New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-08
PUBLIC MEETINGS
CorRr-ROON ACCOMMODATIONS

Pursuant 10 rCtice, a meeting Of members of the
bar wss held on Saturday lsst, IN The Superior Court
Room, for the purpose Of taking INTO consideration
the prssent miserable accommodations afforded par
,culariy for the Of the Superior Cour. and de se
some plan for effecting immediate Improvement
The attendance very large and the proceed ings
were very SPIRITED. D.SIEL ID. LORD, was called to
the chair, and HESKY NrCHOL, appointed SECRETARY
Mr. JoHs G.. SHERWOOD first addressed the meet,
ing, and concluded by offering the following resolu-
tions:
occupied by he suTsioT CGTt Ia The city OF NswYok
are .nt,ly unsuitable snd nsun for the tFsn,4cton Of The
& @ . S.;.fy deseant IA s5 Az, sp'op go 80 % my y
prop.T y.nt-ou, th4, ih health comfort and
business IN the.e Court demSnd b nueaAe ..,en.Ln
Of R.oSS ss S5,fI Thp g rn9 t be- sDpsI b, h. Chair
rp The Beard Of sup rvGrs Il tbe CITY % provide the sd Sa
iu o hrlr business aud thai the reg ct OF tie
sid Board 70 DO the Coor, be requested to order h-
powered take such seton may seem c1pede, 10 o.
raiu nlB.s dia a's r,lietin the premises.
Mr. JosErH Blunt compared the room - the
Judges and members Of the Bar had NE. with prena-
ture deaths by nhaling foul atmosphere in that rcon
there being no adequate means of ventilation.
Mr.. Ey,Rrs offered the following resolutions, stating
h AT he had drafted them not knowing that Mr. Sher.
wood had prepared other resolutions:
Re,rsd That under the eNlsng law Of the State n. Boa'i
Of sup 1 the ony and Cunty OF hlTe L
sppoint-d law b. held within the county-rons and all
suitable and sufcicut Tor
transaction Of their business and provision for this Court
imposed the Board Of suPervors important duty
Re.oed, That the full and prompt performance II this duty
e elected by the Board Of Supervisors ster due
ii aud application u them IN the premises the law Of tue Sta
ye.ted the Superior CUu full power obtain
sccu nodsop table aud sufficient fef the transaction Of s
through the scon Of the Sheriff OF the County and that
will be tn. imperative duty OF the Court 10 exercise this plser
the Board Supervisors shall no: take the proper so
premises.
Re,oe5 That the Judges of this Cr he members of the
profession epl we'd in IT, the sutors witnesses and jurors
udiuz Upon net justified longer submitting
the dcoinor,- and health Of the
which taken merely provision tor the
Icy arising by destruction Of the City Hal by
Res.ted, That Committee O members Of the bar b. ap
ronsd application the Board Sgpervors for ther
proper action in the premises and to confer with the Court
may BE- necessary.
Messrs. Hall, Mort, EDNoNDs, GIRtRD, BRADY,
CUTTING, KETCHrM and LORD, offered re!naks on
the subject differing however, to the best mode Of
accomplishing the desired Object
Ex.JudCe EDNCSDs offered the following resolutions
Reached the subject Of suitable sccommod'ion for all
the courts held in this city, and Tor their Officers b. referred 70
Committee FIVE persons d. wise snt report "a" proper
ure TO evils under which these Courts and o:e
now suffering in this re.sTd
On motion the latter affixed 10 the others. and
the Chair appointed MeSsrs. VIM. Evars, II. Nichol,
w. c. Moves VIM. A. Butler and Hiram ketchum a
Committee to carry out the objects of the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Sherwood and Mr.. Evarts, and ex-
Judge Edmonds j. I. Brady, Joseph b. Blunt, Jas.
W. Gerard and \. Oakley Hall a COMMITTEE on the
latter resolution.
The meeting then adjourned.