The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-30


a report of the proceedings of the Board of Super
yisors of last Thursday evening, in another CO.
lumn, that special committee have recommended
that the rooms occupied by the American Institute,
In the old Aims House, and the Rotunda, formerly
the post Office, should be taken possession of and
converted into court rooms and chambers for the
Judges. This piece of Legislation should have been
carried out twelve months ago. when the Board of
Supervisors were requested by The judges to pro-
vide them with additional court rooms If they
had done so then, the city would be saved some
thousands OF dollars and the public business expe-
dited, as shall show; but our city Legislators
never take time by the forelock. The truth is,
whether they keep slow quick tme--whether
they dance minuet at Burnham's, or a quadrille
at. a picknlc- on Randall's Island--lt is all the
same The citizens will, in the end, have to pay
the piper.
Now, let us see how they have managed, or ra-
ther mismanaged, tbs affair. The present occu-
pants of those buildings cannot be depossessed In
less time than six months; and it is very doubtful if
the gentlemen of the American Institute will then
yield up possession without a struggle At all
events, the public may expect to be entertained
every Monday evening, until the first of January
next, with petitions and remonstrances from that
learned body, setting forth their claims upon pub
lie gratitude, and the benefits they have conferred
upon arts, sciences, agriculture, and everything
else IN this lower world, not forgetting 10 set forth
their own poverty and their self denials, in their
struggles and efforts TO advance science and en-
large the happiness of the human race.
But we will take for granted, that possession will
be given up at the end of SIX months, when it will
take Six months more to alter the buildings and
fit up and furnish them as court rooms Here is
year lost. In the meantime, the sheriff is bound
TO provide the Judges with half dozen rooms,
pursuant TO order made by the Supreme Court
last term, which he must have ready by the first
Of September next but if the city fathers had CON-
Piled with the request of the judges made TO them
twelve months since, we limited before, the
premises would now be fitted up and ready for the
reception of the Judges they would be saved the
necessity of making the order on the sheriff. and
The public would be saved an expense of $4,000
10 Sloooo ior rent fitting up &c, of the rooms to
De PROVIDED by MAT iuncuonary We base this
calculation on The sum (sl0,000) appropriated by
the Board OF Supervisors for fitting I'D the old
Aims House, &c., for similar purpose: but. m
fortunately for the citizens the collective wisdom,
# tins city, from some cause or other-but whether
from not having the fear Of the electors before
ihelr eyes, or from some singular obtuseness in
thelr upper story, or from what other cause we
are muble 10 say--perhaps Mr.. Philosopher Gree
ley could unravel the mystery)-but, be that as 1t
may, It is fixed fact, that whenever and wherever
The finances OF the city come question, their
honors are always sure to begin at the wrong end.