New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
VISITING MAYORS
STUDY CITY PLANS
Officials Entertained by
Peep Into Beauties
of Future.
TAKE TRIP TO SEE
CIVIC PROGRESS
Luncheon, Lecture and Auto Tour
for EXecutiveS-kline
Greets Them.

Two girls peeked through the doorway
Of the lecture room at the Public Library
at 6 O'Clock last night and gaZed FOR p
moment at lantern slides illustrating
lecture on CITY Planning" being deliV-
cred by City Engineer Nelson +. Lewis
before the visiting Mayors. The palace
at Vienna was flashed on the curtain and
the girls looked at II with open admira-
ton.
Gee said one. They are going to
make Brooklyn like that
Whether the borough across the river
will ever attain the beauty of the Wen
nese palace gardens is question the CITY
Planning Exhibition now being held In
the Public Library is unable to prophesy.
There are other matters OF Improvement
calling for immediate attention, however
and II was TO learn Of the problems with
which the local administration Is con-
fronted that the Mayors of many cities
came to this city yesterday.
The exhibition. on the first floor OF
the Library Building. which has attracted
on an average of two thousand visitors a
day in the last week. was Inspected by
noon there was a luncheon at the city
club. presided over by Or. Frederick &
Howe.
George McAneny. President Of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan and President-elect
OF the Board of Aldermen. represented
the city. The fusion administration had
rare chance to do things In the next
four years, he said.
I'VE have already made start at city
planning" Mr.. McAneny asserted. lie
then praised the new Municipal Building.
After the luncheon the Mayors. IN
seven touring cars made an inspection
OF the greater city. From the city CIuo'
in West 4ith street. they sped across
the Greensboro Bridge and out the
Queens Boulevard to Forest Hill Car
dens Returning they passed along the
Union Turnpike. through Forest PARK,
Woodhaven. Jamaica and Bushwick ave
nues, and back to Manhattan across the
williamsburg Bridge. After glimpse of
the Bowery and Delaney street the
MAYORS returned TO Brooklyn over the
Manhattan Bridge. and came once more
back over the Brooklyn Bridge and up
town 10 the Public Library.
Among those present at the luncheon
and Mr. Lewiss address at the public
Library late I'm the afternoon were Mayor
Kline. who greeted the visiting officers
Mayor-elect Joseph W. Stevens OF Al
bany. Mayor Arthur l.. Andrews OF Al
bany, Mayor-elect Frank Lybolt OF Port
Jervis. Mayor Stewart L. Townsend OF
Rome. Mayor John Bloomin OF New
burgh, Mayor John J. Irving OF Bing-
hamton. Mayor Cornelius +. Burns OF
Troy. Mayor Rosslyn VI. Cox OF Middle
town. Mayor Louis Van Hoosen Of Hud-
son. Mayor Otto Pfaff OF Oneida. Mayor
Edwin W. Fiske OF Mount Vernon
Mayor-elect Louis VIII OF Syracuse.
Mayor elect James r. Cline Of Amster-
dam, Mayor-elect Palmer Garfield, jr. OF
Kingston, Mayor william $. Neurpass OF
Port Jervis. Mayor-elect II. c. Midlam
Of Rome. Mayor-elect Henry y. Hoffman
OF Elmira. Mayor-elect Edward Stetson
Grifiing OF New Rochelle. Mayor Frank
II. Shall OF Little Falls, Mayor-elect c.
II. Brister OF Auburn. Mayor Abram Har-
rison OF Johnstown and Mayor James +.
Lennon OF Nonkers.