New York City of the Future 
not only the purpose for which the build¬ 
ing is created, but to the historic interest 
of the section of the City in which it is 
placed. Public buildings would in this way 
become a marked educational factor in the 
City’s life. 
No city can be truly great without public 
recognition ot its past records, and no list of 
recommendations received was larger than 
that for public monuments. It was found 
that the City in many cases would not be 
called upon to secure these by the expendi¬ 
ture of public money, for hundreds of 
patriotic organizations and public-spirited 
citizens are ready and anxious to contribute 
toward this end. 
Among the suggestions under considera¬ 
tion at the present time, many of which are 
in the process of development, are: a monu¬ 
ment at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, com¬ 
memorating the Prison Ship Martyrs; a 
monument at Battery Park, recording the 
growth of the country ; a water gate and tri¬ 
umphal arch similar to the Dewey Arch, to 
be erected at the Battery; an historical monu¬ 
ment at or near Twenty-third Street and 
Fifth Avenue, similar to the one in the sug¬ 
gested design by Bruce Price, to record the 
events of the Civil War; the preservation of 
the Jumel Mansion as an historical museum; 
the restoration and preservation of Fraunce’s 
Tavern ; and various memorial fountains and 
historic tablets. 
While the conferring societies fully realized 
that all of the numerous suggestions made 
may not, upon more careful study and consid¬ 
eration, be regarded of sufficient importance to 
be executed, it was felt that these suggestions 
in the form submitted to the city authorities 
would form a basis upon which the Commis¬ 
sion to be appointed could develop a com¬ 
prehensive plan which would be ol inesti¬ 
mable value to the Citv and serve as a guide 
to its future growth. 
To be executed in brick and stone or terra-cotta 
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