New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16
.BOOMLET FOR M ANEM
Cooper Union Audience Greets
Him as "0ur Next Mayor"
TELLS OF CITYS PLANS
Civic Centre Downtown and
Better Approaches for Bridges
Among His Schemes.

President McAneny Of the Borough OF
Manhattan spoke to and was mildly
heckled by a Peoples Institute audience
at Cooper. Union last night after they
had greeted him as "our next Mayor"
Without any reference TO that enthus-
iastic part OF his welcome, the Borough
President gave them review OF his work
in that Job, which I'm. general way fol-
lowed somewhat after the fashion OF the
recent speeches of Mayor Gaynor, from
which the inference has been drawn that
he is making the preliminary moves tow
ard the nomination for next year.
Mr.. McAneny outlined his ideas OF
broader city planning-planning Of which
the subway extensions are one feature,
and which include grouping of public
buildings in a civic centre around Centre
and Worth streets. better bridge ap-
proaches, the Seventh avenue extension,
wider use of school property for neigh
borhood purposes and finally ended Up
with this generous offer:
II have sketched these plans in outlin.
only, but If any Of you would be inter-
ested TO learn more of the details YOU
have on.y to come down TO tho City
Hall. and come either to the Office Of the
Mayor. on the first floor. or 70 my own
office, on the second floor"
Some of the Cooper Union audience,
however, seemed to consider one city
official in the hand a better subject for
quizzins than the possible two city off,
cials at the City Hall, even after Mf
McAneny's generous offer. so they fol-
lowed the custom OF Cooper Union au-
diences by putting their questions TO the
speaker right after his speech.
when are the subway operating con-
tracts going to be signed?" was the first.
and the Borough President explained
that, while the terms had been arranged.
the actual signing would probably not b.
accomplished until about the middle Of
December
why couldn't We have a municipal
employment bureau" was tho next, and
when Mr. McAneny explained that he
couldn't answer that because such an
idea had never been advanced, the ques-
toner added:
well, just thought il would be good
thing to think about"
The Borough Presidents pavement poll
cies came up next, when man who had
taken notes on the progress Of that work
on Second avenue opined that the con-
tractors were certainly making a mess
of the whole street over there.
Mr.. McAneny explained that Second
avenue had been used as a testing ground
for fourteen different kinds OF pavement,
with the idea OF getting by actual OBJ
servation and test a basis for all the
future pavement work Of the city on a
single standard, and that satisfied that
hecker.
When will the Board of Estimate get
the grade tracks off Eleventh avenue
he was asked tLen.
1--WE are working on that now, and no
one can say exactly. when that will he
settled" replied the Borough President
Another questioner wanted TO know
about the snow removal job, from a
scientific standpoint, but that heckle was
shunted over TO big Biz Edwards and
the Mayor. and finally the meeting voted
its thanks to the Borough President for
coming there and rendering an account
OF his stewardship"
John Purroy Mitchell, President OF the
Board OF Aldermen. who was also sched-
uled to speak, sent word Of an interfer-
ing engagement, and DR.. Howe the d.
rector OF the institute, said that Mr..
Mitchell would speak at a date 10 be an
nounced later
Or. Howe also announced that Clement
]. Driscoll formerly First Deputy Police
Commissioner, would speak al Cooper
Union next Tuesday night on the police
question, and that William J. Burns
would deal with the same topic next Fri.
day night.