The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-01
THE NEW POST OFFICE.

| Another Meeting OF tno Joint Committee
or tho Common Coancil, Committee OF
tho sinking Fund and United states
COmmi ssiOners-Resolu tion IMAM m us-
/ ~ Adopted rendering tho Lower Part
| or the City Hail Park TO the United
| States Government Site for the
New Post ONCE and United States Courts
| for tho Sum or s. 5000, &c.
| The Joint Committee OF the Common Council and Cont
missioners of the Sinking Fund Site for New Pos
once yesterday tho Comptrollers Office pursuant
to their motion OF adjournment of the day before In
order consult with the committee appointed by the
United States government who in the interim ncti-
fed to be present The Joint Committee OF the Common
Council represented by Aldermen varnum and Nc
Ginps and Councilman Mackay and Halloran; the Com
missoners OF the Sinking Fund by Comptroller Brennan
and Chamberlain Deviin; the United States government
by Postmaster Kelly and District Attorney Courtney.
Mayor Hoffman, who Is both Commissioner OF the Sink
ing Fund and member Of the United States govern
mental committee. was also present Chamberlain
| DevIin presided.
Previous TO the organization OF the meeting Alderman
yarnum asked Postmaster Kelly If there had been 1ny
proposition made TO him to sell him the ground cast OF
the present Post once Mr.. Kelly answered. yes. He
had been offered about one hundred feet but that would
/ block would hardly he sufficient
The HARTMAN then cali the meeting to order He
stated that It was meeting for tho interchange Of
opinion which perhaps might not result anything
decisive, because the joint committee Of the Common
Council had 10 report to their respective bodies Tho
Comm sSoncrs of the Sinking Fund had already passed
resolutions tho subject. and If the JOINT comm ttee
agreed with them they could together report TO the
| mittec Of which Mr.. Kelly a member.
Postmaster Kelly said his coIleage Mr.. A. A. Low,
| absen and he would wait for the coming or District
| Attorney Courtney. On Mr. Conrlney's arrival he SAID
they could enlarge tho present Post Office by any
add lions they would put to It, and make It what 1t
should be- Il necessary that the United States Post
Once and United States courts should be each 9th
both for convenience and for the purpose of esseung
the expense. The site Of the present Pst Office is en-
trely OF the way for the intended buildings because
| II you have tho Post Office there you cannot have
court house there. II Is entirely too far down town.
Any further action taken to locate II down there would
he mistake Half an hours examination Of the pre-
sent office would convin'e any person Of that This
project of building The lower end of tho park
can be acted on by October in less than two years
We can have building that will DO ornament to the
| city
District Attorney COURTNEY said he supposed here
diSpo about that point for everybody understood
how utterly inadequate the present site for the pur
poses intended He had also supposed II had been sub
santialy agreed upon that the lower end OF the Park
should be selected for the site for the Poet Office and
United states cours He free say that from the
commencement OF this the present time he
had been III favor Of this locality the only proper and
aaegae one as 20 o e sue o. course every
room there, and, even II there were room there
not proper place for Court House, and therefore,
that question could not b. entertained for moment
Hcid not know what action the other committees had
taken, but no understood III re was disposition the
part OF tho Common Council 10 accommodate the United
States government In this respect by giving them the
| lower end of the Park.
4
| Mr Courtney continued-The government OF the
United States anxious some action should be taken
have this location not. n they could got Il the
necessities Of tho government would compel It TO 90
somewhere else. and therefore tho gentlemen repre-
ut,ng tho city Of New York should nx the amount
reasonable possible and tnlcs the lower end Of
the Park taken for this purpose In less than
they would lind used for railroad purposes He
was inclined 10 think the government would be willing 10
Jay the amount required, and there would be no din
cuy In obtaining appropr for the purpose BIT
|
cono themselves TO the restrictive clause at the end
Of resolution like the handle Of Jug all
| side. Now, II, at tho expiration OF twenty-five
| years, the interests OF the city required thc
Pos, once t, to be carried up town he would sSs
that tho government" should this
land for the purpose for which II given that the
city should pay the government the appraised value OF
The property on IL rcverting to them &c merely threw
out this suggestion The government might be willing
thority say Otherwise but II this suggestion we're
taken there would doubt their accepting IL and
an appropriation beng Immediately made for the pur-
| chase.
Mayor Hoffman said the property worth mil
found now TO buy at that sum, but Is not In the
market We purpose TO sell Il 70 the government 70
ii long they choose, and when they cease to do SO,
| and abandon t. We do not intend 70 buy IL back from
them AZ purchase Il would be purchasing old build
iugs, and we have plenty OF them on hand II. here.
privilege Of removing The buildings and we win take
back the ground Some years ago the government got
the Casde Garden for military purposes and when they
ceased TO usc il Battery reverted 70 the city This
shouid be the Same.
Postmaster KELLY said that was fact bu, the differ.
once was this the government gave Eve hundred thou
sand dollars for this ground and though the ground
even worth three times As much, yet, 70 mske the
bargain fair, II the contingency arose In twenty-five
years, 70 remove tho Post Once up town, the govern
only asked TO back the 1--WE hundred thousand
| dollars and the appraised value of the building
Alderman vARsuM asked II the United states Commits.
sioners would be willing TO recommend II In the form
Was IN the resolution OK the Commissioners OF the Sink
Postmaster Knrr answered they would. he had not
converssd with any OF them but he thought they would
recommend what the committee a present would 70.
| commend 70 them.
Mayor Horrnas wanted the city Of New York 10 be
| liberal 70 tho general government but did not forget
or proportion Of the Of the post ONCE that
from the city Of New York, and idle for the
Thorn the property such and such terms they would
have They should deal with this city the great
merria city OF the country and u Congress they say
they will not have Il erccp, their terms, pabIc
| opinion will be against them. Now when the city
OF property, worth million and half Of dollars for
onehird OF the value no could only say they did not
accept that they would not accept anything else thcy
Mr. SINCLAIR Torsgr hcrc arose 10 mako some objec.
tons TO tho proposed site, when the Chairman asked f
he was member Of any OF the committees Mr. Tousey
| said he was not Alderman vsrnum proposed that Mr..
Tousey be heard which adopted, and he continued
| 20 oner some remarks, which were confined TO two
points; that the traffic would be interrupted that
point the other the TO citizens 10 close
up that part Of the Park when they had other place
In which 10 Enjoy themselves between that and the Bat
| terry.
| Alter no had 1nashed his remarks Postmaster kEfLy
answered all his objections In such manner to show
their entire groundlessness and stated his only
for responding to remove any impression which they
might make on their minds " not properly explained
| Mr. CorRrSKy said he would suggest TO his associates
that they should report the resolution Of the Commits
| aioner OF tho sinking Fund 10 the Secretary OF the
Interior and Postmaster General, and he would like Mr.
| Kelly 20 join him IN 80 doing
Postmaster KKLiY said he would recommend with all
| his influence the same resolution.
Alderman vARsus then renewed his motion 10 adopt
the resolution Of the Commissioners Of. the Sinking
| Fund
| Councilman MlcKAr wanted 20 know what the govern.
| meni would give Tor the property.
The CnamNAS said the government, had made
| oner
Postmaster KEiY said when the Postmaster General
In the city short time SINCE, and when the Mayor,
| In ersation with him, told him what they had
been doing, he sad ~ very suitable place and 20
press on tire that lie Thought the proposition