The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-03
New City Hall Plans.
HALL THE ofrY HALL BE REMOVED TO MADISON

SQUARE!
The comn6ttssSh Repairs and Supplies OF the Board
Of coupcilmen held meeting for the consideration Of
plans for City Hail. and to hear arguments in re
laon to removing the City Hall the Park Madi-
son square, yesterday afternoon in tine chamber the
Board of Councimen There present about twenty
Ave citizens interested in the subject.
The first speaker advocated the removal OF the City
Hall TO Madison square, upon which topic he spoke about
Ave minutes.
Mr.. AspERsoS,-Mr ChsirmAn--T rise up here TO day
to defend my architectural brethren myself submitted
plan for City Hail here, but did 20 in obedencs to
the request OF the Common Council. When I made my
designs for City Hall Chambers street. did 30
with regret because felt that this the proper
site for City Hall here in the Park say, now, you
must not condemn the architects Of New York, many
OF whom really liberal and educated men,
for y designs they have laid before you.
They did the best they could, considering
the site you gave them. Give them good site, give the
architects Madison square, and you will be surprised at
the different designs which would into you you
need not offer rewards for designs Architects no
rewards; give them fine site to build upon and they
viii be happy TO submit plans and designs gratis /
made plan for the Park, but the first TO condemn
my design, II the locality Of the new City Hall can
be removed to Madison square from the Park.
Z ID. Il. WHEELER, Esq next Soke-He said one OF the
most difficult things Of life to accomplish, removal
struggle, and II required a struggle 10 the
home OF the City Fathers 70 location up town There
strong feeling against removal because Of the ha
bit of always going to the Park TO transact public bust
ness, and people could not think Of going
else But for one he willing to this feel
ing and to uptown The necessities Of ths times
demanded It, One thing Was agreed upon by all, which
that this longer the proper place for the
per placer The learned gentleman who had preceded
him had fixed upon Madison square. He thought We
should go 70 some such central locality. We should
build CITY Hall, not for the present day, but for
thousa nd He advocated the building OF the City
Hall at Madison tquare.
WM. O. BOURNE said, should build for the present
time and not for the future The Park the business
centre and II impossible to change IL TO point two
great falls Of Niagara TO roll upwards and It could be
done we'll Brooklyn, Jersey City, Richmond, all
poured their thousands into the city aud made the Park
the central locality for the new City Hall.
City Han should be built for the taxpayers OF the city
OF New York. who TO pay for the building and
for the accommodation OF Long Island Richmond
ty, and ths colony Of New Jersey. Upon this plea Of
take England and Germany and Russia for they all
poured their fleets and their thousa nds into city
well Brooklyn and Richmond county. This PROPOSE.
tion absurd. We should build City Hall to sscom
modats ourfelves and the rest OF the world would
commodate themselves TO US
Ex Recorder TALLxADGE followed He took the same
position Mr.. Wheeler. lie thought the City Hall
should be built for the convenience Of the taxpayers
empt from every cent OF taxation for this City Hall
then Why should she be regarded anst the call Of the
citizens OF New York who did pay for tY The tarpay
wanted to the City Hall, and the taxpayers Of
son square was tho locality for the City Hail. and
this made moro and moro apparent every day, as
the ps uaton OF tie city extended itse wards Harlem
The COMMITTEES then adjourned.