New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-13
TIE NEW CITY HALL.

We have before us document No 30, Of the
Beard of Councilmen, being the Report Of the
Committee on Repairs sod Supplies, submitting
plans and specifications for the new City Hall.
1t is q we'll conceived paper, and does credit
to the Committee who have given the matter due
examination. The Report discusses the question
Of location, and presents the ia ,ts in relation
thereto In a clear and forcible manner ehectua''y
disposiDg Of the arguments advanced In favor OF
the MsdisOn-squne project The movement OF
the population up town, the Committee Contend,
has little or nothing practically to do With the
question. The City Hall is wanted in the bust
ness part of the City, where immediate and con-
slant access to it can be had at all times; where
as location uptown will be prejudicial TO the
general inter sts. No business man of any imPor-
lance whatever, with very few exceptions, passes
On active day VINE not obliged to resort TO points
below the Parh Or Ia it's negabornOOd, while a
vast proportion Of all the business men who have
ally occasion to resort to the Hall Oh pablo AZ
iairs ale below it BY the spread OF business up
wsrd to CaDsl-st., the Park 1ill, in few ,e,rs,
be in tho bu.igess center. The Committee pro-
imously approve of the QaadransuM plan,
which has ELECTED much commentator. Ia
regard 10 the genera features Of this plan the
Committee are very decided. They are satisfied,
from al examination OF the whole subject, shat the
plan they recommend 10 the only one which seems TO
have been projected with proper underst,a iiCg
Of the nature Of the case, and the wants of the
City, and upon actual Information obtained for tho
purpose. The architects who submit this plan
clsimed to have procured requisite Information
in regard to the amount, kind AMI size of tue
rooms and Offices required for all the purposes Of
new City Hall. This claim, the Committee
examined with reference to ascertainiog the cor
Iec,Des. OF the estimates so acted upon, and ad.
dressed letters ~ the various heads Of partments
clerks Of CO uIts, and Others aud the result Is
contained in answers to the inquiries Of the Com
nittee from large number Of the gentlemen ad-
oret,ed. The Appendix to tie Report contains su-
ssers from his Honor the Mayor, tue Court Of Com
mon Pleas, the Controllers Office, the Governors
OF the Aims. House, the Re gister's Office, the
Justices of the Superior Court the Cfoton Aque.
duet Department, the Law Department, the Saer-
ms Office, the Street Depar snens, the Surro
gats's Office, the Clerk Of the Common Council,
Clerk Of the Board Of Counci.men, the Streets
ard Lamps Department, CITY Iaspecto and the
Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies. The
whole number Of rooms and Offices required, as
shown by these answers, ia s5Ou, one bundled
and fifty. In addition, however, to these, there
are number Of Offices and departments whose
replies we ID lot observe among those We have
nsmtd. For instance the Supreme Court, the
MsIire Court, the Court Of Sessions, sad CouE
of Oyer ard Teruind the District Attorney, the
Recorder and City Judge, the Grani-Jury, the
Tax Commits ioDeIs, Emigration Commissioners,
Beard Of WaId Assessors, Fire WardeLs and
o,tiog at all from the United States officers,
viz: United States Marshal, District Attorney.
Commissioners ard CleIks OF the United States
ton is made Of the Law Library, reception
room, aid Others which are hardly less iadis-
p.nssble. Now, if tbese require room Ia the
same proportion as the others, it will readily be
seen that the building proposed BY the Qaadrang'
ular plan will 10. be Faction too large, espe.
cslly when we remember that the agents of the
United States applied for two thirds OF the baiid-
ing proposed by the plans Of Field & Corfej>
which were adopted BY the Cooncinen is't year
Thste berg the facts Of the Csc, i: must be
yeIy hard to escape the conclusion tia. this ia the
only plan which can be entertsiLed, If tbs City 10
10 erect q building suited 10 its wants The CJm
nittee very properly recommend that the best
material should BE- u,ed 10 tie building, aud that
a. far as possible reference shall be h,d On'y TO
the bt,t exc :uiior Of the work, and 40. 70 auy