the Corporation Counsel whether
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Comhnltteo
could not select a site despite the veto OF 'he
Municipal Art Commission.
II am opposed to any change from the fiaZa
site" he said I'm my opinion the Munlclpai Art
Association has nothing whatever 10 do with this
question / do not think that the Legislature
when It passed the law giving the veto power
over such things to these men In order 10
prevent the erection in the future OF emges
In our parks such we have nov" IN
tended to take away entirely from tnis Con-
missio created especially by II TO puiio tne
Soldiers and Sailors Monument. the power 10 90
what the Legislature told II to do. The Corporation
Counsel has never given us an opinion OH '"is
point and move to refer the question 10 MIN
Recorder Con said that he would oppose the
motion. Il don't want to be understood as peins
opposed to opinion from Mr.. Scott out IL IL
now too late to ask for one. This Commission mas
Art Commission, and that Commission has not ap-
proved OF It. It would be inconsistent ana IL
logical now to ask for opinion as to the rights
OF that Commission because Its answer dlunt suit
us More than that / think the opinion IS NO.
necessary II seems to that II Is well seltieu
that this monument is subject TO the appro'ai Vi
the gentlemen constituting that so-cailed 'om-
| mission. To ask for opinion now would Simply
delay things 30 long that the erection OF the
monument would very likely be delayed ihue"
nitely."
Mr. Mcmillan also opposed General COILS : mo
tion saying that the Park Board felt 1t 10 De It's
duty to defer to the opinion OF men experiehceu ~,
art matters Mr. Goulden declared that ne uiu
not want any further delay. and would not coh-
sent 10 be a member OF the Commission any longer
| II the matter were held over until next year. ne
voted against General Coils. The Mayor ala not
say anything but voted No ComihSSlonc'
| Coils declared that member OF the Ioih'''''
| sion he would ask for opinion anyway
President ORely OF the Upper East SIDE Assn
citation made q speech TO the Board on art ana IN
favor OF the Ffth-ave. site Mr McMliiah spun ~.
favor OF the ClaremOnt site. he thousI,. o,,'
erection OF the shaft near the tirant MoHuiI.n'
and yet not too near. would ada 10 us p, dpp.o
priateness as n soldiers and sailors monument
Mr Gouden read a statement explaining ms h.nn
| ing Of the new site while the O. A. X nad ,1n ueen
in favor of the Plaza He said that as the lIa@s &
| site was out Of the question ne hear'"y '"'''''
The 6nal vote was in favor OF the new s''s; r.;
only General Coils holding out In oppo,luo,, ~,
was therefore declared to be tho cHoCs .oOnol ~
| ihe park Board and OF the "so-caiied Mun'1'p"'
Az ConmisslOn.'