New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-24
DON'T WANT COLUMBIA'S BUILDINGS.
TnUarFI.s or THE CRY COLLEGE VOTE AGAINST
THE PROPOSITION TO OcCrPY
OLD sTRi'CTl-REs.

rno Board OF Education held a ,ong sc-hloa ye,-
te-Gav afternoon and evening At tho Hail OF the
Board OF Education NJ Nc Jas Gr2rd-s;.. Win
President Charles Bulklry Hubbeil n tho chair
Nearly 81, OF the routine reports OF ;hc various
committees aid over from tho last meeting were
ado1, ed yesterday.
1T 7.i5 o'clock tho Boe-l 0. Education adjourned.
and The Commissioners resolved themselves INTO
meeting OF the trustees OF the College or me Oi'y
Of Ncv,-York. The trustees voted against co1sid-
Grafton or the purchase Of the ca Columbia iniYer-
atty buildings Cor the new quarters OF tho college
Of The CITY OF Ncw-york account OF The alleged
.rpract,cablity OF the proposition. II rceIrs thn
the Special Committee having tho matter IN charge
had considered The question previous 10 he receipt
Of tho suggestion contalrcd f. tfc lctter Of Mayor
STR, T. anL had practically agreed upon thc sub
tcct hccore the .etter OF Mayor Strong had reached
them.
Commi.sionor Kctchu.n fcnCc the detailed re-
rort .or the special co.nm;t,c and several CT the
trustees spo,c on the matter ana al. agreed that
The old buildings OF Columbia University wer"
100 antiquated FOR the needs OF the College OF the
city OF Nev,-York and that they were so CON
structed that they could no, be rebuilt or re-
modelled.
After the disposition OF this question Com
missioner Kctchum brought up me matter OF tho
new site OF the college The proposed site IA IN
cluded between one hundrrd-nnd Thirty eighth ana
Observation-Disclosures and AmSie:dhih ana
EdgccOmbe-ayes.. with the quarter ~ me squire
One hundred nd hrt -e!ghth-st excepted. Ihtr'
has l.on some difficulty fl getting some or the
plots included In this remaining quarter. ana a.
the last meeting Of the trustees X was Dc ,eilln"d
10 acquire only tn. three quarters OF thi- lArSc
square II agreed 10 pay tt6g-N fCi tAl+
thrre quarters and the special committee receive!
the poHcr 10 make II contract with the Loan and
Trust Compauy which is to accept the bonds;
Mr. Ketchum in his report stated mat there hu
been intcrpoiaied phrases which would enable me
Bonrd 20 take ar much more q n" remnlHing
quarter ns II deemed fitting. hft"I considerable
discussion II resolution was ADOPTED calling Tor
d distribution Of the contract a. Reported BY Mr.
Katchum among the members OF The Board ana the
defcrmeni Of the whole question until next
Wednesday.
Al the regular meeting OF the Boarc OF Education
HE report on the Coumittte Sites concerning
the West Eighty-nnth-st land again cDusel much
discussion. The matter considered At the LAST
meeting Of the Board, and came back from the
Board OF Estimate end Apportionment IN the shape
Of Il query TO whether the Board did not regard
Tho stables Of the Street Cleaning D"pnrtmcnt as
much cleaner than ii livery stable The Committee
on Sites selected plot on West Eighty -ninth-s;.
for a high school Next door 10 the proposed site IL
4 livery stable which the Street Cleaning Depart
meut desires 10 convert 10 its own use. Commits
sioner Little led fierce Onslaught on the locai n
Of a Street Cleaning stable next door 10 the pro-
posed school Colonel Wiring. Commissioner OF
Street Cleaning. who was present. was allowed 10
defend his I'll OF The question,