New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-15
MILLION FOR BRIDGE.
CITY F-dTHERS TOTE 1T.
Celebratioa Committees Merge a
Huds0n-FuIfon mission.

acted fsvorah,y upon ny the finance committee
r,ve7 II the S00th anniversary OF the eNplora-
ton Of The HUDSON River by Henry Hudson b.
not celebrated by Z worlds fair, this action OF
she Board Of Aldermen practically insurea q
ettirr memorial. The construction Of this bridge
vac proposed liree years ESQ Icy the Hudson
'r.r-Centenary Joint Commission. only one act
~e-,asns . rake the bridge assured fact. and
ant Is the Mayors signature. That he will
fix ISIS - considered practically certain. as
he sf,proye5 Of the project when T. was before
the Board CT Estimate. and Apportionment last
November.
IA a letter 10 the governors Of the commits
E.on cent yesterday afternoon. by Eben r. u
colt Il was announced that the surveys and
io-ires lad been made and the plans were so
IA along thai according TO the Bridge Depart
inert ;he bridge could easily be completed be-
fore September l.. 1905 when the anniversary
cate occurs. owing TO changes in the plan ii
VIII cost less than at first proposed. The sug-
l-ested towers have been taken of and the
width OF the viaduct has been reduced from
100 10 50 feet. The bridge. including the arched
approaches. VIII be about half mile long, the
Steel arch span over tie creek being 500 feet
with the centre $50 feet above the water. 1t
viii cost So 10000.
The bridge Will Join the upper end Of Lafay-
ette Boulevard with the boulevard extending
north along the bank OF the river named AFTER
the explorer. It practically extends Riverside
Drive for many miles beyond the confines OF me
CITY.
The Hudson Precautionary Joint committee
viii hereafter be known as the Hudson-Futon
Celebration Commission. The ter-centenary
committee. appointed by the Mayor and the
Governor TO arrange for the Celebration in 1901
q The discovery OF the Hudson. and the Full
Ton Memorial Commission appointed by the
Mayor. which was 10 be in charge Of the cele-
rrati0a Of The centennial OF the beginning Of
steam navigation. are TO be amalgamated. The
change made yesterday in the name Of the com
Il7ittee was not adopted until after sharp and
spirited debate much opposition 10 the change
developing
There were TWO meetings Of the commission
YESTERDAY. At the meeting Of the executive
committee in the Governors Room in the City
Han az . T. IN. the committee received the re-
port of General Stewart l. Woodford, who, with
Herman Ridder. James N. Beck and Charles :.
Francis visited President Roosevelt last Satur-
day. General woodford said President Roose-
welt the only President 10 come from New-Yorz
City and one q the two Dutch" Presidents, was
interested deeply in the Hudson Fulton celebra-
ton. President Roosevelt asked that his name
he stricken from The list Of Corporators because
q his official position. The President also told
his visitors that they must not look 10 the fed
eral government for financial assistance, as the
celebration was entirely a State and local affair.
Controller Metz severed his official connection
with the board at the second meeting. He said
that as = member Of the Board Of Estimate, TO
which The commission must make application for
appropriations. he could not remain q member
Of the commission.
The executive committee also received the
draft Of the charter Of the commission from the
committee on legislation This with q few
amendments, was adopted by the entire joint
commission, and Will be sent 10 Albany iTnrne-
diaoely. Il probably VIII be acted on early next
week
CHANGE PROVOKEs DISCUSSION
When the proposed charter was submitted to
the entire joint committee at the second meet
ing. TWO changes were made. The first, which
provoked much discussion. was the changing Of
The name Of the commission from the Hudson
Precautionary Commission 10 the Hudson-Fu-
tou Celebration Commission. The other was the
SUBSTITUTION q Henry for Hendrix in the name
CT the discoverer.
After judge William ". Goodrich had sub
uitted the proposed charter 10 the Joint COM
mittee, William McCarrou president Of the Fu,-
ton Memorial Commission. asked that that COM
mission and its work be recognized IN the name
Of tha new commission. He said that the mem
celebration q the beginning OF steam naviga-
zion might be lost 70 sight unless the name OF
Fulton be placed Ia the uane Of the commission
His request al once brought several members
q The Hudson committee 10 their feet TO protest
"Eainst amy recognition Of the Fulton commits
sion ON the name of the new body. They were
leaving d, an their own way until Judge Good
rirl arose and said that the demand OF the
Fulton commissioners VAS fair and reasonable.
Pro. ceilings here We're INTERRUPTED for a moment
hy the resignation ~ Controller Metz Then Mr..
M-'arrnN arose 20 disclaim any personal feel
i1g En- The affair, either on The part Of himself
or his fellow members. He said that the work
~ the commissioners since the TWO bodies had
united was much broadened and its scope in
creased. and nat its present title ignored a
most Important part of its work. He then sug
gesied that the name of the body be the HUd-
on-F1iton Celebration Commission.
Several members Of the Hudson committee
spoke more or less ir favor Of this name. This
cau-sd ore member 70 rise exctedly and
claim:
II us friend Of Abraham Lincoln. He was
born n 1909. but do not want his name in the
name OF our body: neither do ! want that Of
J2c5ert Fulton"
Jacob Could SchCrman. president OF Cornell,
tAer suggested that the name Of the body be
The Hudson Commission: for the purpose OF
plSllc ce.sbratoE or coHIneInoration of the
ie- centenary Of tie discovery OF the Hudson
River by Henry Hudson in the year 1909. and
- tee first use OF steam IN the navigation Of
SAD ilfef by Robert Fulton I'm the year 1907 4"
PRESIDENT SchurTnsn thought that this title COW
e:ec Ire whole Held and IL was finding favor
Xxx "a member explained that II would be nee
s-S@Eg 70 write NE whole thing in full every
- ma ne noay was referred 10 in legal or
.ori!'si communications. After nearly an hours
spirited debate, the Hudson COMMITTEES decided
re-uEu-Ze sLster E.a,-