The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-08
HITCH OYER CARNEGIE OFFER
ENGINEERS NOT ALL IN FAVOR
OF $1,000, 900 BUILDING.
Civil and Mining Societies Reluctant TO
Enter the Scheme Onhand-Com.
&c Of Is to Consider the Plan
Cable OF Thanks to Mr.. Carnegie.

Representatives Of the American Society
Of Civil Engineers, the American Society
Of Mechanical Engineers, the American
Institute of Mining Engineers, the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers and the
Engineers Club met last night at the house
of the civil engineers. 220 West Fifty
seventh street, to discuss Andrew Car
negies offer of 100000 for a building
to be used as a joint home for the societies.
Alfred Noble president OF the civil On
giEeers, presided at the meeting, which
began at 8 o'clock and ended at midnight.
The discussion developed the fact that
the engineers are rather luke-warm about
accepting the offer. The miners have little
use for such building and the civil en-
gineers have fine home Of their own.
1t looked, for few minutes, just before
adjournment, as if there would be a real
scrap over resolution OF thanks to Mr..
Carnegie and telegram which it was pro-
posed to send to him in London. The reso-
luton and the telegram were drafted by
the secretary, and in substance pledged
the societies represented to accept Mr.. Car
negie's offer, The resolution was carried
When it came to the telegram, George g.
engineers, got up and said:
had not intended to make any remarks
at this meeting. but | cannot vote to send
any such cable message as that proposed.
Nobody here is authorized to pledge his
society to, do anything When this matter
was first brought. UP very much doubted
whether the American Society Of Civil En-
We have home Of our own. and can see
many difficulties in the way Of disposns Of
i should we desire TO- DO so. after we had
After thinking over Mr.. Carnesie's splendid
offer, however! have become CONVINCED
would max 1t impossible for this thing to
However, We, are not in position at this
meeting TO pledge ourselves to do anything.
and as an amendment to the proposed cable
message, offer the following:
the Engineers Club informally assembled
erous offer"
MIR. Morrison's speech was greeted with
despatch to Mr.. Carnegie. Thereafter
the resolutions Of thanks were changed
to conform to the spirit of the cable mes
sage.
All the opposition to Mr.. Carnegie's
offer, developed from the desire OF the
representatives of the electrical and me-
chanical engineers, as well as the Engineers
Club. to commit those at the meeting to a
formal acceptance Of Mr.. Carnegies offer.
1t should be understood that Mr.. Carne-
gle, while he has put up $50 900 for options
on five pieces Of land in West Thirty-ninth
street, few doors from Fifth avenue,
has not agreed to do anything more than
build the building.
The societies to which the offer has boon
made must unless Mr.. Carnegie finally
decides to pay for the land himself, buy
the site.
The mechanical and electrical engineers
occupy a house in West Thirty-frst street,
in which the famous Clark Engineering
Library Is to be placed.
But, according to the will Of Mr. Clark,
the library must be put in f1reproof build
ing, The house Of the mechanical engi-
neers is not fireproof, and that is one reason
why they are very anxious to accept Mr..
Carnegie's offer.
1t was finally decided to appoint a COM
mitteee OF fifteen. three from each Of the
societies 50 represented to confer over Mr..
society vote on the proposition. Then
the committee Of fifteen viii in turn report
to a meeting Of all the societies to be held
at date to be decided upon.