New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-17
THE NEW CITY PRISON.
ARGUMENTS or IFS OPPONENTS BEFORE The BOARI
OF ALDERMEN.

ARGUMENTS or IFS OPPONENTS BEFORE The BOARD
OF ALDERMEN.
In accordance with a call signed by MessTs
McGaferty, Lysaght, Reilly, MOnheimer, Kehr, Koch,
Van schack, and Flanagan, meeting OF the Board OF
Alderman was held yesterday afternoon, to receive re-
monsrauces against the proposed site Of the new City
Prison Alderman Koch presented protest from the
in the ghborhood Of the site The
protest was double ODefrst against the erection OF
new prison and secondly, against the proposed stua-
ton. The cOnplanants urged that the widening OF
CaDast. several ago great burden to prop
Mty holders along the improvement and that " was
hardly Just to burden them again by erecting an
obnoxious building their midst; that the neighb0r-
hood had become the recognized mart Of the furniture
trade and should not thus intruded upon that the
erection OF a prison an imposition on tax-pay-
ers reckleSSly unwse, If not criminay improvident
that the Legislature should be condemned for burden
special legislation, and that examinations by COM
pe,ept architects proved that for S25o0O0 the present
structure could be suitably altered and enlarged which
expense would be great saving over the 60OOOoO pro-
posed TO be spent on the building The protest was
Hgned by John s Giles, Martin schreckheiSen aud John
Day. the property-owners' committee.
resolution submitted by Alderman Koch, which,
after dwelling the large figures Of the city debt, the
Injurious of special legislation aud the folly OF
buldIDg a prison where land was valuable rather
shan where it cheap, directed the Commissioners
10 ueicf al proceedings III uutlA ei'J
should be better able TO bear the expense, and asked
them 20 repair the present prison. on motion OF
Alderman MOnheimer, this resolution was set aside
and an amendment providing for the appointment
Of a committee OF three 10 hear circumstances was
adopted Alderman Van Schaick presented u resOlu-
tinn. which was adopted, requesting the Special
Tenn the Supreme Court TO adjourn the application
Tor the appointment of appraisers for assessing the
value of the site selected until October H. Toe Com
nittee appointed To hear Inconsistencies consists OF
Aldermen Van SchaIck, KOCH and McCaterty.
Immediately after the adjournment of the Board, this
Committee announced itself ready for business Tho
Ianaist. prOpery-Owners thought that their protest
fully expressed their views but wanted future hearing
for their counsel l. Ii. Jenney, who not as yet pre-
pared 10 plead the case. EX-Alderman Radde insisted
that the present Cly Prison could be repaired IN such
way that all damages from water stenches would be
Impossible. The cost of q new prison might be SIX or
ten millions, and the city was already suf
Cienty burdened. Alderman Koch SAID that there
War an abundance of the present prison, despite
newspaper stories the contrary. The title Of the act
for a new one should read, An act TO provide aims
house the payers OF the City Of NewHOrk aud
the business too" He thought that the three Com
named the Mayor, Controller and President
of the Board of Aldermen were honest men, but he
couldn't BE- OF the honesty Of the men who would
succeed them. Ii most lmprudeBt thing 10 spend
for ornament, when the city 50 much
debt The Committee al length adjourned until II
q. a to-day.