New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-30
METROPOLITAN CHANGES.
MUNICIPAL MOVING DAY.
NEW QUALITIES or TIE DEPARTMENT. or PAaxa
AND PUBLIC WORKS.

NEW QUALITIES or TIE DEPARTMENTS or PARxa
i AND PUBLIC WORKS
The agonies of moving day are not confined
TO private Iife The Departments Of Public Works s.s
Public Parks are at present the Victims Tho latter h.
secured the three upper stories OF the Mutual Gas lar.
building, at Sxteenthst and Fourth ave-, at an annus
rental OF $780, as against $1,000 tho price Of ia Old
quarters at No 2c5 Broadway. This change, although
financially advantageous. illustrates remarkably wen
the disadvantage Of not having some large and ee,
traily located building, owned by the elsy, far
the accommodation OF the various department.
The Department Of Public Works has been for vest.
in state Of disorder owing preparations for vacaaax
its old quarters. No. 237 Broadway, and taking nav
rooms In the City Hall. What has made the matter
special Inconvenience is the large number OF bureaus m
this department. These have all had ample aeoomne
dalton tho old quarters, and some OF them viii IA
cramped In their new apsr.ments The rent paid sas
been $4,000 and it was proposed 10 raise this from nav
The cost Of occupying the City Hall viii he nOthias
so that the economy will DO Of Importance. The lccahsn
OF the different BUREAUS VIII he ~ follows:
The Bnrpan OF the Water Purveyor will be IN the room,
at the northeast corner Of the basement which u Of ar
and is in most respects desirable Next to this ros
toward tho west Will Do the homegrown Of the Bureau
Of Lamps and Cas- and next west " that will b. the
&c and tool-rOOms Of the Water Puryeyor. TaA
first floor Room No 49, which on The south side OF the
hall and toward the east end Of the building. has
been partluoned of into offices for the Bureau OF Lamps
and Gas ana the Bureau OF Incumbrances Room No ia
which just across the hail. occupied by
OF Water Register; Room NO H., which Is just
east Of this by the Bureau OF Street ImprOyement;
| and the rooms next east OF this-fotmerJ occupied
by the COrQneFs-wi DO used by the bureau OF Caff
Engineer OF the Croton Aqueduct. Room No -. which
Is the second JOr just north OF the rotund. Will DO
occupied by the Bureau OF Repars aud supplies, sHdA
little room into which this opens, by the superintendent
| Of Boulevard and Avenue improvements Room No. n.
which the same hOor Dat as the east end VI
building and south OF the hail. has been partOned a
into two rooms the east Of which VIII be Occupof Nv
the Bureau OF Sewers and the Other Dy the OOntrAet
clerk No room has vet been assigned 10 the Butaa Of
Streets and Roads which for the pre- sent will probably
oupy part Of Commissioner Van Norris room, Tbs &c.
TO- and situated ut the north COZ ner VI tho oOobd
floor 1t lis the most eommOdlOus OF tho depaTtmsss
rooms and will be vided into q private apartment fsr
| the COMMISSIONER a receiving room for tne same.
deputy commissioners room, old records and book
| keepers rooms &c, These cbsDges will occupy soAs
| time, and meanwhile the Commissioner Will use tha
Governors Room. Everything Is at present In very
unsettled state and the plaza before the City Hall 0sk
for all the world like the porch Of tenementhouss
May except that there tower featherbeds and Old
| clothes