New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-08
FAVOR MAINE MONUMENT
Both Design and Site Meet AT
Commissions Approval.
ITS COST TO BE 100000
Gift to City To Be Erected al d
Central Park Entrance
Other Plans Pass.

Tho Maine monument, meInoflai "
those who persisted in the Onlteo
battleship Maine and the sailors VIM
in the Spanish American war; was "a
proved Yesterday, both as 10 desie
site. at a meeting of the Municipal
Commission, Robert W. de Forest pEe7i"-,e
The monument is to be a gift TO 'he ely
from the National Maine Monument ~
pittee of which General James GraiI
en-, is chairman. It will be erected at d
oos+ of s1oO 600 at the entrance to Centlai
Park at Eighth avenue and 59th street
The design was submitted to the conlifns-
sion and II received approval on June ~
1000 .nd Charles F. McKfm. Daniel -
Erencb and Frederick Dielman, VINO "ei0
then members Of the commission, were ui-
raoted IN make such minor changes IN II do
might result from future study. INC
then approved was a. the 1uhc'ioii "
broadway and Seventh avenue. a' f0!li
street. and was an irregular triangle Al
form .biz
Through some oversight. however inns
space later was given for punhc coih.o-
station and owing to the facI 'haC
suita BILE sites of this shape are aValidDio "
New York application for new localioii
was deferred till now.
Ii is proposed to create monument
trance to Central Park at a9th street anu
Eighth avenue, where the West Drive anu
the one skirting the southerly slue VI 'ii
park conjoin the monument proper 10 NC
aanked ON each side by a garden house
One of these houses will take tne piaoe u
the rnsigbtIy wooden sentry box, or shelter
for the police now on the LETT MANU- 'iNo'
and the other vii, be utilized as Toulouse
by the park.
Arnlication for this site was made to the
commission in 1908 and was disapproved on
the ground that, as then proposed, the
monument would interfere with the cliCu
lation of pedestrians. But 1t is now posi-
III. 70 +aLe the monument further back In
the park and thus entirely overcome tnlS
objection.
The sculpture will be executed in Knox
willie marble, with the exception of the
browning group. which will be OF bronze
The commission also approved the design
of a. memorial bronze tablet, executed Dy
John 7. BOYLE. the sculptor, for the late
Charles n. Truax, for twenty-eight years
nudge in New York The tablet. at cost
of 81. 80. given by popular subscription OF
the bench and bar of New York County,
will he nlaced in an arched recess IN the
eravstone fireplace in the room or Specldi
Term. Part III, Supreme Court IN the
courthouse.
Designs were approved by the con1nnls-
sion for the Washington irving hsi
School, Irving Place, between 10Th ana I'Ii
streets, for building containing an assem-
bly, room and playground, at cost ol
$500. 900: a public school building, at LOU
and Hopkinson avenues and Amboy street,
Brooklyn. to cost s1s0,ooo. and three story
police station, stable and prison. IN Poplar
street, west of Henry street, BROOKLYN 10
cost So, 900.
The commission Furthermore appro'eu d
design for car stop sign ana post win
wrought steel base. to be erected DIT ihIe
sections where there are fire or olhef safety
stops designating the slde OF me sliee' d.
which cars stop.