The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-29
A Plan for the Improvement OF the Park and
Public Buildings.

| Public Buildings.
/ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
| The importance of ger eral plan for the improve
meot of the Park and the erection OF commodious
public buildings thereon which shall most fully meet
the present aid future wants of the city and OF the
general government, is subject that all intelligent
citizens who have the beauty and prosperity Of our
city at heart, should carefully consider at this time.
As we remarked IN the HERALD OF last Saturday,
and have often done before, now is the time when
circumstances all seem to favor the adoption Of
such plan.
The agents Of the general governms Mt are now
discussing the advantages of various localities
which hsve been offered for tee site Of general
Post Office and suitable accommodations fo- the
United States Courts, &c. The Common Council
are also agitating the subject of erecting new
City Hall for the accommodation Of the different
departments Of the city government, courts, & );
yet, Notwithstanding these facts, no general sys
teme.ic and thoroughly studied plan for this pur
poss hae ever heen announced by the press or IN
any way shad1wed forth to the public. from the
fast that the parties in office whose duty is have
never calico for or offered apy inducements TO draw
from cur architects, or any one else, such plan.
| Upan cae'ul suiveJ Of the whole suhjscs, IL
strikes Us that sons thiDg after the ioiiIwicg kth
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| par les oopcstbeJ.
IT, fist sensi5 sration in any plan IN enid b. to
furnish ample Accommodation 80 the city govern
,neut and It's business in connections vtn its pse-eGt
edifices The plan should be mSda to harnoniss &C
chitscuTslly vi b tee present City Hail, which l.
too valuable to be removed, or greatly changed in
its exterior. II should embrace an echce or eeces
of sufficient sizs end capacity for permanent
| accommodation, as the Park will be the centrsl
point Of business growth; for without doubt, within
twenty years, the whole population incluied within
aciI1le OF many miles extending rom sns point
will be under ore municipal government, be tauge
our immense shppigg Interests will al 7ays, With
tie lmhor, remain down t1wn. plan shculd b.
prepared % meet whea fully completed, such 9
cuniia ser cy For the present it wlll BE- sufficient
70 e!ecT building commencing on Chambers strset
Lear he rev Court House, aid extending along
thar street to Bfcadaay.a distance of some three
bundied ieet; thence along Road Eav to o. noar
The r mt lire of The City Hail, pre- serting Broad
way ia'.5e of abb NJ iour hcnored feet the whole
10 haImcrise With the present City Hall. When
ever Il becomes necessary to enlarge the aocomgo
eatioIs, it viii be .ve,y easy 70 commence
| Chambers strtt to Certre, ard thence alprg
CenGe 70 line vita or near the ir1nt of the City
Hall, tius 70. ming facade On Chambers street Of
sb ut six hun ed feet Centre of about four hun
dred feet and The Pa,k in connection vi h the pre-
sent Git Hail graz fIoIt Of about six hundred feet
gaEis Altogether an sr hisectprll ftlsc. equal -
any thing in the world for such purros 8. Ia this
esy We get Genital cGuit yard within the bulaiIg,
,afcuro N1ch may be located the various city,
s ale ard United States courts, entirely removed
irsrl the noise Of tae streets, viii n now makes Il
sxcceti pey difficult Tor the courts 20 transact their
business, OF will be readily ,on cded by the judges
Ioembsr Of the bar End I'll others who have jnd!.
cal business TO transact. As ntinuati,n OF tas
plan, tie i,y seord possess itself Of the gre Of
land on Which slaods The Brick Church, from
which they should remove TIE present bui.iiass,
ANA leave The ground en- open space, Enclosed wi h
neat iron "a Ii g. ia this way projecting the feel
irgs q ttose who map have objections TO tn
fh,co MI .yts E,,-ta
| ,buIch' yard. Tcer Be- kmao st-ees sbonll b
eN'ebttd through tie Ps'h 20 Brcaiwsy. o
| ire laralltl win tar from Of t5s City q al,
'brs mskIg 'he "a K pearly square ab1ss
OF Gle cf to- Pak. b. Jas Bstk street, the mos,
6rliJa'le site IN al ICspe:s xoo5 be Sc ned FOR
Pot Cifce witch miaet nc Leased hy the c'ty
til Ubi'e1 ) Is es goseT5us,t for su n IN IRE tlAa
equiya,tht n, TIE iotsre,t t.s gurch 80
u on,y Of tie Bfck Csurch prrpe tT, and ac.as'ly
lsye ne MGR hrsA'kiD: spsse bg nenls two acrAs
with largely cerea-,d Is ..ltieS ~ fhla Geo Tds1
| p.jit vi re tbs Til j aud Ftulth aveooe cvs ErS
sap, ana euudr 6s az stages and vehicles IT m AZ
raItE Of TIE city nrs constantly passng, m5a si'hia
| tao hulded eet Of toe tcrln!sus o. the SIKH,
| EigLih ard Ninth aveune rsilsoi6s liz pacug 4
Tair Of div'csrs of TIE city AID its suburbs
asfi5 poi, t. viii lie sVu,3 ttat IL Is aud must be
the ocsl oirt srs ally calculated 70 accom- jdats
tie :, ole people IL beir relations With the city
! Posi- Cn.tS. eoches nay b. est .blisoed else
where, hut tss q cat cenrl cliice shouli be hsre.
! TIRE sloee plan. of which we have barely give !
| g. OF be. sti ms 10 ~ - embrace macy advan'
isses lch w1u d b. lost By tbe edo tion Of less
/ ccmpe ehsivs roicy no Notwithstanding All THIS
| might b. sid il favar Of isolaisd proposi.
! tsoss, such 0s Tbs | lsioD OF tee City Hall
1 tr tle legislative tcpptmsnt Of the city on
| s,sdhon squsrr; tNs lc'u,oa of tne ey cu'ive de-.
| tarinepss il he rasf, tie courts 10 Washington
| rG.see Gfo,d d. aI3 tie Pest Office the BticS
| hwcN pscperty, or somewhere ese. Each and oil
Il tle'c L,cttsafty involve greatly Increased cost,
.td in ,aBvt tietCe in tie irapss ten Of business,
| - vol, as he usifg &C TIE grounds get apnt for
| rolltc Datls, which srd already much too small.
HsdiscD SQUARE has ~ AREA &c III by 40 feet, or
| Hiout six a"tas. Wahiug t0n square has area Of
$50 iy 8CG r, ~, cr alods rl'e a5fes; and Iomgkns
| ,qpr y our IN aGc.; eit y ,Dem hayiog less
1,ta La1 j. sntk atd entirely III sutsbe for large
| th.ic tiS Git 81
| NE ira ron - shive plan viii 9ccommo
.at, - ~, ,nlbSs t+ie4ts and meet al pres mt
81 sfttt,t 81 sttf- Il ~. lsst Jos be cost Of
! III ,l 80 Btt rt.r.t y lie The sys' ia of Ovid.
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