The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-15
The NEW COURT HOUSE.

The Building Approaching Comp,etion-De.
sirable Improvements in the City Hall
Park.
The building OF the new County Court House.
which was begun some time beyond the memory OF
man, is kay at last to be completed at no very dis
iant date. The work is not going on very rapidly,
but "a continual drop wears the hardest stone"
SO continual labor, however slow irregular and
unsystematic, must effect something In the
long run. order OF last is coming Cut of
chaos. The front facing on Chambers street
begins present very respectable If not imposing
appearance, and when the nuted COrinthlan col
umns have been raised to their full height and the
enabxtures and architecture completed, the front Of
the building will have received its finishing touches
The comparative narrowness Of Chambers street
does not admit OF the front OF the structure showing
to the same advantage as it otherwise would. This
front has at least the advantage-if 1t Is
adyautage-of being massive, though IL
rs by no means remarkable for the beauty OF Its pro-
portions, and therefore fails TO produce a pleasing
ensemble However, the Chambers street front will
b. much the finest OF the building. The wing OF the
building fronting Broadway - completed and pre-.
sents quite an imposing appearance; The time.
OF the drama in New York, have been
pulled down, and the Immense posters by which
enterprising managers sought 10 catch the public
eye VIII no longer be seen IN their variegated coors
at that tlme-honored spot which, more than any
public seemed TO select as the best suited to bring
the claims OF their establishments before the gaze OF
the myriads who daily passed by that weLknown
fence. In short time the new fence surrounding
the hosting machinery VIII be taken down and thar
machinery itself removed; the ground between that
side OF the building and Broadway Will be made
level, and II proper taste prevail ornamened as far
as is avallabe, and then That wing will present
decided Improvement to the appearance OF that part
OF Broadway.
The opposite side Of the building is finished, but
the ground Is not yet filed up, owing to some work
that il going on on the side Of the opposite brown
stone building In which the Court or General Ses-
sions Is held. -
the rear Of the new City Hall facing the old build.
ing Is nearly completed. The windows above the
entrance and the arcntrave vet remain to be fin
ished and the ground IN front to bekveled.
The space between tie east end OF the Court House
and the Tax Commissioners, ONCE tsnOt very wide,
but yet admits OF being made to pre3Spt much more
ornamental appearance than II does at present. There
IA ample scope Tor dividing that space into artis-
ncally designed grass and flower plots which, II
well kept, would add greatly TO the appearance OF
the PARK. New seats should be put along tie walks
and some means taken to preserve the place from
being especially during the evening the resort oil
the low est Ioafcrs There is why the whole
CITY Hail Park should not be ornam ,nted with we'll
arranged grass and hower plots, and with q few
lOuntans-not intended TO play sDaslnodlca!ly. ike