The New York herald., 1869-08-17

Meeting OF the Common Council Committee.
The joint committee OF the Boards OF Aldermen
ana Assistant Aldermen were to have convened at
one O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon, pursuant to ad-
journment to consult In regard to the prOpos ed ex
change OF portion of the City Hail Park north of
tho proposed Post once size Ior the angle at the
lower end. 1t was some fifteen or twenty miuutes
after that time ere anybody interested In the matter
appeared In the Chamber Of the Board Of Aldermen
where the meeting was TO be held Mr.. Hamilton,
owner of the property on the northerly corner Of
Barclay street and Broadway, was on hand in due sea-
son. and In q few minutes thereafter Alderman Conan
and ex-Postmaster Kelly entered the room. Then
q number Of the regular do noth,n9s who lounge
about the hail. and the venerable boss Of Joseph
MCGUIRE the real estatecerk. made their appearance
II was mildly suggested by one who knows, "Oh
there's something up now; real estate in this matter"
This remark occasi0ned by The last appearance
referred to. VIZ, theChampon 0f sunken anu vacant
lots In the Nineiceuth ward. While those present
OF the proposed Post Chice site and surroundings
was produced by gentleman who had come In. Mr.:
eSangs aey Was % be sxpe sp S y as
or the arc at the lower eud OF the park
and giving the same nqmber Of superficial
the original northern boundary line as proposed by
him aud the line as made. by Governor Holman.
tlen mayor Of the city. hlr. Kelly explained how
the proposed change wOnld benefit The property and
streets in the ne,gnnornood. lie told how, When he
in the Board OF Aldermen, they took or the angle
at the lower end Of the PARK and ten feet 81 the sle
walk, and that the railroad companies only had
had seconded the matter, and suggested that some
OF the gentlemen present must have known Nj.
Meseroe. whereupon the venerable % Alderman
statue out IN the Park" This brilliant sally
| exceedingly funny and coming from man or such
importance as ID did, elected slight litter from
some OF the ardent admirers f) OF the alderman.
| After awhile the meeting was called to order by
| Alderman WARD, chairman OF the committee, who
stated that the committee was now ready TO hear
anything that was TO be said ia regard to Che matter
! In question.
| Alderman Ward, and Assistant Alderman ROBINSON
then said that the committee would Ike to hear II
there was anybody present In behalf Of the govern
| ment, what the views were In regard to the matter
The committee had heard nothing oillcia!, nor in
deed, anything that would give them to understand
what the wants or wishes OF the governments were.
Mr.. HAMILTON then addressed the committee, and
for them to state It, and the government could tnen
| take IL into consideration He thought these ad-
ournments from time TO time were farcica as no evil
dence OF any public opinion In the matter had been
made other than In the sale of the land by the city
authorities and its purchase BY the government, and
II there any widespread feeling OF discomfort
to the site 1t would chow ITSELF as we are people
who show very plainly wnen we are displeased. In
the City Hall Park he thought thar objections We're
rather poor. The objections raised to locating 1t
new new Court House. as, according to the Old saying
| justice should be brought 70 every mans door,
far away from the doors Of the dwelling houses Of
the city. He had learned from MI. Kelly that out OF
every one hundred letters which are distributed
from the Post ONCE. at least ninety Of them are
placed on the merchants desks. He, himself, owned
property on the corner OF broadway anu Barclay
doubt, his up town property would be greatly bene-
fitted by having the Post ONCE located up town. but
he came as q citizen Interested in having the affair
30 adjusted that the city would have fine building
In the most eligible location. He thought that the
great object should pc to have good post ofce as
committee, that the government would not act was
| not enough. The committee evidently had some OBJ
| N vy q
Assistant Alderman ROBINSON then said that the
committee had no views In regard to the matter.
That they were anxious to have the opinion Of the
public and do whatever was deemed best for the
lot on The Broadway side Tor one on Park Row and
thus make the northern boundary OF the site on a
as no said before. had nothing definite proposed to
them, they di1 not know what the government
wanted and II they wanted more ground he thought
the Common Council should know what II was Tor
| before they voted 1t away.
Assistant Alderman ROBERTS thought the commit.
| tee could recommend 70 the Boards OF Aldermen ana
Assistant Aldermen anything that might be to the
benefit Of the city, and he hoped the committee
Mr. KELLY tex.Postmaster) assured the commit
| tee that he could say the government wanted no
OF the Post Oiice would be improved BY cutting or
the arc OF 100 feet BY 81 In diameter at the widest
at the upper e6d. he went OH to speak OF the i'm.
| provements which time must bring about. Ann
existed. There were lots there Of iso ana 2So est ~
| depth down to William street, and between William
and Gold streets some houses seventy-fve and one
hundred years ola. One third Of the former proper
ty would be OF moro value to the owners when the
widening Is completed than 1t is now. Then the
fine building the magnificent HERALD Building, and
In few years ne buildings In place OF the Old ones
and, he understood, the Tribune Association con-
tempiaied erecting handsome edidce: The new
Court C House would be, win tue exception Of the
building in the country. The new Court House GOV.
cred an area Of eighteen thousand feet, and the
Post ONCE would cover some sixty thousand or
sixty thousand feet. He thought the site much
better than any that could be suggested up town,
and then went On to state that the Post Office Com.
mission had advertised regularly for site to be pur
chased, and that only one offer WAS made aud that
St. Johns Paik-colld not be accepted as It was
altogether out OF the way. He then went on to re-
count how the site and surroundings of the proposed
Post Oce looked In years gone by, and The immense
OF building which would snrpass anything in either
London or Paris. In London he said, the Post Olce
was on side OF the street IN the downtown, and
when 1t was necessary 10 have more accommodation
they merely bougat slmilar quantity Of ground on
the old one and travelled under tue street Tor COM
nluncation between. He thought In regard to the
affair It was for tho committee to state what they
waited 10 do. The gov ernment was satlsea TO 60 on
with the work but ne had understood that the Mayor
had stated that the citizens would rather nave the
site changed, SO that the building would be parallel
with the City Hall, aud that he promised to commu-
ncate with the Common Council aud have the sub
ject brought up and decided upon.
Assistant Alderman ROBINSON then stated that the
communication from the Mayor was merely q re-
quest to the cofumlttee TO meet end consult with
parties representng the government in regard to the
Post 0fce ana he thought that common courtesy
would have prompted some Of the government
officers TO attend at some Of the meetings OF the
committee.
Alderman WARD, chairman, then stated that the
committee would consider the matter aud report to
the Board at as early day rs possible.
In accordance with motion OF Assistant Alder.
mau Robinson the committee adjourned sfie die.
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