The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
FINANCES OF THE CITY CLUB
THEIR OWN LITTLE DOMAIN IN
RATHER A MESS,
But the Need OF Securing m ADMINISTERS.
tion OF the Affairs OF the City OF New
4 York Based on Business Principles
A Il SIN PLAINLY ADparent to Them.

"a York Based on Business Principles
d Is Stin Plainly Apparent to Them.
g In October last before Supreme Court
Justice Charles w. Dayton and a jury
James Hebron. livery stable keeper at
.12l West Forty-hfth street. obtained a
Judgment against the City Club for nearly
81 500 for unpaid carriage bills. MIR.
Hebron said on Friday:
MY bill had been due between Ave and
six years. Sometimes small amounts
would be paid on it. Just before /
brought my suit against the club l was
informed that after the help had been
paid that month the club had exactly
20 cents left in the bank. ! knew that the
club had furniture and l decided 70 bring
suit. l want to state emphatically the
fact that the bill was not the fault OF the
members but the fault Of the manage
ment. The mana cement had lost two
books containing accounts. including my
own, and l was asked after 1 got my
Judgment for nearly 81 500 to take some
thing of from the bill. / declined to do
90. After a delay Of twelve days my
Judgment was paid in full. The whole
thing was not the fault Of the members
but Of the management, and will be glad
at any time to give credit to any indi-
yidual member of the club
The management OF the City Cup Is
and chairman Of the executive commit
tee; Charles H. Strong, chairman OF the
board OF trustees, and the leading mem-
bers of the finance committee are Presi-
dent McAneny, Isaac n. %Seligman, Fred
erick A. Cleveland and William j. Schief-
felin. u .
: Talks with a number OF members Of
the club elected the further informa-
ton that the Christmas fund last year
for employees Of the club. amounting
to a little over 81 900. was used TO pay the
pressing bills Of tradesmen and that the
employees did not get their Christmas
tokens until February rs. This Presi-
dent McAneny admits. but he says that
the Christmas fund for 1907 was not dis
tributed to the employees until March
II, 1908. and he does not believe that
these two incidents have any signifi-
Cance
There are members Of the club who
say that it's affairs had been running badly
for a number Of years. and they quoted
from the treasurer's report issued on
Il December. 1908. This report shows that
the club had cash on hand $1,000. cash
In bank, $s80.O3; due from members
1ourrent,, e;S21 y 49, snd members ,oe% snsr IN af-
ACahbs ClO, Ars-O III NV
according to the treasurer.'s report there
was over 500, 600 due from members.
Among the liabilities Of the club. accord
ing to the treasurer's report. was accSunts
payable-that is amounts payable to
tradesmen and others-$ 3s, 940. 10. Men,
urer's report did not hesitate to say
that the club was hopelessly involved.
According to a statement issued a short
time ago President McAneny, tracing
the financial affairs Of the club, said that
the accounts payable OF January !. 1905,
and on January |, 1923. s9s. $40, 70. and
President McAneny admits that Of the
latter amount 90, 600 was due for arrears
OF rem and the rest was due tradesmen;
Twenty nine members of the City Club,
headed by President McAneny, Robert C.
Ogden, who is a vioe-president of the
club. and these others signed the Cooper
Union meeting call: Frank l.. Babbott,
Edward c. Blum. Henry L.. Bogert, Mich
olas Murray Butler, julius Henry Cohen,
j. Clarence Davies, Winfred T., Deuison,
Cleveland H. Dodge. Austin G. Fox, A. s
tington A. Jacob, Frederick W. Long
fellow. Frank Lyman, Alfred E Marling
EPhilip j. McCook. Robert Grier Monroe,
SJames II. Post. William j. SchieTelin
Charles A. Schieren, Gustav H Schwab,
Isaac n. Seligman, Charles H, Strong
-Oun v. 0lePnens, SyIus ouiToeIseT ant
Alfred T. White. The ext Of that cal
IL interesting to many members OF the
club in view of the present financial con.
dition OF the City Club. tread:
The need of securing an administra-
ton of the affairs Of the city Of New York
based upon business principles is plainly
apparent; the future welfare Of the city
both economic and social. wilfbe gravely
endangered il such principles are not
recognized now
Frederick A. Cleveland ia technica'
director of the Bureau Of Municipal
Research and President McAueny of the
City Gu is one Of the trustees Of the
bureau. Winfred I. Denison, also of the
City Club. is secretary of the Cooper Union
meeting c~oterie, with a suite of offices or
the eleventh floor OF the Beaver Building
Beaver and Pearl streets.