New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-24
THE CITY BALL REPAIRS.
PLANS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.

The Counties oo the Mayors Message recon-
neroirg iume eosse restoration Of the City Al, c1pols,
wss to have met yesterday ahefroon at 4 O'Clock,
bu, tie orly members in attendance were AID Tocker
and CourcilueD Hsswell and Brady, and the meeting
was informal AID TUCKER presented drawing o.
Improvements be would propose. lie had conaulIed
with several architects ard builders and they thought
with him tnat dome upon the third story, with Gu
pola ard clock would look better, unless the wings
AZ well as the center of the Hall, Wore carried up
Hs plan was 10 carry up the hal story TO fdl third
,tory, giving rooms for Offices % fest high There
would be ore room OF 80 by 81 feet ono 20 By 81 one
25 by ~ az one IL by 6, with clossts. Tue Counsel
TO the Corporation, the Corporation Attorney and the
City Inspe cor c,uld all be accommodae ed here where
a, LOW the city paying heavy Office rert Tor them
outside.
Als. TUCKER said be would prefer carrying up the
hud story Of the center block without either cupoa or
dome but be subDi.ted both plans, thst the most de-
srsbe could be selected The bell would, OF course,
be removed 10 tower to be erected in the Paik Thls
tower he thought should be made Of sufficient hight
10 give place to an Illuminated clock and have proper
accommodation for TIE bellringers Tne best location
for the towtr the lower pot Of the Park or not,
come other part of the Park
Councilman BRADY sgreed TO the City Hal plan OF
repairs ard improvements with the exception OF the
omssion of cupoa. The Hall to look well, required
both d, Inc end cupos, without which it would look
squssitd ard ont Of style.
AID TucKER ssid he considered the dome sufficient
without the eupos, but ne would agree to the latter
the Committee persisted. The doms, which was to be
Of ror and similar to the Old one, was Of such dmsr
siors ard stye to give place to cupoa, In e4se
third story would at some future time be erected on the
wirgs Of tie ball.
IRA BroxxAY presented plan, proposing third
story, as suggested by the Alderman, ba. TO have il.
with sr oipsmeD,al peak and dome and cupols OF 10
i,et in height of Ior much higher tnan the Old struc
tire. THIS would make the whole building l6O feet
from the ground floor His idea in proposing 80 ggan-
tic On improvement. in view Of the sddition to the
wites Of auotber story at tune rot far distant
Tt tower LIE stated would not be as heavy as the old
Gre.
Ccurcilu ap BRADY considered this plan 100 e1tsa-
Five. Ard Aderu an TUCKER remarked that j. would
cost .co much, while his plan with dome would be
within the proposed appropriation Some hsdsusgested
tre addition Of hi,d story all overth Hal, bu:t wn
,oo late in the sesson to think Of that project I.woud
,,ke Fix mouths to prepare the marble, and long time
IN remove tie Old roof There nothing, however,
TO prevent the wing stories from being added next yeN
or a, Ar future period Whist was required first was
n re,der Il comfortable for Winter. To fcish the
,bi,d ,,o,y ard lesve the dome ard cupola for the
p,essnt wss in bis opinion al that Was Necessary this
| FsD.
Cou,oilnsn H.swELL opposed Aid. fuckers plan
q, No eupos and unwilling 10 agree TO any rePsirs
x,lout tire restoration of both dome and cupols lie
.e,eed TO ,he third sory, .he suggested bstoSer and
q, BIT. the cispersirg with the dome and cupo.s Ine
| Als.,us,'s Ian wss too low srd Mr. Blckmsns too
| high.
| Mr. RucKuAs s.id his Plan could be carried out for
s. ,h,p 40 eco, which we 10, .eIpensiys as wou1