New-York tribune., 1900-01-14
PRESENTATION OF PALISADES.
WORK OF THE NEw-YoRK AND NEWER
sEY COMMISSIONS.


An announcement telesraphed from Albany was
published in this city yesterday concerning ~
mort OF a Commission appointed by the GoVeEhOA
OF New-York to confer with similar CoIinii9
appoHted by the Governor OF Ne"-JerseS' - II - -
gard to the preservation OF the PALISADES iH
seems to be some confusion as 70 Jus1 AMI.
missioners and what commissions really nave ms
matter in charge at present as VIII De sh0"H ~
the following letter:
To the Editor OF The Tribune. ,,o =, vour
vaInabIe noner an ~ article entitled ITO Keep the
Palisades-Commission' Report Advises Purcnass
tSat ti the commsson has conferred with the New
5y t69 akk Of Se sSePfd Pdad By the
5s5ss Sis@sq By E. e. Ben. v 6, Morse and J. J R,
II mistake these the same men p.Gts9 who
BY an g act which became law 81 IN beS read
The miss oe on the part Of this state
when appointed shall meet. at SUCH time and place
other Representatives Of the State Of New-JeTsey'
port such action and proceedings as may De taSe.t ~
from time to time and within the current year 70
the office of said Commissioners Of this State
Clearly this Commission had limit TO a9 thS 'he tbs
them HGT Current "s Year 70 ls They made their report
purposes they are officially dead The report which
they made at that time is practically the same 9 as
the purchase of property valued at several million
either the Government or the States nor will It
The present Palisade Commission of New-Jersey
and the Commission representing New-York have
Rnd a ver er pan cost haE we vii tbsTeere sae feel that we
are on the high road to success, in that we nave
Of New-York and Jersey and awakened the
assIstSnce % PoSEiS b regret TO- saw that the
action Of these men purDortng to represent the
State Of New-York and advocating the taking Of the
Palisades for a Government reservation, in the
face Of the report which the Joint Commission has
This Commission has not conferred with the
Wbi "oId tney nave any esap Tishi 10 40 COM o
mendable, their plan for doing Is very Ill timed
Member of New-Jersey Pasade Commission.
New-York, Jan. 19. 1900.
F. w. Devoe. the chairman of the present New
York Commission yesterday furnished to The
Tribune the following extract from a message OF
Governor Voorhees,, of New-Jersey, which throws
further light on the subject:
After much agitation in regard to the subject
lature. in 1885, authorized the appointment OF
the State Of NeW-YoTk and secure il possible.
action by the Government of the United States IN
acquiring and setting them apart as reservation.
or for the purpose of fortifcaton. in order that
Effort in their endeaor to secure favor
able action on the part of the National author
tiles but without avail and hope for aid from
flied to Judge Of its probability. 1t is now gener,
ally conceded that the preservation OF TINS gTan9 g9
and unequalled natural wonder must come tnrosugn
the agencies of the States within whose connnees
Of New-York has been deeply aroused, and in
response TO a demand therefor, Commission has
been appointed by the Governor of that State 10
co-operate with the one appointed behalf OF
New-Jersey The members of the respective COM
missions have met repeatedly in joint session and
given TO the matter ntrusted to their care earnest
and careful consideration In everything that may
he done for the accomplishment Of the desired OBJ
ject the authorities OF this State are assureq OF
the practical and efficient cooperation OF new
York.
Mr. Devoe said that the whole matter as far as
it concerned New-York. was now In the hands OF
the Society for the Preservation of Scenic and HIS
toric Places and Objects, and that special SUD-
committee had the matter in hand and was pre-
pairing bill for the Legislature. No bill has yet
been presented by this committee.
The present Commission for the State Of New
York consists of F. w. Devoe. chairman; F. 5
Lamb secretary; A G. Mills G. F. YUM and E.
P Cone The Commissioners appointed by Gov
ernor voorhees, are Miss Elizabeth B. Verniye.
Mrs Cecilia G. Holland. Franklin W. Hopkins
chairman; William A. Linn and 5. WOOD McClaVe'