The sun., 1916-11-21
100000 HOME
Fur THE CITY CLUB.
New Centre Of Civic Activity
Planned in Fifth Avenue
Near Forty-secOnd st.
TO OBTAIN 5000 MEMBERS
Work Of the Year Reviewed at
Twenty-fourth Annual
Meeting.

Announcement Of plans for . new
5000, 900 building TO be erected near
Tfth avenue and F~orty-second street
for the City Club Of New YORK. was
made last night at the clubs twenty
fovrth annual meeting In IS West Forty
fourth street. First intimation OF the
proposed expansion came In the report
Of Lincoln Cromwell. chairman OF the
heard Of trustees.
~. Cromwell said Il was the inten-
lion TO make the new quarters the great
ct centre Of civic activity In the city :
70 increase the membership. which h
now 1,s4s, . 5000 or 5000. and to pro-
~ for commodious working, library.
meeting and dining rooms for the con-
voaiance Of the members and their
guests. An architect has been engaged
ana will be prepared TO submit plans for
the consideration Of the club In . mort
time.
In anticipation Of the enlargement Of
a. clubs membership and activities. the
report said that the sscretarial SIAN
would he doubled and that $4,000 would
- raised for public work during the
ysar.
Mr., Cromwell outlined h following
a. the most important services rendered
~ the club In the last twelve months:
work Of Year.
vfsdsse . basis for obi tanning grestr uni-
4enaioa OF building law adminiArsoou
0ochwood. Ellenbosen bin OF 1910. .-
- soning resolution Of July 3. rde
Development Of the schoharie watershed %
. part Of the Cstshin wster supply.
rrsv,ntioa Of the repeal OF tbs pse"sm
fSsveusion Of the r-pesi Of he - sbeiish.
Ing the elective Coroner syseem.
Attsmpf 10 obtain the ratthcaston OF We
ppopesed constitution Of 1911.
Inveais.,ion Of the sui!shtiity OF vosins
Attempt 10 extend the ~" OF public
EeSXiutment OF the Ansn~tal relsaions ~.
tween the city and the stSc.
The report said Of the proposed new
State constitution Of last year:
THE defeat Of the proposed constitu-
ton has in no way altered our belief
that IT. adoption would have served ths
intsrssts Of New York city and the state
e we'll. Apparently half of those who
voted against II did 30 In the belief hat
n wal much too reactionary."
Approval was given to the use OF vot-
inR machines in New York city with a
view Of encouraging composition amon
manufacturers OF the devices and has
tening the time when N VIII
have reached mechanical perfection. %
that their use nay be general.
Work for Nest Yesr.
Among the subjects which the report
said would receive attention during the
coming year were the following:
Iseislation TO meet trannt strikes.
Amendments TO the city charter. the .comfnl
seooion Of the LeSislsiure being the las
chance TO make IL somewhat more wosksoh
for the next city administration
Extension Of the system OF pubic employ
CREATION OF a new standing committee I,
follow the work of the Public ServtaD Con
Legislation to insure longer terms sr Posc
Commissioners g.
sauiy Of second choice voting for 1sS
Yosh city eiections.
A study Of the cost and operseaea OF tn
Greet primary Law.
a study Of the operation of the pressn'
ballot law.
The following were elected members d
GAe Board Of Trustees: George w. Al
Ter, Richard s. Childs. Lincoln Crom
well, Stephen p. Dugsan. Abraham l.
0utman. Chase Mellen. Charles W. NC
Candies, James Cowden Meyers. JOSEPH
n. Price, Frederick II. Within and Rob
Wt A. Franks. Az except Mr.. Frank
are On the present board.