The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-31
Plans Tor the New City Hall.
oRroBTTToN 10 BUILDING THE NEW CITY HAIL IN
THE PARK HYPRRssKD

to hear arguments thereon. There were two plans
o. exhibition, submitted by 8. Ramsey and D. Hough.
Mr.. BoIroS spoke In reference TO plan OF his the
pecuianhes Of which that It had fronts on Broad
way and Centre street, with connecting buildings
Chambers street This would give great number fisrge
rooms which might be subdvided afterwards
ry The building to be three stories high, the front
being white marble and the sides and brown stone
This plan would bs economical II would not be necss-
sary to the present buildings for some time
to The cost would be in the neghborhood OF
million dollars. II ID also proposed to have tower on
Chambers street running up from the ground.
Mr.. L. J. OLMsrEAD proposed plan of building four
stories high facing Broadway Chambers and Centre
streets; high basement reeeding from the street;
Broadway hundred and two feet Chambers street.
thirty five feet. There will be one hundred and
ninety rooms having direct Light the building to be OF
white marble with granite basis and fire proof through
out; cost less million dollars, and to DO built
two years. This plan includes six octagon towsr having
rooms especially designed as court rooms.
Mr. D. HoUGH rather extensive in his notions
His plan included the whole of the Park, and BY th,
means including every public want-Post Office, Law
Courts &c. By renting portion of the premises the
city could collect quite large revenue.
The plan Of Mr.. THOMPSON was explained. 1t was TO
duplicate the present building with corridors connecting
Mr.. CHAs y. ANDERSON proposed building three sto
rss high Of white marble, and to be ane specimen Of
classic architecture. Cost $500, 900.
Mr.. BALIARD's plan was to have building the whole
length Of the Park Chambers street. round sdif %
for Post Once connecting
Z Mr.. RMsxY described his plan. It proposed building
Of heotagoa shape 80 that on whatever side the eye
struck it, there would always be front presented The
room would have two windows in it.
Mr.. Ira BycKHAN followed with description Of his
story higher aas then Il on 1ay sns
Centre aad chambers Streets connecting II the
ners Over the vacuum in the centre OF the four build
ings he would place immense dome, and ath II
he proposes magnificent fountain. The cost OF these
buildings, he estimated. would be about 81 oOoOo0.
tas The :'s CITY a e
square. He said ln 1925, the population Of this city
700 at least probably more than 100 oOo At this
past rate OF increase the Island of Manhattan will
t.n snty years hence population Of about 600
b less than o0o dsnsey crowded together upon
this Island fourteen miles long; The s1oIoschnsnts Of
have expelled the resident population from the lower
end Of the island at least mile above the present
tants win then reside from to twelve miles distant
on the park The average distance therefore, which
tke people having business to transact At the City Hail.
Nfn have to travel, viii be six miles. What exhE
oiton OF nconvenence, expense Of time and money is
Things would Be tolerated. The municipsi so,srnmsDt
would necessarily be forced into the upper part of the
bland Municipal government necessarily, in It's very
nature, 10 local, neighborhood government With
upper portion Of the city would be virtually
under colonial government. government foreign
to M interests ignorant Of It's wants and neectusl for
ts protection This Is the programme Of the future
it must result from the erection Of and costly
qumental ediRce Park As it is the duty Of the
My TO foresee the future and provide for its
wants this exposition Of the certain growth OF the city
would make 1t little less than act OF downright folly
not to say treason to the public interest to erect
City Han upon the Park AS to the idea that this city is
TO absorb Brooklyn In its administrative government,
nothing be more absurd. What a spectacle to
hundreds Of policemen daily dragging the victims of
violated law OF the the Mayors Of
fee Thousands inhabitants daily crossing the East
River from remote interior districts to enregster their
lated righsS Would not be spectacle worthy Of ad
miration TO see representative from Gowanus Will
81 m on .ns os an
shall be allowed the privilege OF bow window, or to
1en drain through his premises Who're win be found
Mayor with enough to discern the denquences
of police regulations in population Of two or three
4 millions of inhabitants or time enough to pay
the slightest attention to Thousands OF welgrouuded
complaints which call for redressS London With its
nearly three million inhabitants, has seven dis
tnct centres, complete admit isratve government
Paris with its million three hundred thousand in
habitans has less than twelve distinct mayoralties
what kind Of government are we to anticipate from
union Of Long Island and Manhattan Island under the
same Administrative regime, with single mayoraity
and united Common Council strangers to the remots
interests which they may be called to legislae upons
The foxy Of uniting these great cities TOO
to require further illustration The idea itself Is bu.
with the necessities Of good city government which, TO
be good must necessarily be local. vigant where
away three 70 Eve millions OF dollars public
edifce which must be abandoned within very f years
a answers no, ana Pso.e suSn
making removal Of the city Hal, to Madison square
perty. Is II not well known that uptown property
pays taxes, and heavy taxes too; and It be denied
has . common right to all the direct and incidental
advantages Of good municipal government Is 1t
mote far as in them les the prospective interest OF
the entire community which they are called to
rule and thus augment the value Of taxable property
wherever II can be done without injury to acquired
ghtss Tie removal Of the mayoralty and the execu
live ofccs can do possible harm to single lot owner
|tt would give immediate stimulus to industry so
Iftch needed In all the upper wards to the common ad
vea constantly Increasing value every lot above the
Park, without diminishing the value Of any below it,
ON Z. osnsy. % o
hat the upper wards not to become su
urb Of Broobyn and Jersey City, would hasten TO give
which in turn, would yield constantly increasing and
esdily paid amount Of taxes As to the supposed OBJ
ection to the erection Of City Hall on Madison square
the part Of the inhabitants near IT, oming regard
or their characters, as high minded, patriotic and
iton especially in face Of the fact that they
pave erected Their splendid residences there 10
hs full knowledge tia. the square itself had
fine the people Of New York will not believe till they
it, that the interests Of Btoosyn and Jersey City have
bore eloquent advocates In the city
Government than will be found In favor OF the prosperity
II our great metropolis. candid and thorough sIsm
aon Of this important subject have but solu
pon and that in favor OF removal OF the municipal
overnment to some appropriate location IN the upper
art Of the city. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Niles
PARKS,
Councilman RED stated that the committee were very
esoua 70 give all the parties interested in tue location
the Hall hearing, and they therefore adjourned the
roceedinss until Monday afternoon, at halt past two
'eioct when understand, the matter viii again be
p for discussion.
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