New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-20
WILL TEAR DOWN STAND
SMITH TELLS SOCIETY.
Founders and Patriots VIII Meet
To-day to Investigate.

A meeting OF the council Of the Society OF the
Order OF Founders and Patriots Of America Will
be held at 10 O'Clock this morning inquire into
the details of the building OF stands for the soci
ETY. in Central Park West from fist 10 73d street
and the sale OF seats the stands for the iud-
son-Fulton celebration parades The meeting viii
consider also the course 10 he pursued by the so
ciety with regnrd the order Of Park Commits
sioner Smith revokng the permit 70 build the
stands.
4 special meeting Of the council has been called
FOR tomorrow morning at which the conclusions
OF to-day's meeting viii be presented and acted
upon. The meeting tomorrow, according 20 George
G. Batcheller. the governor OF the society, will
also consider exhaustively the connection ~ Clar
ence F. Leonard. general secretary Of the society.
with the stand affair and determine whether he
shall Toe continued IN responsible official post
The meeting to-day will be attended by Mr.
Batcheller. Theodore Fitch, Colonel Henry w.
Sackett Mr. Leonard and John T. Coleman. the
attorney for the society. Mark /. stone with
whom the contract TO build the stands made.
has been asked 20 attend the meeting and eN-
plain how he came to make the contract 20 build
the stands. The society is anxious - know from
whom the suggestion FIRST came that II should get
a permit for stands 90 hold TWO thousand seats
and turn fifteen hundred Of the seats over 10
contractor for sale IN order thht the society might
get Ave hundred seats 20 sell to IT'S members for
81 each.
what is 90 he done about tearing down the
stands has 20 be determined quickly That IS an
other question that viii have 20 be discussed with
Mr.. Stone. He has contract with the society for
fifteen hundred seats. and he wants 10 know what
will become OF HIS profit from the sale OF those
seats now that Commissioner Smith has ordered
that the stands be torn down The society has
sold all OF allotment OF five hundred seats 10 its
members at s. each. Mr.. Batcheler. the governor
took forty OF the that price. while General
Stewart l.. Woodford took seven at the same rate
Mr. Ratcheller says that the money will AL be
returned 20 the members Of the society but the
question OF who Will pay back the money paid for
the other seats is yet TO be decided. Commissioner
Smith said yesterday that II the society had no,
begun tomorrow morning 20 tear down the stands
ne would put his men at work on the COB NJ.
BatcheIler said that he could not tell what the
society would do about tearing down the stands
until the question had been disclosed with Mr..
Stone
The resolution TO apply for permit for a stani
from list 10 72d street IN Central Park West. rad
been regularly adopted by meeting Of the counsel
Of the society on August ~. according 10 Nr
Batcheer The plan 10 arrange with contractor
20 build the stand and take 90 for himself
and give tho society 800 seats was adopted az the
same meeting. he said Those present al the meet
ing besides himself were Colonel Henry " Sacletf.
Theodore Fitch, Or. W. z. Fitch. c b. Wilkinson.
Clarence F. Leonard and Mr. Fay. the secretary.
a majority OF the council. He not that
Colonel Sackett voted the resolution. Mr..
Batcheller said that he did not know anything
about the application for second stand from I'D
I'D street
Mr.. Leonard. according 20 Mr. Batcheller.
planned that he thought he might be able to ar
range for the building Of the stand. The motion
was made by Theodore Fitch. Mr.. Leonard said
that several days before the proposition was laI1
Before the council he had Mr.. Stone and ar
ranged TO have the stand built. IL the permit could
be secured. He explained the second permit by
saying the first stand would only provide i.0ii
seats and Mr.. Stone demanded second stand in
order that he might have his full quota OF 100
seats after the society got its 800.
In explanation OF the charge to the members Of
the society OF 81 each for seats a stand which
cost them nothing. he said that tickets had 10 he
printed and letters sent TO each member Of the
ciety informing them that the seats were to be had
Mr. Batcheer said that the society had between
$50 and 275 members. The contractor 20 deco
rate the stand according 10 Mr. Leonard.