New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-03
FOR A NATIONAL MUSEUM.
HALL OF RECORDS BRIDGES
MAKES HIT.

Alderman Jimmie" Bridges has a red line
around the second day of May 1902 because, in the
eyes of his South Brooklyn constituents. that was
! the day he broke into New-York City's social
-Four Hundred" Alderman Bridges noisy
and disrespectful toward President FOrnes in the
early part of the year before he came to know
! just how nice man Mr.. Fornes is, that when the
| president made up the committees he apparently
! lost" the South Brooklyn statesman by appoint
! ing him TO the Committee on Public Education. and
| to other committee. Mr. Bridges indig-
nant that he threatened to resign his only appoint
ment, but thought better of 1t. The wisdom of his
decision must have been apparent to himself yes
! terday afternoon when he INDUCED in a rare burst
of eloquence with reference to the need of saving
/ the old Registers office a National Historical
Museum. There We're many prominent people at
/ the hearing in the aldermen's chamber, when Mr..
Bridges with his hair beautifully combed, rose in
his place and said:
Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemin: 1t is
sCarcely necessary Tor me to say that am In faNor
OF protecting this ancient building II should ne
saved for the future generations of young Ameri-
recolections. In the haIcyon days of this republic
our forefathers died and many Of them bled to give
this country liberty from the mailed fist OF the oP,
pressor This old Hall of Records is clustered all
luton.
There a round of applause for Alderman
Bridges. The women nodded approvingly and smiled
at him. and the resolution declared
adopted many of the women stopped long enough
TO shake hands with Alderman Bridges and express
admiration for his sentiments
The hearing and its result were eminently salts
factory those Interested in Alderman Good
mans resolution calling for the transformation Of
the old Registers Office into museum. A resolu
ton somewhat similar was introduced three years
ago, but Mayor Van Wyck vetoed II the ground
that 1t did provide any governing power
control of the building by the city. The present
reolution allows such control the president of the
association be appointed by the Mayor annually.
Alderman Goodman the first speaker, and
explained the resolution and previous resolution.
Colonel Joel B. Erhard explained the object of the
museum. A letter then read from John ID.
Crmmins indorsng the resolution.
William +. King. president OF the Merchants
Association, said New-York the show city Of
the country and from commercial point of view
city.
She said in part:
What do Is touch the foreign Gle
ment of this city, who really elect our Mayor and
officers. They know nothing about George
military heroes. We are founding this museum
with a Interior motive. that all foreigners
learn the patriotism Of our country We do
not wish to have any one above Fourteenth-st.
come 10 the museum but the foreigners and their
families. This is just nucleus to bring about a
great work in this part OF the city.
Mrs Able Of the city History Club. spoke in
favor 1t seemed to her that place where
many Of the forefathers had suffered should be
sacred TO the people She spoke Of short excursions
children Of the foreigners and the work being done
20 AmericaniZe them.
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner and Miles NJ. @ Brieu
spoke strongly in favor OF the plan. Among those
who present and did not speak were Mrs
J; p. kernochan. Mrs. Janvler lie Duo, Jo6n llu
Fails, Gilbert S. Coddington and +. Augustus Scher-
merhorn.