The sun., 1873-08-13
TIE NEW CITY PRISON SITE.
THE SELECTION or A LANCE BLOCK
ON ELEVATED LAND.
Application TO be Made to the Supreme
Court for a Coiamission to secure the
Property for the city without DeIny-Tbe
Effect Of sunlight.

Application to be Made to the Supreme
Court for Conmission TO secure the
Property for the city without Delny-Tbc
Eject Of sunlight.
The Commission appointed TO locate and
erect new city prison and brldewell, namely,
the Mayor, the Comptroller, and President
Vance met In the Mayors ONCE yesterday after
noon. Tho Comptroller, to whom 1t had been
referred to examine the proposed sites. reported
that he had selected as the most eligible site for
the PRISON the block bounded by Canal, Eliza
beth. BayGrd and Mott streets. He thought that
block combined in itself more of the required
conditions than could he found in any other
block in a desirable region. II was convenient
of access, being near the corner Of the Bowery
and Canal street. IL was n piecs OF land of mod
crate value, and occupied by buildings whose
removal would involve comparatively small sac
race OF property and the position was high
and such a. would not be changed hv the new
grades which have been established for that part
OF the city.
THE roCNpARrs or THE DLoCK.
After the report had been rad the Cnfninis-
SION "n motion Of President Vance, adopted the
following:
hso,tet That ~ e that certain piece O, parcel OF
comprising the entire block OF land n1unIrI IN the
llabch street On q sin'niri side by P,yard street
1 ssG on ,f WttcTy tic by M2t ssyg s9l piece or
street @ tcet Inches on fh1abcth -trcrt, ,s feet
h Wy TT -ir'' Al ~ l''i q nNa on Noii
hereby clected aud dc-ignaicd the lana regurt
hDttL r,at there BE- lic sud rcc1gied in ihr nee
o. hr c--fcrof re cip az county of EcH YORK y
such inat -o design. tea ant selected.
The notice ~ thc selection - tho Comnls
sl.h W't' 'encd 10y its meNbers and Fled In
the bC-I-ttrs ulice.
CuNrHDLiER GUEcN's ortSfoN.
Comptroller Green SAYS that the block selected
contains an area ut about $500 square feet
"A. - IIf ~ Inns Ilrf
enough o. immediate the Courts of Genera
and :, eel ~cssi 'rs one Police Court and the
Court and tuaWOcts Of the City Judge.
President NJu'y -iys chat within forty days
tn" Commissioners will apply t. the ~urre ne
et- ,fApprr+ll to a"prli-e the value ofthe Ind
nd OF the buildings thereon. Nr. Vance thinks
that tho property can be obtained tor auOut
The Clm- i'eloncrs intend to begin the work
o. tie hniidins - .""n A. The title to the prop
eriy becomes vested ia the city.
DESCRIPTION or IuE MOCK.
In the hlo,k are fory-thrce buildings of which
bIt two are more than four stories in height.
some are OF brick and .o,nc are frame buildir =
Nearly all are old and many dilapdlted. ON
Canal street are nine buildings which are used
flr Various purposes. The house on the corner
Of Elizabeth street Is a llquur store, and on tho
MOTT street corner Is small drug store. BE
tween these corners are eating houses shoe
stores lager beer salouns, pawn shops, real
estate uihcts and one or Two sua!i uanufaC-
tutlc. OF fancy goods.
On Mott street .Ie twelve buildings. among
wHich are one i've ~tnty tenement, Two four
story, and several smaller tenemrn'-, one large
Iud two small groceries, and Primary ScIool
NOS.
The two corners ot Bavard street are orcupied
p' srn'"rs' the intermediate houses hcing two
.ud three stony ttIcmcuts. There are eight
b ildings ~ this block. Many OF them ure OF
wood. and luuk a. though tut lcw blows ot the
curi iru..ts hammer WUuli bee rrquired 70 leye
t.cu.
The most substantial building in the entire
block b. VI II. >ri.r. .i,tl-eu'. chair tuinufic-
tor, iu FlzIhcth tfrDUt. IL ia six sfnrie. lish
u D. IL r. NN HtHfI l..fl
OF the Fire Department. Amour the otter
buildings iu tN- street are n livery stable. q few
slla tcacacuts, "a Lager beer saloon, and h,0-"
ut prortliuu u. The nun Der Of bulluiu.s IN the
street. is fourteen.