New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-13
CIRCUIT QUAsHEs TAVERN.
Votes Against Giving Appropriation to
Purchase Frames.

..7., al, The Controllers fault" pouted the mem
/ bers IF the Woman's Auxiliary to the Scenic ana
Historic Preservation Society, as they reluctantly
left the Council Chamber at the City Hail yesNer-
dav afternoon at the close Of the public hearing
before the Board Of Estimate and APportonnent
M, the purchase Of Frsunces' Tavern Inc I1olion
to purchase the old public house. with half the
biock in which IT stands. had been lost, and the
tlau7e for the loss was attributed 10 Controller
C5rout who first voted against it, and then. when
fine question was reconsidered, DECLINED TO vote
at all
The hearing called out several hundred persons
,-,,-,r- 4E,eY, -,sny prominent men and women
The smiles on the faces OF nearly every one pres
eut broadened into shouts of laughter when secre-
tary Mooney read protest from MRS Morehouse
against the purchase Of the tavern They may
,,rze YOU on z patriotic standpoint, ran the pro-
test t7but such a demand is only WhtteWashed
Notwithstanding the city to purchase Fraunces
Tavern for their glory and put Il park around
~ when SeY-York City is IN bankrupt condiuon-
~ has no right to assume such obligations 10
crafty such wild crazy demands of fanatic relic
hunters especially in these hard times when every
t,odv is struggling to make a living TO make ends
meet and keep from freezing, being In the hands
and sidetTack our coal for which we pay famine
prices blood money and can secure ony niue
no the are Soa T as seqstF1 Mooney sat down
= think they should be referred to the Controller
troiler Grouf but I do not the use OF park
connected with it, in a quarter where there is no
There's no place where bigger crowds congre-
gate than at Battery Park, and that is not resi-
Dental quarter. either, put in man who was
standing outside the railing
I think President Cantor IS right 20 want the
tavern with the land adjoining. said President
birmingham I'VE must keep our sense Of proper.
ton and take enough land 10 show up the tavern
Then Mrs Emil l. Boas. who was becomingly
govrned in black broadcloth, with a hat OF violet
orchids. arose, and. placing white gl2Ved n ana
the bar of justice, so TO speak tried 10 awaken
the Controllers dormant artistic sense
lyon wouldn't want erect a statue and then
build wall around IT." she said This is TO be
national museum antiquities, and surely it ought
10 have an appropriate setting.
The negative vote of the Controller, by which the
motion purchase was lost. was surprise 70 all
EXCEPT the Controller The smiles evaporated from
the women's faces, and President Cantors feat
ures petrihed.
II had no idea the Controller had any objection
TO the acquisition of that half block said he
'.TIere we have gone all the trouble of pub
lie hearing, only to have the resolution defeated
I move to reconsider the vote" The second time
the vote was lost for want of a majority
I'VE feel very bitter toward Controller Grout.
said a prominent at the indignation meet
ing out in the corridor. He is always doing this
sort of thing But aren't discourage d-only
surprised at the Of events
Another public hearing will be held On Wednes-
6ay at . o'clock